NEW YORK -- The day was salvaged.
But the truth was gross as the hot, thick air hanging in the Bronx.
The mighty Yankees needed some serious straining just to split a doubleheader with one of the worst teams in baseball.
A 5-4 win over the Royals at night came after a 10-5 afternoon thumping at the hands of Kansas City, which resides in the American League East cellar, at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
The twinbill was necessary following Friday night's rainout.
Both games shared bad starting pitching for the Yankees, who saw Luis Severino get shelled before CC Sabathia couldn't even make it into the sixth innings against a garbage offense that had just traded away its No.