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- Updated: August 31, 2016
KANSAS CITY — And Round two goes to the Yankees.
Jacoby Ellsbury, who had four hits, clanked a bases-loaded ground ball off reliever Joakim Soria that went for an infield hit and drove in the go-ahead run as the Yankees grabbed a 5-4 win over the Royals in 10 innings on Tuesday night to even series at one game apiece. The game was delayed 59 minutes by rain after the fifth inning.
Ellsbury’s comebacker hit off Soria’s glove and caromed toward third baseman Christian Colon, whose throw to first wasn’t nearly in time, and pinch-runner Aaron Hicks scored from third.
The Royals had runners on second and third with none out in the bottom of the 10th, but reliever Ben Heller struck out Lorenzo Cain. The Royals then had the bases loaded and one out, but Yankees reliever Chasen Shreve struck out Kendrys Morales, and got Salvador Perez to fly out to end the game.
The Yankees stayed 3 1/2 games behind the Orioles in the American League Wild Card standings. The Royals dropped to three games behind Baltimore.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDJudge’s gavel: Mired in a 2-for-28 skid, Yankees rookie Aaron Judge made solid contact in his first plate appearance, slugging a two-run homer to left-center off Edinson Volquez. It was the third big league homer for the rookie, who …
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