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Royals' bats can't match Hammel's solid start

Matt Holliday lifted a sacrifice fly and Brett Gardner added a run-scoring single as Royals starter Jason Hammel lasted six-plus innings, permitting three runs and six hits. Kansas City has lost eight of Hammel's nine starts.

Brett Gardner smacks a single to center field, scoring Didi Gregorius from third to extend the Yankees' lead in the bottom of the 7th inning

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
More than one way to do it: Each of the previous 15 runs in the series had been driven in via homers before Gary Sanchez led off the sixth inning with a single, stole second base -- just his second career steal -- and advanced to third on a Salvador Perez throwing error.