Ryan McMahon's game-winning homer lifts Yankees to 4-2 win over Royals
Ryan McMahon became the unlikeliest of heroes as his two-run homer lifted the Yankees to a 4-2 win over the Royals on Friday night in the Bronx. McMahon entered Friday's game with just five hits on the season, all singles. He also didn't start, with manager Aaron Boone opting to go with the more consistent Amed Rosario.
Subbing in for defense in the eighth, McMahon came up with a runner on and two out with the game tied. The left-hander took a changeup down in the zone the other way for an opposite-field blast. Here are the takeaways....
- Cam Schlittler had his good stuff on Friday. After allowing three runs in his last start, which was also his worst of the season, the young right-hander was filling up the zone and overwhelming the Royals hitters with his fastball that hit 99 and sat around 97 mph. He was perfect through 3.
2 innings before Vinnie Pasquantino lined an opposite-field single. Schlittler was cruising until the sixth. He walked Maikel Garcia with one out before Bobby Witt Jr.
put a charge into one that went to deep center. Trent Grisham seemed to have a bead on it, but the ball hit the heel of his glove for a two-base error. Schlittler limited the damage, allowing an unearned run on a groundout before striking out Salvador Perez to get out of the inning with a 2-1 lead.
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