The Yankees did not reach second base on Tuesday and did not have an at-bat with a runner in scoring position until the seventh inning on Wednesday.

This inning by Jose Trevino ended with a devastating double play.

They only managed six hits in eleven innings and were constantly overwhelmed by the Royals’ strong pitching.

But they made their few hits count and played a game that was stronger than at any time this season, ensuring that the theatrics of Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Juan Soto and the solid work of their bullpen were not in vain.

With an infield single in the 11th inning, Jon Berti scored a 4-3 point and secured a walk-off victory in front of 40,908 spectators in the Bronx.

“That was a really good game,” manager Aaron Boone said after the Yankees (84-62) built a 1 ½-game lead over the Orioles in the AL East and won a series against the Royals before hosting the Red Sox for four games.

In the decisive frame, the Yankees held on.

Soto’s ground ball moved ghost runner Berti to third base, and after an intentional walk by Aaron Judge, Chisholm hit the ball to the left side.

Bobby Witt Jr. dived to block the ball, but his throw home missed and the Yankees stormed the field.

Chisholm said he was simply trying to pass the baton and keep the game going, and ended up with the game-winning hit, which he celebrated with his teammates after rounding first base.

It was a cool moment for Chisholm, who described himself as “wide-eyed” after Tommy Kahnle struck out Paul DeJong, tying the game after seven and a half innings.

“The whole crowd erupted,” Chisholm said after the Yankees’ third walk-off of the year. “It’s insane. It’s not even October yet. I can’t wait.”

The Yankees had reason to celebrate, especially because Luke Weaver held Kansas City’s offense in check in the 11th inning.

The right-hander got Michael Massey to a flyout before striking out DeJong and Maikel Garcia, holding the ghost runner on second base and running off the mound roaring.

The Yankees’ bullpen is being redesigned – Clay Holmes pitched the seventh inning and allowed a run to tie the game – with Weaver and Jake Cousins ​​​​in the background.

“Bullpen was excellent,” Boone said after the group allowed two runs – one earned – in six innings.

The Yankees’ offense was held in check by left-hander Cole Ragan until the sixth inning.

After Gleyber Torres was walked, Soto drew a foul with the top of his right front foot.

The superstar limped about halfway to first base before falling to his knees. A team trainer examined the foot for several tense minutes.

“It hurt a lot,” said Soto, who was still in pain as he stepped back into the batter’s box.

Two pitches later, he slammed a 2-2 knuckle curve ball deep into the right-hand seats and watched as he hit his 39th home run of the season, a two-run shot that gave the Yankees a lead that would not last.

The Yankees trailed early, took the lead on Soto’s dramatic play, and watched the Royals keep up with an excellent defense and competent offense.

Holmes gave up the one-run lead in the seventh inning when he allowed singles to Kyle Isbel and Tommy Pham before Isbel found his way home on two fly outs.

Holmes, who lost his role as closer, was booed.

In the bottom half of the inning, Anthony Volpe reached second base and Oswaldo Cabrera (pinch runner for Anthony Rizzo) attempted a double steal with one out.

Trevino hit a chopper toward first base that Salvador Perez caught and threw forward, barely managing to touch the dodging Trevino before turning around and throwing the ball home.

To throw Volpe out at home, Perez had to deliver a perfect performance and he did it: A well-placed dart deflected catcher Freddy Fermin’s glove directly into the diving Volpe, resulting in a devastating double play.

Thanks to good work from Kahnle and Jake Cousins, the game remained tied until the 10th.

In the 10th inning, the teams traded runs when a wild pitch from Cousins ​​gave the Royals a brief lead before pinch hitter Austin Wells hit a fly ball down the left field line that traveled just far enough to allow Volpe to score from third base.

A team better known for doing the big things did the small things.

“This is an important series win for us,” Boone said, “against a really good club there that has faced us with a lot of good pitchers.”