The Royals did manage to score before the game ended, as Salvador Perez launched a two-run homer off Mark Leiter Jr. in the ninth after a routine popup fell in the Yankees’ infield. Leiter then gave away another run with a throwing error.

With Aaron Judge getting at least the start of the night off, the Yankees struggled to do much without him before scrapping a run across.

Yankees star Aaron Judge recently made an intriguing Albert Pujols comparison in response to his historic 2025 season.