Royals 4, 
Yankees 0
| W: | Z. Greinke (2-0) |
| L: | K. Farnsworth (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Gobble (1) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .212 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .194 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| H Matsui LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .056 |
| J Molina C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .278 |
| M Cabrera CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Molina (3, Z Greinke); A Rodriguez (4, Z Greinke); A Gonzalez (1, Z Greinke); J Damon (2, Z Greinke) GIDP: R Cano, B Abreu, A Gonzalez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Damon 2, J Giambi 1, R Cano 1, J Molina 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bruney | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36-21 | 0.00 |
| B Traber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-9 | 0.00 |
| K Farnsworth (L, 0-1) | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30-18 | 5.06 |
| I Kennedy | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 52-32 | 13.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 137-80 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Bruney 8; B Traber 5; K Farnsworth 10; I Kennedy 13 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bruney 2-0; B Traber 1-1; K Farnsworth 3-0; I Kennedy 4-2 Game Scores: B Bruney 57 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .219 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .407 |
| M Teahen LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .152 |
| B Butler DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .406 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .303 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .345 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .040 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Butler (4, B Bruney); R Gload (1, I Kennedy) HR: J Buck (1, 5th inning off K Farnsworth 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Buck (5), J Guillen (4), R Gload (3), T Pena (2) 2-out RBI: J Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Guillen 1, J Buck 1, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Gathright (6, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Molina) CS: A Gordon (1, 2nd base by K Farnsworth/J Molina); J Gathright (1, 2nd base by K Farnsworth/J Molina3rd base by K Farnsworth/J Molina) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (T Pena-M Grudzielanek-R Gload 2, M Grudzielanek-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 2-0) | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 107-73 | 0.60 |
| Y Yabuta | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 0.00 |
| J Gobble (S, 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-5 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 129-85 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: Z Greinke 29; Y Yabuta 3; J Gobble 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 14-8; Y Yabuta 1-0; J Gobble 0-1 Game Scores: Z Greinke 70 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | KAN | |||
 | 5th | J Buck homered to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 5th | J Guillen singled to center, M Grudzielanek scored, M Teahen to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 6th | R Gload doubled to deep left, A Gordon scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 6th | T Pena grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Gload scored, J Buck out at second. | 0 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| NEW YORK SCHEDULED STARTER IAN KENNEDY WAS SCRATCHED FROM HIS START BECAUSE OF ANTICIPATED RAIN. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 19,007 (49.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | 52 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Rick Reed, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Mark Wegner |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, April 9th 2008
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| LA Angels | 9 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | in 15 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 8 |
| Florida | 10 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Seattle | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 12 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Baltimore | Postponed | |
| Texas |
| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Minnesota | 12 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 12 |
| San Diego | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |