Yankees 6-3 Royals (8 Jun, 2008) Play-by-Play

New York Yankees

32-31, 18-14 home


KC
NYY

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- A Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by Z Greinke.
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- A Gordon scored, R Gload to second on passed ball by J Posada.
  1
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- D. Giese pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- D DeJesus safe at second on throwing error by pitcher D Geise.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
YankeesBottom 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. Giese pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- D. Giese pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 7th
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Veras pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- W Betemit at first base.
  3
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesBottom 8th
- J. Fulchino pitching for KC
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- M. Rivera pitching for NYY
  KC
  NYY
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
2
Yankees
1

Game 1

7/6

Royals
11
Yankees
12

Game 2

7/6

Royals
3
Yankees
6

Game 3

8/6

Royals
3
Yankees
2

Game 4

9/6

Yankee Stadium

6:05 PM, 8 June 2008

Bronx, New York

Attendance: 54,213

Game Time:3:05

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf

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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New York Yankees

D. Giese1-1

Z. Greinke5-4

M. Rivera16

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Fly Out