KANSAS CITY, Mo. Jazz Chisholm Jr. by saying the Royals got lucky in their Game 2 win and insisting the Yankees would still win the series. And when tempers flared in the sixth inning of the Yankees clinching Game 4 win over the Royals, . The benches cleared and took an incidental forearm from Anthony Volpe while he was making the tag to finish off a double play. Jazz Chisholm and Maikel Garcia are separated by an umpire after the benches cleared following Garcias hard slide on a double play in the sixth inning of the Yankees 3-1 series-clinching win over the Royals in Game 4 of the ALDS on Oct. 10, 2024. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Players from both benches spilled out onto the field after the slide. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post Aaron Judge and Juan Soto were among the Yankees players stepping in between Volpe and Garcia. Jason Szenes / New York Post Explore More As Garcia stood up and lingered at the bag, Volpe patted him on the back, but Chisholm came over and exchanged words with Garcia, which led to the dugouts and bullpens spilling onto the field. J.t. Ginn Jersey I just felt like [Garcia] tried to go injure Volpe because he was being a sore loser, Chisholm said in the champagne-drenched Yankees clubhouse after . He was talking a lot on Instagram and Twitter and stuff. I do the same thing, but Im not going to try to go injure somebody if theyre winning a game and I didnt like that. So I told him we dont do that on this side. Im always going to stick up for my guys. After the Royals Game 2 win, Garcia had retweeted a video of Carlos Rodon being pumped up after striking out the side in the first inning and commented, Dont celebrate too early. He also posted, We dont fear nobody. Volpe did not seem to have an i sue with Garcias slide, which was trying to beat a throw from Jon Berti, who had started the double play by fielding a grounder and stepping on first. The benches were cleared briefly, and no one was ejected. Jason Szenes / New York Post Aaron Boone joked after the game that the altercation couldnt compare to Yankees-Royals games of yesteryear. Jason Szenes / New York Post The stakes are high, Volpe said. Everyones playing hard, everyones trying to win. Theyre playing for their season. He went in hard, but were always going to stand up. Follow The Posts coverage of the Yankees in the postseason: No. Im going in hard to the base, hes trying to make something happen because they didnt have much going on. Thats what happens when everyones playing hard. During the skirmish, Gerrit Cole walked toward Garcia before catcher Austin Wells intercepted him and held him back. Im not sure what happened, but I dont like him coming after my shortstop, Cole said. I just wanted to get in front of him. Manager Aaron Boone said he did not know what everyone was mad about, but indicated it paled in comparison to the Yankees-Royals rivalry of old. If there was some kind of upset over the slide or whatever, we just go back and show a little Hal McRae and Willie Randolph and well all laugh at ourselves, Boone said. Austin Adams Jersey