Announcement
Stellar pitching and alert base running carried the Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the first-place Royals Saturday. Danny DeSmit struck out 13 and yielded only four hits to pick up the win. Devon Donis struck out the Royals' cleanup hitter with the bases loaded to get the final out.
The Bombers broke on top and stayed there with two runs in the first inning. Paul Mahoney walked, then was forced on a grounder by Andrew Livingston. Livingston was out on Devon Donis's hard shot to first. With two outs, the Yankees worked some magic.
Danny DeSmit singled to center, sending Donis to third base. Donis scored on a wild pitch when the pitcher failed to cover home. DeSmit reached third on Matthew Baswell's single and scored on a wild pitch.
In the third inning, the Yankees added two more runs. Donis got his first walk of the season with one out. DeSmit singled to right center. Then each scored on wild pitches.
The Yankees had four hits, including two by DeSmit, one by Baswell and one by Joe Morrison.
DeSmit made a diving catch of a pop in the third inning for the third out while Antonio Howard went back to snare a short fly at second base in the key sixth inning. The Yankees have beaten the first-place Royals two out of three this season.
