Judge announced his presence with two homers at Kauffman Stadium. He blasted a 469 foot home run that landed atop the scoreboard in left field. And the Yankees outscored the Royals 17-5 in the series. New York has won eight consecutive matchups against the Royals after Thursday’s 1-0 victory.

As the Royals prepared to welcome the Yankees to town this week, they felt like their rotation was in a good spot with who they had lined up to start and how the six-man rotation was shaping up as a whole.

The error proved costly. The Yankees held on for a 1-0 victory and swept the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have now lost eight consecutive games to New York since their ALDS matchup last October.

The New York Yankees came into Kauffman Stadium and laid a smackdown on the Kansas City Royals. The Yankees won 10-2 on Tuesday night, 6-3 on Wednesday, and then stole a 1-0 decision on Thursday without Aaron Judge in the lineup.

Yankees superstar Aaron Judge nearly left Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night with a monster 469-foot blast in the team's win over the Royals.

The Yankees vs. Royals Game 3 MLB showdown is all set to get underway at Kauffman Stadium. The Yanks have already won the series against the Royals and are looking for a sweep before they take on the Red Sox.

KANSAS CITY — With Aaron Judge resting for the first time this season, the Yankees’ season finale against the Royals on Thursday night was moving along quickly with no one scoring through five innings. Then it started raining while the Yankees mounted a sixth-inning rally and the game was stopped at 7:59 p.m., Central time.

Max Fried’s terrific start does not need any qualifiers. But when the Yankees have needed him the most — coming off a loss — he has been even better.

The New York Yankees pulled closing pitcher Devin Williams from the lineup after a terrible blown save against the Toronto Blue Jays early in the season. Now, w