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

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JOHN BUCK SCORED REGGIE SANDERS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.285, 1 HR, 31 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 4 3 7 6 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 2 2 0 (TOP 3)

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

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.246, 1-FOR-1, BB)
D JETER (.331, 1-FOR-2)
B ABREU (.275, 1-FOR-1, SF, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (7) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - END 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
R Gload 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Sanders lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .350
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J Buck c 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284

Totals 8 2 2 2 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (9, C Wang); A Gordon (18, C Wang). RBI - A Gordon (33),
J Buck (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB -
1.


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NY YANKEES - 43 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 02 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 3.53

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 29-16; S Elarton 54-31; J Bale 20-6. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Wang 4-0; S Elarton 3-2; J Bale 1-0. Batters faced: C Wang 9; 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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 4 3 0 7 7 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 2 2 0 (BOT 3)

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

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.272, 0-FOR-1)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.298, 0-FOR-1)
M TEAHEN (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (7) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .245
D Jeter ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
B Abreu rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .274
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .312
H Matsui lf 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 .291
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 15 7 7 7 6 2 12

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton); B Abreu (21, S Elarton); D Jeter (26, J
Bale). 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 - H Matsui 1, M Cabrera 4. Team LOB - 7.


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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
R Gload 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Sanders lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .350
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J Buck c 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284

Totals 8 2 2 2 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (9, C Wang); A Gordon (18, C Wang). RBI - A Gordon (33),
J Buck (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB -
1.


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NY YANKEES - 430 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 02 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 3.53

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 1/3 1 0 0 4 2 0 0.00

IBB - J Posada (by J Bale), A Rodriguez (by J Bale). HBP - A Rodriguez (by S
Elarton). Pitches-strikes: C Wang 29-16; S Elarton 54-31; J Bale 46-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Wang 4-0; S Elarton 3-2; J Bale 1-1. Batters faced: C Wang
9; S Elarton 14; J Bale 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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 4 3 0 7 7 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 2 2 0 (TOP 4)

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

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.336, 1-FOR-1, BB, 2 RBI)
R CANO (.296, 1-FOR-1, BB, RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.297, 0-FOR-1, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (7) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .245
D Jeter ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
B Abreu rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .274
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .312
H Matsui lf 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 .291
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 15 7 7 7 6 2 12

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton); B Abreu (21, S Elarton); D Jeter (26, J
Bale). 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 - H Matsui 1, M Cabrera 4. Team LOB - 7.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
R Gload 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Sanders lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .350
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J Buck c 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284

Totals 11 2 2 2 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (9, C Wang); A Gordon (18, C Wang). RBI - A Gordon (33),
J Buck (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB -
1.


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NY YANKEES - 430 -- 7
KANSAS CITY - 020 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 3.51

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 1/3 1 0 0 4 2 0 0.00

IBB - J Posada (by J Bale), A Rodriguez (by J Bale). HBP - A Rodriguez (by S
Elarton). Pitches-strikes: C Wang 41-23; S Elarton 54-31; J Bale 46-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Wang 5-2; S Elarton 3-2; J Bale 1-1. Batters faced: C Wang
12; S Elarton 14; J Bale 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 - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: DAVID RISKE (1-2, 2.42) IN THE 4TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, R CANO ON FIRST, J POSADA ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.297, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Riske relieved J Bale.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R CANO ON FIRST, J POSADA ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 7
KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A Phillips (.297, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MELKY CABRERA SCORED JORGE POSADA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CANO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 8
KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.245, 1-FOR-2, 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 4 3 0 1 8 7 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 2 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.320, 0-FOR-1)
R GLOAD (.262, 1-FOR-1)
R SANDERS (.350, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (8) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .245
D Jeter ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
B Abreu rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .274
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .312
H Matsui lf 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 .291
J Posada c 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .336
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .297
M Cabrera cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 .281

Totals 16 8 7 8 8 3 13

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton); B Abreu (21, S Elarton); D Jeter (26, J
Bale). S - A Phillips. SF - B Abreu , M Cabrera. RBI - B Abreu 2 (59), J Posada
2 (56), R Cano (52), H Matsui (66), A Phillips (16), M Cabrera (33). 2-out RBI
- H Matsui, A Phillips. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, H
Matsui 1, M Cabrera 4. Team LOB - 8.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320
R Gload 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .262
R Sanders lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .350
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J Buck c 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284

Totals 11 2 2 2 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (9, C Wang); A Gordon (18, C Wang). RBI - A Gordon (33),
J Buck (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB -
1.


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NY YANKEES - 430 1 -- 8
KANSAS CITY - 020 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 3.51

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 1/3 1 1 1 6 2 0 2.08
D Riske 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.36

J Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

IBB - J Posada (by J Bale), A Rodriguez (by J Bale). HBP - A Rodriguez (by S
Elarton). Pitches-strikes: C Wang 41-23; S Elarton 54-31; J Bale 55-22; D Riske
8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 5-2; S Elarton 3-2; J Bale 1-1; D Riske
1-1. Batters faced: C Wang 12; S Elarton 14; J Bale 11; D Riske 3.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 4 3 0 1 8 7 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.333, 2-FOR-3)
B ABREU (.274, 1-FOR-2, SF, 2 RBI)
A RODRIGUEZ (.312, 0-FOR-1, BB, HBP)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (8) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .245
D Jeter ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
B Abreu rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .274
A Rodriguez 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .312
H Matsui lf 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 .291
J Posada c 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .336
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .297
M Cabrera cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 .281

Totals 16 8 7 8 8 3 13

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton); B Abreu (21, S Elarton); D Jeter (26, J
Bale). S - A Phillips. SF - B Abreu , M Cabrera. RBI - B Abreu 2 (59), J Posada
2 (56), R Cano (52), H Matsui (66), A Phillips (16), M Cabrera (33). 2-out RBI
- H Matsui, A Phillips. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, H
Matsui 1, M Cabrera 4. Team LOB - 8.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
B Butler dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .317
R Gload 1b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268
R Sanders lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .344
A Gordon 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .237
J Buck c 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .238
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284

Totals 16 2 4 2 1 3 5

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (9, C Wang); A Gordon (18, C Wang). RBI - A Gordon (33),
J Buck (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, T Pena Jr 1.
Team LOB - 3.


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NY YANKEES - 430 1 -- 8
KANSAS CITY - 020 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 4 4 2 2 1 3 0 3.48

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 1/3 1 1 1 6 2 0 2.08
D Riske 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.36

J Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

IBB - J Posada (by J Bale), A Rodriguez (by J Bale). HBP - A Rodriguez (by S
Elarton). Pitches-strikes: C Wang 63-38; S Elarton 54-31; J Bale 55-22; D Riske
8-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 6-3; S Elarton 3-2; J Bale 1-1; D Riske
1-1. Batters faced: C Wang 17; S Elarton 14; J Bale 11; D Riske 3.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY YANKEES 4 3 0 1 0 8 8 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.284, 0-FOR-1)
D DEJESUS (.272, 0-FOR-2)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.297, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (8) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .245
D Jeter ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .334
B Abreu rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .311
H Matsui lf 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 .290
J Posada c 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .336
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .297
M Cabrera cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 .281

Totals 20 8 8 8 8 4 16

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton); B Abreu (21, S Elarton); D Jeter (26, J
Bale). S - A Phillips. SF - B Abreu , M Cabrera. RBI - B Abreu 2 (59), J Posada
2 (56), R Cano (52), H Matsui (66), A Phillips (16), M Cabrera (33). 2-out RBI
- H Matsui, A Phillips. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, H
Matsui 1, M Cabrera 4. Team LOB - 9.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
B Butler dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .317
R Gload 1b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268
R Sanders lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .344
A Gordon 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .237
J Buck c 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .238
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284

Totals 16 2 4 2 1 3 5

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (9, C Wang); A Gordon (18, C Wang). RBI - A Gordon (33),
J Buck (33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, T Pena Jr 1.
Team LOB - 3.


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NY YANKEES - 430 10 -- 8
KANSAS CITY - 020 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 4 4 2 2 1 3 0 3.48

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 1/3 1 1 1 6 2 0 2.08
D Riske 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.31

J Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

IBB - J Posada (by J Bale), A Rodriguez (by J Bale). HBP - A Rodriguez (by S
Elarton). Pitches-strikes: C Wang 63-38; S Elarton 54-31; J Bale 55-22; D Riske
32-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 6-3; S Elarton 3-2; J Bale 1-1; D Riske
1-3. Batters faced: C Wang 17; S Elarton 14; J Bale 11; D Riske 7.

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
SACRIFICE FLY BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 8
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.317, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 8
KANSAS CITY 4 END BOTTOM, 5TH</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 0 1 0 8 8 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 2 4 7 0 (TOP 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.336, 1-FOR-1, 2 BB, 2 RBI)
R CANO (.296, 1-FOR-1, 2 BB, RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.297, 0-FOR-1, BB, SAC, RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (8) VS KANSAS CITY (4) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .245
D Jeter ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .334
B Abreu rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .311
H Matsui lf 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 .290
J Posada c 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .336
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .297
M Cabrera cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 .281

Totals 20 8 8 8 8 4 16

BATTING: 2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton); B Abreu (21, S Elarton); D Jeter (26, J
Bale). S - A Phillips. SF - B Abreu , M Cabrera. RBI - B Abreu 2 (59), J Posada
2 (56), R Cano (52), H Matsui (66), A Phillips (16), M Cabrera (33). 2-out RBI
- H Matsui, A Phillips. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, H
Matsui 1, M Cabrera 4. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cabrera (B Butler at 3rd base).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .299
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .287
B Butler dh 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .317
R Gload 1b 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .273
R Sanders lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .344
A Gordon 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .237
J Buck c 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .238
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283

Totals 20 4 7 4 2 3 7

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (9, C Wang); A Gordon (18, C Wang). SF - M Teahen. RBI -
A Gordon (33), J Buck (33), M Teahen (44), R Gload (28). 2-out RBI - R Gload.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 4.



----------------------------------------------------
NY YANKEES - 430 10 -- 8
KANSAS CITY - 020 02 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 5 7 4 4 2 3 0 3.60

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 1/3 1 1 1 6 2 0 2.08
D Riske 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.31

J Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

WP - C Wang. IBB - J Posada (by J Bale), A Rodriguez (by J Bale). HBP - A
Rodriguez (by S Elarton). Pitches-strikes: C Wang 88-53; S Elarton 54-31; J
Bale 55-22; D Riske 32-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 6-5; S Elarton 3-2; J
Bale 1-1; D Riske 1-3. Batters faced: C Wang 23; S Elarton 14; J Bale 11; D
Riske 7.

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>