From the first inning it was obvious that neither team was going to be content to have one of the low-scoring affairs that the Royals won in Baltimore.
The Royals swung at three pitches in the first inning, all were hit over 100 MPH, all were outs. The Yankees, meanwhile, put runners at second and third in the bottom half of the inning but failed to score. The first inning ended scoreless, but both teams were ready to provide some offense.
The Royals broke through first. Salvador Perez led off with a single in the second against Yankees’ ace Gerrit Cole.