The New York Yankees were finally able to win in Kansas City and escaped the three game sweep by the Royals.  The Yankees finally showed up to play and beat the Royals by the score of 6-1 on Thursday night behind a strong performance by Andy Pettitte.

Pettitte pitched 6.2 innings and only gave up the one earned run and five hits.  It was a good performance by Pettitte and the Yankees really needed him to step up.

Melky Cabrera and Alex Rodriguez both hit two-run home runs to pace the Yankees offense with two RBI each.  Jorge Posada accounted for one RBI as well.

With the win, the Yankees record now stands at 5-5.