Yankees 3, 
Royals 2
| W: | K. Farnsworth (2-1) |
| L: | N. Musser (0-1) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (24) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .320 |
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .288 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| J Posada C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .336 |
| J Giambi 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .246 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .299 |
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (29, N Musser) HR: A Rodriguez (49, 2nd inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out); J Posada (19, 2nd inning off G Meche 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Rodriguez (135), J Posada (82), B Abreu (92) 2-out RBI: B Abreu Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Abreu 3, J Posada 2, R Cano 3 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Cabrera (13, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck); J Damon (23, 2nd base off D Riske/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: J Posada. | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| I Kennedy | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 87-53 | 2.25 |
| K Farnsworth (W, 2-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.33 |
| J Chamberlain (H, 8) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29-19 | 0.00 |
| M Rivera (S, 30) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 3.06 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 134-86 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: I Kennedy 24; K Farnsworth 3; J Chamberlain 8; M Rivera 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Kennedy 4-8; K Farnsworth 0-1; J Chamberlain 2-3; M Rivera 1-1 Game Scores: I Kennedy 44 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Gathright LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .317 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .306 |
| R Gload 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .300 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .299 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .267 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| J Smith SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .202 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| a-M Sweeney PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Buck in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon (30, I Kennedy) RBI: J Smith (15), M Grudzielanek (46) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D DeJesus 3, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Gathright (5, 2nd base by I Kennedy/J Posada) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Meche 2 (3, throw 2) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 105-70 | 3.82 |
| N Musser (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23-9 | 4.44 |
| J Peralta | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.71 |
| J Gobble | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 3.35 |
| D Riske | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28-17 | 2.24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 171-105 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Rodriguez (By N Musser) HBP: D Jeter (By D Riske) Batters faced: G Meche 26; N Musser 6; J Peralta 1; J Gobble 4; D Riske 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 8-7; N Musser 1-0; J Peralta 0-1; J Gobble 1-1; D Riske 0-3 Game Scores: G Meche 55 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | KAN | |||
 | 2nd | A Rodriguez homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | J Posada homered to right. | 2 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Smith singled to left center, A Gordon scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 2nd | M Grudzielanek singled to center, J Smith scored, J Buck to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 7th | B Abreu doubled to deep center, D Jeter scored. | 3 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 27,462 (71.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:25 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Travis Reininger |
MLB Scores
Friday, September 7th 2007
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 0 |
| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 11 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 11 |
| Toronto | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Washington | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Minnesota | 10 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 11 | in 13 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 | in 10 |
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |