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Standings
OAK
@BAL		0
11
ANA
@CHW		2
4
DET
@CLE		2
0
NYY
@KCR		13
5
MIL
@SEA		0
9
BOS
@TEX		6
7
MIN
@TOR		0
1
PIT
@ATL		1
3
PHI
@COL		0
9
FLA
@HOU		0
1
CHC
@LAD		2
5
STL
@NYM		8
2
MON
@SDP		9
3
CIN
@SFG		1
2		 
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Sunday, May 4, 1997 1:05
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 30,034, Time of Game: 3:39
Yankees
13
16-14
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
 at Royals
5
13-14
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, ½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  3   4  0  0   1  4  0   13 19  1
Royals          0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  2    5  8  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tim Raines LF 5 2 3 2 1 0 .271 .790 20 9 0.122 0.60 0.146 -0.025 3.1 2 0 2B
Derek Jeter SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 .295 .804 17 10 0.061 0.61 0.090 -0.029 -0.3 2 4 2B,SH
Bernie Williams CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 .352 .995 23 15 0.076 0.67 0.162 -0.085 0.4 1 0 HR,SF,GDP
Tino Martinez 1B 5 3 4 4 1 0 .352 1.099 28 14 0.146 0.36 0.156 -0.010 3.9 6 0 2·HR
Cecil Fielder DH 4 1 1 2 2 1 .254 .718 30 17 0.152 0.32 0.159 -0.006 1.6 HR
Mark Whiten RF 5 0 2 0 1 2 .324 .943 23 16 0.035 0.35 0.053 -0.018 0.4 2 0
Charlie Hayes 3B 5 1 1 0 1 2 .237 .645 18 10 -0.051 0.43 0.013 -0.064 -1.4 0 1
Jorge Posada C 5 2 3 1 0 0 .289 .812 15 8 -0.038 0.58 0.028 -0.066 0.7 11 0 HR,2B
Pat Kelly 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 .217 .618 19 10 -0.016 0.57 0.036 -0.052 -0.4 3 1
Kenny Rogers P 1
   Brian Boehringer P
   Jeff Nelson P
   Graeme Lloyd P
   Jim Mecir P
Team Totals 43 13 19 13 7 8 .442 1.370 193 109 0.487 0.50 0.843 -0.355 8.0 27 7
2B: J Posada (2, off J Converse); D Jeter (5, off G Rusch); T Raines (4, off G Rusch).
HR: B Williams (4, off G Rusch; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF); J Posada (1, off J Converse; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); C Fielder (2, off J Converse; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); T Martinez 2 (12, 1 off G Rusch, 1 off J Montgomery; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
SF: B Williams (3, off G Rusch).
SH: D Jeter (3, off G Rusch).
TB: T Martinez 10; J Posada 7; B Williams 5; C Fielder 4; T Raines 4; D Jeter 3; M Whiten 2; P Kelly; C Hayes.
GIDP: B Williams (8).
RBI: T Martinez 4 (40); B Williams 3 (24); C Fielder 2 (19); T Raines 2 (9); D Jeter (14); J Posada (4).
2-out RBI: C Fielder 2; T Raines 2; T Martinez.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 14.
Fielding
E: C Hayes (3).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Offerman 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .289 .913 20 8 -0.001 0.99 0.072 -0.073 -0.4 2 1 SB
Jay Bell SS 5 0 2 2 0 2 .321 .887 30 20 0.093 0.91 0.143 -0.050 1.0 2 4
Jeff King 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .274 .941 25 13 0.004 0.68 0.042 -0.038 -0.8 7 1
Chili Davis DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 .270 .831 20 10 -0.052 1.18 0.003 -0.055 -0.6
   Scott Cooper PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .717 5 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3
Joe Vitiello LF 3 1 1 0 2 1 .347 .904 24 11 0.001 0.71 0.034 -0.033 0.3 1 0
Craig Paquette 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 .238 .686 22 12 -0.096 0.91 0.013 -0.109 -1.1 0 1
Jermaine Dye RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .205 .540 16 11 0.018 0.71 0.059 -0.041 1.6 4 0 HR,SB
Tim Spehr C 5 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .489 22 15 -0.030 0.43 0.012 -0.043 -0.7 8 1
Tom Goodwin CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 .179 .468 11 6 0.052 0.72 0.058 -0.006 0.6 2 0
   Mike Sweeney PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .608 6 4 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.3
   Johnny Damon CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .829 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Glendon Rusch P
   Jim Converse P
   Jeff Montgomery P
   Hipolito Pichardo P 1
Team Totals 36 5 8 5 8 11 .222 .669 201 113 -0.011 0.76 0.436 -0.448 -0.0 27 9
HR: J Dye (1, off J Mecir; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: J Dye 5; J Bell 2; M Sweeney; J Vitiello; T Goodwin; T Spehr.
RBI: J Bell 2 (23); J Dye 2 (2); C Davis (13).
2-out RBI: J Dye 2.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Bell-J King.
Baserunning
SB: J Offerman (2, 2nd base off B Boehringer/J Posada); J Dye (1, 3rd base off K Rogers/J Posada).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kenny Rogers 2.2 1 3 1 4 0 0 5.61 14 64 31 23 3 5 6 4 2 0 44 -0.185 1.36 -2.1
Brian Boehringer, W (1-1) 3.1 3 0 0 1 7 0 2.37 14 66 42 20 14 8 4 2 1 0 3 0 0.182 0.84 2.5
Jeff Nelson 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 3.31 6 31 15 4 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.014 0.34 0.6
Graeme Lloyd 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 19 11 8 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Jim Mecir 1 2 2 2 0 2 1 15.75 5 21 14 8 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 -1.4
Team Totals 9 8 5 3 8 11 1 3.00 44 201 113 63 23 27 14 11 6 0 44 3 0 0.012 0.50 0.0

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Glendon Rusch, L (2-2) 3.2 10 7 7 2 2 2 6.46 22 74 46 30 4 12 7 11 6 0 13 -0.381 1.01 -4.0
Jim Converse 3.1 3 2 2 3 3 2 4.15 16 72 37 21 6 10 3 7 2 0 1 1 -0.098 0.21 -1.1
Jeff Montgomery 1 4 4 4 2 2 1 20.25 9 31 17 11 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 -0.009 0.02 -3.4
Hipolito Pichardo 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 16 9 5 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.6
Team Totals 9 19 13 13 7 8 5 13.00 52 193 109 67 13 29 15 22 9 0 13 1 1 -0.488 0.76 -8.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.
Time of Game: 3:39.
Attendance: 30,034.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 2mph from Right to Left, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Kansas City Royals
1 Tim Raines LF 1 Jose Offerman 2B
2 Derek Jeter SS 2 Jay Bell SS
3 Bernie Williams CF 3 Jeff King 1B
4 Tino Martinez 1B 4 Chili Davis DH
5 Cecil Fielder DH 5 Joe Vitiello LF
6 Mark Whiten RF 6 Craig Paquette 3B
7 Charlie Hayes 3B 7 Jermaine Dye RF
8 Jorge Posada C 8 Tim Spehr C
9 Pat Kelly 2B 9 Tom Goodwin CF
Kenny Rogers P Glendon Rusch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR NYY B. Williams G. Rusch 15% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Jeter Scores
b3 0-4 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR KCR J. Bell K. Rogers -14% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Dye Scores/unER; Goodwin Scores; Offerman to 3B
t4 6-3 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  RR NYY C. Fielder J. Converse 11% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores
b3 3-4 2 123 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Paquette B. Boehringer 9% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY T. Raines G. Rusch 9% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Kelly to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY T. Raines G. Rusch 6% 56% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Jeter G. Rusch -2% 54% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Raines to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 7,(3-2)  RO NYY B. Williams G. Rusch 1% 56% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Raines Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY T. Martinez G. Rusch -1% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Offerman K. Rogers 2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 0-1 1 --- 13,(3-2)  O KCR J. Bell K. Rogers 2% 59% Flyball: SS (Short LF-CF)
b1 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. King K. Rogers 1% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  NYY C. Fielder G. Rusch 3% 63% Walk
t2 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYY M. Whiten G. Rusch 5% 68% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Fielder to 2B
t2 1-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Hayes G. Rusch -5% 63% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O NYY J. Posada G. Rusch -4% 59% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
t2 1-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYY P. Kelly G. Rusch -4% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR C. Davis K. Rogers 3% 58% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b2 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Vitiello K. Rogers 2% 59% Lineout: CF
b2 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR C. Paquette K. Rogers 1% 61% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY T. Raines G. Rusch -2% 58% Flyball: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY D. Jeter G. Rusch 4% 62% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t3 1-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR NYY B. Williams G. Rusch 15% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Jeter Scores
t3 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R NYY T. Martinez G. Rusch 7% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t3 4-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY C. Fielder G. Rusch 1% 85% Walk
t3 4-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY M. Whiten G. Rusch -1% 83% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
t3 4-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY C. Hayes G. Rusch 1% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive); Whiten to 3B
t3 4-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O NYY J. Posada G. Rusch -2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
b3 0-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Dye K. Rogers -3% 79% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR T. Spehr K. Rogers 3% 82% Flyball: RF
b3 0-4 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  KCR T. Goodwin K. Rogers -3% 79% Walk; Dye to 2B
b3 0-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Offerman K. Rogers -2% 77% Dye Steals 3B
b3 0-4 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Offerman K. Rogers -4% 73% Walk; Goodwin to 2B
b3 0-4 1 123 3,(2-0)  RR KCR J. Bell K. Rogers -14% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Dye Scores/unER; Goodwin Scores; Offerman to 3B
b3 2-4 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  KCR J. King K. Rogers -4% 54% Walk; Bell to 2B
b3 2-4 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO KCR C. Davis K. Rogers 1% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Offerman Scores/unER; Bell to 3B
b3 3-4 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Vitiello K. Rogers -3% 53% Walk; Davis to 2B
Brian Boehringer replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
b3 3-4 2 123 4,(1-2)  O KCR C. Paquette B. Boehringer 9% 62% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 9-1-2
t4 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY P. Kelly G. Rusch 4% 65% Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
t4 4-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY T. Raines G. Rusch 9% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Kelly to 3B
t4 4-3 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R NYY D. Jeter G. Rusch 5% 79% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kelly Scores; Raines to 2B
t4 5-3 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO NYY B. Williams G. Rusch -8% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B); Raines to 3B
t4 5-3 2 --3 8,(3-2)  R NYY T. Martinez G. Rusch 8% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Raines Scores
Jim Converse replaces Glendon Rusch pitching
t4 6-3 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  RR NYY C. Fielder J. Converse 11% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores
t4 8-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY M. Whiten J. Converse -0% 90% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Yankees' Brian Boehringer facing 7-8-9
b4 3-8 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye B. Boehringer 2% 91% Flyball: 2B
b4 3-8 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Spehr B. Boehringer 1% 92% Strikeout Looking
b4 3-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR T. Goodwin B. Boehringer 1% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Royals' Jim Converse facing 7-8-9
t5 8-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY C. Hayes J. Converse -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t5 8-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  NYY J. Posada J. Converse 1% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t5 8-3 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY P. Kelly J. Converse -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
t5 8-3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  NYY T. Raines J. Converse 0% 93% Walk
t5 8-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Jeter J. Converse -1% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Yankees' Brian Boehringer facing 1-2-3
b5 3-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Offerman B. Boehringer -3% 89% Walk
b5 3-8 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Bell B. Boehringer 2% 91% Strikeout Swinging, Offerman Steals 2B
b5 3-8 1 -2- 7,(1-2)  O KCR J. King B. Boehringer 2% 93% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-8 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Davis B. Boehringer 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 3.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Royals' Jim Converse facing 3-4-5
t6 8-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Williams J. Converse -0% 94% Lineout: RF
t6 8-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY T. Martinez J. Converse 1% 95% Walk
t6 8-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Fielder J. Converse -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t6 8-3 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  NYY M. Whiten J. Converse 0% 94% Walk; Martinez to 2B
t6 8-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O NYY C. Hayes J. Converse -1% 93% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Yankees' Brian Boehringer facing 5-6-7
b6 3-8 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Vitiello B. Boehringer 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR C. Paquette B. Boehringer 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-8 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Dye B. Boehringer -1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 3-8 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  KCR T. Spehr B. Boehringer -1% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Dye to 2B
b6 3-8 2 12- 1,(0-0)  KCR T. Goodwin B. Boehringer -2% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive); Dye to 3B; Spehr to 2B
b6 3-8 2 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Offerman B. Boehringer 5% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 3.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-3, Royals' Jim Converse facing 8-9-1
t7 8-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R NYY J. Posada J. Converse 2% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t7 9-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY P. Kelly J. Converse -0% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t7 9-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY T. Raines J. Converse -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t7 9-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYY D. Jeter J. Converse -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Yankees' Jeff Nelson facing 2-3-4
Jeff Nelson replaces Brian Boehringer pitching
b7 3-9 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O KCR J. Bell J. Nelson 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
b7 3-9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. King J. Nelson 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b7 3-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Davis J. Nelson -0% 98% Walk
b7 3-9 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Vitiello J. Nelson -1% 98% Walk; Davis to 2B
b7 3-9 2 12- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Paquette J. Nelson -1% 97% Walk; Davis to 3B; Vitiello to 2B
b7 3-9 2 123 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Dye J. Nelson 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 9, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 3-4-5
Jeff Montgomery replaces Jim Converse pitching
t8 9-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY B. Williams J. Montgomery 0% 99% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t8 9-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR NYY T. Martinez J. Montgomery 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball); Williams Scores
t8 11-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY C. Fielder J. Montgomery -0% 100% Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
t8 11-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY M. Whiten J. Montgomery -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 11-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY C. Hayes J. Montgomery 0% 100% Walk
t8 11-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYY J. Posada J. Montgomery 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hayes to 3B
t8 11-3 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  NYY P. Kelly J. Montgomery 0% 100% Walk; Posada to 2B
t8 11-3 2 123 5,(3-1)  RR NYY T. Raines J. Montgomery 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hayes Scores; Posada Scores; Kelly to 3B; Raines to 2B
t8 13-3 2 -23 3,(0-2)  O NYY D. Jeter J. Montgomery -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 13, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-13, Yankees' Graeme Lloyd facing 8-9-1
Graeme Lloyd replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
b8 3-13 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR T. Spehr G. Lloyd 0% 100% Lineout: LF
Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Tom Goodwin (CF) batting 9th
b8 3-13 1 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR M. Sweeney G. Lloyd -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 3-13 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Offerman G. Lloyd 0% 100% Lineout: RF
b8 3-13 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Bell G. Lloyd -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sweeney to 2B
b8 3-13 2 12- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. King G. Lloyd 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 13, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 13-3, Royals' Hipolito Pichardo facing 3-4-5
Hipolito Pichardo replaces Jeff Montgomery pitching
Johnny Damon replaces Mike Sweeney (PH) playing CF batting 9th
t9 13-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY B. Williams H. Pichardo 0% 100% Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 13-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  NYY T. Martinez H. Pichardo 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t9 13-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY C. Fielder H. Pichardo 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 13-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY M. Whiten H. Pichardo 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martinez to 2B
t9 13-3 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Hayes H. Pichardo 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 13, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-13, Yankees' Jim Mecir facing 4-5-6
Jim Mecir replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
Scott Cooper pinch hits for Chili Davis (DH) batting 4th
b9 3-13 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR S. Cooper J. Mecir 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-13 1 --- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Vitiello J. Mecir -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b9 3-13 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR C. Paquette J. Mecir 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-13 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR KCR J. Dye J. Mecir 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Vitiello Scores
b9 5-13 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR T. Spehr J. Mecir 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 13, Royals 5.

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