Alex Verdugo, Yankees clip Royals to open ALDS

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NEW YORK -- Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning and the New York Yankees opened the American League Division Series with a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Game 2 is Monday night in New York.

Verdugo reached base three times, doing so six days after delivering a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth of the