{"id":12782,"date":"2024-10-07T20:55:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T03:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=12782"},"modified":"2024-10-07T20:55:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T03:55:22","slug":"royals-yankees-alds-game2-20241007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2024\/10\/07\/royals-yankees-alds-game2-20241007\/","title":{"rendered":"ALDS: Royals Secure Pivotal Game Two against Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Royals 4, Yankees 2<\/h2>\n
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On Monday, the Kansas City Royals<\/a> knocked off the New York Yankees<\/a> to tie the series after a pivotal fourth inning. Going back to Kauffman Stadium, the Royals will try to have the home crowd electrified against the Yankees. For the Bronx Bombers, they struggled to plate runs, and double plays haunted their chances. They will travel on the road for their Game Three clash against the Royals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Royals \u2013 Yankees Game Summary<\/h3>\n
Going into Game Two, the Royals looked to bounce back from a Game One defeat before heading home to Kansas City. The game stayed tied until Giancarlo Stanton bulleted a ground ball that tipped past the glove of Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.<\/a> in the third inning. Gleyber Torres<\/a> scored from second, giving the Yankees an early lead. However, the next inning, the Royals found their bats. Salvador Perez<\/a> hit a solo home run to tie the game. Tommy Pham<\/a> slapped a single, scoring Yuli Gurriel<\/a> to take the lead. Garrett Hampson<\/a> singled to score Pham. Their last RBI single came from Maikel Garcia<\/a>, who slapped a single into right field. The Yankees didn’t respond until Jazz Chisholm Jr<\/a> led off the ninth inning with a home run to complete the scoring.<\/div>\n
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Salvy answers right back to tie it for the @Royals<\/a>! #ALDS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0PZNsBxIS9<\/a><\/p>\n

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