Yankees 5-2 Royals (1 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

New York Yankees

12-11, 7-5 home


KC
NYY

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Foul Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 1st
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 2nd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 3rd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 4th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- A Rodriguez safe at third, G Sheffield safe at second on throwing error by pitcher B Anderson.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 5th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 6th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 7th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Vazquez pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 8th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- J. Grimsley pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- T Clark at first base.
  2
  5
- H Matsui in left field.
  2
  5
- B Crosby in center field.
  2
  5
- J. Grimsley pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- M. Rivera pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
2
Yankees
5

Game 1

1/5

Royals
4
Yankees
12

Game 2

1/5

Royals
2
Yankees
4

Game 3

2/5

Yankee Stadium

12:05 AM, 1 May 2004

Bronx, New York

Attendance: 43,237

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert
First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Third Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

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Kansas City Royals

New York Yankees

J. Vazquez3-2

B. Anderson1-2

M. Rivera8

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Foul Ball
3 Foul Ball
4 Ball
5 Fly Out