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SportsLine's model simulated Saturday's Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees ALDS Game 1 matchup 10,000 times

It’s wild to think that a year ago the Royals finished with 106 losses in the juxtaposition of them now challenging the top-seeded Yankees in their first ALDS trip since 2015.