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The pitch that kept the Yankees from celebrating a perfect road trip chopped off of Whit Merrifield’s bat in the 10th inning on Sunday afternoon, pounding into the sun-drenched infield dirt twice. As Gio Urshela backed up to try to catch a better hop, the slick-fielding third baseman immediately knew he was in trouble.
Merrifield’s hit ticked off of Urshela’s glove and nestled into the outfield grass as Billy Hamilton raced home with the tiebreaking run, snapping the Yankees’ seven-game winning streak with an 8-7 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.