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Verdugo keys Yanks win in nip-and-tuck Game 1

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Alex Verdugo hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning to help New York Yankees beat Royals 6 -5.

Gleyber Torres and MJ Melendez hit two -run homers in a back-and-forth game in which Royals wasted leads of 1 -0, 3 -2 and 5-4.

It was the first postseason game with five lead changes, according to Elias Sports Bureau .

The Yankees and Royals meet again Monday night in the AL Division Series.

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90

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English

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