CNN —The New York Yankees clinched an American League Championship Series (ALCS) spot on Thursday night with a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals which saw them take the American League Division Series (ALDS) by the same score.
Starter Gerrit Cole was the game’s dominant force, giving up just one run and six hits across seven innings, striking out four.
The victory sees New York advance to the 19th Championship Series in its history, four more than any other franchise.
Kansas City, meanwhile, has now lost its last nine games at Kauffman Stadium.
It was the closest Kansas City would come, Aaron Judge recording the final out in the ninth to send New York through.
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