Gleyber Torres started the playoffs the way he closed out the regular season homering in the 3 rd inning to lead the Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Royals in Game 1 of their American League Division series.

On Monday at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees, who currently have a 1-0 lead, resume their five-game series against the Kansas City Royals. First pitch is scheduled for 7:38 p.m. ET. The Yankees and Royals square off Monday at 7:38 p.m. ET. Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings.

KC lost a 6-5 slugfest at Yankee Stadium. Alex Verdugo hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning as New York took a 1-0 series lead. That followed a controversial call at second base in which the Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm, who scored the winning run, was called safe sliding into second and the play stood on a review.