Yankees 4, 
Royals 3
| W: | B. Bruney (5-0) |
| L: | K. Farnsworth (1-5) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| M Maier LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .249 | .339 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .246 | .275 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .304 | .364 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .226 | .296 |
a-B Pena PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .268 | .317 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | .299 | .356 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .269 | .322 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .236 | .290 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .222 | .318 |
| J Anderson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .236 | .272 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 159 | ||
| a-grounded to third for M Jacobs in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING RBI: B Butler (93), M Maier (28) 2-out RBI: B Butler GIDP: J Anderson Royals RISP: 2-8 (M Maier 0-2, Y Betancourt 1-2, J Anderson 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, J Buck 0-1, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Anderson (23, 2nd base off A Burnett/J Molina) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Gordon (10, ground ball); J Buck (8, throw) DP: 2 (A Callaspo-Y Betancourt-B Butler, A Lerew-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Lerew | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 92-56 | 3.37 |
| D Hughes (H, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 4.15 |
| J Cruz (H, 7) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-11 | 5.80 |
| K Farnsworth (L, 1-5; B, 2) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-13 | 4.58 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 157-90 | |
| PITCHING A Lerew pitched to 1 batter in the 7th IBB: J Damon (By K Farnsworth) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Lerew 17/24; D Hughes 0/3; J Cruz 3/6; K Farnsworth 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Lerew 18-7-12-19; D Hughes 3-3-3-1; J Cruz 5-2-1-3; K Farnsworth 5-2-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Lerew 5-9; D Hughes 1-0; J Cruz 2-0; K Farnsworth 0-1 Game Scores: A Lerew 55 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D Jeter SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .333 | .405 |
R Cano 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .322 | .352 |
| J Damon LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .281 | .365 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .295 | .385 |
J Miranda 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .286 | .404 |
J Hairston Jr. PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .346 |
| H Matsui DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .278 | .372 |
M Cabrera PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .336 |
| N Swisher RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .250 | .369 |
| B Gardner CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .271 | .346 |
| J Molina C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .215 | .295 |
F Guzman PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .297 | .309 | |
| R Pena 2B-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .282 | .313 |
a-E Hinske PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .234 | .322 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 157 | ||
| a-singled to right for R Pena in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING HR: M Teixeira (39, 6th inning off A Lerew 0 on, 2 Out); N Swisher (28, 7th inning off A Lerew 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Teixeira (121), N Swisher (80), R Cano (85), J Miranda (1) SF: R Cano 2-out RBI: M Teixeira, J Miranda GIDP: M Teixeira Yankees RISP: 1-4 (J Miranda 1-1, A Rodriguez 0-1, J Damon 0-1, N Swisher 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Hinske (1, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Buck) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: P Coke (2, throw) DP: 1 (J Hairston Jr.-R Pena-R Cano). | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Burnett | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 108-69 | 4.10 |
| P Coke | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-13 | 4.63 |
| D Robertson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.24 |
| B Bruney (W, 5-0) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 4.03 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 159-104 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Burnett 17/25; P Coke 2/4; D Robertson 1/3; B Bruney 5/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Burnett 19-15-21-14; P Coke 1-1-7-4; D Robertson 5-1-4-1; B Bruney 6-2-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Burnett 6-5; P Coke 2-0; D Robertson 1-0; B Bruney 2-0 Game Scores: A Burnett 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | NYY | |||
 | 3rd | B Butler singled to right, J Anderson scored, Y Betancourt to third. | 1 | 0 |
 | 6th | M Teixeira homered to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 7th | J Anderson grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Teahen scored on throwing error by pitcher P Coke, A Gordon safe at third on throwing error by pitcher P Coke. | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | M Maier grounded out to pitcher, A Gordon scored, J Anderson to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 7th | N Swisher homered to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 9th | R Cano hit sacrifice fly to center, F Cervelli scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 9th | J Miranda reached on infield single to pitcher, E Hinske scored, J Damon to third. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 44,794 (85.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:17 |
| Weather | 61 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 29th
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