McMahon's Game-Winning Homer Lifts Yankees

0:00It's April 18th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today Baseball News powered by AI. In the 8th inning, Ryan McMahon crushed a go-ahead two-run homer that lifted the Yankees to a 4-2 win over the Royals. The lefty slugger had been ice-cold this season, with just five singles before that massive blast off a change-up flipping the game after Kansas City. Tied it up. McMahon set out Friday against the righty starter due to tough splits, but manager Aaron Boone noted more lefty's coming up, so his playing time might. Dip. Still, he stayed ready, taking swings, six out of seven innings, and delivering when accounted most. T-Mates like Ben Rice, rave about McMahon's grind, hitting early together every day around 2 p.m. Boone says the vet knows he's capable despite the slump, and that Homer shows the needle moving after hard work. This off-season, McMahon zoned with coaches to tweak his wide stance and square up his shoulders better, building on a rough stretch since joining. From Colorado last summer, results were scarce, but Friday's payoff silenced outers.

1:03The Yankees' pen held firm after early stumbles, with Cam Schletler dominating and David Bednar slamming the door for his sixth save. McMahon lit up the handshake line, loving those team celebrations more than anything.