Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees - Box Score - August 15, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 15, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 8/15)

Game 1: Friday, August 15
Kansas City	4	Final
NY Yankees	3	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, August 16
Kansas City	2	Final in 13
NY Yankees	3	Final in 13
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Game 3: Sunday, August 17
Kansas City	6	Final
NY Yankees	15	Final
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Royals 4

(55-67, 27-33 away)

Yankees 3

(64-58, 36-27 home)

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7:05 PM ET, August 15, 2008

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	9	1
NYY	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	10	1

W: J. Oviedo (4-1)

L: M. Rivera (4-5)

S: J. Soria (33)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
M Maier CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.327
M Aviles SS-2B	4	0	1	0	1	1	1	.325
M Teahen LF	5	0	1	2	0	1	2	.249
J Guillen RF	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	.256
B Butler DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	5	.267
J Smith PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
A Gordon 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	5	.256
R Gload 1B	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	.272
J Buck C	4	1	1	0	0	2	2	.223
E German 2B	3	2	2	0	1	0	1	.224
T Pena SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160
Totals	32	4	9	3	4	9	20
BATTING 2B: A Gordon (30, A Pettitte); E German 2 (9, A Pettitte, M Rivera); J Buck (19, A Pettitte); M Teahen (20, A Pettitte); R Gload (14, A Pettitte) RBI: R Gload (31), M Teahen 2 (40) S: M Maier SF: R Gload Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 2, M Maier 1, M Teahen 2, J Buck 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: A Gordon (7, 3rd base off A Pettitte/J Molina)
FIELDING E: E German (5, line drive) DP: 1 (E German-M Aviles-R Gload).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Meche	6.0	6	1	1	2	8	0	106-64	4.13
R Mahay (H, 20)	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0	18-8	2.91
L Nunez (W, 4-1; B, 3)	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	21-15	2.73
J Soria (S, 33)	1.0	3	0	0	1	0	0	25-13	1.48
Totals	9.0	10	3	3	5	8	0	170-100
PITCHING Batters faced: G Meche 26; R Mahay 3; L Nunez 6; J Soria 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 4-6; R Mahay 0-1; L Nunez 1-4; J Soria 1-1 Game Scores: G Meche 62

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon DH	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	.319
D Jeter SS	4	1	3	1	1	1	1	.288
B Abreu RF	4	0	1	1	1	1	3	.288
A Rodriguez 3B	3	0	1	1	1	1	2	.312
J Giambi 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	7	.253
X Nady LF	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.324
R Cano 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.264
B Gardner CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.143
J Molina C	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	.227
a-W Betemit PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.263
J Christian PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Totals	35	3	10	3	5	8	22
a-reached on infield single to third for J Molina in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Molina (16, G Meche) RBI: D Jeter (58), B Abreu (79), A Rodriguez (72) SF: A Rodriguez GIDP: R Cano Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Damon 1, J Giambi 4 Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: J Damon (20, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck); D Jeter (8, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck) Picked Off: J Christian (1st base by J Soria)
FIELDING E: A Rodriguez (9, dropped foul ball) DP: 1 (D Jeter). Outfield Assist: B Gardner (E German at Home).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Pettitte	7.0	6	3	3	4	7	0	102-64	4.30
E Ramirez	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	3.68
M Rivera (L, 4-5)	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	21-15	1.70
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	4	9	0	138-88
PITCHING WP: M Rivera IBB: M Aviles (By A Pettitte); J Guillen (By A Pettitte) HBP: J Guillen (By A Pettitte) Batters faced: A Pettitte 31; E Ramirez 3; M Rivera 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Pettitte 7-6; E Ramirez 0-2; M Rivera 1-0 Game Scores: A Pettitte 56

Scoring Summary

			KC	NYY
	2nd	R Gload hit sacrifice fly to center, J Guillen scored.	1	0
	5th	M Teahen hit a ground rule double to deep left center, J Buck and E German scored, M Aviles to third.	3	0
	5th	D Jeter singled to center, J Molina scored.	3	1
	7th	B Abreu singled to right center, J Damon scored, D Jeter to third.	3	2
	7th	A Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Jeter scored.	3	3
	9th	E German scored, M Maier to second on wild pitch by M Rivera.	4	3
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Game Notes

THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTE DELAY.