▁by ▁Paul ▁S pl itt or ff . ▁ ▁S pl itt or ff ▁went ▁eight ▁strong ▁inn ings ▁and ▁Doug ▁Bird ▁closed ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁nin th . ▁ ▁Al ▁Cow ens ▁added ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁for ▁the ▁Roy als ▁in ▁the ▁e ighth ▁off ▁of ▁T id row . ▁ ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁ ▁The ▁Roy als ▁had ▁hopes ▁of ▁putting ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁down ▁ 2 – 0 ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁K C , ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁that ▁appeared ▁possible . ▁ ▁Be ating ▁new - found ▁Yan ke es ' ▁ace ▁Ron ▁Gu id ry ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁t ough ▁task . ▁ ▁The ▁Roy als ▁sc rap ed ▁a ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁when ▁Fred die ▁P ate k ▁drove ▁in ▁Dar rell ▁Por ter ▁with ▁a ▁sacrifice ▁fly . ▁ ▁Roy als ' ▁st arter ▁Andy ▁Hass ler ▁had ▁a ▁shut out ▁going ▁for ▁four ▁inn ings , ▁but ▁Cl iff ▁Johnson ▁broke ▁the ▁dr ought ▁with ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁fifth . ▁ ▁The ▁Yan ke es ▁took ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁in ning ▁when ▁Will ie ▁Rand olph ▁sing led , ▁Hass ler ▁b alk ed ▁him ▁to ▁second , ▁and ▁B ucky ▁D ent ▁drove ▁him ▁home ▁with ▁a ▁single . ▁ ▁Hard ▁base - running ▁helped ▁the ▁Roy als ▁tie ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁sixth . in ning ▁ ▁P ate k ▁led ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁double ▁and ▁Hal ▁Mc R ae ▁walked . ▁ ▁The