KANSAS CITY — Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City Royals to a single run during ...

KANSAS CITY — With a chance to advance, the Yankees never had a doubt in their No. 1 starter.

Juan Soto, Gleyber Torres and Giancarlo Stanton had RBI singles as the Yankees earned the right to face either the Guardians or Tigers in the ALCS.

Now that they’ve done something real in the postseason – beating the Royals in four games in the AL Division Series – maybe it’s time to believe in these Yankees.