GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (48-61) at NY YANKEES (60-50)

AL: KANSAS CITY (48-61) at NY YANKEES (60-50)

<h3>Mussina, Yankees try to sweep Royals</h3>



<div class="pre">Kansas City (48-61) at Ny Yankees (60-50) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) - Now that the hoopla of Alex Rodriguezhitting his milestone homer is over, the New York Yankees canconcentrate on even bigger goals.


A day after Rodriguez became the youngest player to reach the500-homer mark, the Yankees look to complete a three-game sweepof the Kansas City Royals.


Eight days after his 32nd birthday, Rodriguez reached themilestone with a three-homer in the first inning of Saturday's16-8 win. New York has outscored Kansas City, 23-9, in thefirst two games of the series.


The Yankees send veteran Mike Mussina (6-7, 4.75 ERA) to themound. The 17-year veteran seeks his third straight win afteryielding three runs and six hits in six innings of a 16-3trouncing of the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.


The righthander is 16-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 32 starts against theRoyals, including 6-2 in his last 10 outings.


Kansas City, which has lost 18 of its last 19 at Yankee Stadium,counters with Gil Meche (7-8, 3.70).


Meche, who served up Rodriguez' 499th homer in a 7-1 loss to NewYork on July 25, dropped his second consecutive start when heallowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings in a 3-1 lossat Minnesota on Monday.


The righthander is 3-3 in 10 career starts vs. New York. He allowedfive runs in 7 1/3 innings in a loss when he opposed Mussinaon July 25.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

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

KANSAS CITY NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Dejesus CF .286 6 47 Melky Cabrera CF .291 6 46
Esteban German 2B .280 3 29 Derek Jeter SS .330 8 51
Mark Teahen RF .282 5 46 Bobby Abreu RF .282 11 68
Emil Brown DH .235 4 42 Alex Rodriguez DH .301 36 108
Ross Gload 1B .291 3 34 Hideki Matsui LF .293 21 76
Alex Gordon 3B .240 8 37 Jorge Posada C .340 14 65
John Buck C .234 16 36 Robinson Cano 2B .311 11 63
Joey Gathright LF .321 0 9 Wilson Betemit 3B .667 1 6
Tony Pena Jr SS .280 1 38 Andy Phillips 1B .307 2 19

Gil Meche RHP (7-8, 3.70) Mike Mussina RHP (6-7, 4.75)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY (48-61) at NY YANKEES (60-50)

<h3>Mussina, Yankees try to sweep Royals</h3>



<div class="pre">Kansas City (48-61) at NY Yankees (60-50) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- Now that the hoopla of Alex Rodriguezhitting his milestone homer is over, the New York Yankees canconcentrate on even bigger goals.


A day after Rodriguez became the youngest player to reach the500-homer mark, the Yankees look to complete a three-game sweepof the Kansas City Royals.


Eight days after his 32nd birthday, Rodriguez reached themilestone with a three-run homer in the first inning ofSaturday's 16-8 win. New York has outscored Kansas City, 23-9,in the first two games of the series.


The Yankees send veteran Mike Mussina (6-7, 4.75 ERA) to themound. The 17-year veteran seeks his third straight win afteryielding three runs and six hits in six innings of a 16-3trouncing of the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.


The righthander is 16-7 with a 2.98 ERA in 32 starts against theRoyals, including 6-2 in his last 10 outings.


Kansas City, which has lost 18 of its last 19 at Yankee Stadium,counters with Gil Meche (7-8, 3.70).


Meche, who served up Rodriguez' 499th homer in a 7-1 loss to NewYork on July 25, dropped his second consecutive start when heallowed two runs and seven hits in seven innings in a 3-1 lossat Minnesota on Monday.


The righthander is 3-3 in 10 career starts vs. New York. Heallowed five runs in 7 1/3 innings in a loss when he opposedMussina on July 25.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: KAN - GIL MECHE (7-8, 3.70)
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (6-7, 4.75)

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

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 14 mph, in from left</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

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

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.285, 6 HR, 47 RBI)
E GERMAN (.280, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.282, 5 HR, 46 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 1 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: M CABRERA (.291, 6 HR, 46 RBI)
D JETER (.330, 8 HR, 51 RBI)
B ABREU (.282, 11 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<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 .285
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
E Brown dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
A Rodriguez dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
W Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307

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
G Meche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.71

Pitches-strikes: M Mussina 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M Mussina 2-1.
Batters faced: M Mussina 4.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.291, 3 HR, 34 RBI)
A GORDON (.240, 8 HR, 37 RBI)
J BUCK (.234, 16 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<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 .285
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
E Brown dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Rodriguez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
W Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 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
G Meche 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.71

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 14-11; M Mussina 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Meche 0-2; M Mussina 2-1. Batters faced: G Meche 4; M Mussina 4.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</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 0 1 0
NY YANKEES 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.293, 21 HR, 76 RBI)
J POSADA (.340, 14 HR, 65 RBI)
R CANO (.311, 11 HR, 63 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<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 .285
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
E Brown dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .331
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
A Rodriguez dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
W Betemit 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
A Phillips 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 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
G Meche 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.68

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.66

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 14-11; M Mussina 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Meche 0-2; M Mussina 2-3. Batters faced: G Meche 4; M Mussina 7.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MELKY CABRERA SCORED ROBINSON CANO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CABRERA ON FIRST, A PHILLIPS ON SECOND, W
BETEMIT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
NY YANKEES 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.331, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL KANSAS CITY AT NY YANKEES
NOTE: NEW YORK CENTER FIELDER MELKY CABRERA EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SECOND INNING.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO DEREK JETER SCORED WILSON BETEMIT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D JETER ON FIRST, M CABRERA ON SECOND, A
PHILLIPS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
NY YANKEES 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BOBBY ABREU SCORED ANDY PHILLIPS AND MELKY
CABRERA.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B ABREU ON FIRST, D JETER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
NY YANKEES 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: A RODRIGUEZ (.300, 0-FOR-1)</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 0 1 0
NY YANKEES 0 4 4 4 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.321, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
T PENA JR (.280, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
M Teahen rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
E Brown dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .331
B Abreu rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .283
A Rodriguez dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
R Cano 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
W Betemit 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .714
A Phillips 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .307

Totals 10 4 4 4 3 1 4

BATTING: RBI - M Cabrera (47), D Jeter (52), B Abreu 2 (70). 2-out RBI - M
Cabrera, D Jeter, B Abreu 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 3.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 04 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 2 4 4 4 3 1 0 3.89

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.66

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 50-29; M Mussina 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Meche 1-4; M Mussina 2-3. Batters faced: G Meche 13; M Mussina 7.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</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 0 0 3 0
NY YANKEES 0 4 4 4 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: H MATSUI (.293, 0-FOR-1)
J POSADA (.339, 0-FOR-1)
R CANO (.311, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at NY YANKEES

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
E German 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Teahen rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283
E Brown dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
J Gathright lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .329
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. Team LOB - 3.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Cabrera cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .292
D Jeter ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .331
B Abreu rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .283
A Rodriguez dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300
H Matsui lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
R Cano 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
W Betemit 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .714
A Phillips 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .307

Totals 10 4 4 4 3 1 4

BATTING: RBI - M Cabrera (47), D Jeter (52), B Abreu 2 (70). 2-out RBI - M
Cabrera, D Jeter, B Abreu 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Rodriguez 1. Team LOB - 3.


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
NY YANKEES - 04 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 2 4 4 4 3 1 0 3.89

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
M Mussina 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.62

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 50-29; M Mussina 37-26. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Meche 1-4; M Mussina 3-5. Batters faced: G Meche 13; M Mussina 12.

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

Weather: 80 degrees, sunny. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>