8:10 PM ET, July 24, 2007
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: C. Wang (11-5)
L: S. Elarton (2-4)
Final
NY Yankees leads 2-0 (as of 7/24)
| Game 1: Monday, July 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 24 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 25 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, July 26 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | |
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8:10 PM ET, July 24, 2007
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: C. Wang (11-5)
L: S. Elarton (2-4)
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .246 | ||
| D Jeter SS | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .335 | ||
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 | ||
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .309 | ||
| H Matsui LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .291 | ||
| J Posada C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .333 | ||
| R Cano 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .295 | ||
| A Phillips 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .301 | ||
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .279 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | |||
| BATTING 2B: R Cano (26, S Elarton); B Abreu (21, S Elarton); D Jeter (26, J Bale) RBI: B Abreu 2 (59), J Posada 2 (56), R Cano (52), H Matsui (66), A Phillips (16), M Cabrera (33), J Damon (36) S: A Phillips SF: B Abreu, M Cabrera 2-out RBI: H Matsui, A Phillips, J Damon Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 2, M Cabrera 4, J Damon 1, H Matsui 2 Team LOB: 14 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Damon (18, 2nd base off Z Greinke/J Buck) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Rodriguez (6, ground ball) PB: J Posada. Outfield Assist: M Cabrera (B Butler at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Wang (W, 19-7) | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 98-59 | 3.57 | |
| M Myers | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 2.41 | |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-12 | 4.24 | |
| B Bruney | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-17 | 3.23 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 152-98 | ||
| PITCHING WP: C Wang; B Bruney Batters faced: C Wang 27; M Myers 5; K Farnsworth 4; B Bruney 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Wang 6-8; M Myers 1-1; K Farnsworth 1-2; B Bruney 0-2 Game Scores: C Wang 43 | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .302 | ||
| a-J Smith PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | ||
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .320 | ||
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | ||
| R Sanders LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | ||
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | ||
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .236 | ||
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |||
| a-flied out to left for M Grudzielanek in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Gload (9, C Wang); A Gordon (18, C Wang) RBI: A Gordon (33), J Buck (33), M Teahen (44), R Gload (28) SF: M Teahen 2-out RBI: R Gload Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 1, T Pena 2, J Buck 1, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| S Elarton (L, 2-4) | 1.2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54-31 | 10.46 | |
| J Bale | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 55-22 | 2.08 | |
| D Riske | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32-24 | 2.31 | |
| Z Greinke | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34-23 | 4.54 | |
| J Peralta | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49-37 | 3.57 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 224-137 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: J Posada (By J Bale); A Rodriguez (By J Bale) HBP: A Rodriguez (By S Elarton) Batters faced: S Elarton 14; J Bale 11; D Riske 7; Z Greinke 6; J Peralta 12 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Elarton 3-2; J Bale 1-1; D Riske 1-3; Z Greinke 0-1; J Peralta 2-3 Game Scores: S Elarton 13 | ||||||||||
| NYY | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B Abreu hit sacrifice fly to center, J Damon scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Posada singled to center, D Jeter and A Rodriguez scored, H Matsui to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 1st | R Cano doubled to deep left, H Matsui scored, J Posada to third. | 4 | 0 | |
| 2nd | B Abreu doubled to deep right center, J Damon scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 2nd | H Matsui singled to right, B Abreu scored, H Matsui to second advancing on throw. | 6 | 0 | |
| 2nd | A Phillips walked, H Matsui scored, J Posada to third, R Cano to second. | 7 | 0 | |
| 2nd | A Gordon doubled to deep left, R Gload scored, R Sanders to third. | 7 | 1 | |
| 2nd | J Buck grounded out to shortstop, R Sanders scored. | 7 | 2 | |
| 4th | M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, J Posada scored, R Cano to third. | 8 | 2 | |
| 5th | M Teahen hit sacrifice fly to left, D DeJesus scored. | 8 | 3 | |
| 5th | R Gload singled to center, M Grudzielanek scored, B Butler thrown out at third. | 8 | 4 | |
| 6th | J Damon singled to center, R Cano scored, A Phillips to third. | 9 | 4 | |
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| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 38,212 (100.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:01 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dana Demuth, First Base - Derryl Cousins, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Doug Eddings |
