GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (52-46) at KANSAS CITY (43-55)

AL: NY YANKEES (52-46) at KANSAS CITY (43-55)

<h3>Red-hot Yankees go for five straight against Royals</h3>

<div class="pre">NY Yankees (52-46) at Kansas City (43-55) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The New York Yankees arepounding opposing pitchers into submission lately, and theKansas City Royals are their latest victims.


The Yankees will be looking for their fifth straight win whenthey visit the Royals in the second game of a four-game serieson Tuesday.


After a 9-2 drubbing of Kansas City on Monday, New York hasscored 54 runs during their four-game streak, pounding the TampaBay Devil Rays over the weekend for 45 runs in three games.

Chien-Ming Wang (10-5, 3.44 ERA) will hope to reap the benefitsof his team's hot bats. The Taiwanese sinkerballer had aseven-decision win streak snapped last Thursday against Torontowhen he allowed three runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings.

Wang will be facing a Royals team that has been hot lately,taking series from division leaders Boston, Detroit, Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim and second-place Seattle.


Scott Elarton (2-3, 9.17) will be on the mound for Kansas City.The 31-year-old righthander is coming off the disabled list forthe second time this season after spending 34 days off with aright foot strain.


Yankees sluggers Alex Rodriguez will enter the game two homeruns shy of 500 for his career. He has hit well against Elartonin the past, pounding the veteran at a .563 clip (9-for-16)with three homers and seven RBI.

 

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 DH .244 5 35 David Dejesus CF .273 5 37
Derek Jeter SS .330 7 49 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .299 4 32
Bobby Abreu RF .273 8 57 Mark Teahen RF .289 5 43
Alex Rodriguez 3B .313 34 100 Billy Butler DH .323 3 26
Hideki Matsui LF .290 17 65 Ross Gload 1B .257 3 27
Jorge Posada C .334 10 54 Reggie Sanders LF .350 2 9
Robinson Cano 2B .294 8 51 Alex Gordon 3B .232 6 32
Andy Phillips 1B .300 2 15 John Buck C .241 16 32
Melky Cabrera CF .282 4 32 Tony Pena Jr SS .285 1 31

Chien-Ming Wang RHP (10-5, 3.44) Scott Elarton RHP (2-3, 9.17)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (10-5, 3.44)
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON (2-3, 9.17)

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

WEATHER: 85 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG AND JORGE POSADA
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.244, 5 HR, 35 RBI)
D JETER (.330, 7 HR, 49 RBI)
B ABREU (.273, 8 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED JOHNNY DAMON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D JETER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.313, 34 HR, 100 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JORGE POSADA SCORED DEREK JETER AND ALEX
RODRIGUEZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J POSADA ON FIRST, H MATSUI ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 3
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: R CANO (.294, 8 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ROBINSON CANO SCORED HIDEKI MATSUI.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, R CANO ON SECOND, J POSADA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 4
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.300, 2 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.273, 5 HR, 37 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.299, 4 HR, 32 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.289, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .244
D Jeter ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313
H Matsui lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290
J Posada c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .336
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282

Totals 5 4 3 4 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton). SF - B Abreu. RBI - B Abreu (58), J
Posada 2 (56), R Cano (52). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera
2. Team LOB - 2.


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 .299
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Sanders lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 4 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.44

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 1 3 4 4 2 0 0 9.91

HBP - A Rodriguez (by S Elarton). Pitches-strikes: S Elarton 32-17. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Elarton 2-1. Batters faced: S Elarton 9.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON</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 4 4 3 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.244, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D JETER (.332, 1-FOR-1)
B ABREU (.273, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .244
D Jeter ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313
H Matsui lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290
J Posada c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .336
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .297
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282

Totals 5 4 3 4 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton). SF - B Abreu. RBI - B Abreu (58), J
Posada 2 (56), R Cano (52). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera
2. 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 1 0 .298
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Sanders lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 4 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.41

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 1 3 4 4 2 0 0 9.91

HBP - A Rodriguez (by S Elarton). Pitches-strikes: C Wang 11-6; S Elarton
33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 2-0; S Elarton 2-1. Batters faced: C Wang
3; S Elarton 9.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED JOHNNY DAMON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B ABREU ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 5
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.313, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY HIDEKI MATSUI SCORED BOBBY ABREU.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, H MATSUI ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.336, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOHN BALE (0-0, 0.00) IN THE 2ND
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, H MATSUI ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6, KANSAS CITY 0

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: J POSADA (.336, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Bale relieved S Elarton.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, H MATSUI ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 6
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J Posada (.336, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO ANDY PHILLIPS SCORED HIDEKI MATSUI.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A PHILLIPS ON FIRST, R CANO ON SECOND, J
POSADA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.282, 0-FOR-1)</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 4 3 7 6 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
KAN - JOHN BALE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.323, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
R GLOAD (.257, 3 HR, 27 RBI)
R SANDERS (.350, 2 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (7) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .246
D Jeter ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .331
B Abreu rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 .275
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .312
H Matsui lf 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .292
J Posada c 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .336
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .297
M Cabrera cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .281

Totals 11 7 6 7 5 0 9

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton); B Abreu (21, S Elarton). SF - B Abreu.
RBI - B Abreu 2 (59), J Posada 2 (56), R Cano (52), H Matsui (66), A Phillips
(16). 2-out RBI - H Matsui, A Phillips. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Cabrera 4. Team LOB - 5.


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 1 0 .298
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Sanders lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 43 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.41

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 1 2/3 6 7 7 2 0 0 10.46
J Bale 1/3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.00

IBB - J Posada (by J Bale). HBP - A Rodriguez (by S Elarton).
Pitches-strikes: C Wang 11-6; S Elarton 54-31; J Bale 20-6. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Wang 2-0; S Elarton 3-2; J Bale 1-0. Batters faced: C Wang 3; S
Elarton 14; J Bale 4.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED ROSS GLOAD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GORDON ON SECOND, R SANDERS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.241, 16 HR, 32 RBI)</div>