BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals meet in Game 2 of the ALDS. The Yankees lead the series 1-0. New York has gone 44-37 at home and 94-68 overall. The Yankees have a 50-19 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The Kansas City Royals lost in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday night, losing 6-5 to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The Royals advanced to the ALDS by beating the Baltimore Orioles in the American League wild card round.

KC lost a 6-5 slugfest at Yankee Stadium. Alex Verdugo hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning as New York took a 1-0 series lead. That followed a controversial call at second base in which the Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm, who scored the winning run, was called safe sliding into second and the play stood on a review.

When the New York Yankees face off against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Yankee Stadium, it will mark the beginning of a five-game series between the teams. The first pitch will be thrown at 6:38 p.m. ET. The Yankees and Royals square off Saturday at 6:38 p.m. ET.

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The Royals, having lost 106 games in 2023, are among the American League’s final four in 2024. The Royals look to defeat their second American League East team in the postseason. Coming off a 2-0 sweep of the Baltimore Orioles,

The Kansas City Royals lost a nail-biter to the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS. Let's assign some blame.