Yankees 6, 
Royals 3
| W: | D. Giese (1-1) |
| L: | Z. Greinke (5-4) |
| SV: | M. Rivera (16) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .305 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .263 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .283 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .242 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (7, J Chamberlain) HR: J Guillen (10, 3rd inning off J Chamberlain 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Guillen 2 (47) 2-out RBI: J Guillen 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 1, J Gathright 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-M Aviles-R Gload). Outfield Assist: J Gathright (A Rodriguez at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (L, 5-4) | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 104-58 | 3.77 |
| R Mahay | 1.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36-21 | 2.67 |
| J Gobble | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.94 |
| J Fulchino | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 162-92 | |
| PITCHING WP: Z Greinke Batters faced: Z Greinke 25; R Mahay 7; J Gobble 1; J Fulchino 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 4-5; R Mahay 2-2; J Gobble 0-1; J Fulchino 2-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 41 | |||||||||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .328 |
| D Jeter SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .279 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| H Matsui LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .329 |
| J Giambi 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .259 |
| W Betemit 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| J Posada C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .301 |
| R Cano 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| M Cabrera CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .274 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Rodriguez (15, R Mahay) 3B: J Damon (3, Z Greinke) HR: B Abreu (8, 1st inning off Z Greinke 1 on, 1 Out); J Giambi (14, 6th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Abreu 3 (42), J Giambi (34), A Rodriguez 2 (29) GIDP: R Cano Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Posada 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Geise (1, throw) PB: J Posada. | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Chamberlain | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 78-53 | 2.67 |
| D Geise (W, 1-1) | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41-26 | 1.42 |
| J Veras (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 3.86 |
| M Rivera (S, 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 0.64 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 141-96 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Geise Batters faced: J Chamberlain 19; D Geise 9; J Veras 4; M Rivera 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Chamberlain 2-6; D Geise 2-4; J Veras 0-1; M Rivera 2-1 Game Scores: J Chamberlain 47 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | NYY | |||
 | 1st | B Abreu homered to right, D Jeter scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 2nd | A Gordon scored, R Gload to second on passed ball by J Posada. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Guillen homered to left, D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 5th | B Abreu grounded out to second, J Damon scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 6th | J Giambi homered to right. | 3 | 4 |
| 7th | A Rodriguez doubled to left center, J Damon and B Abreu scored, A Rodriguez out stretching at third. | 3 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY |
| Attendance | 54,213 (103.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:05 |
| Weather | 95 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Ed Montague, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Jim Wolf |
MLB Scores
Sunday, June 8th 2008
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 12 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 | in 12 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |