April 8, 2008 New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
@LAA 3 BOS 5
DET 0 KCR 5
NYY 2 SEA 6
@TBR 5 BAL 8
@TEX 1 OAK 9
@TOR 8 ARI 10
LAD 5 COL 4
ATL 3 STL 5
@HOU 3 MIL 3
CIN 2
(10) PHI 5
@NYM 2 SFG 3
SDP 2
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 37,296

Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 4:10pm
Time of Game: 3:15

Yankees

4-4

Lost 1

3rd, 2½ GB

Joe Girardi

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Royals          1  1  0   1  2  0   0  0  X    5 12  0

W: B Bannister (2-0), L: P Hughes (0-1), S: J Soria (4)

Royals

5-2

Won 2

1st

Trey Hillman

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon LF                    3   0   1   1    2   0  .200  .594   21    0   0   
R Cano 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .188  .407   21    0   2   
B Abreu RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .379 1.024   19    1   0   GDP
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   4  .276  .806   20    1   1   
H Matsui DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .964   21    0   0   
J Posada C                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .176  .398    8    5   0   
  J Molina C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715    2    4   1   
J Giambi 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .071  .476   16    7   1   
W Betemit SS                  4   0   1   1    0   3  .154  .368   21    2   4   
M Cabrera CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .294  .871   17    3   0   

P Hughes P                                                               1   0
  R Ohlendorf P                                                          0   0
  B Traber P                                                             0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   1
Totals                       33   2   7   2    5  11              166   24  10

BATTING

TB: H Matsui; J Damon; B Abreu; M Cabrera; R Cano; W Betemit; J Posada.

GIDP: B Abreu (1).

RBI: J Damon (1); W Betemit (1).

2-out RBI: W Betemit; J Damon.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Cano-W Betemit-J Giambi.

E: B Abreu (1).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gathright CF                4   2   2   0    0   1  .214  .508   15    1   0   3·SB,HBP
M Grudzielanek 2B             4   0   2   1    1   0  .417  .939   26    2   3   
  E German PR-2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
M Teahen LF                   4   0   2   1    1   1  .296  .960   26    1   0   2·2B,GDP
J Guillen RF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .138  .366   15    2   0   
B Butler DH                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .414  .931   14    0   0   
A Gordon 3B                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .300  .867   14    2   0   2B
R Gload 1B                    3   0   2   2    1   0  .360  .767   18    6   0   SB,CS
J Buck C                      2   0   0   1    1   1  .200  .461   21   12   0   SF
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .048  .139   15    1   1   SB

B Bannister P                                                            0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   0
  R Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              0   0
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   5  12   5    5   8              164   27   5

BATTING

2B: M Teahen 2 (3, off R Ohlendorf, off P Hughes); A Gordon (2, off R Ohlendorf).

SF: J Buck (1, off P Hughes).

HBP: J Gathright (1, by P Hughes).

TB: M Teahen 4; A Gordon 3; J Gathright 2; M Grudzielanek 2; B Butler 2; R Gload 2.

GIDP: M Teahen (1).

RBI: R Gload 2 (2); M Grudzielanek (2); J Buck (4); M Teahen (3).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-T Pena-R Gload.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Gathright 3 (5, 3rd base off P Hughes/J Posada, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada 2); R Gload (1, 2nd base off B Traber/J Molina); T Pena (1, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada).

CS: R Gload (2, 3rd base by B Traber/J Molina).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Hughes, L (0-1)              3     6   3   3    4   2   0   5.00   20   87-47   27· 6·14    3· 4· 6· 0     33    -     1.33  -0.21
R Ohlendorf                    3     4   2   2    0   3   0   3.86   12   36-23   12· 6· 5    4· 2· 3· 0          1-0    0.69  -0.05
B Traber                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   13-8     3· 1· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.24   0.01
L Hawkins                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0  15.75    5   14-9     5· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         8    12   5   5    5   8   0          40  150-87   47·14·26    9· 6·11· 0          1-0

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bannister, W (2-0)           5     5   2   2    4   6   0   1.50   23   97-58   29· 6·23    7· 4· 2· 0     51    -     1.29   0.08
R Mahay, H (2)                 1.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   1.93    7   31-18   10· 4· 4    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.05
R Ramirez, H (2)               0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2   11-7     5· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.01   0.05
L Nunez, H (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   13-9     5· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.61   0.05
J Soria, S (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   14-10    7· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    5  11   0          38  166-102  56·12·34    9·11· 2· 0          1-0

P Hughes faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Hughes (1; J Gathright).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Jeff Kellogg.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 37,296.

Weather: 46° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Damon              LF    1. J Gathright          CF 
2. R Cano               2B    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. M Teahen             LF 
4. A Rodriguez          3B    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. H Matsui             DH    5. B Butler             DH 
6. J Posada             C     6. A Gordon             3B 
7. J Giambi             1B    7. R Gload              1B 
8. W Betemit            SS    8. J Buck               C  
9. M Cabrera            CF    9. T Pena               SS 

   P Hughes             P        B Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  1-0  12-  2  -12%  49% W Betemit       B Bannister     Single to RF (Line Drive); Posada Scores; Giambi to 3B; Betemit to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 2   2  1-1  123  7  -10%  38% J Damon         B Bannister     Walk; Giambi Scores; Betemit to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   b 5   0  2-3  1--  3    9%  83% A Gordon        R Ohlendorf     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Butler to 3B
   b 3   2  2-2  123  1   -8%  50% T Pena          P Hughes        Lineout: CF
   b 5   0  2-3  -23  5    8%  91% R Gload         R Ohlendorf     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Butler Scores; Gordon Scores; Gload to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  5   50%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   55%  B Abreu         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Philip Hughes facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  J Gathright     Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      61%  M Grudzielanek  Gathright Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   59%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Gathright to 3B
   R      --3  4   66%  M Teahen        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gathright Scores
   O      -2-  6   63%  J Guillen       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  5   60%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Brian Bannister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   63%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   64%  H Matsui        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   63%  J Posada        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   61%  J Giambi        Walk; Posada to 2B
   R      12-  2   49%  W Betemit       Single to RF (Line Drive); Posada Scores; Giambi to 3B; Betemit to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   48%  M Cabrera       Walk
   R      123  7   38%  J Damon         Walk; Giambi Scores; Betemit to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
   O      123  6   44%  R Cano          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Philip Hughes facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   51%  A Gordon        Single to RF (Line Drive); Gordon to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-  3   49%  R Gload         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B); Gordon to 3B
   RO     --3  2   51%  J Buck          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Gordon Scores
          ---  9   52%  T Pena          Walk
          1--      53%  J Gathright     Pena Steals 2B
          -2-  5   55%  " "             Hit By Pitch
          12-  4   57%  M Grudzielanek  Walk; Pena to 3B; Gathright to 2B
   O      123  7   50%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   46%  B Abreu         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
          1--  3   46%  H Matsui        Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Abreu to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  J Posada        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Abreu to 3B
   O      1-3  2   56%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Philip Hughes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  6   56%  B Butler        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   54%  A Gordon        Groundout: 2B-1B; Butler to 2B
          -2-  6   55%  R Gload         Walk
          12-  5   58%  J Buck          Walk; Butler to 3B; Gload to 2B
   O      123  1   50%  T Pena          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   53%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  M Cabrera       Foul Popfly: C (3B Foul)
          ---  3   53%  J Damon         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   56%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Philip Hughes facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   60%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      63%  M Grudzielanek  Gathright Steals 2B
          -2-      67%  " "             Gathright Steals 3B
   R      --3  6   72%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Gathright Scores
                  Ross Ohlendorf replaces Philip Hughes pitching
   OO     1--  5   65%  M Teahen        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   64%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Brian Bannister facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   67%  B Abreu         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   69%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   71%  H Matsui        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ross Ohlendorf facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   74%  B Butler        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  3   83%  A Gordon        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Butler to 3B
   RR     -23  5   91%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Butler Scores; Gordon Scores; Gload to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  4   89%  J Buck          Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  3   88%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   86%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Ron Mahay facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Mahay replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   O      ---  3   88%  J Posada        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          ---  4   86%  J Giambi        Walk
   O      1--  6   89%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   87%  M Cabrera       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Giambi to 2B
   O      12-  1   91%  J Damon         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ross Ohlendorf facing 2-3-4
                  Jose Molina replaces Jorge Posada playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  2   90%  M Grudzielanek  Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
          ---  4   92%  M Teahen        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   90%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   89%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Ron Mahay facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   85%  R Cano          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  7   89%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
                  Ramon Ramirez replaces Ron Mahay pitching
   O      1--  7   92%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   94%  H Matsui        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, Billy Traber facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Traber replaces Ross Ohlendorf pitching
   O      ---  4   93%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   94%  R Gload         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      95%  J Buck          Gload Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Gload Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  5   93%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Leo Nunez facing 6-7-8
                  Leo Nunez replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
   O      ---  2   95%  J Molina        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   96%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   97%  W Betemit       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-2, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Billy Traber pitching
   O      ---  2   97%  T Pena          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   97%  J Gathright     Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   97%  M Grudzielanek  Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  6   97%  M Teahen        Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
                  Esteban German pinch runs for Mark Grudzielanek batting 2nd
   O      12-  1   96%  J Guillen       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Joakim Soria facing 9-1-2
                  Joakim Soria replaces Leo Nunez pitching; Esteban German moves to 2B
   O      ---  6   99%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Damon         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Cano          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 5.

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