New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

27-26, 11-13 Away

Final

16-37, 10-17 Home


NYY
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	-	5	9	1

Yankees Hitting

hitters
D. JeterSS
T. WomackLF
G. SheffieldRF
H. MatsuiCF
A. Rodriguez3B
T. Martinez1B
J. PosadaC
B. WilliamsDH
R. Cano2B
aR. JohnsonPH-2B
bR. SierraPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	2	1	0	0	.295	.386	.420
3	1	1	0	1	0	.266	.310	.298
4	0	1	0	0	0	.323	.415	.540
3	0	1	1	0	0	.262	.319	.398
4	0	0	0	0	3	.313	.422	.626
4	0	0	0	0	3	.245	.341	.532
3	1	2	0	0	1	.285	.365	.455
3	0	0	0	1	0	.252	.329	.371
2	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.266	.393
1	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.200	.111
1	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.244	.487
32	2	7	2	2	8

a-struck out swinging for R Cano in the 8th

b-grounded to shortstop for R Johnson in the 9th

Batting
2BG Sheffield (14, R Jensen)
RBIH Matsui (37), D Jeter (21)
2Out RBID Jeter
SFH Matsui
GIDPB Williams
Team LOB7

Fielding
DP1 (D Jeter-R Cano-T Martinez)

Royals Hitting

hitters
A. BerroaSS
D. DeJesusCF
M. SweeneyDH
M. Stairs1B
T. LongRF
M. Teahen3B
S. CostaLF
J. BuckC
R. Gotay2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	1	0	1	.256	.294	.382
4	0	1	0	0	0	.276	.347	.398
4	1	1	0	0	0	.300	.341	.516
4	1	1	1	1	2	.264	.390	.496
4	2	2	1	1	1	.225	.265	.326
3	0	1	1	0	0	.245	.288	.378
3	0	1	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333
3	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.245	.331
3	1	1	0	0	0	.243	.298	.360
32	5	9	5	2	4

Batting
2BA Berroa (11, C Pavano); T Long (8, C Pavano); D DeJesus (8, C Pavano)
HRM Stairs (6, 6th inning off C Pavano 0 on, 0 Out); T Long (2, 6th inning off C Pavano 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIA Berroa (15), M Teahen (13), S Costa (1), M Stairs (16), T Long (11)
2Out RBIA Berroa
GIDPJ Buck
Team LOB3

Fielding
DP2 (D DeJesus-R Gotay, M Stairs-A Berroa-M Stairs)
ER Jensen (2, catch)
AssistsD DeJesus (B Williams at 2nd base)

Yankees Pitching

pitchers
C. Pavano(L,4-6)
T. Sturtze
T. Gordon
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	9	5	5	2	2	92-58	4.50
1.2	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	2.81
1.0	0	0	0	2	0	12-8	3.20
8.0	9	5	5	4	2	113-72

Pitching
HBPJ Posada (By A Burgos)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Pavano 7-7; T Sturtze 4-1; T Gordon 1-0
Game ScoresC Pavano 32

Royals Pitching

pitchers
R. Jensen(W,3-2)
M. Wood(H,7)
A. Sisco(H,15)
J. Oviedo(H,2)
A. Burgos(S,2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	4	2	2	1	4	68-45	7.43
2.0	1	0	0	0	1	20-13	3.73
0.2	1	0	0	0	1	10-6	2.64
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	6.35
1.0	1	0	0	1	2	24-13	6.32
9.0	7	2	2	2	8	127-81

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Jensen 2-8; M Wood 4-1; A Sisco 0-1; L Nunez 1-0; A Burgos 1-0
Game ScoresR Jensen 54

Scoring Summary

		NYY	KC
1st	H Matsui hit sacrifice fly to right, T Womack scored, G Sheffield to third.	1	0
3rd	A Berroa doubled to deep left, R Gotay scored.	1	1
4th	M Teahen reached on infield single to second, M Sweeney scored, T Long to third.	1	2
4th	S Costa grounded into fielder's choice to second, T Long scored, M Teahen out at second.	1	3
5th	D Jeter singled to center, J Posada scored.	2	3
6th	M Stairs homered to left.	2	4
6th	T Long homered to right.	2	5

Yankees
3
Royals
5

Game 1

1/6

Yankees
1
Royals
3

Game 2

2/6

Yankees
2
Royals
5

Game 3

3/6

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 3 June 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 25,590

Game Time:2:25

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

R. Jensen2-1

C. Pavano4-4

A. Burgos2

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