4:05 PM ET, May 27, 2006
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: C. Wang (5-2)
L: J. Affeldt (2-5)
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/27)
| Game 1: Friday, May 26 | ||
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| Kansas City | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 27 | ||
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| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 15 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 28 | ||
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| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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4:05 PM ET, May 27, 2006
Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
W: C. Wang (5-2)
L: J. Affeldt (2-5)
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Costa CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | ||
| E German 2B-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .392 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 | ||
| E Brown LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .242 | ||
| M Stairs DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 | ||
| T Graffanino 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | ||
| A Blanco 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||
| A Guiel RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 | ||
| A Berroa SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | ||
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .245 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |||
| BATTING 2B: D Mientkiewicz (11, C Wang); T Graffanino (6, C Wang); A Guiel (3, C Wang); A Berroa (10, C Wang); M Stairs (6, C Wang) RBI: A Guiel (7), A Berroa (18), M Stairs (14), T Graffanino (14) 2-out RBI: M Stairs, T Graffanino Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Costa 2, E Brown 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Berroa-E German-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Affeldt (L, 4-6) | 5.1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 100-55 | 7.80 | |
| M Wood | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32-15 | 5.04 | |
| J Nelson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29-18 | 1.12 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 161-88 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M Wood IBB: A Rodriguez (By M Wood) Batters faced: J Affeldt 28; M Wood 8; J Nelson 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Affeldt 10-6; M Wood 1-1; J Nelson 2-1 Game Scores: J Affeldt 4 | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .349 | ||
| G Sheffield DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | ||
| J Giambi 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 | ||
| A Phillips PR-1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .291 | ||
| B Williams RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .264 | ||
| T Long RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||
| M Cairo 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | ||
| M Cabrera LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 | ||
| K Stinnett C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
| BATTING 2B: K Stinnett (3, J Affeldt); M Cairo (4, M Wood); M Cabrera (2, M Wood); A Phillips (3, J Nelson) HR: A Rodriguez 2 (13, 3rd inning off J Affeldt 1 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off J Affeldt 0 on, 0 Out); K Stinnett (1, 3rd inning off J Affeldt 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cairo 3 (9), M Cabrera 3 (8), K Stinnett 4 (9), A Rodriguez 3 (39), D Jeter (36) 2-out RBI: K Stinnett 3, M Cairo 2, M Cabrera 2 GIDP: M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, M Cairo 1, K Stinnett 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Jeter (5, throw) | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Wang (W, 19-6) | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 105-68 | 4.50 | |
| R Villone | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-9 | 1.83 | |
| S Erickson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-16 | 4.05 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 143-93 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Wang 28; R Villone 4; S Erickson 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wang 15-3; R Villone 0-1; S Erickson 0-3 Game Scores: C Wang 50 | ||||||||||
| KC | NYY | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | M Cairo singled to right, A Rodriguez scored, B Williams to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | M Cabrera singled to right, B Williams scored, M Cairo to third. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | K Stinnett singled to left, M Cairo scored, M Cabrera to second. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | A Rodriguez homered to left, J Giambi scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 3rd | K Stinnett homered to left, B Williams and M Cabrera scored. | 0 | 8 | |
| 5th | A Guiel doubled to right, T Graffanino scored. | 1 | 8 | |
| 5th | A Berroa doubled to deep right center, A Guiel scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 5th | A Rodriguez homered to center. | 2 | 9 | |
| 6th | M Stairs doubled to deep left, E Brown scored. | 3 | 9 | |
| 6th | T Graffanino singled to center, M Stairs scored. | 4 | 9 | |
| 6th | D Jeter singled to center, K Stinnett scored. | 4 | 10 | |
| 6th | D Jeter scored, G Sheffield to third, A Phillips to second on wild pitch by M Wood. | 4 | 11 | |
| 6th | M Cairo doubled to left, G Sheffield and A Phillips scored, A Rodriguez to third. | 4 | 13 | |
| 6th | M Cabrera doubled to right center, A Rodriguez and M Cairo scored. | 4 | 15 | |
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| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 54,216 (107.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Mike Reilly |

