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Kansas City Royals @ 
New York Yankees
2008-06-09 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 53633 · 94°F, cloudy · Wind 11 mph to RF · 2:47
Kansas City Royals defeated New York Yankees 3–2. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 7th. Yasuhiko Yabuta earned the win and Joakim Soria picked up the save. Miguel Olivo went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Yasuhiko Yabuta L: Mariano Rivera SV: Joakim Soria
Umpires — HP: Chris Tiller · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Jim Wolf · 3B: Phil Cuzzi · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Grudzielanek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Olivo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 John Buck | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Aviles | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joey Gathright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Derek Jeter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Abreu | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Hideki Matsui | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Robinson Cano | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Molina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Melky Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Posada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chad Moeller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luke Hochevar | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Ramon Ramirez | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Yasuhiko Yabuta | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Mussina | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 Mariano Rivera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David DeJesus: 7/F78XD
- Mark Grudzielanek: 63/G6S-
- Mark Teahen: K
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: S4/G4MS-
- Derek Jeter: SB2
- Derek Jeter: 4/P34D
- Bobby Abreu: 8/F8RD
- Alex Rodriguez: K
Top 2
- Jose Guillen: 43/G34D
- Alex Gordon: S8/L8LS
- Miguel Olivo: S9/L9S+.1-3
- John Buck: 46(1)3/GDP/G4MD
Bot 2
- Hideki Matsui: 43/G4
- Jason Giambi: 8/F8RXD
- Robinson Cano: 5/P5F
Top 3
- Mike Aviles: 8/F78D
- Joey Gathright: 43/G4S
- David DeJesus: 9/L9S
Bot 3
- Jose Molina: 53/G56
- Melky Cabrera: K
- Johnny Damon: 8/F8RD
Top 4
- Mark Grudzielanek: K
- Mark Teahen: 31/G34S
- Jose Guillen: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Derek Jeter: 63/G6
- Bobby Abreu: K
- Alex Rodriguez: 53/G56S+
Top 5
- Alex Gordon: K
- Miguel Olivo: 8/F8LD
- John Buck: 8/L8LD
Bot 5
- Hideki Matsui: 43/G4+
- Jason Giambi: 31/G34
- Robinson Cano: S9/L9D+.B-2(E9)
- Jose Molina: K
Top 6
- Mike Aviles: S8/G6M
- Joey Gathright: 14/SH.1-2
- David DeJesus: 8/F8RM
- Mark Grudzielanek: 43/G4MS-
Bot 6
- Melky Cabrera: 63/G6
- Johnny Damon: 7/F7M
- Derek Jeter: 9/F9D
Top 7
- Mark Teahen: 63/G6
- Jose Guillen: D8/L8RXD+
- Alex Gordon: 7/F78D
- Miguel Olivo: HR/F7D+.2-H
- John Buck: S8/G6M
- Mike Aviles: D9/L9LS.1-3
- Joey Gathright: 53/G56S
Bot 7
- Bobby Abreu: D7/F7D+
- Alex Rodriguez: HR/F7LD+.2-H
- Hideki Matsui: 63/G6
- Jason Giambi: K
- Robinson Cano: 7/L78M
Top 8
- David DeJesus: 7/L7M
- Mark Grudzielanek: 43/G4
- Mark Teahen: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 8
- Jorge Posada: S9/G34
- Melky Cabrera: 23/SH.1-2
- Johnny Damon: K
- Derek Jeter: W
- Bobby Abreu: 31/G34-
Top 9
- Jose Guillen: HR/F7D+
- Alex Gordon: 43/G34-
- Miguel Olivo: K
- John Buck: K
Bot 9
- Alex Rodriguez: S1/G
- Hideki Matsui: 8/F8LD
- Jason Giambi: W.1-2
- Robinson Cano: K
- Chad Moeller: HP.2-3;1-2
- Melky Cabrera: 31/G34S-