GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (53-46) at KANSAS CITY (43-56)

AL: NY YANKEES (53-46) at KANSAS CITY (43-56)

<h3>Yankees aim to push winning streak to six games</h3>

<div class="pre">NY Yankees (53-46) at Kansas City (43-56) 8:10 pm EDT</div>

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The New York Yankees hopes tocontinue their second-half surge when they meet the Kansas Cityon Wednesday.


Bobby Abreu and Jorge Posada each drove in a pair of runs as NewYork extended its winning streak to five games with a 9-4triumph on Tuesday.


The Yankees will hand the ball to Mike Mussina (4-7, 4.97 ERA),who tries to pick up his first win in four outings. Last timeout, Mussina was hammered for six runs and seven hits of a 14-4thrashing to Tampa Bay on Friday.


The veteran righthander has just two wins total through his last12 starts overall and is 15-7 in 31 trips to the mound againstthe Royals.


Kansas City's Gil Meche (7-6, 3.63) has been total opposite ofMussina, winning four consecutive outings. Meche limited theDetroit Tigers to two runs in seven frames of an easy 10-2 win.

The All-Star righthander is 3-2 with a 3.88 ERA in nine startsagainst the Yankees while with Seattle. Meche inked lucrativefive-year deal with Kansas City in the offseason.

 

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 LF .246 5 36 David Dejesus CF .273 5 37
Derek Jeter SS .335 7 49 Esteban German 2B .283 3 28
Bobby Abreu RF .275 8 59 Mark Teahen RF .286 5 44
Alex Rodriguez 3B .310 34 100 Billy Butler DH .320 3 26
Hideki Matsui DH .292 17 66 Ross Gload 1B .271 3 28
Jorge Posada C .334 10 56 Reggie Sanders LF .333 2 9
Robinson Cano 2B .295 8 52 Alex Gordon 3B .239 6 33
Andy Phillips 1B .301 2 16 John Buck C .236 16 33
Melky Cabrera CF .279 4 33 Tony Pena Jr SS .282 1 31

Mike Mussina RHP (4-7, 4.97) Gil Meche RHP (7-6, 3.63)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (4-7, 4.97)
KAN - GIL MECHE (7-6, 3.63)

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

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, clear
WIND: 8 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA AND JORGE POSADA
KAN - GIL MECHE AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.246, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
D JETER (.335, 7 HR, 49 RBI)
B ABREU (.275, 8 HR, 59 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 0 0 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.273, 5 HR, 37 RBI)
E GERMAN (.283, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.286, 5 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
E German 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Sanders lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.97

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 21-10. Ground balls-fly balls: G Meche 1-2. Batters
faced: G Meche 5.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
KAN - GIL MECHE</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 0 0 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.334, 10 HR, 56 RBI)
R CANO (.295, 8 HR, 52 RBI)
A PHILLIPS (.301, 2 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Sanders lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.92

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 14-9; G Meche 21-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 1-0; G Meche 1-2. Batters faced: M Mussina 3; G Meche 5.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MELKY CABRERA (5) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF GIL MECHE SCORED ROBINSON CANO.
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 2, KANSAS CITY 0

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.245, 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 0 2 2 3 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.320, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
R GLOAD (.271, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
R SANDERS (.333, 2 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .281

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 0 5

BATTING: HR - M Cabrera (5, 2nd inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Cabrera 2 (35). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
R Sanders lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY YANKEES - 02 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.92

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 3.71

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 14-9; G Meche 42-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 1-0; G Meche 3-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 3; G Meche 10.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 0 2 2 3 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.337, 1-FOR-1)
B ABREU (.275, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A RODRIGUEZ (.309, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .281

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 0 5

BATTING: HR - M Cabrera (5, 2nd inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Cabrera 2 (35). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Matsui 1. Team LOB - 2.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
R Sanders lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (19, M Mussina). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Buck 2. Team LOB - 2.


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NY YANKEES - 02 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.86

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 3.71

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 36-21; G Meche 42-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 1-3; G Meche 3-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 8; G Meche 10.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 0 2 0 2 5 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.282, 1 HR, 31 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.272, 0-FOR-1)
E GERMAN (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (2) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .311
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .290
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .281

Totals 13 2 5 2 1 0 7

BATTING: HR - M Cabrera (5, 2nd inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Cabrera 2 (35). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Matsui 1. GIDP - H Matsui. Team LOB - 3.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
R Sanders lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (19, M Mussina). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Buck 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


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NY YANKEES - 020 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.86

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 3 5 2 2 1 0 1 3.68

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 36-21; G Meche 54-29. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 1-3; G Meche 6-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 8; G Meche 14.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 0 2 0 2 5 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.333, 0-FOR-1)
R CANO (.297, 1-FOR-1)
A PHILLIPS (.298, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">NY YANKEES (2) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .311
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .290
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .281

Totals 13 2 5 2 1 0 7

BATTING: HR - M Cabrera (5, 2nd inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Cabrera 2 (35). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Matsui 1. GIDP - H Matsui. Team LOB - 3.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
E German 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
R Sanders lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (19, M Mussina). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Buck 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


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NY YANKEES - 020 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.81

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 3 5 2 2 1 0 1 3.68

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 51-30; G Meche 54-29. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 2-5; G Meche 6-3. Batters faced: M Mussina 12; G Meche 14.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.318, 0-FOR-1)
R GLOAD (.271, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R SANDERS (.328, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
D Jeter ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .311
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .290
J Posada c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
R Cano 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
A Phillips 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
M Cabrera cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .281

Totals 16 2 5 2 1 0 7

BATTING: HR - M Cabrera (5, 2nd inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - M
Cabrera 2 (35). 2-out RBI - M Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Matsui 1. GIDP - H Matsui. Team LOB - 3.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
E German 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .285
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
R Sanders lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (19, M Mussina). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Buck 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


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NY YANKEES - 020 0 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.81

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 4 5 2 2 1 0 1 3.65

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 51-30; G Meche 62-36. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Mussina 2-5; G Meche 7-5. Batters faced: M Mussina 12; G Meche 17.

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

Weather: 85 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>