As electric as it was in the first inning at a sold-out Yankee Stadium on Monday, the building slowly lost power over the course of the night. The highs and lows of Carlos Rodon and a wasteful offense will do that. Rodon fizzled out during a four-run fourth inning and the Yankees bats looked like they did during their summer swoon on the way to a 4-2 lo s to the Royals in Game 2 of the ALDS. The life came back into The Bronx in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Jazz Chisholm Jr. led off with a home run to the second deck off Royals closer Lucas Erceg. Carlos Rodon didnt make it out of the fourth inning during his start on Oct. 7. Charles Wenzelberg Juan Soto reacts after recording an out during the Yankees Game 2 lo s on Oct. 7. Jason Szenes for the NY Post But it was only temporary, as the Yankees brought the tying run to the plate with two outs in Gleyber Torres, who grounded out to end it. There will be no sweep of an AL Central foe this time around, as the teams now head to Kansas City with the series tied 1-1 heading into Wednesdays Game 3. Explore More It still feels the same that were going to win [the series], Chisholm said. I dont feel like anybody feels any different. Were going to go out there and do our thing still. We still dont feel like any team is better than us. We had a lot of mi sed opportunities tonight, so they just got lucky. While Rodon was a buzzkill, giving up four runs acro s 3 / innings after a dominant start, the Yankees bullpen kept the deficit at 4-1 and gave its offense a chance. Tommy Pham hits an RBI single during the Royals Game 2 win on Oct. 7. Charles Wenzelberg Except the Yankees could not do anything with it against lefty Cole Ragans and the Royals bullpen. After going 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position in Saturdays Game 1 win, the Yankees went 1-for-6 on Monday while stranding eight more runners. With runners on base Monday, they went 2-for-20. They were making their pitches when they needed to, said likely AL MVP Aaron Judge, who Taurean Prince Jersey had another quiet night going 1-for-3 with a walk and an infield single. We had a couple guys on in scoring position and then kind of buckled down and made some tough pitches on us. We gotta come through in those situations and break it open. Follow The Posts coverage of the Yankees in the postseason: The Yankees had trouble mounting much offense against Ragans, letting him off the hook early after he walked the first two batters of the game just as they had wasted runners on second and third with no outs in the first inning of Game 1 against Michael Wacha. They made Ragans throw 87 pitches to get 12 outs Monday, as the Royals turned to their bullpen to start the fifth inning, but the Yankees could not figure out their four relievers either. We made it tough on him, gave ourselves a chance, but couldnt break through with their bullpen, manager Aaron Boone said. Thats where weve got to punch through. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! The task will only get tougher on Wednesday when they face Royals ace Seth Lugo, who dominated the Yankees last month. I feel like this teams the best to [bounce back], Chisholm said. One day we get our butts kicked and the next day were kicking butt. We turn around everything. We never look at anything as a downer. Come back and learn from it the next day. Rodon came out firing and filling up the strike zone. He struck out the side in a buzzing first inning, unleashing an emphatic, even slightly maniacal reaction after each punch-out, including sticking his tongue out after getting Vinnie Pasquantino chasing a slider to end the frame. Carlos Rodon struggled for the Yankees during their Game 2 lo s on Oct. 7. Jason Szenes for the NY Post The Royals evened the ALDS on Oct. 7 after their win against the Yankees. Jason Szenes for the NY Post But after Giancarlo Stantons RBI single in the bottom of the third, the Royals answered right back in the top of the fourth, continuing an early trend in the ALDS. Before Chisholms ninth-inning homer, the Yankees had scored in five innings this series. Three times, including Monday night, the Royals have answered with at least one run in the next half inning. They made it a four spot in the fourth inning off Rodon and knocked him out of the game in the proce s. All four of their hits off Rodon in the frame including a solo home run from Salvador Perez that tied the game came on sliders. There were points in the fourth where I was trying to do a little more, I wanted to get some swing-and-mi s, Rodon said. Thinking back to it, trust the pitch and go attack is the mindset I wish I had. Obviously I want to be better than that, especially how the first three innings went. Tyler Johnson Jersey