Yankees 11, Royals 5

W:	A. Pettitte (13-8)
L:	B. Bannister (12-8)

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon DH	6	2	3	2	0	0	3	.259
D Jeter SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.318
A Gonzalez SS	3	1	0	1	0	0	4	.000
B Abreu RF	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.289
a-D Mientkiewicz PH-1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.228
A Rodriguez 3B	3	2	2	3	1	0	1	.317
S Duncan PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
H Matsui LF	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	.292
J Posada C	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.334
b-J Molina PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.246
R Cano 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.300
W Betemit 1B-3B	4	2	2	3	1	0	1	.224
M Cabrera CF	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	.296
Totals	40	11	14	11	4	2	20
a-singled to center for B Abreu in the 8th b-struck out swinging for J Posada in the 8th
BATTING 2B: B Abreu 2 (31, B Bannister, R Braun); R Cano (36, B Bannister); J Damon (21, R Braun); M Cabrera (22, L Hochevar) HR: J Damon (10, 3rd inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out); A Rodriguez 2 (51, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 0 Out); W Betemit (4, 6th inning off R Braun 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Damon 2 (54), A Rodriguez 3 (138), W Betemit 3 (19), A Gonzalez (1), B Abreu 2 (94) S: R Cano 2-out RBI: J Damon 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gonzalez 2, B Abreu 1, J Posada 1, R Cano 1 Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING CS: A Rodriguez (3, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue)
FIELDING DP: 1 (D Jeter-R Cano-W Betemit).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Pettitte (W, 15-9)	6.1	7	2	2	2	4	0	89-56	3.78
C Britton	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	25-15	3.27
B Bruney	0.1	0	2	2	3	0	0	20-5	3.83
E Ramirez	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-7	6.28
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	6	5	0	141-83
PITCHING Batters faced: A Pettitte 27; C Britton 8; B Bruney 4; E Ramirez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 12-3; C Britton 1-3; B Bruney 0-1; E Ramirez 1-1 Game Scores: A Pettitte 53

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
E German 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.268
a-C Brazell PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
M Grudzielanek 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.304
J Smith 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.198
B Butler 1B	4	2	2	0	1	1	1	.302
M Sweeney DH	4	1	3	1	1	0	0	.264
M Teahen RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286
S Costa RF	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	.228
E Brown LF	5	0	2	2	0	0	4	.247
T Pena SS	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.257
J LaRue C	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.141
J Gathright CF	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.313
Totals	36	5	10	5	6	5	24
a-walked for E German in the 9th
BATTING 2B: B Butler 2 (21, C Britton, A Pettitte); E Brown (12, A Pettitte); E German (13, A Pettitte) RBI: E Brown 2 (57), S Costa 2 (12), M Sweeney (33) 2-out RBI: E Brown 2 GIDP: B Butler Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J LaRue 1, T Pena 1, M Grudzielanek 1, J Smith 1, E Brown 2 Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: E German (10, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Posada)
FIELDING E: T Pena (22, ground ball) Outfield Assist: M Teahen (R Cano at Home).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Bannister (L, 12-9)	5.0	7	7	7	3	1	3	98-57	3.46
R Braun	1.0	4	4	4	0	0	1	26-17	7.15
L Hochevar	3.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	44-25	0.00
Totals	9.0	14	11	11	4	2	4	168-99
PITCHING HBP: H Matsui (By B Bannister); A Rodriguez (By L Hochevar) Batters faced: B Bannister 24; R Braun 9; L Hochevar 14 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 8-4; R Braun 2-1; L Hochevar 4-4 Game Scores: B Bannister 23

Scoring Summary
			NYY	KAN
	3rd	J Damon homered to right, W Betemit scored.	2	0
	4th	A Rodriguez homered to center, B Abreu scored.	4	0
	4th	E Brown doubled to deep left, B Butler and M Sweeney scored.	4	2
	6th	A Rodriguez homered to left.	5	2
	6th	W Betemit homered to center, H Matsui and J Posada scored.	8	2
	6th	A Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Cabrera scored, J Damon to third.	9	2
	6th	B Abreu doubled to left, J Damon and A Gonzalez scored.	11	2
	8th	S Costa grounded out to first, B Butler scored, M Sweeney to second.	11	3
	9th	M Sweeney singled to right, J Gathright scored, C Brazell to third, B Butler to second.	11	4
	9th	S Costa grounded out to first, C Brazell scored, B Butler to third, M Sweeney to second.	11	5
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Game Notes

YANKEES SHORTSTOP DEREK JETER LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH WITH AN INJURED KNEE

YANKEES THIRD BASEMAN ALEX RODRIGUEZ HIT HIS 50TH HOME RUN OF THE SEASON IN THE TOP OF THE 4TH

Game Information
Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	35,518 (93% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:14
Weather	82 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Paul Schrieber, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Marty Foster

New York leads 2-0 (as of 9/8)

Houston	1	Final
NY Mets	3

Minnesota	7	Final
Chi White Sox	8

Florida	1	Final
Philadelphia	9

LA Dodgers	6	Final
San Francisco	2

Boston	5	Final
Baltimore	11

Seattle	6	Final
Detroit	12

Washington	2	Final
Atlanta	9

Chi Cubs	5	Final
Pittsburgh	1

NY Yankees	11	Final
Kansas City	5

Milwaukee	4	Final
Cincinnati	3

Toronto	4	Final
Tampa Bay	5

Oakland	3	Final
Texas	7

San Diego	3	Final
Colorado	1

Cleveland	6	Final
LA Angels	1

St. Louis	8	Final
Arizona	9

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