GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (79-62) at KANSAS CITY (62-78)

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (11) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 .259
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
A Gonzalez ss 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 .000
B Abreu rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .289
a-D Mientkiewicz ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
A Rodriguez 3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .317
S Duncan pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
H Matsui lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .292
J Posada c 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .334
b-J Molina ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246
R Cano 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300
W Betemit 1b-3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .228
M Cabrera cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .295

Totals 36 11 13 11 4 2 17

a-singled to center for B Abreu in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for J Posada
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu 2 (31, B Bannister, R Braun); R Cano (36, B Bannister); J
Damon (21, R Braun). HR - J Damon (10, 3rd inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out),
A Rodriguez 2 (51, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off B
Bannister 0 on, 0 Out), W Betemit (4, 6th inning off R Braun 2 on, 1 Out). S -
R Cano. RBI - J Damon 2 (54), A Rodriguez 3 (138), W Betemit 3 (19), A Gonzalez
(1), B Abreu 2 (94). 2-out RBI - J Damon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Posada 1, B Abreu 1, R Cano 1, A Gonzalez 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Rodriguez (3, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-W Betemit).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
J Smith 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
B Butler 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .302
M Sweeney dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .261
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
S Costa rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231
E Brown lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .248
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .257
J LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .141
J Gathright cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313

Totals 32 3 9 3 3 5 14

BATTING: 2B - B Butler 2 (21, C Britton, A Pettitte); E Brown (12, A Pettitte);
E German (13, A Pettitte). RBI - E Brown 2 (57), S Costa (11). 2-out RBI - E
Brown 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, M Grudzielanek 1,
J LaRue 1, T Pena Jr 1. GIDP - B Butler. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (10, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (22, ground ball). Outfield assists - M Teahen (R
Cano at Home).


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NY YANKEES - 002 207 00 -- 11
KANSAS CITY - 000 200 01 -- 3
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 6 1/3 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.78
C Britton 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.27

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 5 7 7 7 3 1 3 3.46
R Braun 1 4 4 4 0 0 1 7.15
L Hochevar 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

B Bannister pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

HBP - H Matsui (by B Bannister); A Rodriguez (by L Hochevar).
Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 89-55; C Britton 25-15; B Bannister 98-57; R Braun
26-17; L Hochevar 31-19. Ground balls-fly balls: A Pettitte 12-3; C Britton
1-3; B Bannister 8-4; R Braun 3-1; L Hochevar 1-4. Batters faced: A Pettitte
27; C Britton 8; B Bannister 24; R Braun 9; L Hochevar 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY SHANE COSTA SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SWEENEY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 11
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.248, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (11) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 6 2 3 2 0 0 2 .259
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
A Gonzalez ss 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 .000
B Abreu rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .289
a-D Mientkiewicz ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
A Rodriguez 3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .317
S Duncan pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
H Matsui lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .292
J Posada c 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .334
b-J Molina ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246
R Cano 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300
W Betemit 1b-3b 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .224
M Cabrera cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .296

Totals 40 11 14 11 4 2 18

a-singled to center for B Abreu in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for J Posada
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu 2 (31, B Bannister, R Braun); R Cano (36, B Bannister); J
Damon (21, R Braun); M Cabrera (22, L Hochevar). HR - J Damon (10, 3rd inning
off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out), A Rodriguez 2 (51, 4th inning off B Bannister 1
on, 0 Out, 6th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 0 Out), W Betemit (4, 6th inning
off R Braun 2 on, 1 Out). S - R Cano. RBI - J Damon 2 (54), A Rodriguez 3
(138), W Betemit 3 (19), A Gonzalez (1), B Abreu 2 (94). 2-out RBI - J Damon 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Posada 1, B Abreu 1, R Cano 1, A
Gonzalez 2. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Rodriguez (3, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-W Betemit).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
J Smith 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
B Butler 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .302
M Sweeney dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .261
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
S Costa rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231
E Brown lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .248
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .257
J LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .141
J Gathright cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .313

Totals 32 3 9 3 3 5 14

BATTING: 2B - B Butler 2 (21, C Britton, A Pettitte); E Brown (12, A Pettitte);
E German (13, A Pettitte). RBI - E Brown 2 (57), S Costa (11). 2-out RBI - E
Brown 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, M Grudzielanek 1,
J LaRue 1, T Pena Jr 1. GIDP - B Butler. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (10, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (22, ground ball). Outfield assists - M Teahen (R
Cano at Home).


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NY YANKEES - 002 207 000 -- 11
KANSAS CITY - 000 200 01 -- 3
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte 6 1/3 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.78
C Britton 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.27

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 5 7 7 7 3 1 3 3.46
R Braun 1 4 4 4 0 0 1 7.15
L Hochevar 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

B Bannister pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

HBP - H Matsui (by B Bannister); A Rodriguez (by L Hochevar).
Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 89-55; C Britton 25-15; B Bannister 98-57; R Braun
26-17; L Hochevar 44-25. Ground balls-fly balls: A Pettitte 12-3; C Britton
1-3; B Bannister 8-4; R Braun 3-1; L Hochevar 4-4. Batters faced: A Pettitte
27; C Britton 8; B Bannister 24; R Braun 9; L Hochevar 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 11 14 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 9 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHRIS BRITTON
KAN - LUKE HOCHEVAR

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.313, 0-FOR-2, BB)
E GERMAN (.268, 2-FOR-4)
J SMITH (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Brazell hit for E German.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J GATHRIGHT ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 11
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: C Brazell (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: BRIAN BRUNEY (2-1, 3.47) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 3

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: J GATHRIGHT (.313, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Bruney relieved C Britton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 11
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J Gathright (.313, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Ramirez relieved B Bruney.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B BUTLER ON FIRST, C BRAZELL ON SECOND, J
GATHRIGHT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 11
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Sweeney (.261, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: EDWAR RAMIREZ (1-0, 6.59) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, B BUTLER ON FIRST, C BRAZELL ON SECOND, J
GATHRIGHT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 3

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: M SWEENEY (.261, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE SWEENEY SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SWEENEY ON FIRST, B BUTLER ON SECOND, C
BRAZELL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 11
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S COSTA (.231, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY SHANE COSTA SCORED CRAIG BRAZELL.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M SWEENEY ON SECOND, B BUTLER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 11
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.248, 2-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 11 14 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, CHRIS BRITTON (7TH), BRIAN BRUNEY (9TH), EDWAR
RAMIREZ (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA, JOSE MOLINA (8TH)

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, RYAN BRAUN (6TH), LUKE HOCHEVAR
(7TH) AND JASON LARUE

HOME RUNS: NYY - JOHNNY DAMON (10) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
ALEX RODRIGUEZ (50) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
ALEX RODRIGUEZ (51) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
WILSON BETEMIT (4) OFF RYAN BRAUN IN THE 6TH, 2 ON

KAN - NONE</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (11) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - FINAL

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 6 2 3 2 0 0 2 .259
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
A Gonzalez ss 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 .000
B Abreu rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .289
a-D Mientkiewicz ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
A Rodriguez 3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .317
S Duncan pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
H Matsui lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .292
J Posada c 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .334
b-J Molina ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246
R Cano 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300
W Betemit 1b-3b 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .224
M Cabrera cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .296

Totals 40 11 14 11 4 2 18

a-singled to center for B Abreu in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for J Posada
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Abreu 2 (31, B Bannister, R Braun); R Cano (36, B Bannister); J
Damon (21, R Braun); M Cabrera (22, L Hochevar). HR - J Damon (10, 3rd inning
off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out), A Rodriguez 2 (51, 4th inning off B Bannister 1
on, 0 Out, 6th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 0 Out), W Betemit (4, 6th inning
off R Braun 2 on, 1 Out). S - R Cano. RBI - J Damon 2 (54), A Rodriguez 3
(138), W Betemit 3 (19), A Gonzalez (1), B Abreu 2 (94). 2-out RBI - J Damon 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Posada 1, B Abreu 1, R Cano 1, A
Gonzalez 2. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Rodriguez (3, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-W Betemit).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .268
a-C Brazell ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
J Smith 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .198
B Butler 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .302
M Sweeney dh 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .264
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
S Costa rf 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .228
E Brown lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .247
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .257
J LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .141
J Gathright cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .313

Totals 36 5 10 5 6 5 17

a-walked for E German in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - B Butler 2 (21, C Britton, A Pettitte); E Brown (12, A Pettitte);
E German (13, A Pettitte). RBI - E Brown 2 (57), S Costa 2 (12), M Sweeney
(33). 2-out RBI - E Brown 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith
1, M Grudzielanek 1, E Brown 2, J LaRue 1, T Pena Jr 1. GIDP - B Butler. Team
LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (10, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Posada).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (22, ground ball). Outfield assists - M Teahen (R
Cano at Home).


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NY YANKEES - 002 207 000 -- 11
KANSAS CITY - 000 200 012 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
A Pettitte (W, 13-8) 6 1/3 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.78
C Britton 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.27
B Bruney 1/3 0 2 2 3 0 0 3.83
E Ramirez 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.28

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister (L, 12-8) 5 7 7 7 3 1 3 3.46
R Braun 1 4 4 4 0 0 1 7.15
L Hochevar 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

B Bannister pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

HBP - H Matsui (by B Bannister); A Rodriguez (by L Hochevar).
Pitches-strikes: A Pettitte 89-55; C Britton 25-15; B Bruney 20-5; E Ramirez
7-7; B Bannister 98-57; R Braun 26-17; L Hochevar 44-25. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Pettitte 12-3; C Britton 1-3; B Bruney 0-1; E Ramirez 1-1; B Bannister
8-4; R Braun 3-1; L Hochevar 4-4. Batters faced: A Pettitte 27; C Britton 8; B
Bruney 4; E Ramirez 3; B Bannister 24; R Braun 9; L Hochevar 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

T--3:14. Att--35,518.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph,
swirling.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 0 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 11 14 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 10 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, CHRIS BRITTON (7TH), BRIAN BRUNEY (9TH), EDWAR
RAMIREZ (9TH) AND JORGE POSADA, JOSE MOLINA (8TH)

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, RYAN BRAUN (6TH), LUKE HOCHEVAR
(7TH) AND JASON LARUE


WP - ANDY PETTITTE (13-8)
LP - BRIAN BANNISTER (12-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: NYY - JOHNNY DAMON (10) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
ALEX RODRIGUEZ (50) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 4TH, 1 ON
ALEX RODRIGUEZ (51) OFF BRIAN BANNISTER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
WILSON BETEMIT (4) OFF RYAN BRAUN IN THE 6TH, 2 ON

KAN - NONE


TIME: 3:14 ATT: 35,518

PROBABLES: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (17-6, 3.68)
KAN - ZACK GREINKE (6-5, 3.87)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
NY YANKEES 11
KANSAS CITY 5 FINAL</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (11) AT KANSAS CITY (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY YANKEES 3RD: R Cano grounded out to second. W Betemit walked.
M Cabrera flied out to center. J Damon homered to right, W Betemit scored.
D Jeter flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2,
KANSAS CITY 0.

NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu doubled to right. A Rodriguez homered to center,
B Abreu scored. H Matsui grounded out to first. J Posada grounded out to third.
R Cano doubled to right. W Betemit singled to right, R Cano out at home.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. B Butler
doubled to deep right center. M Sweeney reached on infield single to
shortstop. M Teahen grounded out to first, B Butler to third, M Sweeney to
second. E Brown doubled to deep left, B Butler and M Sweeney scored. T Pena
Jr struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, KANSAS CITY 2.

NY YANKEES 6TH: A Rodriguez homered to left. H Matsui hit by pitch.
J Posada walked, H Matsui to second. R Braun relieved B Bannister. R Cano
sacrificed to pitcher, H Matsui to third, J Posada to second. W Betemit
homered to center, H Matsui and J Posada scored. M Cabrera reached on infield
single to pitcher. J Damon doubled to left center, M Cabrera to third.
A Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Cabrera scored, J Damon
to third. B Abreu doubled to left, J Damon and A Gonzalez scored. A Rodriguez
flied out to center. H Matsui safe at first on error by shortstop T Pena Jr,
B Abreu to third. J Posada grounded into fielder's choice to second, H Matsui
out at second. (7 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: D Mientkiewicz at first base. S Duncan in right field.
J Molina catching. W Betemit at third base. B Butler doubled to left. M Sweeney
singled to center, B Butler to third. S Costa grounded out to first, B Butler
scored, M Sweeney to second. E Brown flied out to center. T Pena Jr walked.
J LaRue lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 11,
KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: B Bruney relieved C Britton. J Gathright walked.
C Brazell hit for E German. C Brazell walked, J Gathright to second. J Smith
flied out to right, J Gathright to third. B Butler walked, C Brazell to
second. E Ramirez relieved B Bruney. M Sweeney singled to right, J Gathright
scored, C Brazell to third, B Butler to second. S Costa grounded out to first,
C Brazell scored, B Butler to third, M Sweeney to second. E Brown popped out
to second. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 5.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NY YANKEES (11) AT KANSAS CITY (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui LF, J Posada C, R Cano 2B, W Betemit 1B, M Cabrera CF, A Pettitte LHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- E German 3B, M Grudzielanek 2B, B Butler 1B,
M Sweeney DH, M Teahen RF, E Brown LF, T Pena Jr SS, J LaRue C, J Gathright CF,
B Bannister RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Tim Mcclelland (2B),
Marty Foster (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind swirling at 5 mph.


NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon grounded out to shortstop. D Jeter grounded out to
shortstop. B Abreu grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: E German singled to center. M Grudzielanek struck out
swinging. B Butler grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
E German out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: A Rodriguez walked. A Rodriguez caught stealing second,
catcher to shortstop. H Matsui struck out looking. J Posada flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: M Sweeney grounded out to second. M Teahen grounded out
to first. E Brown singled to right. T Pena Jr grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

NY YANKEES 3RD: R Cano grounded out to second. W Betemit walked.
M Cabrera flied out to center. J Damon homered to right, W Betemit scored.
D Jeter flied out to right. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J LaRue struck out swinging. J Gathright grounded out to
pitcher. E German grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

NY YANKEES 4TH: B Abreu doubled to right. A Rodriguez homered to center,
B Abreu scored. H Matsui grounded out to first. J Posada grounded out to third.
R Cano doubled to right. W Betemit singled to right, R Cano out at home.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. B Butler
doubled to deep right center. M Sweeney reached on infield single to
shortstop. M Teahen grounded out to first, B Butler to third, M Sweeney to
second. E Brown doubled to deep left, B Butler and M Sweeney scored. T Pena
Jr struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, KANSAS CITY 2.

NY YANKEES 5TH: M Cabrera grounded out to second. J Damon reached on
infield single to shortstop. D Jeter grounded out to pitcher, J Damon to
second. B Abreu popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: A Gonzalez at shortstop. J LaRue lined out to shortstop.
J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. E German doubled to deep right.
E German stole third. M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY YANKEES 4, KANSAS CITY 2.

NY YANKEES 6TH: A Rodriguez homered to left. H Matsui hit by pitch.
J Posada walked, H Matsui to second. R Braun relieved B Bannister. R Cano
sacrificed to pitcher, H Matsui to third, J Posada to second. W Betemit
homered to center, H Matsui and J Posada scored. M Cabrera reached on infield
single to pitcher. J Damon doubled to left center, M Cabrera to third.
A Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Cabrera scored, J Damon
to third. B Abreu doubled to left, J Damon and A Gonzalez scored. A Rodriguez
flied out to center. H Matsui safe at first on error by shortstop T Pena Jr,
B Abreu to third. J Posada grounded into fielder's choice to second, H Matsui
out at second. (7 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: B Butler struck out swinging. M Sweeney walked. M Teahen
flied out to center. E Brown grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

NY YANKEES 7TH: J Smith at second base. S Costa in right field. L Hochevar
relieved R Braun. R Cano reached on infield single to second. W Betemit flied
out to center. M Cabrera walked, R Cano to second. J Damon flied out to
right. A Gonzalez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 11,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: T Pena Jr reached on infield single to first. J LaRue
flied out to right. J Gathright walked, T Pena Jr to second. C Britton
relieved A Pettitte. E German flied out to right, T Pena Jr to third. J Smith
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

NY YANKEES 8TH: D Mientkiewicz hit for B Abreu. D Mientkiewicz singled to
center. A Rodriguez hit by pitch, D Mientkiewicz to second. S Duncan ran for
A Rodriguez. H Matsui flied out to left, D Mientkiewicz to third. J Molina hit
for J Posada. J Molina struck out swinging. R Cano grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: D Mientkiewicz at first base. S Duncan in right field.
J Molina catching. W Betemit at third base. B Butler doubled to left. M Sweeney
singled to center, B Butler to third. S Costa grounded out to first, B Butler
scored, M Sweeney to second. E Brown flied out to center. T Pena Jr walked.
J LaRue lined out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 11,
KANSAS CITY 3.

NY YANKEES 9TH: W Betemit grounded out to first. M Cabrera doubled to deep
left center. J Damon grounded out to first, M Cabrera to third. A Gonzalez
grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: B Bruney relieved C Britton. J Gathright walked.
C Brazell hit for E German. C Brazell walked, J Gathright to second. J Smith
flied out to right, J Gathright to third. B Butler walked, C Brazell to
second. E Ramirez relieved B Bruney. M Sweeney singled to right, J Gathright
scored, C Brazell to third, B Butler to second. S Costa grounded out to first,
C Brazell scored, B Butler to third, M Sweeney to second. E Brown popped out
to second. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 5.</div>

 

Rodriguez homers twice as Yankees pound Royals

<h3>NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 5</h3>By Alan Eskew
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer




<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Alex Rodriguez continued his</div>remarkable season with two more home runs and Andy Pettittepitched 6 1/3 strong innings as the New York Yankees crushed theKansas City Royals, 11-5, on Saturday night.


Rodriguez hit his 50th and 51st home runs for his eighthmulti-homer game of the season. He has 49 home runs as thethird baseman, which breaks the major league record. MikeSchmidt hit 48 for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980 and AdrianBeltre matched it in 2004 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The 11-time All-Star has now homered in four straight games andis the first Yankees player to eclipse the half-century marksince Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle both accomplished the featin 1961.


Pettitte (13-8) allowed two runs on seven hits, while strikingout four to pick up his seventh victory in his past eightstarts.


Johnny Damon, who played the first six years of his career withKansas City, started the New York scoring with a two-run homer -his 10th - off Kansas City starter Brian Bannister in the thirdwith Wilson Betemit aboard. Damon finished the contest withthree hits, two RBI and a pair of runs scored.


Rodriguez homered for the first time in the fourth with BobbyAbreu aboard and led off the Yankees' seven-run sixth with hissecond blast. Both homers came on 3-1 pitches off Bannister(12-8).


The Yankees sent 12 men to the plate in the sixth to put thegame away. Betemit's three-run homer off reliever Ryan Braunwas the big blow in the frame, while Abreu contributed a two-rundouble.


Bannister worked five-plus innings, allowing seven runs - aseason high - and seven hits, three walks and a hit batter.

Emil Brown's double in the fourth scored rookie Billy Butler andMike Sweeney for the only runs Pettitte allowed. Butler, whohad two doubles, also scored in the eighth on a Shane Costagroundout.


Luke Hochevar, the first overall pick in the 2006 draft, madehis major league debut and pitched three shutout innings.

The Yankees defeated the Royals for the eighth time in ninegames this season, outscoring them,70-33. The Yankees have won18 of their past 21 games against Kansas City.


Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter left in the fifth inning withstiffness in his right knee.

 

Rodriguez homers twice as Yankees pound Royals

<h3>NY YANKEES 11, KANSAS CITY 5</h3>By Alan Eskew
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - Alex Rodriguez continued hisremarkable season with two more home runs and Andy Pettittepitched 6 1/3 strong innings as the New York Yankees crushed theKansas City Royals, 11-5, on Saturday night.


Rodriguez hit his 50th and 51st home runs for his eighthmulti-homer game of the season. He has 49 home runs as thethird baseman, which breaks the major league record. MikeSchmidt hit 48 for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980 and AdrianBeltre matched it in 2004 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"It's very special," Rodriguez said. "I admire guys who'veplayed third like (Frank) Robinson, (George) Brett and Schmidt."

The 11-time All-Star has now homered in four straight games andis the first Yankees player to eclipse the half-century marksince Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle both accomplished the featin 1961.


With the numbers he is putting up, he should be a shoo-in forhis third American League MVP.


"I will settle for a world championship," Rodriguez said insteadof another MVP trophy.


The Yankees, who were seven games below .500 after a June 4loss, are now 18 games above .500 and lead the wild card race bythree games over Detroit (77-65) and are 5 1/2 games back ofthe Boston Red Sox (86-57) in the American league East.

"I wouldn't even want to guess," Yankees manager Joe Torre saidwhen asked where his team would be without Rodriguez. "I stillmarvel at what he does. I think we all do. Every at-bat thereis some excitement. He's having more fun this year. I noticedit in spring training. If he doesn't have a good at-bat or day,he just leaves it there. He just seems more comfortable."

Pettitte (13-8) allowed two runs and seven hits, while strikingout four to pick up his seventh victory in his past eightstarts.


"As bad as we played (early), you forget how long of a season itis," Pettitte said. "The last inning I was fatigued for thefirst time in a while. I hit a wall and was gassed."

Johnny Damon, who played the first six years of his career withKansas City, started the New York scoring with a two-run homer -his 10th - on a 3-1 count off Kansas City starter BrianBannister in the third with Wilson Betemit aboard. Damonfinished the contest with three hits, two RBI and a pair of runsscored.


Rodriguez homered for the first time in the fourth with BobbyAbreu aboard and led off the Yankees' seven-run sixth with hissecond blast. Both homers came on 3-1 fastballs off Bannister(12-8).


"This is really no surprise," Royals manager Buddy Bell said ofRodriguez's homers. "He's a great hitter and he's been doingthis a long time. He's been a great player for a long time.He's having a tremendous year, an MVP year, that's for sure."

The Yankees sent 12 men to the plate in the sixth to put thegame away. Betemit's three-run homer off reliever Ryan Braunwas the big blow in the frame, while Abreu contributed a two-rundouble.


"Honestly, I'm not disappointed about the A-Rod homers, becausethat's a great player," Bannister said. "I'm disappointed inthe counts I got myself in. When you get into those counts,it's a completely different situation. Hitters know that I haveto throw a strike. When I'm pitching ahead, hitters can't takea full swing off me.


"A-Rod you expect to get swings like that. Damon, I was alittle surprised, but again, I can't put myself into thosesituations where they know I have to throw a strike." But, aspitcher, you have to stay ahead of them, so they don't getswings like that. I felt like I let down my team. I should havestayed in and given my team a couple more innings."

Bannister worked five-plus innings, allowing seven runs - aseason high - and seven hits, three walks and a hit batter.

"With that team, a league-leading hitting team, they're going toget their hits; they're going to get on base," Bannister said."But, as pitcher, you have to stay ahead of them, so they don'tget swings like that."


Emil Brown's double in the fourth scored rookie Billy Butler andMike Sweeney for the only runs Pettitte allowed. Butler, whohad two doubles, also scored in the eighth on a Shane Costagroundout.


Luke Hochevar, the first overall pick in the 2006 draft by theRoyals, made his major league debut and pitched three shutoutinnings.


The Yankees defeated the Royals for the eighth time in ninegames this season, outscoring them,70-35. The Yankees have won18 of their past 21 games against Kansas City.


Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter left in the fifth with stiffnessin his right knee. Torre said he would give Jeter Sunday offand the Yankees have an off-day on Monday.


"Hopefully a couple of days off will do the job," Torre said."It's been bothering him for a while. Today it looked like hecouldn't move very well."