Austin Romine lofted a fly ball for a single in the tenth to give the Yankees a 7-6 win and series win. Jake Diekman began the tenth and immediately struggled with his command, walking the first two hitters. He was yanked for Ian Kennedy, who gave up a sacrifice bunt by Thairo Estrada to move the runners to second and third before giving up the fly ball to Romine.
The story early in the day was Yankees starter James Paxton, who was brilliant all day. He baffled Royals hitters, sprinkling just three hits over six shutout innings, while striking out 12.