Starting Lineups:
New York Yankees Kansas City Royals
1. Damon lf DeJesus cf
2. Jeter ss German 2b
3. Abreu rf Teahen rf
4. Rodriguez 3b Butler dh
5. Matsui dh Gload 1b
6. Posada c Sanders lf
7. Cano 2b Gordon 3b
8. Phillips 1b Buck c
9. Cabrera cf Pena ss
Mussina p Meche p
YANKEES 1ST: Damon grounded out (shortstop to first); Jeter
singled to left; Abreu walked [Jeter to second]; Rodriguez
popped to second; Matsui flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: DeJesus was called out on strikes; German was called
out on strikes; Teahen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Posada grounded out (second to first); Cano singled
to left; Phillips flied to right; Cabrera homered to
right-center [Cano scored]; Damon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Butler flied to center; Gload walked; Sanders popped
to third; Gordon doubled to right [Gload to third]; Buck flied
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
YANKEES 3RD: Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); Abreu
singled to right; Rodriguez singled to left [Abreu to second];
Matsui grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees
2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); DeJesus
flied to left; German singled to right; Teahen lined to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
YANKEES 4TH: Posada grounded out (first unassisted); Cano popped
to second; Phillips flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Butler struck out; Gload doubled to center; Sanders
walked; Gordon flied to left; Buck struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
YANKEES 5TH: Cabrera lined to first; Damon popped to shortstop;
Jeter grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Pena grounded out (shortstop to first); DeJesus
singled to left; German grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [DeJesus out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
YANKEES 6TH: Abreu popped to third; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Matsui lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Teahen grounded out (first unassisted); Butler flied
to right; Gload doubled to center; Sanders singled to left
[Gload scored]; VILLONE REPLACED MUSSINA (PITCHING); Gordon
flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1.
YANKEES 7TH: Posada singled to left; Cano singled to left
[Posada to second]; Phillips out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Posada to third, Cano to second]; Cabrera out on a
sacrifice fly to center [Posada scored, Cano to third (on
throw)]; Damon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: PROCTOR REPLACED VILLONE (PITCHING); Buck grounded
out (pitcher to first); Pena lined to right; DeJesus singled to
center; German was hit by a pitch [DeJesus to second]; MYERS
REPLACED PROCTOR (PITCHING); Teahen flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 1.
YANKEES 8TH: Jeter singled to right; Abreu forced Jeter (first
to shortstop); Rodriguez homered to center [Abreu scored];
GOBBLE REPLACED MECHE (PITCHING); Matsui homered to
right-center; Posada was called out on strikes; Cano singled to
right; Phillips doubled to left [Cano scored]; Cabrera popped to
second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: VIZCAINO REPLACED MYERS (PITCHING); Butler flied to
right; Gload struck out; Sanders flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 1.
YANKEES 9TH: SMITH REPLACED PENA (PLAYING SS); DOTEL REPLACED
GOBBLE (PITCHING); Damon doubled to left; Jeter was hit by a
pitch; CAIRO RAN FOR JETER; Abreu grounded out (second to first)
[Damon to third, Cairo to second]; Rodriguez struck out; Matsui
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: CAIRO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); RIVERA REPLACED
VIZCAINO (PITCHING); Gordon grounded out (first to pitcher);
Buck grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith singled to left;
Smith advanced to second because of defensive indifference
[Smith to second]; DeJesus grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Royals 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Yankees 7 13 0 7
Royals 1 8 0 9
