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Yankees 6, Royals 2: Gardner and Tauchman help get Sabathia closer to some milestones

The heavy rain held off long enough to play a full nine innings Friday night and the Yankees picked up with a 6-2 win over the Royals. Why can’t they all be like this? The Yankees are, once again, back to within a game of .500 at 9-10.

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Score Early
The Royals took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning (more on that in a bit) and it didn’t take the Yankees long to answer. In the bottom of the third No. 9 hitter Tyler Wade found a hole with a one-out ground ball, setting No.