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Royals vs. Yankees: Highlights from Game 2. A late home run was too little too late for New York. ... Phillies 2. Game 2: Phillies 7, Mets 6. Game 3: Tuesday on FOX/FS1, 5:08 p.m. ET.
In Game 2, the Yankees evened the series with a 6–2 victory as starting pitcher Ron Guidry pitched a complete game. When the series moved to Kansas City, Royals' starter Dennis Leonard pitched a four-hit complete game as the Royals won 6–2, and were now one win away from clinching their first World Series berth in front of their home fans ...
Game 4 was a pitchers' duel between Yankees' ace Ron Guidry and Royals' ace Dennis Leonard, which would be won by the former as the Yankees narrowly prevailed by one run to secure the pennant. Both teams would meet again in the 1980 ALCS - where the Royals finally broke through, and in the ALDS in 2024 , which was won by the Yankees.
In Game 5, the Royals held a 3–2 lead after eight innings, but the Phillies managed to come back. Del Unser drove in Mike Schmidt with an RBI double to tie the game, and then Manny Trillo drove in the go-ahead run with a line shot that ricocheted off Quisenberry for an infield hit, which was almost thrown out by George Brett. Phillies' closer ...
The Padres, Royals and Tigers advanced to the divisional round. The Mets-Brewers force a Game 3. Check out the highlights from Game 2.
In Game 3, the Royals jumped out to an early 3–0 lead after the first inning, but the Yankees rallied with five unanswered runs in the fourth and sixth innings respectively to win by a 5–3 score and go up 2–1 in the series. The Royals jumped out to an early lead in Game 4 and did not relinquish it, as they won 7–4 and forced a fifth game.
The Royals finish their six-game homestand against the Phillies. KC ace Seth Lugo will start on Sunday afternoon. Lugo is tied for the MLB lead with 14 wins this season.
The games were played at Yankee Stadium (Games 1–2), and Royals Stadium (3–5). The Yankees took the series 3–2, and defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1977 World Series to take the title. Kansas City was given home-field advantage as it rotated back to the Western division; the Royals held a 102–60 record to the Yankees' 100–62 ...