The Yankees defeated the Royals 6-3, with Clarke Schmidt throwing six scoreless innings and striking out seven batters. The Yankees capitalized on a five-run second inning highlighted by Cody Bellinger’s triple and Paul Goldschmidt’s two-RBI single, while Royals pitcher Kris Bubic allowed a season-high five runs in that frame. Although the Yankees’ offense was quiet afterward, Aaron Judge’s home run in the seventh added to their lead, and Devin Williams closed out the game despite a late rally from the Royals.
