Meanwhile, the Royals hitters took advantage of the few early mistakes made by Yankees starter Domingo German. German had gotten off to a stellar start to the season. He’d gone 3-0, with one of those wins coming in a relief stint. He’d allowed just two earned runs in 13 innings. The Royals’ offense surpassed that scoring total in four innings.
The Royals got out to an early lead thanks to back-to-back doubles from Mondesi and Alex Gordon. Mondesi’ s hit, his first on the road this season after going 0 for 20, came on a ball Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge dove for but couldn’t snag.