The game was almost a test.
It was a way for Royals manager Ned Yost to gauge how his young players would respond in a hostile environment in the Bronx. Not a make-or-break deal, he said Thursday at Yankee Stadium. But an interesting deal nonetheless. It was his first time coming here since the days of Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer. He was curious.
“It’ll be interesting to see how these guys do,” Yost said.
Few did all that well as the Royals began a four-game series against the now 65-win Yankees with a 7-2 loss hours later.