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Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees

2008-06-07 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 53611 · 90°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph to CF · 3:50

New York Yankees defeated Kansas City Royals 12–11. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 4th. Mariano Rivera earned the win. Jose Guillen went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 7 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	0	1	11	12
NYA	1	0	0	4	1	0	2	2	2	12	19

W: Mariano Rivera L: Joakim Soria SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Jim Wolf · 3B: Ed Montague · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David DeJesus	4	2	2	1	0	0
Mike Aviles	4	2	1	1	1	1
Mark Teahen	4	2	1	0	0	1
Jose Guillen	4	2	3	7	0	0
Miguel Olivo	4	0	0	0	0	2
John Buck	3	0	1	1	1	0
Alberto Callaspo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Esteban German	4	1	1	0	0	1
Joey Gathright	4	1	1	1	0	1
Ross Gload	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	6	1	6	4	0	0
Derek Jeter	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Abreu	5	1	1	0	0	0
Alex Rodriguez	4	2	2	2	1	1
Jason Giambi	4	2	2	2	1	1
Jorge Posada	4	2	2	2	1	0
Robinson Cano	5	2	2	1	0	0
Wilson Betemit	3	1	0	1	1	2
Melky Cabrera	5	1	3	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Bannister	3.1	8	2	1
Joel Peralta	1.1	1	1	1
Brett Tomko	1.2	3	0	0
Ramon Ramirez	1.0	3	0	2
Jimmy Gobble	0.1	1	0	0
Yasuhiko Yabuta	0.1	0	0	0
Joakim Soria	0.2	3	1	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Pettitte	6.2	10	2	3
Jose Veras	1.1	1	0	2
Mariano Rivera	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

David DeJesus: 7/F7S
Mike Aviles: 63/G6
Mark Teahen: D7/F7D+
Jose Guillen: HR/F7D+.2-H
Miguel Olivo: 13/G13-

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: D9/F7D+
Derek Jeter: 13/SH.2-3
Bobby Abreu: 7/F7LS+
Alex Rodriguez: W
Jason Giambi: S9/G34+.3-H;1-3
Jorge Posada: 8/F8RXD+

Top 2

John Buck: W
Alberto Callaspo: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Esteban German: K

Bot 2

Robinson Cano: 13/BG25
Wilson Betemit: K
Melky Cabrera: 43/G34

Top 3

Joey Gathright: 43/G34
David DeJesus: S7/L78S+
Mike Aviles: T8/F89XD+.1-H
Mark Teahen: HP
Jose Guillen: S7/G56+.3-H;1-2
Miguel Olivo: K
John Buck: S8/F78XD+.2-H;1-3;BX2(864/TH)

Bot 3

Johnny Damon: S9/L34D+
Derek Jeter: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bobby Abreu: 4/L4+

Top 4

Alberto Callaspo: 43/G4
Esteban German: 6/L6+
Joey Gathright: 31/G34S

Bot 4

Alex Rodriguez: S8/G6M+
Jason Giambi: W.1-2
Jorge Posada: D9/L9LM+.2-H;1-3
Robinson Cano: S9/F9S.3-H;2-3
Wilson Betemit: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H
Melky Cabrera: S8/F8LS.1-3
Johnny Damon: S8/L8RS+.3-H;1-3
Derek Jeter: SB2
Derek Jeter: 9/FDP/F9LM+.3XH(92)

Top 5

David DeJesus: 63/G6+
Mike Aviles: 43/G4
Mark Teahen: 43/G4

Bot 5

Bobby Abreu: 3/G3+
Alex Rodriguez: K
Jason Giambi: HR/F9D+
Jorge Posada: W
Robinson Cano: 7/F7S+

Top 6

Jose Guillen: 43/G4+
Miguel Olivo: 4/P6MD-
John Buck: 9/F9D+

Bot 6

Wilson Betemit: 7/F7D+
Melky Cabrera: 43/G34
Johnny Damon: S9/F89D.BX2(96)

Top 7

Alberto Callaspo: D9/L9LS+
Esteban German: S5/BG25-.2-3
Joey Gathright: S7/G56+.3-H;1-2
David DeJesus: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Mike Aviles: IW
Mark Teahen: K
Jose Guillen: HR/F7D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
Miguel Olivo: K

Bot 7

Derek Jeter: 63/G6
Bobby Abreu: S9/L9LD+
Alex Rodriguez: HR/F78D+.1-H
Jason Giambi: K
Jorge Posada: 7/F78D+

Top 8

John Buck: 13/G25
Alberto Callaspo: S7/L7LS
Esteban German: 9/L9LM+
Joey Gathright: SB2
Joey Gathright: K

Bot 8

Robinson Cano: S7/L6D+
Wilson Betemit: K
Melky Cabrera: S9/G34.1-2
Johnny Damon: WP.2-3;1-2
Johnny Damon: S7/L78S+.3-H;2-H
Derek Jeter: S8/L89D+.1-2
Bobby Abreu: 7/F78D+
Alex Rodriguez: 53/G56

Top 9

David DeJesus: HR/F89XD+
Mike Aviles: K
Mark Teahen: 6/P6M-
Ross Gload: 43/G34

Bot 9

Jason Giambi: 8/F89D+
Jorge Posada: HR/F9LD+
Robinson Cano: 63/G6
Wilson Betemit: W
Melky Cabrera: S5/G5S.1-2
Johnny Damon: S9/L9LM+.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

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Joey Gathright fouled off a bunt attempt and the ball struck HP umpire Jerry Layne on the mask; Layne left under his own power and 2B umpire Jim Wolf moved behind the plate for the rest of the game

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