New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals

3-3, 3-3 Away

Final

3-3, 1-2 Home


NYY
KC

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

YankeesTop 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Ball
  7
  Single
- B Gardner scored on G Meche's wild pitch.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 2nd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 3rd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- A Callaspo safe at first on error by first baseman N Swisher, D DeJesus scored, M Teahen to third.
  1
  2
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 5th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 6th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Chamberlain pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 7th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- R Cano safe at first on error by first baseman M Jacobs, H Matsui scored, X Nady to third.
  3
  3
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Bruney pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 8th
- J. Cruz pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- D. Marte pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- B Butler hit for M Jacobs.
  4
  3
- T Pena ran for B Butler.
  4
  3
- J. Veras pitching for NYY
  NYY
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
YankeesTop 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  NYY
  KC
- M Aviles at third base.
  4
  6
- M Teahen at first base.
  4
  6
- T Pena at shortstop.
  4
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

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

7:10 PM, 12 April 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 17,473

Game Time:2:45

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

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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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Foul Ball
5 Foul Ball
6 Ball
7 Single