GAME THREAD: AL: NY YANKEES (54-46) at KANSAS CITY (43-57)

AL: NY YANKEES (54-46) at KANSAS CITY (43-57)

<h3>Yankees go for sweep of Royals on Thursday</h3>

NY Yankees (54-46) at Kansas City (43-57), 8:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The New York Yankees have beenon an incredible roll of late. They will try to keep the paceThursday when they go for a four-game sweep of the Kansas CityRoyals at Kauffman Stadium.


The Yankees have won six games in a row, outscoring theiropponents 70-19 over that stretch. With the Boston Red Sox(61-40) loss on Wednesday night, New York is now within 6 1/2games of first place in the American League East, the closest ithas been since pulling within six games on May 9.


Kei Igawa (2-2, 6.67 ERA) will take the mound for the Yankees,likely fighting for his job. The Japanese lefthander has yet tolive up to the combined $46 million the Yankees paid in postingfee and contract to acquire him in the offseason.


With Phil Hughes and Jeff Karstens making their way back afterinjuries, Igawa may have run out of chances to prove he belongs.The 28-year-old was optioned to the minors after a start on May4 with the intention of rebuilding his delivery, but hasmanaged just an 0-1 mark with a 5.54 ERA since his return onJune 22, and is allowing opposing hitters a staggering .932 OPS.

The Royals will pin their hopes on the arm of Jorge De La Rosa(7-10, 5.61). The 26-year-old lefthander has been an enigmathis season, capable of dominating one start and then gettinglit up in his next.


De La Rosa followed a string of six straight losses with threevictories, only to suffer a loss at Cleveland on July 15 andthen surrender seven runs in 4 1/3 innings of a no decision atDetroit last Saturday.

 

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
Melky Cabrera CF .279 5 36 Esteban German 3B .284 3 28
Derek Jeter SS .337 7 49 David Dejesus CF .274 5 37
Bobby Abreu RF .274 8 59 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .302 4 32
Alex Rodriguez 3B .311 35 102 Billy Butler DH .311 3 26
Hideki Matsui LF .290 18 67 Reggie Sanders RF .333 2 10
Andy Phillips 1B .302 2 17 Emil Brown LF .226 4 42
Robinson Cano 2B .299 8 52 Alex Gordon 1B .239 6 33
Shelley Duncan DH .294 3 7 Tony Pena Jr SS .279 1 31
Jose Molina C .224 0 10 Jason Larue C .167 3 10

Kei Igawa LHP (2-2, 6.67) Jorge De La Rosa LHP (7-10, 5.61)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: NYY - KEI IGAWA (2-2, 6.67)
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA (7-10, 5.61)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM WOLF
1B - ROB DRAKE
2B - TIM TSCHIDA
3B - TODD TICHENOR

WEATHER: 88 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 10 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: NYY - KEI IGAWA AND JOSE MOLINA
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA AND JASON LARUE

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.279, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
D JETER (.337, 7 HR, 49 RBI)
B ABREU (.274, 8 HR, 59 RBI)</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 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - KEI IGAWA
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.284, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.274, 5 HR, 37 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.302, 4 HR, 32 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
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
S Duncan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (12, J De La Rosa). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rodriguez (11, 2nd base off J De La Rosa/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
R Sanders rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

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
K Igawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.67

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.56

IBB - A Rodriguez (by J De La Rosa). Pitches-strikes: J De La Rosa 24-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: J De La Rosa 1-1. Batters faced: J De La Rosa 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Todd Tichenor.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYY - KEI IGAWA
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA</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 - KEI IGAWA
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.302, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
R CANO (.299, 8 HR, 52 RBI)
S DUNCAN (.294, 3 HR, 7 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
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
S Duncan dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (12, J De La Rosa). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rodriguez (11, 2nd base off J De La Rosa/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311
R Sanders rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sanders 1. Team LOB - 2.



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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
K Igawa 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.55

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.56

IBB - A Rodriguez (by J De La Rosa). HBP - D DeJesus (by K Igawa).
Pitches-strikes: K Igawa 20-11; J De La Rosa 24-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Igawa 2-1; J De La Rosa 1-1. Batters faced: K Igawa 5; J De La Rosa 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Todd Tichenor.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 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 0 0 0 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - KEI IGAWA
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.226, 4 HR, 42 RBI)
A GORDON (.239, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
T PENA JR (.279, 1 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
S Duncan dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (12, J De La Rosa). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rodriguez (11, 2nd base off J De La Rosa/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311
R Sanders rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sanders 1. Team LOB - 2.



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NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.55

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 5.51

IBB - A Rodriguez (by J De La Rosa). HBP - D DeJesus (by K Igawa).
Pitches-strikes: K Igawa 20-11; J De La Rosa 34-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Igawa 2-1; J De La Rosa 2-1. Batters faced: K Igawa 5; J De La Rosa 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Todd Tichenor.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY TONY PENA JR SCORED ALEX GORDON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T PENA JR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.167, 3 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED TONY PENA JR AND ESTEBAN
GERMAN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D DEJESUS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.301, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.311, 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 0 0 0 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 4 4 4 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - KEI IGAWA
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J MOLINA (.224, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
M CABRERA (.282, 1-FOR-1)
D JETER (.336, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
S Duncan dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (12, J De La Rosa). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rodriguez (11, 2nd base off J De La Rosa/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
D DeJesus cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .303
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308
R Sanders rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225
A Gordon 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241
T Pena Jr ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .165

Totals 10 4 4 4 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (20, K Igawa); D DeJesus (22, K Igawa). 3B - T Pena Jr
(6, K Igawa); M Grudzielanek (2, K Igawa). RBI - T Pena Jr (32), D DeJesus 2
(39), M Grudzielanek (33). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus 2, M Grudzielanek. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sanders 1, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 3.


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NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 04 -- 4
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 2 4 4 4 2 2 0 7.06

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 5.51

IBB - A Rodriguez (by J De La Rosa). HBP - D DeJesus (by K Igawa).
Pitches-strikes: K Igawa 53-34; J De La Rosa 34-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Igawa 2-2; J De La Rosa 2-1. Batters faced: K Igawa 13; J De La Rosa 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Todd Tichenor.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 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 0 0 0 2 0
KANSAS CITY 0 4 4 4 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - KEI IGAWA
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R SANDERS (.328, 0-FOR-1)
E BROWN (.225, 0-FOR-1)
A GORDON (.241, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335
B Abreu rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
S Duncan dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 4 5

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (12, J De La Rosa); J Molina (9, J De La Rosa). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Abreu 1, H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rodriguez (11, 2nd base off J De La Rosa/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
D DeJesus cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .303
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308
R Sanders rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .328
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225
A Gordon 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241
T Pena Jr ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .165

Totals 10 4 4 4 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (20, K Igawa); D DeJesus (22, K Igawa). 3B - T Pena Jr
(6, K Igawa); M Grudzielanek (2, K Igawa). RBI - T Pena Jr (32), D DeJesus 2
(39), M Grudzielanek (33). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus 2, M Grudzielanek. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sanders 1, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 3.


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NY YANKEES - 000 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 04 -- 4
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 2 4 4 4 2 2 0 7.06

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 5.46

IBB - A Rodriguez (by J De La Rosa). HBP - D DeJesus (by K Igawa).
Pitches-strikes: K Igawa 53-34; J De La Rosa 53-30. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Igawa 2-2; J De La Rosa 4-1. Batters faced: K Igawa 13; J De La Rosa 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Todd Tichenor.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 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 0 0 0 0 2 0
KANSAS CITY 0 4 0 4 5 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - KEI IGAWA
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.311, 0-FOR-0, BB)
H MATSUI (.289, 0-FOR-1)
A PHILLIPS (.299, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY

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

NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .335
B Abreu rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .311
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .289
A Phillips 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
R Cano 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
S Duncan dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
J Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 4 5

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (12, J De La Rosa); J Molina (9, J De La Rosa). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Abreu 1, H Matsui 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rodriguez (11, 2nd base off J De La Rosa/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
D DeJesus cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .303
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .308
R Sanders rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324
E Brown lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228
A Gordon 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .240
T Pena Jr ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .165

Totals 13 4 5 4 2 2 6

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (20, K Igawa); D DeJesus (22, K Igawa). 3B - T Pena Jr
(6, K Igawa); M Grudzielanek (2, K Igawa). RBI - T Pena Jr (32), D DeJesus 2
(39), M Grudzielanek (33). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus 2, M Grudzielanek. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Sanders 1, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - E Brown (1, 2nd base by K Igawa/J Molina).


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NY YANKEES - 000 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 040 -- 4
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NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
K Igawa 3 5 4 4 2 2 0 6.94

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 5.46

IBB - A Rodriguez (by J De La Rosa). HBP - D DeJesus (by K Igawa).
Pitches-strikes: K Igawa 67-42; J De La Rosa 53-30. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Igawa 3-3; J De La Rosa 4-1. Batters faced: K Igawa 16; J De La Rosa 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Todd Tichenor.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.</div>