Starting Lineups:
New York Yankees Kansas City Royals
1. Damon lf Gathright lf
2. Jeter ss Grudzielanek 2b
3. Abreu rf Gload 1b
4. Rodriguez 3b Butler dh
5. Matsui dh Teahen rf
6. Posada c DeJesus cf
7. Giambi 1b Gordon 3b
8. Cano 2b Smith ss
9. Cabrera cf Buck c
Kennedy p Meche p
YANKEES 1ST: Damon grounded out (second to first); Jeter
grounded out (shortstop to first); Abreu was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Gathright walked; Grudzielanek grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gathright to second]; Gload walked; Butler
flied to center [Gathright to third]; Teahen walked [Gload to
second]; DeJesus popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Rodriguez homered to left; Matsui grounded out
(first unassisted); Posada homered to right; Giambi grounded out
(second to first); Cano grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Gordon doubled to right; Posada allowed a passed
ball [Gordon to third]; Smith singled to left [Gordon scored];
Buck singled to center [Smith to third]; Gathright struck out;
Grudzielanek singled to center [Smith scored, Buck to second];
Gload flied to center; Butler flied to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.
YANKEES 3RD: Cabrera singled to right; Damon flied to right;
Cabrera stole second; Jeter was called out on strikes; Abreu
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Teahen popped to second; DeJesus flied to left;
Gordon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 2.
YANKEES 4TH: Rodriguez singled to second; Rodriguez safe on a
pick-off error by Meche [Rodriguez to second]; Matsui popped to
right; Posada walked; Giambi flied to left; Cano grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Buck grounded out
(third to first); Gathright singled to left; Gathright was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.
YANKEES 5TH: Cabrera popped to shortstop; Damon flied to right;
Jeter grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Grudzielanek flied to left; Gload singled to center;
Butler singled to left [Gload to second]; Teahen flied to left;
DeJesus grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 2, Royals 2.
YANKEES 6TH: Abreu flied to left; Rodriguez singled to left;
Matsui reached on an error by Meche [Rodriguez to third, Matsui
to first]; Posada forced Matsui (third to second); Giambi walked
[Posada to second]; Cano was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: FARNSWORTH REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Gordon
popped to second; Smith struck out; Buck struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.
YANKEES 7TH: MUSSER REPLACED MECHE (PITCHING); Cabrera struck
out; Damon grounded out (first unassisted); Jeter singled to
right; Abreu doubled to center [Jeter scored]; Rodriguez was
walked intentionally; Matsui walked [Abreu to third, Rodriguez
to second]; PERALTA REPLACED MUSSER (PITCHING); Posada flied to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: MIENTKIEWICZ REPLACED GIAMBI (PLAYING 1B);
CHAMBERLAIN REPLACED FARNSWORTH (PITCHING); Gathright grounded
out (shortstop to first); Grudzielanek singled to right; Gload
struck out; Butler flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees
3, Royals 2.
YANKEES 8TH: GOBBLE REPLACED PERALTA (PITCHING); Mientkiewicz
flied to center; Cano grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabrera
singled to center; Damon singled to right [Cabrera to third];
RISKE REPLACED GOBBLE (PITCHING); Damon stole second; Jeter was
hit by a pitch; Abreu struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Yankees
3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Teahen flied to right; DeJesus grounded out (second
to first); Gordon singled to left; Smith popped to first; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2.
YANKEES 9TH: Rodriguez lined to center; Matsui flied to right;
Posada flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2.
ROYALS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED CHAMBERLAIN (PITCHING); SWEENEY
BATTED FOR BUCK; Sweeney grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gathright popped to third; Grudzielanek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Yankees 3 9 0 12
Royals 2 9 2 9
