Wacha avoided further trouble when he got New York star Aaron Judge to ground into a double play. Austin Wells followed with a lineout to left fielder MJ Melendez. Royals leadoff hitter Michael Massey fouled off a pitch that struck Wacha in the neck. Concerned teammates looked on as Wacha was examined by the Royals medical staff.

Michael Wacha had some cosmically bad luck during Game 4 of the NLDS on Thursday. The Kansas City Royals righty, who got the start against the New York Yankees, had just completed his first inning of work and was sitting in the dugout while his team batted in the bottom half.

Kansas City Royals leadoff man Michael Massey drilled Michael Wacha with a foul ball after the New York Yankees put up a run in the top of the first inning of ALDS Game 4.