MLB playoff scores, results: Royals even series with Yankees, Tigers take Game 2 from Guardians

For the first time in nearly 30 years, all four series are tied 1-1.

And just like that, we're all tied up. The Royals will head back to Kansas City tied with the Yankees 1-1.

The Yankees aren't done just yet. Jazz Chisholm just opened the ninth inning with a solo shot.

Royals 4, Yankees 2

Although Aaron Judge opened the inning with a single — his first hit of the series — the Royals quickly turned a double play to get out of the inning.

Kansas City is now just three outs away from tying the series 1-1.

Tommy Kahnle came in to pitch for the Yankees in the eighth, and he got them out of the inning successfully with a pair of strikeouts and a flyout from Yuli Gurriel.

The Yankees need to make a move in the bottom of the inning to stay in this.

Alex Verdugo made it on base with a single, which was just the fourth hit of the game for the Yankees, but that was it. Berti and Soto flied out, and Torres struck out, so we'll head to the eighth.

Although the Yankees let two runners on, Clay Holmes came in and closed the inning with back-to-back strikeouts to keep the Royals' lead at 4-1.

The Yankees are running out of time to make this a game. Alex Verdugo will start the bottom of the inning when we come back.

John Schreiber pitched the sixth inning for the Royals and retired the Yankees in order. Giancarlo Stanton flied out to right field, Jazz Chisholm Jr. lined out to center, and Anthony Volpe lined out to right to end the frame.

Royals 4, Yankees 1

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Kansas City had two runners on in the sixth inning against Ian Hamilton, with Yuli Gurriel reaching on an error by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Michael Massey drawing a walk.

After a Tommy Pham flyout to right, Royals manager Matt Quatraro pinch-hit MJ Melendez for Hunter Renfroe. Aaron Boone countered by bringing in left-hander reliever Tim Hill.

The move paid off, with Melendez lining out to Jon Berti at first base, who then doubled off Massey to end the inning.

Angel Zerpa relieved Cole Ragans in the bottom of the fifth. He allowed a one-out walk to Aaron Judge but got out of the inning by getting Austin Wells to ground into a double play.

Ragans finished with one run and three hits allowed in four innings. He had five strikeouts and four walks.

The Royals couldn't add to their 4–1 lead in the fifth inning. Ian Hamilton struck out Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez for a 1-2-3 frame.

Witt and Pasquantino are 0-for-3 thus far.

Cole Ragans walked Anthony Volpe to lead off the bottom of the fourth inning, but the Yankees couldn't add another run.

Alex Verdugo followed by grounding into a force out, then Jon Berti lined out to left field. Gleyber Torres lined out to third base to end the inning.

Ragans is now at 87 pitches. Maybe he has one inning left.

Ian Hamilton took over for Carlos Rodon and allowed a single to Maikel Garcia, who drove in Garrett Hampson for a 4–1 lead. Kansas City might have extended the inning, but Hampson was tagged out at second.

Carlos Rodon gave up three runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings, striking out seven batters. The Royals led 3–1 when he left the game.

Following Salvador Perez's game-tying homer, the Royals followed with singles from Yuli Gurriel and Tommy Pham to take a 2–1 lead.

Pham got into scoring position by stealing second base, and Garrett Hampson drove him in with a single.

And that will be it for Carlos Rodon as the Royals lead 3–1.

Royals catcher Salvador Perez leads off the fourth inning with a home run to left field. Carlos Rodon hung a slider in the middle of the strike zone, and Perez didn't miss, tying the score at 1–1.

Aaron Judge lifted a ball to deep right field that Yankee Stadium fans hoped would give the home team a 2–0 lead. But the fly ball died at the warning track for a long out.

However, Giancarlo Stanton followed up with a ground ball to shortstop that Bobby Witt Jr. couldn't handle and Gleyber Torres came around from second base to score.

Kansas City got two consecutive one-out singles from Garrett Hampson and Mikael Garcia to pose a scoring threat in the top of the third. But Carlos Rodon got Bobby Witt Jr. to ground into a force out and Vinnie Pasquantino followed with by lining out to right field to end the inning.

Yankees are up for the bottom of the third.

Anthony Volpe hit a one-out single in the second inning for the Yankees, and he reached second on a stolen base. But he was stranded at first base with Cole Ragans getting Alex Verdugo to fly out and striking out Jon Berti.

Ragans has thrown 48 pitches through two innings, so it's worth asking how much longer he can go in this game.

Michael Massey secures the first hit of the game on a single to right field. But Yankees starter Carlos Rodon ends an otherwise clean inning with his fourth strikeout of the game. Headed to the bottom of the second tied at 0-0.

Cole Ragans had to work for it, but he's out of the first inning unscathed. The Royals starter walked Gleyber Torres and Juan Soto to put two runners on with no outs. He followed up with strikeouts of Aaron Judge and Austin Wells before inducing an inning-ending groundout from Giancarlo Stanton

Ragans threw 24 pitches in the inning, half of them for strikes. We head to the top of the second in a scoreless tie.

A strong start from Carlos Rodon. The Yankees starter strikes out the side on 12 pitches, and we go to the bottom of the first with no score.

Carlos Rodon is warming up, and we're moments away from first pitch.

Carlos Rodon is on the mound for New York

Cole Ragans gets the starting nod for Kansas City.

We have a series.

Kerry Carpenter's three-run home run off All-Star Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase broke a scoreless tie in top of the ninth inning. Tigers reliever Beau Brieske then secured the 3-0 Detroit win with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth to tie the ALDS at 1-1.

The late home run by Carpenter ensured that a strong start by Cy Young favorite Tarik Skubal did not go to waste. The Tigers starter pitched seven shutout innings while allowing three hits and walking none. He recorded eight strikeouts.

Skubal won't be credited with the win, but he has now pitched 13 scoreless innings in two Detroit victories this postseason.

After eight scoreless innings, we have runs on the board. Tigers designated hitter Kerry Carpenter came to the plate with runners on the corners and two outs against All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase in the top of the ninth.

He worked the count to 2-2, then launched a 93 mph slider over the plate into the right-field stands. The Tigers took a 3-0 lead on the three-run home run.

Matt Vierling then reached first on an error, and Clase's day was done. The best closer in baseball, who posted a 0.61 ERA in the regular season, couldn't get it done against the Tigers on Monday.

Tigers outfielder Parker Meadows ended the eighth with a leaping catch at the wall on a deep fly ball by pinch hitter Kyle Manzardo.

Steven Kwan came up with a huge catch that almost wasn't in the bottom of the eighth. The Guardians outfielder ran for a diving catch on a line drive by Wenceel Perez to shallow left-center field.

Kwan dove under it and secured the ball just as it was about to hit the turf for the third out with runners on first and second.

Had he missed it, the Tigers would have surely plated at least one run.

Officials initiated a review and determined that Kwan, indeed, made the catch. The sensational play ensured that the game would go to the bottom of the eighth still in a scoreless tie.

Hunter Gaddis' day is done with two out and two on in the eighth. All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase gets the call.

He'll take over in a scoreless game after the Guardians intentionally walked Riley Greene with Matt Vierling already on second.

Guardians reliever Hunter Gaddis is on the mound for the eighth as the fourth Cleveland pitcher of the day.

Tarik Skubal returned for the seventh and is still going strong. He goes 1-2-3 on nine pitches, and we head to the eighth still in a 0-0 tie.

Parker Meadows hit a loud out to right field off Guardians reliever Tim Herrin on a deep fly ball that died at the warning track. Herrin then walked Jake Rogers but recorded a strikeout of Trey Sweeney to end the inning.

We remain scoreless at the seventh-inning stretch.

Guardians reliever Cade Smith recorded five outs and is done after 1 2/3 strong innings. Tim Herrin will take over on the mound with 1 out in the top of the seventh in a scoreless game.

Tarik Skubal was letting the Cleveland home crowd know after getting out of the sixth-inning jam.

Tarik Skubal got out of a jam in the sixth, and his day may be over.

Nine-hole hitter Brayan Rocchio hit a one-out double off Skubal and reached third on a single by Steven Kwan. But Skubal induced a double-play ball off the bat of David Fry to end the inning.

We're still scoreless after six. Skubal's thrown 83 pitches and allowed just three hits with eight strikeouts.

Guardians reliever Cade Smith mowed through the Tigers side in the sixth. Three outs on 10 pitches, including a three-pitch strikeout of Wenceel Pérez to end the inning. Still 0-0 in the middle of the sixth.

The Guardians have a hit. Josh Naylor hit a laser off Tarik Skubal into centerfield for a standup double in the fifth.

Jhonkensy Noel then reached first on a hit-by-pitch off the top of his right hand. He was in obvious pain, but remained in the game.

But Skubal induced a double-play ball on his next pitch to end the inning. We're still in a scoreless tie through five.

The Tigers have four hits and have reached twice on walks, but they have no runs to show for it through five innings. The Guardians, meanwhile, are seeking their first baserunner against Tarik Skubal.

Cade Smith records the third out of the inning with a strikeout, and the game remains in a scoreless tie after the top of the fifth.

Justyn-Henry Malloy threatened for the Tigers, but got thrown out while trying to leg out a double off Matthew Boyd before Smith replaced Boyd on the mound. Jhonkensy Noel threw Malloy out with a strike from right field.

Matthew Boyd is done after 4 2/3 scoreless innings. He allowed four hits and two walks, but struck out five and stranded baserunners in scoring position with strikeouts in consecutive innings.

It was a gutty effort to keep the Guardians in the game as their batters remain helpless against Tarik Skubal. Cade Smith is on the mound in relief.

Tarik Skubal just retired the Guardians side on eight pitches in the fourth inning. Ends the inning with his seventh strikeout. He's perfect through four. He's still looking for support in a 0-0 game.

The Tigers threaten again in the fourth. Outfielder Wenceel Perez hits a leadoff double off Matthew Boyd and reaches third base with one out. But Boyd ends the inning with a pair of strikeouts to maintain the scoreless tie.

Takik Skubal's now pitched 20 consecutive scoreless innings dating back to the regular season. He shut out the Astros in six innings of work in the wild-card round.

Tarik Skubal is pitching quickly and with confidence. He's firing mostly fastballs that Guardians hitters can't hit. Three more strikeouts in the third to raise his tally to six.

He's dealing, and the Guardians are still looking for their first baserunner. 0-0 heading into the fourth.

Detroit has secured four baserunners through three innings on two walks and two hits. But so far, no run support for All-Star ace Tarik Skubal.

The Tigers get two baserunners in the third inning on a single and a walk but remain off the scoreboard. Guardians starter Matthew Boyd strands runners on first and second to send the game to the bottom of the third in a 0-0 tie.

Tarik Skubal records his third strikeout via a swinging strike 3 against Jhonkensy Noel. That's six up and six down for the Tigers starter. We're scoreless heading into the third inning.

Matthew Boyd allowed an infield single to Parker Meadows but otherwise pitched a clean second inning. No score heading into the bottom of the second.