Clay Holmes comes up big
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Clay Holmes comes up big

Heroes, zeros and the full inside pitch from the Yankees’ 6-5 win over the Royals in Game 1 of the ALDS on Saturday.

Hero

Alex Verdugo wasn’t even guaranteed a starting spot before the series started, but after Aaron Boone put him in left field and batted him ninth in the lineup, Verdugo responded in the field and at the plate with the go-ahead single in the seventh.


Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo hits an RBI single driving home New York Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm. JASON SZENES/NEW YORK POST

Zero

Kansas City’s bullpen gave up three runs in four innings after Michael Wacha left without retiring a batter in the fifth.

Unsung hero

Clay Holmes, left for dead for much of the second half, got five huge outs after coming in with a runner on base and the game unraveling for the Yankees in the sixth.


Yankees pitcher Clay Holmes throws a pitch in the 7th inning
Yankees pitcher Clay Holmes throws a pitch in the 7th inning. JASON SZENES/NEW YORK POST

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Key stat

2 Hits allowed by the Yankee bullpen across the final four innings, as Tim Hill, Holmes, Tommy Kahnle and Luke Weaver shut down the Royals after a bumpy start by Gerrit Cole.

Quote of the Day

“You can make up for a lot of things in the playoffs.”

— Alex Verdugo

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