Royals 5, 
Yankees 2
| W: | B. Bannister (2-0) |
| L: | P. Hughes (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Soria (4) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .207 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .194 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .379 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .276 |
| H Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 |
| J Posada C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 |
| J Molina C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| J Giambi 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .071 |
| W Betemit SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .154 |
| M Cabrera CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | |
| BATTING RBI: W Betemit (1), J Damon (1) 2-out RBI: W Betemit, J Damon GIDP: B Abreu Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Damon 1, R Cano 2, J Giambi 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Abreu (1, bobble) DP: 1 (R Cano-W Betemit-J Giambi). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Hughes | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 87-47 | 5.00 |
| R Ohlendorf | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36-23 | 3.86 |
| B Traber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.00 |
| L Hawkins | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 15.75 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 150-87 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Gathright (By P Hughes) Batters faced: P Hughes 20; R Ohlendorf 12; B Traber 3; L Hawkins 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Hughes 3-4; R Ohlendorf 4-2; B Traber 0-0; L Hawkins 2-0 Game Scores: P Hughes 33 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .417 |
| E German PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Teahen LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .296 |
| J Guillen RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .138 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .414 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| R Gload 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .360 |
| J Buck C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| T Pena SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .048 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen 2 (3, R Ohlendorf, P Hughes); A Gordon (2, R Ohlendorf) RBI: M Teahen (3), J Buck (4), M Grudzielanek (2), R Gload 2 (2) SF: J Buck GIDP: M Teahen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gathright 1, T Pena 2, M Teahen 2, J Guillen 1, B Butler 2 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Gathright 3 (5, 3rd base off P Hughes/J Posada, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada 2); T Pena (1, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Posada); R Gload (1, 2nd base off B Traber/J Molina) CS: R Gload (2, 3rd base by B Traber/J Molina) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 97-58 | 1.50 |
| R Mahay | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-18 | 1.93 |
| R Ramirez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 |
| L Nunez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 152-92 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Bannister 23; R Mahay 7; R Ramirez 2; L Nunez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 6-3; R Mahay 0-2; R Ramirez 0-1; L Nunez 0-1 Game Scores: B Bannister 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Teahen doubled to deep left center, J Gathright scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | W Betemit singled to right, J Posada scored, J Giambi to third, W Betemit to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | J Damon walked, J Giambi scored, W Betemit to third, M Cabrera to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2nd | J Buck hit sacrifice fly to center, A Gordon scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | M Grudzielanek singled to right, J Gathright scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 5th | R Gload singled to center, B Butler and A Gordon scored, R Gload to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Weather | 48 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - Rick Reed, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, April 8th 2008
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 1 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| Oakland | 9 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 | in 10 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Arizona | 10 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 | in 11 |