The NY Yankees dumped the Kansas City Royals Wednesday night 11-7.
Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run fourth for the Yanks, who had 16 hits in rolling to the victory. Starlin Castro had three hits and an RBI. Brett Gardner and Didi Gregorius each had two hits and two RBI. Michael Pineda got the win allowing three runs and six hits in six-plus innings.