KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — The New York Yankees scored twice in the ninth inning Monday to beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 at Kauffman Stadium in an afternoon game that lasted 2 hours, 28 minutes in front of 26,162.

The Yankees jumped ahead 2-0 in the second on a José Caballero single that scored Anthony Volpe. They added two more runs in the ninth when Volpe singled to drive in Max Schuemann and Jazz Chisholm Jr., but was thrown out trying to advance.

Kansas City answered each Yankees outburst with single runs. Salvador Perez scored on a Michael Massey sacrifice fly in the second. The Royals added one in the sixth and one in the eighth to tie the game 2-2 before New York’s ninth-inning rally.

Tim Hill (2-2) earned the win for New York, and David Bednar recorded his 12th save. Lucas Erceg (3-2) took the loss.

New York outhit Kansas City 9-5. The Yankees improved to 32-22, while the Royals fell to 22-32.