Gerrit Cole’s gem lifts New York Yankees past Kansas City Royals back into ALCS

• Cole scatters six sits in Yankees' 3-1 win over Royals
• New York will play Cleveland or Detroit starting Monday

Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to a single run over seven innings and sending the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory that put them back in the American League Championship Series.

The six-time All-Star scattered six hits and struck out four before handing the ball to the New York bullpen, which dominated a tense AL Division Series. Clay Holmes tossed a perfect eighth inning and Luke Weaver breezed through the ninth, extending the scoreless streak by Yankees relievers to 15 and two-thirds innings this postseason.