NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge homered for the first of his three hits, Gary Sánchez connected for the second straight game and the New York Yankees got their first blowout victory in a month, beating the Kansas City Royals 8-1.
Judge got New York started with a solo shot in the first, Luke Voit had another in the third and Sánchez blew the game open with a three-run drive in the sixth.
It was the first time New York won by more than four runs since May 22, when the Yankees routed the Chicago White Sox 7-0.
Jameson Taillon matched a season high by pitching 6 1/3 innings.