<p>Yankees advance to ALCS behind pitching of Gerrit Cole, Clay Holmes and Luke Weaver in Game 4 win over Royals,&nbsp;Erik Boland reports</p>


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Aaron Judge didn't homer, but he did hit a double and the Yankees escaped KC and advanced to ALCS without needing a Game 5 to do it.

Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton had RBI singles as the Yankees earned the right to face either the Guardians or Tigers in the ALCS.

Yankees advance to ALCS behind pitching of Gerrit Cole, Clay Holmes and Luke Weaver in Game 4 win over Royals,

Yankees second-year shortstop has put together quality at-bats and made a key play in the field.

Clarke Schmidt: "I think everything he does, it seems like the right thing to do, and he's always saying the right thing and doing the right thing."

Jonquel Jones had 24 points and 10 rebounds  in  the opener of the best-of-five showdown. 

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