The error proved costly. The Yankees held on for a 1-0 victory and swept the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have now lost eight consecutive games to New York since their ALDS matchup last October.

Aaron Judge homered for the third consecutive game, helping the Yankees to a 6-3 win over the Royals on Wednesday night.

In this episode of Royals Rundown, hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco dive into the highs, lows, and head-scratchers of the Kansas City Royals’ latest stretch. From questionable umpiring in the Yankees series to offensive stalls by key players like Bobby Witt Jr.

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino gets brutally honest about his team's struggles against the New York Yankees.

Judge announced his presence with two homers at Kauffman Stadium. He blasted a 469 foot home run that landed atop the scoreboard in left field. And the Yankees outscored the Royals 17-5 in the series. New York has won eight consecutive matchups against the Royals after Thursday’s 1-0 victory.

KANSAS CITY — The Yankees will have a fresh bullpen arm for Thursday night when they go for a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals. Lefty reliever Brent Headrick, who was roughed up in two recent outings, was optioned to Triple-A after pitching 1.1 scoreless innings in Wednesday night’s 6-3 win at Kauffman Stadium.

The Yankees took their Tuesday game against the Royals 10-2 with Max Fried as starter, and will play them again on June 12 at 7:40 p.m. EST.

Royals reliever Daniel Lynch IV added another fine play. He fielded a soft ground ball from LeMahieu, spun and threw to first base for the out. Lynch was attended to briefly by members of the Royals’ training staff afterward, but he remained in the game.