New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

53-46, 21-26 Away

Final

43-55, 20-29 Home


NYY
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	13	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	3

R. Clemens3-4

7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

O. Perez5-9

7.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

Yankees Hitting

hitters
J. DamonCF
M. CabreraRF
D. JeterSS
A. Rodriguez3B
H. MatsuiLF
J. PosadaC
R. Cano2B
A. Phillips1B
S. DuncanDH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	3	2	0	0	.244	.345	.342
4	2	1	0	1	0	.282	.342	.383
5	1	1	0	0	1	.330	.398	.459
3	1	1	1	2	0	.312	.413	.660
4	1	1	2	1	1	.289	.363	.506
5	1	2	2	0	1	.333	.412	.517
4	1	2	1	0	0	.294	.331	.450
5	0	1	0	0	1	.300	.344	.422
5	1	1	0	0	1	.294	.368	.824
40	9	13	8	4	5

Batting
2BJ Damon (14, O Perez)
3BJ Posada (1, O Perez)
RBIH Matsui 2 (65), J Damon 2 (35), A Rodriguez (100), J Posada 2 (54), R Cano (51)
2Out RBIH Matsui 2
SFR Cano
Team LOB9

Baserunning
CSJ Damon (2, 2nd base by O Perez)

Fielding
DP1 (A Rodriguez-R Cano-A Phillips)

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusCF
M. Grudzielanek2B
M. TeahenRF
B. ButlerDH
R. Gload1B
A. Gordon3B
E. BrownLF
J. BuckC
Peña Jr.SS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	1	.273	.353	.395
4	1	1	0	0	1	.299	.338	.437
4	0	1	0	0	1	.289	.363	.409
4	0	0	0	0	1	.323	.361	.484
4	1	1	1	1	0	.257	.289	.407
4	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.317	.352
3	0	0	0	0	1	.226	.285	.315
3	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.328	.533
2	0	1	0	0	0	.285	.300	.374
32	2	5	1	1	6

Batting
2BM Grudzielanek (22, R Clemens)
HRR Gload (3, 7th inning off R Clemens 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIR Gload (27)
GIDPM Grudzielanek
Team LOB4

Fielding
ET Pena (17, throw); E Brown (4, throw); M Grudzielanek (5, pop up)

Yankees Pitching

pitchers
R. Clemens(W,6-6)
L. Vizcaino(H,13)
R. Villone
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	4	2	2	3	1	94-60	3.72
1.0	0	0	0	2	0	15-12	4.15
1.0	1	0	0	1	0	19-14	3.28
9.0	5	2	2	6	1	128-86

Pitching
WPR Clemens 2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Clemens 13-6; L Vizcaino 0-1; R Villone 1-1
Game ScoresR Clemens 64

Royals Pitching

pitchers
O. Pérez(L,8-11)
R. Braun
J. Gobble
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	8	4	4	3	1	111-70	5.80
1.1	4	3	3	0	3	36-23	7.88
0.2	1	2	0	1	1	16-10	2.62
9.0	13	9	7	4	5	163-103

Pitching
HBPT Pena (By R Clemens)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsO Perez 10-9; R Braun 1-0; J Gobble 0-1
Game ScoresO Perez 43

Scoring Summary

		NYY	KC
1st	H Matsui singled to right center, M Cabrera and D Jeter scored.	2	0
2nd	J Damon doubled to left, R Cano and S Duncan scored.	4	0
4th	M Grudzielanek scored on R Clemens' wild pitch.	4	1
7th	R Gload homered to right.	4	2
9th	A Rodriguez singled to center, J Damon scored, M Cabrera to second.	5	2
9th	J Posada singled to left, M Cabrera and A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to second, H Matsui to third, J Posada to second on throwing error by left fielder E Brown.	7	2
9th	R Cano hit sacrifice fly to center, H Matsui scored, J Posada to third.	8	2
9th	A Phillips safe at first on error by second baseman M Grudzielanek, J Posada scored.	9	2

Yankees
9
Royals
2

Game 1

24/7

Yankees
9
Royals
4

Game 2

25/7

Yankees
7
Royals
1

Game 3

26/7

Yankees
0
Royals
7

Game 4

27/7

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 24 July 2007

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 30,476

Game Time:3:05

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
Third Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley

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. Clemens3-4

O. Perez5-9

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