They won 1-0. After Judge struck out pinch-hitting following Pablo Reyes’ leadoff single in the eighth, the Yankees had runners on first and second with two down when Paul Goldschmidt hit a liner that deflected off the top of Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino’s glove.

Thursday night’s series finale at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., featured an old-school pitchers’ duel between Will Warren and Seth Lugo. But it was Paul Goldschmidt’s go-ahead RBI single in the top of the eighth that gave the Yankees the 1-0 victory and helped complete the sweep of the Kansas City Royals.