The Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals, aided by Clarke Schmidt’s solid season debut and Aaron Judge’s decisive seventh-inning home run. Schmidt, who recovered from a rough first inning to pitch 5.2 innings efficiently, provided crucial support for a struggling rotation without Gerrit Cole. Judge, breaking a power slump, emphasized his role in getting on base for teammates and expressed confidence in his performance as New York secured the win with effective relief pitching from Mark Leiter Jr. and Fernando Cruz, who earned his first save.
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Yankees Notes: Clarke Schmidt supplying pitching reinforcements, Aaron Judge 'locked in'
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