To be frank, the Royals are not very good. For all the talk from earlier in the season of how historically bad the Athletics could be, the Royals went into Sunday just half a game ahead of Oakland in the standings. A series win was about the least you ask of the Yankees.
Still, they needed to go out and win these games, and they did. In Sunday’s series finale, they finished off the sweep with a couple of good signs. Luis Severino put in a solid outing, but the star of the day for the Yankees was Anthony Rizzo.