Beltran, Chapman help Yankees beat slumping Royals 6-3 (Yahoo Sports)

Carlos Beltran hit two of New York's five solo homers in the first three innings off an ineffective Chris Young, and Aroldis Chapman allowed a run in his Yankees debut before closing out a 6-3 victory over the slumping Kansas City Royals on Monday night. Brian McCann, Brett Gardner and Aaron Hicks also went deep to help the Yankees win the opener of a four-game series against the defending World Series champions. Alex Gordon and Eric Hosmer homered for the Royals, who have lost 10 of 13.