Yankees 12, 
Royals 5
| W: | S. Chacon (1-1) |
| L: | J. Affeldt (0-1) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Costa CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .345 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| R Sanders RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| M Stairs DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| E Brown LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| M Teahen 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 |
| a-E German PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| A Berroa SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| P Bako C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| b-J Buck PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| a-lined out to second for M Teahen in the 8th b-flied out to right for P Bako in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Brown (3, S Chacon); M Grudzielanek (3, S Chacon); D Mientkiewicz (2, S Chacon) HR: R Sanders (3, 1st inning off S Chacon 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Sanders 2 (9), E Brown (4), M Grudzielanek (1), D Mientkiewicz (3) 2-out RBI: R Sanders 2, E Brown Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Stairs 1, E German 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Berroa (3, ground ball) DP: 3 (M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz, E Brown-P Bako, S Stemle-A Berroa-D Mientkiewicz). Outfield Assist: E Brown (J Giambi at Home). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Affeldt (L, 4-6) | 3.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 88-47 | 14.73 |
| J Gobble | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-9 | 13.50 |
| L Hudson | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 62-36 | 3.37 |
| S Stemle | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24-14 | 13.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 193-106 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Gobble; L Hudson IBB: H Matsui (By L Hudson) Batters faced: J Affeldt 21; J Gobble 4; L Hudson 14; S Stemle 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Affeldt 5-3; J Gobble 0-2; L Hudson 3-3; S Stemle 5-0 Game Scores: J Affeldt 20 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| D Jeter SS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .333 |
| G Sheffield DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| A Phillips PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| H Matsui LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .375 |
| B Crosby LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Posada C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| B Williams RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .259 |
| M Cairo 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 20 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Giambi 2 (2, L Hudson, S Stemle) HR: G Sheffield (2, 1st inning off J Affeldt 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: G Sheffield 4 (8), J Posada (8), M Cairo (1), J Damon (3), J Giambi 2 (6), D Jeter (8) 2-out RBI: J Posada, D Jeter, J Giambi GIDP: D Jeter, M Cairo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, B Williams 1, H Matsui 2, J Giambi 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Rodriguez (1, 2nd base off J Affeldt/P Bako); M Cairo (1, 2nd base off L Hudson/P Bako) | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Chacon (W, 5-3) | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 92-56 | 7.59 |
| M Myers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 0.00 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.00 |
| R Villone | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 133-82 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Chacon 27; M Myers 3; K Farnsworth 4; R Villone 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Chacon 6-7; M Myers 1-2; K Farnsworth 1-2; R Villone 1-1 Game Scores: S Chacon 41 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | NYY | |||
 | 1st | R Sanders homered to left, M Grudzielanek scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | E Brown doubled to deep center, M Stairs scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 1st | G Sheffield homered to left, J Damon and D Jeter scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd | J Posada singled to center, A Rodriguez scored, J Giambi to third. | 3 | 4 |
| 4th | G Sheffield singled to left, J Damon scored, D Jeter to second. | 3 | 5 |
| 4th | D Jeter scored, G Sheffield to second on wild pitch by J Gobble. | 3 | 6 |
| 5th | M Grudzielanek doubled to deep right, S Costa scored. | 4 | 6 |
| 5th | D Mientkiewicz doubled to right, M Grudzielanek scored. | 5 | 6 |
| 5th | M Cairo singled to right, H Matsui scored, J Posada to third. | 5 | 7 |
| 5th | J Damon reached on infield single to second, J Posada scored, M Cairo to second. | 5 | 8 |
| 6th | J Giambi doubled to deep center, A Rodriguez scored, J Giambi to third advancing on throw. | 5 | 9 |
| 7th | D Jeter singled to right, M Cairo scored. | 5 | 10 |
| 7th | A Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Jeter scored, G Sheffield safe at second on error by shortstop A Berroa. | 5 | 11 |
| 7th | J Giambi doubled to right center, G Sheffield scored, A Rodriguez to third. | 5 | 12 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 43,317 (82.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Dale Scott, Second Base - Terry Craft, Third Base - Dan Iassogna |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, April 12th 2006
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 12 |
| San Diego | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 |
| Toronto | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 4 |
| Seattle | 11 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| NY Mets | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 9 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 |
| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 8 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Texas | 11 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| Houston | Postponed | |
| San Francisco |