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Ryan McMahon hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees earned a 4-2 victory Friday night against the visiting Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n
After not starting the game, McMahon entered at third base for Amed Rosario. Ben Rice kept the inning going with a two-out single, and McMahon snapped a tie at 2 by sending a 2-1 changeup from Alex Lange (0-1) into the left field seats. McMahon\u2019s homer sent left fielder Starling Marte back, but the wind appeared to carry it over the fence.<\/p>\n
It was McMahon\u2019s sixth hit in 43 at-bats this season — his first extra-base hit — and it occurred after manager Aaron Boone said the left-handed hitting McMahon was working on some things with his swing behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
The Yankees have won five games in their final at-bat this year, which are their five most recent victories. McMahon drew a walk on Monday when Jose Caballero scored on a wild pitch by Jordan Romano in an 11-10 win against the Los Angeles Angels.<\/p>\n
McMahon delivered his clutch homer after Camilo Doval (1-0) allowed a tying homer down the right field line by Vinnie Pasquantino. Doval quickly got the final out and David Bednar notched his sixth save.<\/p>\n
Rice hit a two-run homer in the fourth off Michael Wacha as the Yankees did enough with five hits to win for just the third time in their past 10 games.<\/p>\n
Before Doval faltered, New York\u2019s Cam Schlittler allowed an unearned run on three hits in six-plus innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked two while throwing mostly four-seam fastballs, sinkers and cutters among his season-high 93 pitches.<\/p>\n
Schlittler pitched around a dropped fly ball by center fielder Trent Grisham in the sixth.<\/p>\n
With one out and Maikel Garcia on first, Bobby Witt Jr. hit a fly to the warning track in center field in front of the New York bullpen. As Grisham settled under it, the ball caromed off his glove for a two-base error and Garcia advanced to third.<\/p>\n
After allowing Pasquantino\u2019s RBI grounder, Schlittler struck out Salvador Perez to end the sixth.<\/p>\n
The Royals lost for the fifth game in a row and the eighth time in 10 games. Nine of those games have been decided by two runs or fewer.<\/p>\n
Wacha allowed two runs on three hits in six innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked three.<\/p>\n
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