The Royals stole Game 2 of the ALDS from the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, tying the series 1-1 as it heads to Kansas City.
The Yankees went into the postseason with the best record in the American League, but the franchise that owns the most World Series titles in MLB history has not experienced that level of success in over a decade.
New York has become known for its collapses in the playoffs as of late. It has not returned to the World Series since it won the championship in 2009, falling in the wild card twice, ALDS three times, and ALCS five times in that span.
The Yankees edged the Royals, 6-5 to kick off their postseason Monday, but Kansas City countered with a 4-2 victory Tuesday.
Despite surrendering home-field advantage, New York star outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. threw shade at his opponent after the loss, expressing the utmost confidence that the Yankees would prevail in the ALDS.
What did Chisholm say about the Royals? The Sporting News takes a closer look below.
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What did Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. say about the Royals?
The Yankees struck first to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third in Game 2, but the Royals answered right back in a bigger way.
Kansas City did all of its damage off Carlos Rodon in the top of the fourth, taking a 4-1 lead that it wouldn't surrender.
Veteran catcher Salvador Perez got the party started with a solo home run, and the hits piled on from there. Tommy Pham scored Yuli Gurriel Jr. on a single, Garrett Hampson scored Pham on a single, then Maikel Garcia knocked in Hampson on another single to put the Royals in front.
Neither team scored another run for the next four innings, putting pressure on Kansas City closer Lucas Erceg to slam the door for a save. Chisholm gave the Yankees some life, blasting a solo shot 375 feet to right field to inject a little bit of hope into the Bronx faithful.
Erceg hardly faltered from there, sending down three of the next four batters to secure a crucial road win for the Royals.
After the game, Chisholm downplayed Kansas City's victory, stating that it just got lucky to steal a game in New York.
"It still feels the same, that we're gonna win [the ALDS]," Chisholm told the media when asked how the series feels now that it's tied 1-1.
"I don't feel like anybody feels any different. ... We still don't feel like any team is better than us. We had a lot of missed opportunities tonight, so they just got lucky," Chisholm said with confidence.
"We're gonna win it... We had a lot of missed opportunities tonight. (The Royals) just got lucky."
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Jazz Chisholm Jr. speaks on how he feels about the series after the loss pic.twitter.com/EoHHbYHc4m
To Chisholm's point, the Yankees did leave eight runners on base and only went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position. For comparison, the Royals left seven runners on base and went 3-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
Kansas City did shift the momentum of the ALDS with a road win, though.
It will return home for Games 3 and 4, and Royals ace Seth Lugo will take the hill with a chance to give Kansas City a series lead. New York will throw Clarke Schmidt in Game 3, who struggled over his past four starts of the regular season despite carrying a 2.85 ERA into the postseason.
