GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (48-60) at NY YANKEES (59-50)

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E German in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
NY YANKEES 16 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M Cairo (.255, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Smith at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
NY YANKEES 16 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M Cairo (.255, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Gathright in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
NY YANKEES 16 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M Cairo (.255, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOAKIM SORIA (1-3, 2.38) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7, NY YANKEES 16

DUE UP FOR NYYANKEES: M CAIRO (.255, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Soria relieved J Gobble.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
NY YANKEES 16 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M Cairo (.255, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 7 10 0
NY YANKEES 4 0 1 1 1 4 5 0 16 21 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOAKIM SORIA
NYY - LUIS VIZCAINO

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J SMITH (.225, 2 HR, 6 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.280, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
B BUTLER (.296, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (7) VS NY YANKEES (16) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .286
a-E German ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .308
J Smith 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
M Teahen rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .280
B Butler dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .296
R Gload 1b 3 0 2 2 0 1 3 .287
A Gordon 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .241
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .280
J Gathright lf-cf 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .321
J LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .157

Totals 33 7 10 7 3 13 15

a-struck out swinging for D Dejesus in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Gathright (6, P Hughes); M Teahen (21, P Hughes); B Butler (11,
P Hughes); R Gload (14, M Myers). HR - D Dejesus (6, 5th inning off P Hughes 1
on, 1 Out). SF - R Gload. RBI - D DeJesus 3 (47), M Teahen (46), B Butler (31),
R Gload 2 (33). 2-out RBI - M Teahen, B Butler, R Gload. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Gordon 2, B Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon. Team LOB -
6.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Teahen (10, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Posada).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Teahen (R Cano at Home). DP: 1 (M Teahen-J
LaRue).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 .251
D Jeter ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .330
M Cairo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
B Abreu rf 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 .282
A Rodriguez 3b 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .301
S Duncan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
H Matsui lf 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .293
J Posada c 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 .340
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Cano 2b 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .311
W Betemit 1b 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .667
A Phillips 1b-3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307
M Cabrera cf 5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .291

Totals 44 16 21 16 5 5 15

BATTING: 2B - H Matsui (22, K Davies); R Cano (32, J Peralta); M Cabrera (17, D
Riske); D Jeter (28, Z Greinke); A Phillips (6, J Gobble). 3B - R Cano (6, K
Davies). HR - A Rodriguez (36, 1st inning off K Davies 2 on, 1 Out), B Abreu
(11, 6th inning off J Peralta 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Rodriguez 3 (108), R Cano 3
(63), W Betemit 3 (6), H Matsui 2 (76), M Cabrera 2 (46), B Abreu 2 (68), A
Phillips (19). 2-out RBI - R Cano, W Betemit 3, H Matsui, M Cabrera. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - W Betemit 1, J Damon 2, J Posada 1, M Cabrera
1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rodriguez (13, 2nd base off K Davies/J LaRue).

FIELDING: E - A Rodriguez (8, throw). DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-W Betemit).


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KANSAS CITY - 002 040 10 -- 7
NY YANKEES - 401 114 50 -- 16
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 6 5 5 3 2 1 15.00
J Bale 1 2/3 5 2 2 0 1 0 3.37
J Peralta 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 3.76
D Riske 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.39
Z Greinke 0 4 5 5 1 0 0 4.78
J Gobble 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.16
J Soria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.33

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 4 2/3 7 6 6 2 5 1 5.87
M Myers 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.50
B Bruney 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.24
K Farnsworth 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.87
L Vizcaino 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.95

Z Greinke pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.

WP - P Hughes, K Farnsworth. Pitches-strikes: K Davies 80-50; J Bale 27-21; J
Peralta 26-16; D Riske 15-8; Z Greinke 16-8; J Gobble 18-11; J Soria 11-6; P
Hughes 92-63; M Myers 9-7; B Bruney 19-13; K Farnsworth 20-10; L Vizcaino
16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 4-3; J Bale 3-1; J Peralta 0-3; D Riske
0-0; Z Greinke 0-0; J Gobble 0-1; J Soria 0-3; P Hughes 6-3; M Myers 0-0; B
Bruney 0-0; K Farnsworth 0-2; L Vizcaino 0-0. Batters faced: K Davies 18; J
Bale 10; J Peralta 6; D Riske 3; Z Greinke 5; J Gobble 4; J Soria 3; P Hughes
22; M Myers 2; B Bruney 4; K Farnsworth 5; L Vizcaino 4.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - PITCHING CHANGE
NYY: RON VILLONE (0-0, 2.89) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7, NY YANKEES 16

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: J SMITH (.225, 2 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Villone relieved L Vizcaino.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
NY YANKEES 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J Smith (.225, 2 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GLOAD ON FIRST, B BUTLER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8
NY YANKEES 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.241, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 8 13 0
NY YANKEES 4 0 1 1 1 4 5 0 x 16 21 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: KAN - KYLE DAVIES, JOHN BALE (4TH), JOEL PERALTA (5TH), DAVID RISKE
(6TH), ZACK GREINKE (7TH), JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), JOAKIM SORIA
(8TH) AND JASON LARUE

NYY - PHILIP HUGHES, MIKE MYERS (5TH), BRIAN BRUNEY
(6TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH), RON VILLONE
(9TH) AND JORGE POSADA, JOSE MOLINA (8TH)

HOME RUNS: KAN - DAVID DEJESUS (6) OFF PHILIP HUGHES IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

NYY - ALEX RODRIGUEZ (36) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
BOBBY ABREU (11) OFF JOEL PERALTA IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 8 13 0
NY YANKEES 4 0 1 1 1 4 5 0 x 16 21 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: KAN - KYLE DAVIES, JOHN BALE (4TH), JOEL PERALTA (5TH), DAVID RISKE
(6TH), ZACK GREINKE (7TH), JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), JOAKIM SORIA
(8TH) AND JASON LARUE

NYY - PHILIP HUGHES, MIKE MYERS (5TH), BRIAN BRUNEY
(6TH), KYLE FARNSWORTH (7TH), LUIS VIZCAINO (8TH), RON VILLONE
(9TH) AND JORGE POSADA, JOSE MOLINA (8TH)


WP - MIKE MYERS (3-0)
LP - JOHN BALE (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: KAN - DAVID DEJESUS (6) OFF PHILIP HUGHES IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

NYY - ALEX RODRIGUEZ (36) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
BOBBY ABREU (11) OFF JOEL PERALTA IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 4:01 ATT: 54,056

PROBABLES: KAN - GIL MECHE (7-8, 3.70)
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (6-7, 4.75)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (8) VS NY YANKEES (16) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .286
a-E German ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .308
J Smith 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
M Teahen rf 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .282
B Butler dh 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .301
R Gload 1b 4 0 3 3 0 1 3 .291
A Gordon 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .240
T Pena Jr ss 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .280
J Gathright lf-cf 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .321
J LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .157

Totals 39 8 13 8 3 13 19

a-struck out swinging for D Dejesus in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Gathright (6, P Hughes); M Teahen (21, P Hughes); B Butler (11,
P Hughes); R Gload (14, M Myers). HR - D Dejesus (6, 5th inning off P Hughes 1
on, 1 Out). SF - R Gload. RBI - D DeJesus 3 (47), M Teahen (46), B Butler (31),
R Gload 3 (34). 2-out RBI - M Teahen, B Butler, R Gload. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 2, B Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Teahen (10, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Posada).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Teahen (R Cano at Home). DP: 1 (M Teahen-J
LaRue).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Damon dh 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 .251
D Jeter ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .330
M Cairo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
B Abreu rf 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 .282
A Rodriguez 3b 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .301
S Duncan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
H Matsui lf 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .293
J Posada c 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 .340
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Cano 2b 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .311
W Betemit 1b 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .667
A Phillips 1b-3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307
M Cabrera cf 5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .291

Totals 44 16 21 16 5 5 15

BATTING: 2B - H Matsui (22, K Davies); R Cano (32, J Peralta); M Cabrera (17, D
Riske); D Jeter (28, Z Greinke); A Phillips (6, J Gobble). 3B - R Cano (6, K
Davies). HR - A Rodriguez (36, 1st inning off K Davies 2 on, 1 Out), B Abreu
(11, 6th inning off J Peralta 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Rodriguez 3 (108), R Cano 3
(63), W Betemit 3 (6), H Matsui 2 (76), M Cabrera 2 (46), B Abreu 2 (68), A
Phillips (19). 2-out RBI - R Cano, W Betemit 3, H Matsui, M Cabrera. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - W Betemit 1, J Damon 2, J Posada 1, M Cabrera
1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Rodriguez (13, 2nd base off K Davies/J LaRue).

FIELDING: E - A Rodriguez (8, throw). DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-W Betemit).


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KANSAS CITY - 002 040 101 -- 8
NY YANKEES - 401 114 50x -- 16
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 6 5 5 3 2 1 15.00
J Bale (L, 0-1) 1 2/3 5 2 2 0 1 0 3.37
J Peralta 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 3.76
D Riske 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.39
Z Greinke 0 4 5 5 1 0 0 4.78
J Gobble 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.16
J Soria 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.33

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
P Hughes 4 2/3 7 6 6 2 5 1 5.87
M Myers (W, 3-0) 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.50
B Bruney (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.24
K Farnsworth 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.87
L Vizcaino 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.95
R Villone 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.10

Z Greinke pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.

WP - P Hughes, K Farnsworth. Pitches-strikes: K Davies 80-50; J Bale 27-21; J
Peralta 26-16; D Riske 15-8; Z Greinke 16-8; J Gobble 18-11; J Soria 11-6; P
Hughes 92-63; M Myers 9-7; B Bruney 19-13; K Farnsworth 20-10; L Vizcaino
16-10; R Villone 24-15. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 4-3; J Bale 3-1; J
Peralta 0-3; D Riske 0-0; Z Greinke 0-0; J Gobble 0-1; J Soria 0-3; P Hughes
6-3; M Myers 0-0; B Bruney 0-0; K Farnsworth 0-2; L Vizcaino 0-0; R Villone
1-2. Batters faced: K Davies 18; J Bale 10; J Peralta 6; D Riske 3; Z Greinke
5; J Gobble 4; J Soria 3; P Hughes 22; M Myers 2; B Bruney 4; K Farnsworth 5; L
Vizcaino 4; R Villone 6.

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

T--4:01. Att--54,056.
Weather: 89 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
KANSAS CITY 8
NY YANKEES 16 FINAL</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (8) AT NY YANKEES (16) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon grounded out to second. D Jeter singled to center.
B Abreu walked, D Jeter to second. A Rodriguez homered to left, D Jeter and
B Abreu scored. H Matsui doubled to right. J Posada grounded out to second,
H Matsui to third. R Cano tripled to deep right center, H Matsui scored.
W Betemit struck out looking. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
NY YANKEES 4.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Gathright doubled to deep left. J Gathright to third on
wild pitch by P Hughes. J LaRue popped out to second. D DeJesus singled to
center, J Gathright scored. M Grudzielanek grounded out to first, D DeJesus to
second. M Teahen doubled to left, D DeJesus scored. B Butler grounded out to
pitcher. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2, NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 3RD: A Rodriguez walked. A Rodriguez stole second. H Matsui
walked. J Posada struck out looking. R Cano grounded out to pitcher,
A Rodriguez to third, H Matsui to second. W Betemit singled to right,
A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to third. M Cabrera popped out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Bale relieved K Davies. J Damon struck out swinging.
D Jeter grounded out to second. B Abreu reached on infield single to third.
A Rodriguez singled to right center, B Abreu to second. H Matsui singled to
right center, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third. J Posada fouled out to
first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2, NY YANKEES 6.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Gathright walked. J LaRue flied out to center.
D DeJesus homered to right, J Gathright scored. M Grudzielanek flied out to
right. M Teahen singled to center. B Butler doubled to deep center, M Teahen
scored. M Myers relieved P Hughes. R Gload doubled to deep right center,
B Butler scored. A Gordon struck out looking. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 6, NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 5TH: R Cano singled to left center. W Betemit singled to
center, R Cano to third. M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to third,
R Cano scored, W Betemit out at second. J Damon grounded into fielder's choice
to third, M Cabrera out at second. J Peralta relieved J Bale. D Jeter flied
out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 6, NY YANKEES 7.

NY YANKEES 6TH: B Abreu homered to center. A Rodriguez flied out to
center. H Matsui flied out to right. J Posada walked. R Cano doubled to deep
right, J Posada to third. D Riske relieved J Peralta. W Betemit singled to
center, J Posada and R Cano scored. M Cabrera doubled to deep center,
W Betemit scored. J Damon struck out looking. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 6, NY YANKEES 11.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: A Phillips at first base. K Farnsworth relieved B Bruney.
M Grudzielanek singled to left. M Grudzielanek to second on wild pitch by
K Farnsworth. M Teahen walked. B Butler flied out to center, M Grudzielanek to
third. M Teahen stole second. R Gload hit sacrifice fly to left, M Grudzielanek
scored. A Gordon struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 7,
NY YANKEES 11.

NY YANKEES 7TH: Z Greinke relieved D Riske. D Jeter doubled to deep center.
B Abreu singled to left, D Jeter scored. A Rodriguez singled to left, B Abreu
to second. H Matsui singled to right, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third,
H Matsui to second advancing on throw. J Posada walked. J Gobble relieved
Z Greinke. R Cano singled to right, A Rodriguez and H Matsui scored, J Posada
to second. A Phillips hit a ground rule double to deep left center, J Posada
scored, R Cano to third. M Cabrera flied into double play to right, R Cano
thrown out at home. J Damon struck out looking. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 7, NY YANKEES 16.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: R Villone relieved L Vizcaino. J Smith fouled out to
catcher. M Teahen singled to right center. B Butler singled to left, M Teahen
to second. R Gload singled to left, M Teahen scored, B Butler to second.
A Gordon lined out to right. T Pena Jr grounded into fielder's choice to third,
R Gload out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, NY YANKEES 16.</div>

 

Rodriguez blasts homer No. 500 as Yankees pound Royals

<h3>NY YANKEES 16, KANSAS CITY 8</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Alex Rodriguez reached along-awaited milestone and finally joined in on the New YorkYankees' fun.


Rodriguez belted his 500th career home run in the first inning,ending a 10-day homerless drought and propelling the red-hotYankees to a 16-8 triumph over the Kansas City Royals.

Eight days after celebrating his 32nd birthday, Rodriguezblasted the historic homer - his 36th of the season - off KyleDavies to surpass Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx (32 years, 338 days)as the youngest player to reach the 500-homer plateau.

Rodriguez also became the 22nd player to reach the mark and thesecond this season, joining Toronto Blue Jays slugger FrankThomas.


A two-time American League MVP, Rodriguez had gone 28 at-batssince hitting his 499th homer off Royals righthander Gil Mecheon July 25. The superstar also was mired in a career-worst0-for-22 slump before lining a single in the second inning ofThursday's 13-9 loss to the Chicago White Sox.


After Johnny Damon led off Saturday's opening frame with agroundout, Derek Jeter lined a single off Davies and Bobby Abreufollowed with a walk.


That set the stage for Rodriguez, who crushed Davies'first-pitch fastball into the stands near the left-field foulpole to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.


Uncertain whether the ball would hook foul, Rodriguez waited inthe batters' box before the capacity crowd at Yankee Stadiumerupted as the ball reached the seats. The All-Star thirdbaseman trotted down the first-base line with his hands raisedin celebration and was greeted at home plate by his teammates.

In blasting the homer, Rodriguez joined in on the Yankees'recent power binge. New York has scored 66 runs in its last sixgames, crushing 18 homers over that stretch.


Rodriguez finished with three hits and three runs scored for theYankees, who have won 22 of their last 31 games. New York(60-50) entered just 2 1/2 games behind the Detroit Tigers(61-47) in the American League wild card race.


Rodriguez made even more history with his three runs scored, his99th, 100th and 101st of the season. By eclipsing the 100-runmark, he became the first player ever to hit 35 homers, drive in100 runs and score 100 runs in 10 consecutive seasons.

Rodriguez also flashed his speed in the third inning, when hestole second after drawing a leadoff walk. Wilson Betemitsingled four batters later to plate Rodriguez and push the leadto 5-2.


New York tacked on another run in the fourth, but Kansas Cityrallied for four runs in the fifth to forge a 6-6 tie.

David DeJesus blasted a two-run homer off Yankees phenom PhilHughes to halve the deficit and Billy Butler lined an RBI doublelater in the frame to chase the rookie righthander and draw theRoyals within 6-5.


Ross Gload ripped an RBI double to tie the game at 6-6, but theYankees took the lead for good on an unusual play in the bottomof the frame.


Robinson Cano led off with a single against lefthander John Bale(0-1) and advanced to third on Betemit's hit. Melky Cabreratapped the next pitch to third baseman Alex Gordon, who fired tosecond baseman Mark Grudzielanek for the forceout.

But Betemit went in hard at second and took out Grudzielanek,allowing Cano to scamper home with the go-ahead run.

New York added four runs in the sixth to take control. Abreuled off with a homer, Betemit laced a two-run single and Cabreracapped the outburst with an RBI double.


Cano matched a season high with four hits while Jeter, Abreu,Betemit and Hideki Matsui eached chipped in three hits for NewYork, which improved to 17-7 since the All-Star break.

Just about the only sour note to the Yankees' victory was theperformance of Hughes, who was activated from the 60-daydisabled list prior to the game.


New York's top pitching prospect, Hughes had been sidelinedsince May 1, when he suffered a strained left hamstring during agame against the Texas Rangers.


Hughes struggled through a long rehabilitation stint over thelast three months, a process which was delayed further when the21-year-old sprained his left ankle on May 25.


Despite being staked to a big lead Saturday, the fireballingrighthander did not factor in the decision, allowing six runsand seven hits in just 4 2/3 innings. He walked two and struckout five, throwing 63 of 92 pitches for strikes.


Mike Myers (3-0) yielded Gload's game-tying double in the fifthbut recorded the final out of the frame to notch the win. Itwas the 865th career appearance for Myers, who passed Hall ofFamer Phil Niekro for 23rd on the all-time list.


Davies was awful in his Royals debut, yielding five runs and sixhits with three walks and two strikeouts in three innings. Therighthander was acquired Tuesday in the deal which sent closerOctavio Dotel to the Atlanta Braves.


Gload and Mark Teahen each had three hits for Kansas City, whichfell to 1-4 on its six-game road trip.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (8) AT NY YANKEES (16) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF,
B Butler DH, R Gload 1B, A Gordon 3B, T Pena Jr SS, J Gathright LF, J LaRue C,
K Davies RHP.

Ny Yankees Starting Lineups -- J Damon DH, D Jeter SS, B Abreu RF, A Rodriguez 3B,
H Matsui LF, J Posada C, R Cano 2B, W Betemit 1B, M Cabrera CF, P Hughes RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 89 degrees, Sunny, wind left to right at 7 mph.


KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus grounded out to second. M Grudzielanek struck
out swinging. M Teahen grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 0.

NY YANKEES 1ST: J Damon grounded out to second. D Jeter singled to center.
B Abreu walked, D Jeter to second. A Rodriguez homered to left, D Jeter and
B Abreu scored. H Matsui doubled to right. J Posada grounded out to second,
H Matsui to third. R Cano tripled to deep right center, H Matsui scored.
W Betemit struck out looking. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0,
NY YANKEES 4.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: B Butler walked. R Gload struck out looking. A Gordon
struck out swinging. T Pena Jr struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 2ND: M Cabrera lined out to left. J Damon grounded out to
second. D Jeter singled to center. B Abreu flied out to center. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, NY YANKEES 4.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Gathright doubled to deep left. J Gathright to third on
wild pitch by P Hughes. J LaRue popped out to second. D DeJesus singled to
center, J Gathright scored. M Grudzielanek grounded out to first, D DeJesus to
second. M Teahen doubled to left, D DeJesus scored. B Butler grounded out to
pitcher. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2, NY YANKEES 4.

NY YANKEES 3RD: A Rodriguez walked. A Rodriguez stole second. H Matsui
walked. J Posada struck out looking. R Cano grounded out to pitcher,
A Rodriguez to third, H Matsui to second. W Betemit singled to right,
A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to third. M Cabrera popped out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2, NY YANKEES 5.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: R Gload singled to center. A Gordon grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, R Gload out at second. T Pena Jr struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2, NY YANKEES 5.

NY YANKEES 4TH: J Bale relieved K Davies. J Damon struck out swinging.
D Jeter grounded out to second. B Abreu reached on infield single to third.
A Rodriguez singled to right center, B Abreu to second. H Matsui singled to
right center, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third. J Posada fouled out to
first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2, NY YANKEES 6.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Gathright walked. J LaRue flied out to center.
D DeJesus homered to right, J Gathright scored. M Grudzielanek flied out
to right. M Teahen singled to center. B Butler doubled to deep center,
M Teahen scored. M Myers relieved P Hughes. R Gload doubled to deep right
center, B Butler scored. A Gordon struck out looking. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 6, NY YANKEES 6.

NY YANKEES 5TH: R Cano singled to left center. W Betemit singled to
center, R Cano to third. M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to third,
R Cano scored, W Betemit out at second. J Damon grounded into fielder's choice
to third, M Cabrera out at second. J Peralta relieved J Bale. D Jeter flied
out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 6, NY YANKEES 7.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: B Bruney relieved M Myers. T Pena Jr struck out swinging.
J Gathright struck out swinging. J LaRue safe at first on throwing error by
third baseman A Rodriguez. D DeJesus struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
1 Error) KANSAS CITY 6, NY YANKEES 7.

NY YANKEES 6TH: B Abreu homered to center. A Rodriguez flied out to
center. H Matsui flied out to right. J Posada walked. R Cano doubled to deep
right, J Posada to third. D Riske relieved J Peralta. W Betemit singled to
center, J Posada and R Cano scored. M Cabrera doubled to deep center,
W Betemit scored. J Damon struck out looking. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 6, NY YANKEES 11.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: A Phillips at first base. K Farnsworth relieved B Bruney.
M Grudzielanek singled to left. M Grudzielanek to second on wild pitch by
K Farnsworth. M Teahen walked. B Butler flied out to center, M Grudzielanek to
third. M Teahen stole second. R Gload hit sacrifice fly to left, M Grudzielanek
scored. A Gordon struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 7,
NY YANKEES 11.

NY YANKEES 7TH: Z Greinke relieved D Riske. D Jeter doubled to deep center.
B Abreu singled to left, D Jeter scored. A Rodriguez singled to left, B Abreu
to second. H Matsui singled to right, B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez to third,
H Matsui to second advancing on throw. J Posada walked. J Gobble relieved
Z Greinke. R Cano singled to right, A Rodriguez and H Matsui scored, J Posada
to second. A Phillips hit a ground rule double to deep left center, J Posada
scored, R Cano to third. M Cabrera flied into double play to right, R Cano
thrown out at home. J Damon struck out looking. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 7, NY YANKEES 16.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: M Cairo at shortstop. S Duncan at first base. J Molina
catching. A Phillips at third base. L Vizcaino relieved K Farnsworth. T Pena Jr
struck out swinging. J Gathright singled to center. J LaRue struck out
looking. E German hit for D DeJesus. E German struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 7, NY YANKEES 16.

NY YANKEES 8TH: E German in left field. J Smith at second base. J Gathright
in center field. J Soria relieved J Gobble. M Cairo flied out to center.
B Abreu lined out to right. S Duncan flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 7, NY YANKEES 16.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: R Villone relieved L Vizcaino. J Smith fouled out to
catcher. M Teahen singled to right center. B Butler singled to left, M Teahen
to second. R Gload singled to left, M Teahen scored, B Butler to second.
A Gordon lined out to right. T Pena Jr grounded into fielder's choice to third,
R Gload out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 8, NY YANKEES 16.</div>

 

Rodriguez blasts homer No. 500 as Yankees pound Royals

<h3>NY YANKEES 16, KANSAS CITY 8</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Alex Rodriguez reached along-awaited milestone and finally joined in on the New YorkYankees' fun.


Rodriguez belted his 500th career home run in the first inning,ending a 10-day homerless drought and propelling the red-hotYankees to a 16-8 triumph over the Kansas City Royals onSaturday.




Eight days after celebrating his 32nd birthday, Rodriguezblasted the historic homer - his 36th of the season - off KyleDavies to surpass Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx (32 years, 338 days)as the youngest player to reach the 500-homer plateau.

Rodriguez also became the 22nd player to reach the mark and thesecond this season, joining Toronto Blue Jays slugger FrankThomas.


A two-time American League MVP, Rodriguez had gone 28 at-batssince hitting his 499th homer off Royals righthander Gil Mecheon July 25. The superstar also was mired in a career-worst0-for-22 slump before lining a single in the second inning ofThursday's 13-9 loss to the Chicago White Sox.


After Johnny Damon led off Saturday's opening frame with agroundout, Derek Jeter lined a single off Davies and Bobby Abreufollowed with a walk.


That set the stage for Rodriguez, who crushed Davies'first-pitch fastball into the stands near the left-field foulpole to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.


Uncertain whether the ball would hook foul, Rodriguez waited inthe batters' box before the capacity crowd at Yankee Stadiumerupted as the ball reached the seats. The All-Star thirdbaseman trotted down the first-base line with his hands raisedin celebration and was greeted at home plate by his teammates.

In blasting the homer, Rodriguez joined in on the Yankees'recent power binge. New York has scored 66 runs in its last sixgames, crushing 18 homers over that stretch.


Rodriguez finished with three hits and three runs scored for theYankees, who have won 22 of their last 31 games. New York(60-50) entered just 2 1/2 games behind the Detroit Tigers(61-47) in the American League wild card race.


Rodriguez made even more history with his three runs scored, his99th, 100th and 101st of the season. By eclipsing the 100-runmark, he became the first player ever to hit 35 homers, drive in100 runs and score 100 runs in 10 consecutive seasons.

Rodriguez also flashed his speed in the third inning, when hestole second after drawing a leadoff walk. Wilson Betemitsingled four batters later to plate Rodriguez and push the leadto 5-2.


New York tacked on another run in the fourth, but Kansas Cityrallied for four runs in the fifth to forge a 6-6 tie.

David DeJesus blasted a two-run homer off Yankees phenom PhilHughes to halve the deficit and Billy Butler lined an RBI doublelater in the frame to chase the rookie righthander and draw theRoyals within 6-5.


Ross Gload ripped an RBI double to tie the game at 6-6, but theYankees took the lead for good on an unusual play in the bottomof the frame.


Robinson Cano led off with a single against lefthander John Bale(0-1) and advanced to third on Betemit's hit. Melky Cabreratapped the next pitch to third baseman Alex Gordon, who fired tosecond baseman Mark Grudzielanek for the forceout.

But Betemit went in hard at second and took out Grudzielanek,allowing Cano to scamper home with the go-ahead run.

New York added four runs in the sixth to take control. Abreuled off with a homer, Betemit laced a two-run single and Cabreracapped the outburst with an RBI double.


Cano matched a season high with four hits while Jeter, Abreu,Betemit and Hideki Matsui eached chipped in three hits for NewYork, which improved to 17-7 since the All-Star break.

Just about the only sour note to the Yankees' victory was theperformance of Hughes, who was activated from the 60-daydisabled list prior to the game.


New York's top pitching prospect, Hughes had been sidelinedsince May 1, when he suffered a strained left hamstring during agame against the Texas Rangers.


Hughes struggled through a long rehabilitation stint over thelast three months, a process which was delayed further when the21-year-old sprained his left ankle on May 25.


Despite being staked to a big lead Saturday, the fireballingrighthander did not factor in the decision, allowing six runsand seven hits in just 4 2/3 innings. He walked two and struckout five, throwing 63 of 92 pitches for strikes.


Mike Myers (3-0) yielded Gload's game-tying double in the fifthbut recorded the final out of the frame to notch the win. Itwas the 865th career appearance for Myers, who passed Hall ofFamer Phil Niekro for 23rd on the all-time list.


Davies was awful in his Royals debut, yielding five runs and sixhits with three walks and two strikeouts in three innings. Therighthander was acquired Tuesday in the deal which sent closerOctavio Dotel to the Atlanta Braves.


Gload and Mark Teahen each had three hits for Kansas City, whichfell to 1-4 on its six-game road trip.

 

Rodriguez blasts homer No. 500 as Yankees pound Royals

<h3>NY YANKEES 16, KANSAS CITY 8</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Alex Rodriguez reached along-awaited milestone and finally joined in on the New YorkYankees' fun.


Rodriguez belted his 500th career home run in the first inning,ending a 10-day homerless drought and propelling the red-hotYankees to a 16-8 triumph over the Kansas City Royals onSaturday.


Eight days after celebrating his 32nd birthday, Rodriguezblasted the historic homer - his 36th of the season - off KyleDavies to surpass Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx (32 years, 338 days)as the youngest player to reach the 500-homer plateau.

Rodriguez also became the 22nd player to reach the mark and thesecond this season, joining Toronto Blue Jays slugger FrankThomas.


A two-time American League MVP, Rodriguez had gone 28 at-batssince hitting his 499th homer off Royals righthander Gil Mecheon July 25. The superstar also was mired in a career-worst0-for-22 slump before lining a single in the second inning ofThursday's 13-9 loss to the Chicago White Sox.


After Johnny Damon led off Saturday's opening frame with agroundout, Derek Jeter lined a single off Davies and Bobby Abreufollowed with a walk.


That set the stage for Rodriguez, who crushed Davies'first-pitch fastball into the stands near the left-field foulpole to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.


Uncertain whether the ball would hook foul, Rodriguez waited inthe batters' box before the capacity crowd at Yankee Stadiumerupted as the ball reached the seats. The All-Star thirdbaseman trotted down the first-base line with his hands raisedin celebration and was greeted at home plate by his teammates.

In blasting the homer, Rodriguez joined in on the Yankees'recent power binge. New York has scored 66 runs in its last sixgames, crushing 18 homers over that stretch.


Rodriguez finished with three hits and three runs scored for theYankees, who have won 22 of their last 31 games. New York(60-50) entered just 2 1/2 games behind the Detroit Tigers(61-47) in the American League wild card race.


Rodriguez made even more history with his three runs scored, his99th, 100th and 101st of the season. By eclipsing the 100-runmark, he became the first player ever to hit 35 homers, drive in100 runs and score 100 runs in 10 consecutive seasons.

Rodriguez also flashed his speed in the third inning, when hestole second after drawing a leadoff walk. Wilson Betemitsingled four batters later to plate Rodriguez and push the leadto 5-2.


New York tacked on another run in the fourth, but Kansas Cityrallied for four runs in the fifth to forge a 6-6 tie.

David DeJesus blasted a two-run homer off Yankees phenom PhilHughes to halve the deficit and Billy Butler lined an RBI doublelater in the frame to chase the rookie righthander and draw theRoyals within 6-5.


Ross Gload ripped an RBI double to tie the game at 6-6, but theYankees took the lead for good on an unusual play in the bottomof the frame.


Robinson Cano led off with a single against lefthander John Bale(0-1) and advanced to third on Betemit's hit. Melky Cabreratapped the next pitch to third baseman Alex Gordon, who fired tosecond baseman Mark Grudzielanek for the forceout.

But Betemit went in hard at second and took out Grudzielanek,allowing Cano to scamper home with the go-ahead run.

New York added four runs in the sixth to take control. Abreuled off with a homer, Betemit laced a two-run single and Cabreracapped the outburst with an RBI double.


Cano matched a season high with four hits while Jeter, Abreu,Betemit and Hideki Matsui eached chipped in three hits for NewYork, which improved to 17-7 since the All-Star break.

Just about the only sour note to the Yankees' victory was theperformance of Hughes, who was activated from the 60-daydisabled list prior to the game.


New York's top pitching prospect, Hughes had been sidelinedsince May 1, when he suffered a strained left hamstring during agame against the Texas Rangers.


Hughes struggled through a long rehabilitation stint over thelast three months, a process which was delayed further when the21-year-old sprained his left ankle on May 25.


Despite being staked to a big lead Saturday, the fireballingrighthander did not factor in the decision, allowing six runsand seven hits in just 4 2/3 innings. He walked two and struckout five, throwing 63 of 92 pitches for strikes.


Mike Myers (3-0) yielded Gload's game-tying double in the fifthbut recorded the final out of the frame to notch the win. Itwas the 865th career appearance for Myers, who passed Hall ofFamer Phil Niekro for 23rd on the all-time list.


Davies was awful in his Royals debut, yielding five runs and sixhits with three walks and two strikeouts in three innings. Therighthander was acquired Tuesday in the deal which sent closerOctavio Dotel to the Atlanta Braves.


Gload and Mark Teahen each had three hits for Kansas City, whichfell to 1-4 on its six-game road trip.

 

Rodriguez blasts homer No. 500 as Yankees pound Royals

<h3>NY YANKEES 16, KANSAS CITY 8</h3>BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Alex Rodriguez reached along-awaited milestone and finally joined in on the New YorkYankees' fun.


Rodriguez belted his 500th career home run in the first inning,ending a 10-day homerless drought and propelling the red-hotYankees to a 16-8 triumph over the Kansas City Royals onSaturday.


Eight days after celebrating his 32nd birthday, Rodriguezblasted the historic homer - his 36th of the season - off KyleDavies to surpass Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx (32 years, 338 days)as the youngest player to reach the 500-homer plateau.

"When I was 24, I never thought about hitting 500," saidRodriguez, who deflected a question regarding his ultimatepursuit of the all-time homer record. "I'm not going to thinkabout a final destination number."


Rodriguez also became the 22nd player to reach the mark and thesecond this season, joining Toronto Blue Jays slugger FrankThomas.


A two-time American League MVP, Rodriguez had gone 28 at-batssince hitting his 499th homer off Royals righthander Gil Mecheon July 25. The superstar also was mired in a career-worst0-for-22 slump before lining a single in the second inning ofThursday's 13-9 loss to the Chicago White Sox.


"It was a great moment," Yankees manager Joe Torre said. "Youfelt it was coming because right now, he's as relaxed as he'sever been."


After Johnny Damon led off Saturday's opening frame with agroundout, Derek Jeter lined a single off Davies and Bobby Abreufollowed with a walk.


That set the stage for Rodriguez, who crushed Davies'first-pitch fastball into the stands near the left-field foulpole to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead.


"I tried to get a double-play ball with it," Davies said. "Ithrew a sinker down and in, but the ball came back over themiddle."


Uncertain whether the ball would hook foul, Rodriguez waited inthe batters' box before the capacity crowd at Yankee Stadiumerupted as the ball reached the seats. The All-Star thirdbaseman trotted down the first-base line with his hands raisedin celebration and was greeted at home plate by his teammates.

"I thought when I hit it initially, with the path of my swinglately, that it would hook foul," Rodriguez said. "To have myteammates waiting at home plate, like back in high school, wasawesome.


"It was pretty cool. The energy of the fans, too - they mean alot to the success of this ballclub."


In blasting the homer, Rodriguez joined in on the Yankees'recent power binge. New York has scored 66 runs in its last sixgames, crushing 18 homers over that stretch.


Rodriguez finished with three hits and three runs scored for theYankees, who have won 22 of their last 31 games. New York(60-50) entered just 2 1/2 games behind the Detroit Tigers(61-47) in the American League wild card race.


Rodriguez made even more history with his three runs scored, his99th, 100th and 101st of the season. By eclipsing the 100-runmark, he became the first player ever to hit 35 homers, drive in100 runs and score 100 runs in 10 consecutive seasons.

Rodriguez also flashed his speed in the third inning, when hestole second after drawing a leadoff walk. Wilson Betemitsingled four batters later to plate Rodriguez and push the leadto 5-2.


New York tacked on another run in the fourth, but Kansas Cityrallied for four runs in the fifth to forge a 6-6 tie.

David DeJesus blasted a two-run homer off Yankees phenom PhilHughes to halve the deficit and Billy Butler lined an RBI doublelater in the frame to chase the rookie righthander and draw theRoyals within 6-5.


Ross Gload ripped an RBI double to tie the game at 6-6, but theYankees took the lead for good on an unusual play in the bottomof the frame.


Robinson Cano led off with a single against lefthander John Bale(0-1) and advanced to third on Betemit's hit. Melky Cabreratapped the next pitch to third baseman Alex Gordon, who fired tosecond baseman Mark Grudzielanek for the forceout.

But Betemit went in hard at second and took out Grudzielanek,allowing Cano to scamper home with the go-ahead run.

New York added four runs in the sixth to take control. Abreuled off with a homer, Betemit laced a two-run single and Cabreracapped the outburst with an RBI double.


Cano matched a season high with four hits while Jeter, Abreu,Betemit and Hideki Matsui eached chipped in three hits for NewYork, which improved to 17-7 since the All-Star break.

Just about the only sour note to the Yankees' victory was theperformance of Hughes, who was activated from the 60-daydisabled list prior to the game.


New York's top pitching prospect, Hughes had been sidelinedsince May 1, when he suffered a strained left hamstring during agame against the Texas Rangers.


Hughes struggled through a long rehabilitation stint over thelast three months, a process which was delayed further when the21-year-old sprained his left ankle on May 25.


Despite being staked to a big lead Saturday, the fireballingrighthander did not factor in the decision, allowing six runsand seven hits in just 4 2/3 innings. He walked two and struckout five, throwing 63 of 92 pitches for strikes.


"The emotional side of the game caught up to (Hughes) heretoday," Torre said. "Having 54,000 people in the stands and nothaving pitched in awhile."


Mike Myers (3-0) yielded Gload's game-tying double in the fifthbut recorded the final out of the frame to notch the win. Itwas the 865th career appearance for Myers, who passed Hall ofFamer Phil Niekro for 23rd on the all-time list.


Davies was awful in his Royals debut, yielding five runs and sixhits with three walks and two strikeouts in three innings. Therighthander was acquired Tuesday in the deal which sent closerOctavio Dotel to the Atlanta Braves.


"Davies is a kid whose got pretty good stuff, but he threw a lotof pitches today," Royals manager Buddy Bell said. "TheYankees make you throw a lot of pitches though. I'm lookingforward to seeing him throw again in a few days."


Gload and Mark Teahen each had three hits for Kansas City, whichfell to 1-4 on its six-game road trip.