sentences:  In the ALCS, the Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals in 5 games.Chris Chambliss's walk-off home run in Game 5 clinched the pennant for the Yankees.In the World Series, they were defeated in a four-game sweep by the defending champion Cincinnati Reds, marking only the second time that the Yankees had ever been swept in a World Series in their history (following the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers).