NY Yankees 11, Kansas City 5
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(80-62)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY Yankees 0 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 11 14 0
Kansas City 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 5 10 1
WP: A. Pettitte (13-8)
LP: B. Bannister (12-8)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: NY Yankees
- J. Damon homered to deep right, W. Betemit scored
Top 4th: NY Yankees
- A. Rodriguez homered to deep center, B. Abreu scored
Bot 4th: Kansas City
- E. Brown doubled to deep left, M. Sweeney and B. Butler scored
Top 6th: NY Yankees
- A. Rodriguez homered to deep left
- W. Betemit homered to deep center, J. Posada and H. Matsui scored
- A. Gonzalez reached on fielder's choice, M. Cabrera scored, J. Damon to third
- B. Abreu doubled to left, J. Damon and A. Gonzalez scored
Bot 8th: Kansas City
- S. Costa grounded out to first, B. Butler scored, M. Sweeney to second
Bot 9th: Kansas City
- M. Sweeney singled to right, J. Gathright scored, C. Brazell to third, B. Butler to second
- S. Costa grounded out to first, C. Brazell scored, B. Butler to third, M. Sweeney to second
 NY Yankees
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Damon dh 6 2 3 2 0 0 2 .259
D. Jeter ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
    A. Gonzalez ss 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 .000
B. Abreu rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .289
    D. Mientkiewicz ph-1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
A. Rodriguez 3b 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .317
    S. Duncan pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
H. Matsui lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .292
J. Posada c 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .334
    J. Molina ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246
R. Cano 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .300
W. Betemit 1b-3b 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .224
M. Cabrera cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .296
 Totals 40 11 14 11 4 2 18  
 Batting
2B - B Abreu 2 (31, B Bannister, R Braun); R Cano (36, B Bannister); J Damon (21, R Braun); M Cabrera (22, L Hochevar).
HR - J Damon (10, 3rd inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out), A Rodriguez 2 (51, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 0 Out), W Betemit (4, 6th inning off R Braun 2 on, 1 Out).
S - R Cano.
RBI - J Damon 2 (54), A Rodriguez 3 (138), W Betemit 3 (19), A Gonzalez (1), B Abreu 2 (94).
2-out RBI - J Damon 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Posada 1, B Abreu 1, R Cano 1, A Gonzalez 2.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
CS - A Rodriguez (3, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).
 
 Fielding
DP - 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-W Betemit).
 Kansas City
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
E. German 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .268
    C. Brazell ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
M. Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304
    J. Smith 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .198
B. Butler 1b 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .302
M. Sweeney dh 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .264
M. Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
    S. Costa rf 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .228
E. Brown lf 5 0 2 2 0 0 4 .247
T. Pena Jr. ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .257
J. LaRue c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .141
J. Gathright cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .313
 Totals 36 5 10 5 6 5 17  
 Batting
2B - B Butler 2 (21, C Britton, A Pettitte); E Brown (12, A Pettitte); E German (13, A Pettitte).
RBI - E Brown 2 (57), S Costa 2 (12), M Sweeney (33).
2-out RBI - E Brown 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smith 1, M Grudzielanek 1, E Brown 2, J LaRue 1, T Pena Jr 1.
GIDP - B Butler.
Team LOB - 10.
 Base Running
SB - E German (10, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Posada).
 
 Fielding
E - T Pena Jr (22, ground ball).
Outfield assists - M Teahen (R Cano at Home).
 NY Yankees
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
A. Pettitte (W, 13-8) 6.1 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.78
C. Britton 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.27
B. Bruney 0.1 0 2 2 3 0 0 3.83
E. Ramirez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.28
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. Bannister (L, 12-8) 5.0 7 7 7 3 1 3 3.46
R. Braun 1.0 4 4 4 0 0 1 7.15
L. Hochevar 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
HBP - H Matsui (by B Bannister); A Rodriguez (by L Hochevar).
Pitches-strikes - A Pettitte 89-55; C Britton 25-15; B Bruney 20-5; E Ramirez 7-7; B Bannister 98-57; R Braun 26-17; L Hochevar 44-25.
Ground balls-fly balls - A Pettitte 12-3; C Britton 1-3; B Bruney 0-1; E Ramirez 1-1; B Bannister 8-4; R Braun 3-1; L Hochevar 4-4.
Batters faced - A Pettitte 27; C Britton 8; B Bruney 4; E Ramirez 3; B Bannister 24; R Braun 9; L Hochevar 14.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Marty Foster.
Time: 3:14.
Attendance: 35,518.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, swirling.
Game Notes
NEW YORK SHORTSTOP DEREK JETER LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING WITH A STIFF RIGHT KNEE.

Updated on Saturday, Sep 8, 2007 10:33 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 NY Yankees
A. Rodriguez A. Rodriguez
2-3, 2 HR
3 RBI
 Kansas City
E. Brown E. Brown
2-5
2 RBI