The benches cleared in the 6th inning when Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia (11) and New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe (11) had a dustup on a tagout at second base during Game 4 of the American League Division Series on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Kauffman Stadium. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com

That started a four-run frame by the Kansas City Royals, who knocked out Rodon and held on Monday night, handing the Yankees a 4-2 loss at Yankee Stadium. Now, the best-of-five ALDS switches to Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium for Games 3 and 4 ...

The Royals bullpen also struggled with its command. KC relievers John Schreiber, Sam Long, Kris Bubic and Michael Lorenzen combined for five walks. In the eighth inning, Bubic issued two walks to Anthony Volpe and Oswaldo Cabrera.