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Royals pitching again victimized by home runs in the Bronx

Royals manager Ned Yost and starting pitcher Heath Fillmyer speak with reporters after a 9-2 loss to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 20, 2019. Fillmyer gave up four home runs in four innings to take the loss. By

Even without some of their big hitters on the injured list, the New York Yankees remain dangerous. If the series opener gave the Royals a false sense of comfort inside the bandbox in the Bronx, that changed in a hurry the past two days.

The Royals took a 9-2 pounding in front of an announced 42,013 on an overcast, 60-degree day at Yankee Stadium.