 On March 7 , 2015 , Young signed with the Kansas City Royals . Young entered the season in the long reliever role with the Royals . He appeared in the Royals ' sixth game on April 12 against the Los Angeles Angels with two scoreless innings as the Royals started the season 6 – 0 . Young made his first start with the Royals on May 1 . He tossed five no @-@ hit innings against the Detroit Tigers . On June 16 , Young posted 7 shutout innings and 3 runs batted in against the Milwaukee Brewers , becoming the first Royals pitcher to tally 3 RBI in a game since 1972 . After achieving a record of 8 – 6 with a 3 @.@ 25 ERA through the end of July , Young was returned to the bullpen on July 31 after posting a 5 @.@ 11 ERA over a 5 @-@ game stretch . On September 27 ( one day after his father died ) , Young made his first start since July 28 and pitched 5 no @-@ hit innings against the Cleveland Indians . On October 20 , Young started and pitched 4 2 / 3 innings in a game 4 victory in the 2015 American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays . It was Young 's first postseason start since the 2006 National League Division Series . He earned the win in the October 27 game 1 of the 2015 World Series when he shut down the New York Mets , giving up a walk and no hits while striking out 4 over the final three innings , to help the Royals win 5 – 4 in 14 innings . 
