The New York Yankees pulled off a narrow 1–0 win on Thursday on the road against the Kansas City Royals. Pitchers on both sides were effective at limiting damage, and the lone run of the game came late,

KANSAS CITY — With Aaron Judge resting for the first time this season, the Yankees’ season finale against the Royals on Thursday night was moving along quickly with no one scoring through five innings. Then it started raining while the Yankees mounted a sixth-inning rally and the game was stopped at 7:59 p.m., Central time.

Yankees Announce Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. News Before Royals Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Yankees clinched a series win in Kansas City on Wednesday in what was the Bombers' first trip to Kauffman Stadium since winning the ALDS on visiting soil last October.

Thursday night’s series finale at Kauffman Stadium featured an old-school pitchers’ duel between Will Warren and Seth Lugo.

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.

The New York Yankees chase a three-game sweep as they take the field Thursday night in Kansas City for their series finale with the Royals.

As the Royals prepared to welcome the Yankees to town this week, they felt like their rotation was in a good spot with who they had lined up to start and how the six-man rotation was shaping up as a whole.

The Yankees’ choice for a call-up was sidewinder righty Scott Effross, who has pitched to a 12.71 ERA in five outings with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after starting the season on the injured list with a hamstring strain.