GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (48-59) at NY YANKEES (58-50)

AL: KANSAS CITY (48-59) at NY YANKEES (58-50)

<h3>Rodriguez still in search of 500th homer vs. Royals</h3>



<div class="pre">Kansas City (48-59) at NY Yankees (58-50) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - Maybe all Alex Rodriguez needs to hithis 500th home run is another game against the Kansas CityRoyals.


Rodriguez and the New York Yankees aim to get back on track whenthey take on the Royals in the opener of a three-game set atYankee Stadium on Friday night.


The All-Star third baseman blasted his 499th career homer onJuly 25 at Kansas City. However, Rodriguez has struggled since,falling into a career-long 0-for-22 slump before stroking twohits against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon.

But the slugger is hoping another contest against the Royalswill help him reach the milestone. New York took three out offour from Kansas City last week with Rodriguez leading thecharge.


The Yankees also took two of three from the White Sox this weekbut suffered a wild 13-9 loss on Thursday afternoon in theseries finale. Roger Clemens allowed eight runs - only threeearned - and nine hits in just 1 2/3 innings, his shortestouting since June 14, 2000.


New York aims to get back on track behind Chien-Ming Wang (12-5,3.61 ERA), who yielded three runs and nine hits in six frames,while striking out one and walking four, in a 10-6 win atBaltimore in his last start.


The righthander has won nine of his last 12 outings.

Kansas City counters with Odalis Perez (6-9, 5.73), who allowedthree runs and seven hits in six innings, while striking outfour and not walking a batter, in a 6-5 win over the TexasRangers on Saturday.


He has struggled mightily against the Yankees in his career,posting a 0-2 mark with an inflated 9.26 ERA in two starts.

 

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

KANSAS CITY NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Dejesus CF .284 5 44 Johnny Damon LF .253 6 39
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .306 5 37 Melky Cabrera CF .288 6 42
Ross Gload 1B .279 3 30 Derek Jeter SS .329 8 51
Billy Butler DH .303 4 30 Alex Rodriguez 3B .296 35 104
Mark Teahen RF .280 5 45 Hideki Matsui DH .292 21 74
Alex Gordon 3B .243 8 37 Shelley Duncan RF .292 5 10
John Buck C .237 16 36 Robinson Cano 2B .303 10 59
Tony Pena Jr SS .284 1 38 Andy Phillips 1B .293 2 18
Joey Gathright LF .312 0 9 Jose Molina C .227 0 10

Odalis Perez LHP (6-9, 5.73) Chien-Ming Wang RHP (12-5, 3.61)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ (6-9, 5.73)
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (12-5, 3.61)

UMPIRES: HP - LARRY PONCINO
1B - JERRY MEALS
2B - ADAM DOWDY
3B - GARY DARLING

WEATHER: 91 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 14 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ AND JOHN BUCK
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG AND JOSE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.284, 5 HR, 44 RBI)
M GRUDZIELA (.306, 5 HR, 37 RBI)
R GLOAD (.279, 3 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.253, 6 HR, 39 RBI)
M CABRERA (.288, 6 HR, 42 RBI)
D JETER (.329, 8 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
S Duncan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.73

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

Pitches-strikes: C Wang 10-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 1-2. Batters
faced: C Wang 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.303, 4 HR, 30 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.280, 5 HR, 45 RBI)
A GORDON (.243, 8 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
S Duncan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (15, O Perez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 1.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 14-9; C Wang 10-9. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez
2-1; C Wang 1-2. Batters faced: O Perez 4; C Wang 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.292, 21 HR, 74 RBI)
S DUNCAN (.292, 5 HR, 10 RBI)
R CANO (.303, 10 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (23, C Wang). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Buck 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
H Matsui dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
S Duncan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (15, O Perez). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 1.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.55

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 14-9; C Wang 22-19. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez
2-1; C Wang 3-2. Batters faced: O Perez 4; C Wang 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ROBINSON CANO (11) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF ODALIS PEREZ.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 1

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A PHILLIPS (.293, 2 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.284, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
J GATHRIGHT (.312, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (23, C Wang). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Buck 1. Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
S Duncan rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304
A Phillips 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
J Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (15, O Perez). HR - R Cano (11, 2nd inning off O Perez
0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Cano (60). 2-out RBI - R Cano. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 5.71

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.55

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 38-23; C Wang 22-19. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez
3-3; C Wang 3-2. Batters faced: O Perez 9; C Wang 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL KANSAS CITY AT NY YANKEES
NOTE: KANSAS CITY CENTER FIELDER DAVID DEJESUS EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 12 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE THIRD INNING.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GLOAD ON FIRST, M GRUDZIELANEK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
NY YANKEES 1 TOP, 3RD

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

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J DAMON (.252, 0-FOR-1)
M CABRERA (.290, 1-FOR-1)
D JETER (.328, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
R Gload 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
B Butler dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (23, C Wang). RBI - R Gload (31). 2-out RBI - R Gload.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 3.



NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
M Cabrera cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .328
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
H Matsui dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
S Duncan rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304
A Phillips 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
J Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (15, O Perez). HR - R Cano (11, 2nd inning off O Perez
0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Cano (60). 2-out RBI - R Cano. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 2.


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KANSAS CITY - 001 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 01 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 5.71

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 38-23; C Wang 42-31. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez
3-3; C Wang 5-3. Batters faced: O Perez 9; C Wang 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ODALIS PEREZ
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.279, 0-FOR-1)
A GORDON (.245, 1-FOR-1)
J BUCK (.236, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS NY YANKEES (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
R Gload 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282
B Butler dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (23, C Wang). RBI - R Gload (31). 2-out RBI - R Gload.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 3.


FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254
M Cabrera cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .328
A Rodriguez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298
H Matsui dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
S Duncan rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Cano 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304
A Phillips 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
J Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226

Totals 13 1 5 1 1 0 6

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera (15, O Perez); A Rodriguez (26, O Perez). HR - R Cano
(11, 2nd inning off O Perez 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Cano (60). 2-out RBI - R
Cano. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1, H Matsui 2. GIDP
- M Cabrera. Team LOB - 4.


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KANSAS CITY - 001 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 010 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 3 5 1 1 1 0 1 5.66

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 3.60

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 58-33; C Wang 42-31. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez
6-3; C Wang 5-3. Batters faced: O Perez 14; C Wang 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Larry Poncino. 1B--Jerry Meals. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Gary
Darling.

Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to left.</div>