Yankees 4-1 Royals (10 Apr, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

2-2, 0-1 home


NYY
KC

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

YankeesTop 1st
- S. Ponson pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- Pitch
  2
  Ground Out
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 2nd
- S. Ponson pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 3rd
- S. Ponson pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 4th
- S. Ponson pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 5th
- S. Ponson pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 6th
- S. Ponson pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 7th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- A. Pettitte pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 8th
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Bruney pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- M Cabrera in right field.
  4
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 9th
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- B Gardner picked off first.
  4
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- M. Rivera pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch
2 Ground Out

Yankees
4
Royals
1

Game 1

10/4

Yankees
6
Royals
1

Game 2

12/4

Yankees
4
Royals
6

Game 3

12/4

Kauffman Stadium

9:10 PM, 10 April 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 38,078

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons

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

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

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