GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (51-46) at KANSAS CITY (43-54)

AL: NY YANKEES (51-46) at KANSAS CITY (43-54)

<h3>Red-hot Yankees' lineup visits Kansas City</h3>

<div class="pre">NY Yankees (51-46) at Kansas City (43-54) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- One cannot blame the KansasCity Royals' pitching staff if it is a little anxious aboutdealing with the lineup of the New York Yankees in the opener ofa four-game series Monday.


The Yankees are coming off three consecutive wins against theTampa Bay Devil Rays since Saturday, outscoring their AmericanLeague East foe by a run total of 45-12.


Kansas City's Odalis Perez (5-8, 5.84 ERA) has the unenviabletask of facing the Yankees, who hit six home runs in Sunday's21-4 thrashing of Tampa Bay. Perez is 1-1 over his last threestarts despite a 7.45 ERA in 15 2/3 innings during that span.

Perhaps more bad news for the Royals is that Roger Clemens (2-4,3.88) will be on the mound for New York. In 33 career startsagainst the Royals, Clemens is 20-6 with a 2.15 ERA.

The 44-year-old righthander last pitched here on June 17, 2005when he tossed six scoreless innings during a 7-0 win by theHouston Astros.


Two home runs shy of reaching 500 for his career, New York'sAlex Rodriguez is batting .312 (128-for-410) with 30 home runsin his career against the Royals, who have won four of theirlast five games.

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY -- LINEUPS

NY YANKEES KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Johnny Damon CF .238 5 33 David Dejesus CF .273 5 37
Melky Cabrera RF .283 4 32 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .300 4 32
Derek Jeter SS .332 7 49 Mark Teahen RF .289 5 43
Alex Rodriguez 3B .313 34 99 Billy Butler DH .333 3 26
Hideki Matsui LF .291 17 63 Ross Gload 1B .257 2 26
Jorge Posada C .333 10 52 Alex Gordon 3B .235 6 32
Robinson Cano 2B .291 8 50 Emil Brown LF .228 4 42
Andy Phillips 1B .306 2 15 John Buck C .244 16 32
Shelley Duncan DH .333 3 7 Tony Pena Jr SS .284 1 31

Roger Clemens RHP (2-4, 3.88) Odalis Perez LHP (5-8, 5.84)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS (2-4, 3.88)
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ (5-8, 5.84)

UMPIRES: HP - DOUG EDDINGS
1B - DANA DEMUTH
2B - DERRYL COUSINS
3B - KERWIN DANLEY

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS AND JORGE POSADA
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.238, 5 HR, 33 RBI)
M CABRERA (.283, 4 HR, 32 RBI)
D JETER (.332, 7 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY HIDEKI MATSUI SCORED MELKY CABRERA AND DEREK
JETER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, H MATSUI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 2
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.333, 10 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.273, 5 HR, 37 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.300, 4 HR, 32 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.289, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (2) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Cabrera rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
D Jeter ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
S Duncan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 5 2 2 2 1 0 1

BATTING: RBI - H Matsui 2 (65). 2-out RBI - H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 2 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.88

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.95

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 2-1. Batters
faced: O Perez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.291, 8 HR, 50 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.306, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
S DUNCAN (.333, 3 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (2) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Cabrera rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
D Jeter ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
S Duncan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 5 2 2 2 1 0 1

BATTING: RBI - H Matsui 2 (65). 2-out RBI - H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 2 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.81

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.95

Pitches-strikes: R Clemens 14-10; O Perez 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Clemens 1-1; O Perez 2-1. Batters faced: R Clemens 3; O Perez 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOHNNY DAMON SCORED ROBINSON CANO AND SHELLEY
DUNCAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J DAMON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.283, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.333, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
R GLOAD (.257, 2 HR, 26 RBI)
A GORDON (.235, 6 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240
M Cabrera rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
D Jeter ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
S Duncan dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385

Totals 11 4 5 4 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Damon (14, O Perez). RBI - H Matsui 2 (65), J Damon 2 (35).
2-out RBI - H Matsui 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1.
Team LOB - 2.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 22 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.81

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 5 4 4 1 0 0 6.06

Pitches-strikes: R Clemens 14-10; O Perez 29-19. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Clemens 1-1; O Perez 3-3. Batters faced: R Clemens 3; O Perez 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.312, 0-FOR-1)
H MATSUI (.293, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
J POSADA (.332, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240
M Cabrera rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
D Jeter ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
S Duncan dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385

Totals 11 4 5 4 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Damon (14, O Perez). RBI - H Matsui 2 (65), J Damon 2 (35).
2-out RBI - H Matsui 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1.
Team LOB - 2.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 22 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.74

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 5 4 4 1 0 0 6.06

Pitches-strikes: R Clemens 28-19; O Perez 29-19. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Clemens 2-3; O Perez 3-3. Batters faced: R Clemens 6; O Perez 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.228, 4 HR, 42 RBI)
J BUCK (.244, 16 HR, 32 RBI)
T PENA JR (.284, 1 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240
M Cabrera rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
D Jeter ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .292
J Posada c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
R Cano 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .293
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
S Duncan dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385

Totals 14 4 5 4 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - J Damon (14, O Perez). RBI - H Matsui 2 (65), J Damon 2 (35).
2-out RBI - H Matsui 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, R
Cano 1. Team LOB - 3.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 220 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.74

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 5 4 4 2 0 0 6.01

Pitches-strikes: R Clemens 28-19; O Perez 43-27. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Clemens 2-3; O Perez 5-4. Batters faced: R Clemens 6; O Perez 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.302, 0-FOR-1)
S DUNCAN (.385, 1-FOR-1)
J DAMON (.240, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon cf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240
M Cabrera rf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .282
D Jeter ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312
H Matsui lf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .292
J Posada c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .331
R Cano 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .293
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
S Duncan dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .385

Totals 14 4 5 4 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - J Damon (14, O Perez). RBI - H Matsui 2 (65), J Damon 2 (35).
2-out RBI - H Matsui 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Jeter 1, R
Cano 1. Team LOB - 3.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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NY YANKEES - 220 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
R Clemens 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.67

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 5 4 4 2 0 0 6.01

Pitches-strikes: R Clemens 44-29; O Perez 43-27. Ground balls-fly balls: R
Clemens 4-4; O Perez 5-4. Batters faced: R Clemens 10; O Perez 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Derryl Cousins. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ROGER CLEMENS
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.298, 0-FOR-1)
M TEAHEN (.288, 0-FOR-1)
B BUTLER (.331, 0-FOR-1)</div>