NY Yankees 9, Kansas City 4
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY Yankees 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 13 1
Kansas City 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
WP: C. Wang (11-5)
LP: S. Elarton (2-4)
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Scoring Summary
Top 1st: NY Yankees
- B. Abreu hit sacrifice fly to deep center, J. Damon scored
- J. Posada singled to center, D. Jeter and A. Rodriguez scored, H. Matsui to second
- R. Cano doubled to deep left, H. Matsui scored, J. Posada to third
Top 2nd: NY Yankees
- B. Abreu doubled to deep right center, J. Damon scored
- H. Matsui singled to right, B. Abreu scored, H. Matsui to second advancing on throw
- A. Phillips walked, H. Matsui scored, J. Posada to third, R. Cano to second
Bot 2nd: Kansas City
- A. Gordon doubled to deep left, R. Gload scored, R. Sanders to third
- J. Buck grounded out to shortstop, R. Sanders scored
Top 4th: NY Yankees
- M. Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to deep center, J. Posada scored, R. Cano to third
Bot 5th: Kansas City
- M. Teahen hit sacrifice fly to left, D. DeJesus scored
- R. Gload singled to center, M. Grudzielanek scored, B. Butler out at third
Top 6th: NY Yankees
- J. Damon singled to center, R. Cano scored, A. Phillips to third
 NY Yankees
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Damon dh 5 2 2 1 1 2 1 .246
D. Jeter ss 6 1 4 0 0 1 2 .335
B. Abreu rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .275
A. Rodriguez 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .310
H. Matsui lf 5 2 2 1 1 2 5 .292
J. Posada c 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 .334
R. Cano 2b 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 .295
A. Phillips 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .301
M. Cabrera cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 .279
 Totals 37 9 13 9 9 10 25  
 Batting
2B - R Cano (26, S Elarton); B Abreu (21, S Elarton); D Jeter (26, J Bale).
S - A Phillips.
SF - B Abreu , M Cabrera.
RBI - B Abreu 2 (59), J Posada 2 (56), R Cano (52), H Matsui (66), A Phillips (16), M Cabrera (33), J Damon (36).
2-out RBI - H Matsui, A Phillips, J Damon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Damon 1, D Jeter 2, H Matsui 2, M Cabrera 4.
Team LOB - 14.
 Base Running
SB - J Damon (18, 2nd base off Z Greinke/J Buck).
 
 Fielding
E - A Rodriguez (6, ground ball).
Outfield assists - M Cabrera (B Butler at 3rd base).
PB - J Posada.
 Kansas City
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. DeJesus cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .273
M. Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .302
    J. Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .197
M. Teahen rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .286
B. Butler dh 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .320
R. Gload 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .271
R. Sanders lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .333
A. Gordon 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .239
J. Buck c 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .236
T. Pena Jr. ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282
 Totals 36 4 10 4 3 5 18  
 Batting
2B - R Gload (9, C Wang); A Gordon (18, C Wang).
SF - M Teahen.
RBI - A Gordon (33), J Buck (33), M Teahen (44), R Gload (28).
2-out RBI - R Gload.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Gload 1, J Buck 1, T Pena Jr 2, B Butler 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 NY Yankees
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C. Wang (W, 11-5) 6.0 7 4 4 2 3 0 3.57
M. Myers 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.43
K. Farnsworth 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.24
B. Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.23
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
S. Elarton (L, 2-4) 1.2 6 7 7 2 0 0 10.46
J. Bale 1.1 1 1 1 6 2 0 2.08
D. Riske 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.31
Z. Greinke 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.54
J. Peralta 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.57
WP - C Wang, B Bruney.
IBB - J Posada (by J Bale), A Rodriguez (by J Bale).
HBP - A Rodriguez (by S Elarton).
Pitches-strikes - C Wang 98-59; M Myers 13-10; K Farnsworth 16-11; B Bruney 25-17; S Elarton 54-31; J Bale 55-22; D Riske 32-24; Z Greinke 34-23; J Peralta 49-37.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Wang 6-8; M Myers 1-1; K Farnsworth 1-2; B Bruney 0-2; S Elarton 3-2; J Bale 1-1; D Riske 1-3; Z Greinke 0-1; J Peralta 2-3.
Batters faced - C Wang 27; M Myers 5; K Farnsworth 4; B Bruney 4; S Elarton 14; J Bale 11; D Riske 7; Z Greinke 6; J Peralta 12.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug Eddings.
Time: 4:02.
Attendance: 38,212.
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, right to left.

Updated on Wednesday, Jul 25, 2007 12:19 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 NY Yankees
B. Abreu B. Abreu
2-5
2 RBI
 Kansas City
R. Gload R. Gload
3-4
1 RBI