Aaron Judge homered twice to run his long-ball streak to three straight games, added the tying RBI in the seventh inning and helped the New York Yankees rally past the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Sunday for their ninth straight win.

Clarke Schmidt (2-2) pitched a scoreless inning in relief of Yankees starter Luis Severino. Aroldis Chapman left the tying run on base in the ninth inning to earn his sixth save on the year and 20th in a row.

Judge returned from a scheduled day off and connected off Daniel Lynch for a drive to center in the first inning. He added another no-doubt shot in the ninth.

Michael Taylor homered for Kansas City, which has lost eight of its last 10.

The Royals looked as if they might avoid the sweep when Nicky Lopez, Whit Merrifield and Andrew Benintendi loaded the bases in the third inning. Severino’s wild pitch allowed Lopez to score from third, and after Salvador Perez hit into a fielder’s choice, Carlos Santana snuck a two-out double down the right-field line to give Kansas City a 3-1 lead. The Royals added another run in the fourth.

D.J. LeMahieu and Isiah Kiner-Falefa each drove in a run to get the Yankees within 4-3, and Judge and Josh Donaldson completed the comeback.

The Royals play a makeup game Monday in St. Louis with RHP Zack Greinke on the mound. The Redbirds are scheduled to start Steven Matz. Pregame begins at 11:30 this morning, with game time at 12:15. You can hear the broadcast from the Royals’ Radio Network on KMMO AM 1300.