Lucas Duda’s towering home run to right field had barely landed in the seats when the curtain of boos rolled toward the pitcher’s mound in the first of a two-gate doubleheader Saturday at Yankee Stadium.
Luis Severino, who started the day tied for the major league lead in victories, was the intended receiver of the boos as Duda rounded the bases and helped the Royals to a 10-5 victory in front of a sold-out crowd of 46,571.
When Aaron Boone strolled to the mound to remove Severino, the booing subsided but the damage was done and the All-Star right-hander’s slide hit four games.