KANSAS CITY-The New York Yankees smacked four home runs and won their seventh in a row, beating the Kansas City Royals 12-2 Friday night in a rain-shortened game.
The game was called after eight innings.
New York took a 3-2 lead into the seventh before scoring four runs, three on an Aaron Judge homer.
Kris Bubic (0-2) took the loss for KC.
Bobby Witt Jr. doubled with one out in the second, extending his hitting streak to eight games.
RHP Gerrit Cole (1-0, 4.00 ERA) starts for the Yankees on Saturday against RHP Carlos Hernandez (0-0, 6.43 ERA) at 6:10.