Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees

11-36, 3-21 Away

Final

27-20, 15-9 Home


KC
NYY

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	8	1
0	3	5	0	1	6	0	0	-	15	15	1

C. Wang5-2

7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

J. Affeldt2-5

5.1 IP, 11 H, 10 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
S. CostaCF
M. Grudzielanek2B
E. German2B-3B
D. Mientkiewicz1B
E. BrownLF
M. StairsDH
T. Graffanino3B
A. Blanco2B
A. GuielRF
A. BerroaSS
J. BuckC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.320	.433
2	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.351	.429
1	0	0	0	1	0	.392	.477	.459
4	0	1	0	0	1	.248	.331	.353
4	1	1	0	0	1	.242	.310	.399
4	1	1	1	0	1	.238	.323	.452
3	1	2	1	0	0	.257	.330	.406
1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.214
4	1	2	1	0	1	.217	.333	.478
4	0	1	1	0	0	.248	.262	.382
4	0	0	0	0	1	.245	.297	.382
36	4	8	4	1	5

Batting
2BD Mientkiewicz (11, C Wang); T Graffanino (6, C Wang); A Guiel (3, C Wang); A Berroa (10, C Wang); M Stairs (6, C Wang)
RBIA Guiel (7), A Berroa (18), M Stairs (14), T Graffanino (14)
2Out RBIM Stairs, T Graffanino
Team LOB6

Fielding
DP1 (A Berroa-E German-D Mientkiewicz)

Yankees Hitting

hitters
J. DamonCF
D. JeterSS
G. SheffieldDH
J. Giambi1B
A. PhillipsPR-1B
A. Rodriguez3B
B. WilliamsRF
T. LongRF
M. Cairo2B
M. CabreraLF
K. StinnettC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280	.350	.420
5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.349	.436	.513
5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.304	.367	.443
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.267	.463	.578
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.212	.255	.327
3	4	2	3	2	2	1	.291	.393	.547
3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.264	.312	.361
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214
5	2	4	3	0	0	0	.267	.327	.356
4	1	2	3	0	0	0	.313	.389	.354
4	2	3	4	1	0	0	.213	.275	.340
39	15	16	14	3	4	3

Batting
2BK Stinnett (3, J Affeldt); M Cairo (4, M Wood); M Cabrera (2, M Wood); A Phillips (3, J Nelson)
HRA Rodriguez 2 (13, 3rd inning off J Affeldt 1 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off J Affeldt 0 on, 0 Out); K Stinnett (1, 3rd inning off J Affeldt 2 on, 2 Out)
RBIM Cairo 3 (9), M Cabrera 3 (8), K Stinnett 4 (9), A Rodriguez 3 (39), D Jeter (36)
2Out RBIK Stinnett 3, M Cairo 2, M Cabrera 2
GIDPM Cabrera
Team LOB4

Fielding
ED Jeter (5, throw)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
J. Affeldt(L,4-6)
M. Wood
J. Nelson
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.1	11	10	10	2	0	3	100-55	7.80
0.2	4	5	5	2	0	0	32-15	5.04
2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	29-18	1.13
8.0	16	15	15	4	3	3	161-88

Pitching
WPM Wood
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Affeldt 10-6; M Wood 1-1; J Nelson 2-1
Game ScoresJ Affeldt 4

Yankees Pitching

pitchers
Chie. Wang(W,19-6)
R. Villone
S. Erickson
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	7	4	4	0	3	105-68	4.50
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	17-9	1.83
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	21-16	4.05
9.0	8	4	4	1	5	143-93

Pitching
IBBA Rodriguez (By M Wood)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Wang 15-3; R Villone 0-1; S Erickson 0-3
Game ScoresC Wang 50

Scoring Summary

		KC	NYY
2nd	M Cairo singled to right, A Rodriguez scored, B Williams to second.	0	1
2nd	M Cabrera singled to right, B Williams scored, M Cairo to third.	0	2
2nd	K Stinnett singled to left, M Cairo scored, M Cabrera to second.	0	3
3rd	A Rodriguez homered to left, J Giambi scored.	0	5
3rd	K Stinnett homered to left, B Williams and M Cabrera scored.	0	8
5th	A Guiel doubled to right, T Graffanino scored.	1	8
5th	A Berroa doubled to deep right center, A Guiel scored.	2	8
5th	A Rodriguez homered to center.	2	9
6th	M Stairs doubled to deep left, E Brown scored.	3	9
6th	T Graffanino singled to center, M Stairs scored.	4	9
6th	D Jeter singled to center, K Stinnett scored.	4	10
6th	D Jeter scored, G Sheffield to third, A Phillips to second on wild pitch by M Wood.	4	11
6th	M Cairo doubled to left, G Sheffield and A Phillips scored, A Rodriguez to third.	4	13
6th	M Cabrera doubled to right center, A Rodriguez and M Cairo scored.	4	15

Royals
7
Yankees
6

Game 1

27/5

Royals
4
Yankees
15

Game 2

27/5

Royals
5
Yankees
6

Game 3

28/5

Yankee Stadium

9:05 PM, 27 May 2006

Bronx, New York

Attendance: 54,216

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Third Base Umpire - Mike Reilly

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

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

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Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees

C. Wang5-2

J. Affeldt2-5

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