KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dellin Betances’ third straight strong outing resulted in him attending to the right ring finger that has been getting cut by the thumbnail on his pitching hand.

He was shaking the hand and looking at it as he walked off the mound following a perfect eighth inning in the Yankees’ 8-3 win over the Royals on Saturday night.

Aaron Hicks’ second inside-the-park homer of the year was the 108th in Kauffman Stadium history, which opened in 1973.

Giancarlo Stanton’s ninth-inning homer was his 500th extra base hit. … The Yankees went 2-for-2 on challenges.

Designated for assignment Tuesday and refusing an outright assignment Friday, righty reliever David Hale re-signed with the Yankees on Saturday night.