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

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS NY YANKEES (7) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .309
R Gload 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .280
a-E German ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
B Butler dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
A Gordon 3b-1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .234
b-J Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Gathright lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .309

Totals 34 1 7 1 2 5 11

a-struck out swinging for R Gload in the 8th; b-struck out looking for J Buck
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (23, C Wang); J Gathright (5, C Wang); M Grudzielanek
(23, C Wang). RBI - R Gload (31). 2-out RBI - R Gload. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Gload 1, J Buck 1, A Gordon 1, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - E German (7, throw); T Pena Jr (19, throw). DP: 2 (M
Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-R Gload, R Gload-T Pena Jr-R Gload).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .256
M Cabrera cf 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .292
D Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .327
A Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 .297
H Matsui dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .288
S Duncan rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .321
R Cano 2b 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .305
A Phillips 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .302
J Molina c 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 .222

Totals 32 7 12 6 5 0 19

BATTING: 2B - M Cabrera 2 (16, O Perez, R Braun); A Rodriguez (26, O Perez); J
Damon (17, O Perez). HR - R Cano (11, 2nd inning off O Perez 0 on, 2 Out). S -
A Phillips. SF - A Rodriguez , J Molina. RBI - R Cano (60), J Molina (11), J
Damon (40), M Cabrera 2 (44), A Rodriguez (105). 2-out RBI - R Cano, J Damon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 2, H Matsui 3, M Cabrera
1. GIDP - M Cabrera, R Cano. Team LOB - 9.


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KANSAS CITY - 001 000 000 -- 1
NY YANKEES - 010 203 01x -- 7
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez (L, 6-10) 5 8 4 4 3 0 1 5.79
R Braun 3 4 3 2 2 0 0 7.58

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang (W, 13-5) 7 7 1 1 1 3 0 3.49
M Myers 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.52
L Vizcaino 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.02
M Rivera 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.98

O Perez pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
C Wang pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 89-48; R Braun 39-26; C Wang 98-68; M Myers 6-3; L
Vizcaino 14-8; M Rivera 12-10. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 9-6; R Braun
6-3; C Wang 12-6; M Myers 0-0; L Vizcaino 2-0; M Rivera 1-1. Batters faced: O
Perez 25; R Braun 15; C Wang 29; M Myers 1; L Vizcaino 3; M Rivera 3.

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

T--3:01. Att--54,246.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out
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AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

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AL
KANSAS CITY 1
NY YANKEES 7 FINAL</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

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KANSAS CITY (1) AT NY YANKEES (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui flied out to left. S Duncan flied out to center.
R Cano homered to right. A Phillips singled to center. J Molina grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, A Phillips out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 1.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr grounded out to shortstop. J Gathright lined
out to left. D DeJesus singled to right center. M Grudzielanek singled to
center, D DeJesus to second. R Gload singled to center, D DeJesus scored,
M Grudzielanek to second. B Butler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
R Gload out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 4TH: S Duncan singled to left center. R Cano singled to center,
S Duncan to second. A Phillips sacrificed to third, S Duncan to third, R Cano
to second. J Molina hit sacrifice fly to left, S Duncan scored. J Damon
doubled to deep right center, R Cano scored. M Cabrera grounded out to third.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: R Cano walked. R Braun relieved O Perez. A Phillips
singled to left, R Cano to second. J Molina bunted into fielder's choice to
pitcher, R Cano out at third, A Phillips to second. J Damon walked, A Phillips
to third, J Molina to second. M Cabrera doubled to pitcher, A Phillips and
J Molina scored, J Damon to third. D Jeter walked. A Rodriguez hit sacrifice
fly to right, J Damon scored. H Matsui flied out to center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 8TH: E German at third base. A Gordon at first base. J Molina
grounded out to second. J Damon safe at first on throwing error by third
baseman E German. M Cabrera singled to right, J Damon to second. D Jeter
grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cabrera out at second, J Damon
to third, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second on throwing error by shortstop
T Pena Jr. A Rodriguez flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 7.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

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KANSAS CITY (1) AT NY YANKEES (7) - EVENT LOG
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Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, R Gload 1B,
B Butler DH, M Teahen RF, A Gordon 3B, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS, J Gathright LF,
O Perez LHP.

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon LF, M Cabrera CF, D Jeter SS,
A Rodriguez 3B, H Matsui DH, S Duncan RF, R Cano 2B, A Phillips 1B, J Molina C,
C Wang RHP.

Umpires -- Larry Poncino (HP), Jerry Meals (1B), Adam Dowdy (2B), Gary Darling (3B).

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 11 mph.


KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus fouled out to third. M Grudzielanek grounded
out to shortstop. R Gload flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon bunt popped out to pitcher. M Cabrera doubled to
left. D Jeter grounded out to third. A Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: B Butler grounded out to third. M Teahen grounded out to
third. A Gordon hit a ground rule double to deep center. J Buck struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui flied out to left. S Duncan flied out to center.
R Cano homered to right. A Phillips singled to center. J Molina grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Phillips out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 1.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr grounded out to shortstop. J Gathright lined
out to left. D DeJesus singled to right center. M Grudzielanek singled to
center, D DeJesus to second. R Gload singled to center, D DeJesus scored,
M Grudzielanek to second. B Butler grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, R Gload out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1,
NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 3RD: J Damon singled to right center. M Cabrera grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, J Damon out at second. D Jeter
walked. A Rodriguez doubled to left center, D Jeter to third. H Matsui
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Teahen grounded out to second. A Gordon grounded out to
first. J Buck struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1,
NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 4TH: S Duncan singled to left center. R Cano singled to center,
S Duncan to second. A Phillips sacrificed to third, S Duncan to third, R Cano
to second. J Molina hit sacrifice fly to left, S Duncan scored. J Damon
doubled to deep right center, R Cano scored. M Cabrera grounded out to third.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 3.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: T Pena Jr grounded out to shortstop. J Gathright doubled
to left. D DeJesus flied out to right. M Grudzielanek walked. R Gload lined
out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 5TH: D Jeter grounded out to third. A Rodriguez walked.
H Matsui popped out to third. S Duncan lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 3.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: B Butler grounded out to second. M Teahen grounded out
to shortstop. A Gordon grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: R Cano walked. R Braun relieved O Perez. A Phillips
singled to left, R Cano to second. J Molina bunted into fielder's choice
to pitcher, R Cano out at third, A Phillips to second. J Damon walked,
A Phillips to third, J Molina to second. M Cabrera hit a ground rule
double to pitcher, A Phillips and J Molina scored, J Damon to third. D Jeter
walked. A Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to right, J Damon scored. H Matsui
flied out to center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 6.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: J Buck struck out swinging. T Pena Jr reached on infield
single to third. J Gathright lined out to left. D DeJesus grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 7TH: S Duncan singled to right. R Cano grounded into double
play, first to shortstop to first, S Duncan out at second. A Phillips grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 6.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: M Grudzielanek doubled to deep center. M Myers relieved
C Wang. E German hit for R Gload. E German struck out swinging. L Vizcaino
relieved M Myers. B Butler grounded out to second, M Grudzielanek to third.
M Teahen walked. A Gordon grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 8TH: E German at third base. A Gordon at first base. J Molina
grounded out to second. J Damon safe at first on throwing error by third
baseman E German. M Cabrera singled to right, J Damon to second. D Jeter
grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cabrera out at second, J Damon
to third, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second on throwing error by shortstop
T Pena Jr. A Rodriguez flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 7.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: M Rivera relieved L Vizcaino. J Smith hit for J Buck.
J Smith struck out looking. T Pena Jr flied out to center. J Gathright
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 7.</div>

 

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KANSAS CITY (1) AT NY YANKEES (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
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(RESENDING -- CORRECTING NY YANKEES SIXTH)

NY YANKEES 2ND: H Matsui flied out to left. S Duncan flied out to center.
R Cano homered to right. A Phillips singled to center. J Molina grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, A Phillips out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 1.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr grounded out to shortstop. J Gathright lined
out to left. D DeJesus singled to right center. M Grudzielanek singled to
center, D DeJesus to second. R Gload singled to center, D DeJesus scored,
M Grudzielanek to second. B Butler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
R Gload out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 1.

NY YANKEES 4TH: S Duncan singled to left center. R Cano singled to center,
S Duncan to second. A Phillips sacrificed to third, S Duncan to third, R Cano
to second. J Molina hit sacrifice fly to left, S Duncan scored. J Damon
doubled to deep right center, R Cano scored. M Cabrera grounded out to third.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 3.

NY YANKEES 6TH: R Cano walked. R Braun relieved O Perez. A Phillips
singled to left, R Cano to second. J Molina bunted into fielder's choice to
pitcher, R Cano out at third, A Phillips to second. J Damon walked, A Phillips
to third, J Molina to second. M Cabrera hit a ground rule double to pitcher,
A Phillips and J Molina scored, J Damon to third. D Jeter walked. A Rodriguez
hit sacrifice fly to right, J Damon scored. H Matsui flied out to center.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 8TH: E German at third base. A Gordon at first base. J Molina
grounded out to second. J Damon safe at first on throwing error by third
baseman E German. M Cabrera singled to right, J Damon to second. D Jeter
grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cabrera out at second, J Damon
to third, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second on throwing error by shortstop
T Pena Jr. A Rodriguez flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 2 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 1, NY YANKEES 7.</div>

 

Yankees top Royals; Rodriguez homerless again

<h3>NY YANKEES 7, KANSAS CITY 1</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- A historic home run continues toelude Alex Rodriguez. But his teammates are picking up theslack.


Robinson Cano homered and Melky Cabrera drove in two runs as theNew York Yankees posted a 7-1 victory over the Kansas CityRoyals in the opener of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium onFriday night.


Chien-Ming Wang (13-5) tossed seven strong innings for theYankees, who have won 10 out of their last 14 contests. NewYork (59-50) pulled within three games of the Cleveland Indians(62-47) in the American League Wild Card standings.

"Wang was outstanding tonight," Rodriguez said of his teammate."His velocity was way up there, too. Around 97, 98(miles-per-hour)."


The Seattle Mariners (59-47) are 1 1/2 games back. Both teamsplay later Friday night.


For the eighth straight game, the 32-year-old Rodriguez set hissights on becoming the youngest player to belt 500 careerhomers. But a sellout crowd at Yankee Stadium, who stood andlit the night with flashbulbs each time the slugger strolled tothe plate, again were left disappointed.


The All-Star third baseman went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBIbut no homers. However, it has not been all bad for Rodriguez,who has gone 3-for-7 since a career-long 0-for-22 slump whichdirectly followed his 499th blast.


Rodriguez's final at-bat of the night came with the rain fallingin the eighth inning as the slugger flied out to right.

"I thought of (the movie) 'The Natural' with the lightning andrain," Rodriguez said. "I was looking for my wonder bat, but Icouldn't find it."


Wang allowed one run and seven hits while striking out three andwalking one. He started the eighth but left to a standingovation after Ross Gload's lead-off double.


"That was vintage Wang tonight," Yankees manager Joe Torre said."His control, command, and pitch count. Tonight, he was funto watch."


Mike Meyers came on to strike out Esteban German, and LuisVizcaino got the final two outs of the eighth - setting upMariano Rivera's scoreless ninth in a non-save situation.

Cano started the scoring in the second with a solo homer offRoyals starter Odalis Perez (6-10) to give the Yankees a 1-0lead.


The Royals tied the game in the third. Tony Pena Jr. groundedout to start the frame, but Kansas City then delivered fourconsecutive hits, capped by Gload's RBI single to make it 1-1.

New York broke through again in the fifth thanks to ShelleyDuncan, who led off with a single. Cano followed with a basehit and Andy Phillips sacrificed the runners to second andthird.


Backup catcher Jose Molina then hit a deep sacrifice fly to snapthe 1-1 tie. Johnny Damon added another run, roping a doubleinto the right-center field gap to score Cano and make it 3-1.

The Yankees opened up the lead in the sixth thanks to Perez, whoignited the three-run outburst with a lead-off walk to Cano.The lefthander exited after issuing the free pass, giving way toRyan Braun.


"He (Perez) wasn't hitting his spots tonight," Kansas Citymanager Buddy Bell said.


Perez, however, had a slightly different take as he credited theNew York's lineup.


"They're the Yankees. You have to face tough hitters," saidPerez. "You have to face guys like Alex Rodriguez going for500."


Phillips greeted Braun with a line-drive single and, after a badbunt by Molina forced Cano at third, the righthander walkedDamon to load the bases. Cabrera then drove in two runs bystroking an odd grounds-rule double.


Cabrera lined the ball off of Braun's shoe and it caromed overNew York's dugout and out of play, allowing both Phillips andMolina to score to make it 5-1.


"That ball was smoked," Torre. "That play certainly made thegame a lot less stressful for us."


Rodriguez followed with towering sacrifice fly to center fieldto cap the scoring in the inning.


Perez allowed three runs and eight hits while walking threewithout striking out a batter in five innings for the Royals,who have lost three of their last four.