Yankees 3, 
Royals 2
| W: | D. Robertson (3-0) |
| L: | J. Fulchino (0-1) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .291 |
| M Aviles SS-2B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .318 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| J Guillen DH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .252 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .269 |
| E German 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| T Pena SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .158 |
| J Buck C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .219 |
| M Maier CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .352 |
| Totals | 43 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 24 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (21, S Ponson); D DeJesus (19, S Ponson) HR: A Gordon (14, 2nd inning off S Ponson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Gordon (50), E German (16) SF: E German GIDP: J Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 1, M Aviles 1, J Buck 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Maier (1, 2nd base by E Ramirez/I Rodriguez); M Teahen (3, 2nd base by D Robertson/I Rodriguez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Gordon 2 (14, ground ball, throw); T Pena (8, ground ball) DP: 4 (E German-M Aviles-R Gload, M Aviles-E German-R Gload, A Gordon-M Aviles-R Gload, T Pena-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 104-64 | 3.92 |
| R Ramirez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26-12 | 2.81 |
| R Tejeda | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 48-28 | 3.66 |
| J Peralta | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43-27 | 5.40 |
| J Fulchino (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 9.45 |
| Totals | 12.2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 235-139 | |
| PITCHING WP: Z Greinke HBP: I Rodriguez (By R Tejeda) Batters faced: Z Greinke 27; R Ramirez 5; R Tejeda 10; J Peralta 8; J Fulchino 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 12-3; R Ramirez 1-0; R Tejeda 2-2; J Peralta 2-2; J Fulchino 1-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 61 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon DH | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .316 |
| D Jeter SS | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .289 |
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .289 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .308 |
| J Giambi 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .252 |
| C Ransom PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-W Betemit PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .261 |
| X Nady LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .301 |
| R Cano 2B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .265 |
| I Rodriguez C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| B Gardner CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| Totals | 46 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 31 | |
| a-walked for C Ransom in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Gardner (2, Z Greinke) 3B: R Cano (3, Z Greinke) RBI: R Cano (55), B Gardner (8) 2-out RBI: R Cano, B Gardner GIDP: J Giambi, I Rodriguez, X Nady, D Jeter Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Abreu 1, W Betemit 2, J Damon 1, R Cano 2 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Jeter (9, throw) DP: 3 (D Jeter-R Cano-J Giambi, A Rodriguez-R Cano, I Rodriguez-D Jeter). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Ponson | 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 85-54 | 4.19 |
| D Marte | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 11.05 |
| B Bruney | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.60 |
| J Veras | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 2.72 |
| E Ramirez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.60 |
| M Rivera | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 1.64 |
| D Robertson (W, 3-0) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-12 | 5.48 |
| Totals | 13.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 178-109 | |
| PITCHING WP: S Ponson HBP: E German (By S Ponson) Batters faced: S Ponson 29; D Marte 1; B Bruney 1; J Veras 4; E Ramirez 3; M Rivera 6; D Robertson 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Ponson 9-8; D Marte 0-0; B Bruney 0-1; J Veras 1-1; E Ramirez 0-0; M Rivera 3-2; D Robertson 1-3 Game Scores: S Ponson 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | NYY | |||
 | 2nd | A Gordon homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 6th | E German hit sacrifice fly to right, J Guillen scored, A Gordon to third. | 2 | 0 |
 | 7th | R Cano tripled to deep right, A Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | R Cano scored on Z Greinke's wild pitch. | 2 | 2 |
| 13th | B Gardner singled to left, R Cano scored. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 54,180 (103.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:53 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
MLB Scores
Saturday, August 16th 2008
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | in 13 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 11 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 1 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Arizona | 11 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Colorado | 13 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | in 10 |