Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees
55-67, 27-33 Away
4
55-67, 27-33 Away
Final
64-58, 36-27 Home
3
64-58, 36-27 Home
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. MaierCF |
M. AvilesSS-2B |
J. SmithPR-DH |
R. Gload1B |
Peña Jr.SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .327 | .353 | .327 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .325 | .352 | .508 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .315 | .386 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .256 | .291 | .441 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .322 | .376 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .348 | .418 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .318 | .341 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .223 | .296 | .368 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .277 | .315 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .180 | .206 |
| 32 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
- Batting
- 2BA Gordon (30, A Pettitte); E German 2 (9, A Pettitte, M Rivera); J Buck (19, A Pettitte); M Teahen (20, A Pettitte); R Gload (14, A Pettitte)
- RBIR Gload (31), M Teahen 2 (40)
- SFR Gload
- SHM Maier
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBA Gordon (7, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Molina)
- Fielding
- DP1 (E German-M Aviles-R Gload)
- EE German (5, line drive)
Yankees Hitting
a-reached on infield single to third for J Molina in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Molina (16, G Meche)
- RBID Jeter (58), B Abreu (79), A Rodriguez (72)
- SFA Rodriguez
- GIDPR Cano
- Team LOB11
- Baserunning
- SBJ Damon (20, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck); D Jeter (8, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck)
- Picked OffJ Christian (1st base by J Soria)
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Jeter)
- EA Rodriguez (9, dropped foul ball)
- AssistsB Gardner (E German at Home)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- IBBM Aviles (By A Pettitte); J Guillen (By A Pettitte)
- HBPJ Guillen (By A Pettitte)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 4-6; R Mahay 0-1; L Nunez 1-4; J Soria 1-1
- Game ScoresG Meche 62
Yankees Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Rivera(L,4-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 102-64 | 4.30 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.68 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-15 | 1.65 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 138-88 |
- Pitching
- WPM Rivera
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Pettitte 7-6; E Ramirez 0-2; M Rivera 1-0
- Game ScoresA Pettitte 56
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | R Gload hit sacrifice fly to center, J Guillen scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 5th | M Teahen hit a ground rule double to deep left center, J Buck and E German scored, M Aviles to third. | 3 | 0 | |
| 5th | D Jeter singled to center, J Molina scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 7th | B Abreu singled to right center, J Damon scored, D Jeter to third. | 3 | 2 | |
| 7th | A Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Jeter scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 9th | E German scored, M Maier to second on wild pitch by M Rivera. | 4 | 3 | |
NYY win 2-1
Game Information
Yankee Stadium
12:05 AM, 16 August 2008
Bronx, New York
Attendance: 53,067
Game Time:3:23
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Kerwin Danley
- First Base Umpire - Wally Bell
- Second Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
- Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
2025 American League Central Standings
| 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 |
2025 American League East Standings
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