Heroes, zeros from Yankees’ ALDS Game 1 win: 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.

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

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

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