September 6, 2006 New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 8
BAL 4 CHW 8
@BOS 1 SEA 5
@DET 4
(10) NYY 8
@KCR 3 OAK 9
TEX 6 TBD 4
MIN 2 TOR 3
CLE 2 CHC 7
PIT 2 SFG 3
@CIN 2 FLA 2
ARI 0 LAD 2
@MIL 1 NYM 4
ATL 1 NYM 8
ATL 0 HOU 5
@PHI 3 SDP 2
COL 0
(11) WSN 7
STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 16,421

Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Yankees

83-55

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   0  1  3   0  3  0    8 10  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  2    3  5  0

W: R Johnson (16-10), L: R Hernandez (5-9)

Royals

52-89

Lost 1

5th, 33½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .871   19    0   0   
  A Guiel PH-CF-RF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .802    9    0   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .344  .905    8    1   3   2B
  N Green 3B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .562    2    0   2   
B Abreu RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .886   23    2   0   
  C Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .780    1    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
J Giambi 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .980    8    4   0   2B
  A Phillips 1B               2   1   1   0    0   1  .242  .687    5    3   0   2B
A Rodriguez 3B                1   2   0   0    3   0  .282  .894   20    1   0   
  A Cannizaro SS              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
J Posada C                    3   3   2   6    1   1  .280  .864   13    8   1   2·HR
  S Fasano C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .629         2   0   
R Cano 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .340  .862   15    4   2   
B Williams DH-CF              4   1   1   0    0   0  .282  .773    7    0   0   GDP
M Cabrera LF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .285  .765   17    2   0   

R Johnson P                                                              0   1
  S Proctor P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   8  10   8    5   5              147   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Jeter (34, off R Hernandez); A Phillips (11, off J Diaz); J Giambi (22, off R Hernandez).

HR: J Posada 2 (19, off J Diaz, off R Hernandez; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF-RF; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to CF).

TB: J Posada 8; D Jeter 3; R Cano 2; A Phillips 2; J Giambi 2; M Cabrera; B Williams.

GIDP: B Williams (12).

RBI: J Posada 6 (79); M Cabrera (43); D Jeter (85).

2-out RBI: D Jeter; M Cabrera.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Jeter-R Cano-J Giambi; N Green-R Cano-A Phillips.

E: N Green (5).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .807   13    3   1   3B
  J Gathright CF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .587    3    2   0   
E German LF                   3   1   1   2    1   1  .320  .836   13    1   0   HR
M Grudzielanek 2B             3   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .732   12    1   3   
  A Blanco 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .612    3    0   0   
M Sweeney DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .254  .764   10    0   0   
E Brown RF                    1   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .814    9    0   0   
  S Costa PH-RF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .705    3    0   0   
R Shealy 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .786   12   11   2   GDP
  P Phillips 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .591         0   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .666    6    6   0   
A Berroa SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .589    8    1   4   GDP
J Keppinger 3B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    0   1   

R Hernandez P                                                            1   0
  R Braun P                                                              0   0
  J Diaz P                                                               1   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   3   5   3    2  10              104   27  11

BATTING

3B: D DeJesus (4, off R Johnson).

HR: E German (3, off K Farnsworth; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: E German 4; D DeJesus 3; J Gathright; J Buck; S Costa.

GIDP: A Berroa (19); R Shealy (5).

RBI: E German 2 (20); J Buck (43).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Shealy-A Berroa-J Diaz.

BASERUNNING

PO: D DeJesus (3rd base by J Posada).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Johnson, W (16-10)           7     1   0   0    2   8   0   4.76   22   81-54   26·11·17    4· 6· 2· 0     81    -     0.70   0.36
S Proctor                      1     2   1   0    0   0   0   3.73    4    9-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
K Farnsworth                   1     2   2   2    0   2   1   4.42    5   12-9     5· 2· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     5   3   2    2  10   1          31  102-70   36·13·21    9· 7· 3· 0           -

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Hernandez, L (5-9)           6     7   5   5    3   3   1   6.39   27   99-57   37· 8·12    9· 6· 6· 0     38    -     0.93  -0.13
R Braun                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   13-7     3· 0· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
J Diaz                         1     3   3   3    2   1   1  27.00    7   26-14   11· 2· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.02
J Nelson                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.01    3    7-5     3· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    5   5   2          40  145-83   54·11·18   14·10· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Diaz (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Charlie Reliford, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 16,421.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 2mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Kansas City Royals                   
1. J Damon              CF    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. E German             LF 
3. B Abreu              RF    3. M Grudzielanek       2B 
4. J Giambi             1B    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. A Rodriguez          3B    5. E Brown              RF 
6. J Posada             C     6. R Shealy             1B 
7. R Cano               2B    7. J Buck               C  
8. B Williams           DH    8. A Berroa             SS 
9. M Cabrera            LF    9. J Keppinger          3B 

   R Johnson            P        R Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  -2-  3   11%  73% D Jeter         R Hernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Williams Scores
   t 6   0  0-2  12-  1   11%  95% J Posada        R Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  1--  5    6%  61% R Shealy        R Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   0  5-0  --3  2    5%  97% E German        R Johnson       DeJesus Picked off 3B (C-3B)
   t 6   0  0-2  ---  3    5%  82% J Giambi        R Hernandez     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  J Damon         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   50%  D Jeter         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  9   47%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  3   45%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  D DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   50%  J Posada        Walk
          1--  7   54%  R Cano          Single to LF (Fly Ball); Posada to 2B
   O      12-  3   51%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B-P; Posada to 3B; Cano to 2B
   RO     -23  4   55%  M Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive); Posada Scores; Cano out at Hm/CF-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   58%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   55%  E Brown         Walk
   OO     1--  5   61%  R Shealy        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   58%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   57%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  B Abreu         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   58%  J Buck          Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   60%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   62%  J Keppinger     Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   59%  J Giambi        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6   62%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  4   59%  J Posada        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   56%  R Cano          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   59%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   62%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   63%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   67%  B Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   63%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   61%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B; Williams to 2B
   R      -2-  3   73%  D Jeter         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Williams Scores
   O      -2-  6   70%  B Abreu         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Randy Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   73%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   75%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   77%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Runelvys Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   82%  J Giambi        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   83%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   RRR    12-  1   95%  J Posada        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---  6   94%  R Cano          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   94%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   93%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Randy Johnson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   95%  J Buck          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   96%  A Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   96%  J Keppinger     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ryan Braun facing 1-2-3
                  Ryan Braun replaces Runelvys Hernandez pitching
   O      ---  6   96%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   96%  D Jeter         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  B Abreu         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Randy Johnson facing 1-2-3
                  Andy Phillips replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 4th
          ---  2   92%  D DeJesus       Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3      97%  E German        DeJesus Picked off 3B (C-3B)
          ---  6   95%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   98%  M Sweeney       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jose Diaz facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Diaz replaces Ryan Braun pitching
          ---  1   98%  A Phillips      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
          -2-  7   99%  A Rodriguez     Walk
   RRR    12-  3  100%  J Posada        Home Run (Fly Ball); Phillips Scores; Rodriguez Scores
          ---  1  100%  R Cano          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1  100%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
          ---  6  100%  M Cabrera       Walk
                  Aaron Guiel pinch hits for Johnny Damon batting 1st
          1--     100%  A Guiel         Wild Pitch; Cabrera to 2B
   O      -2-  7  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Scott Proctor facing 5-6-7
                  Scott Proctor replaces Randy Johnson pitching; Sal Fasano replaces Jorge Posada playing C batting 6th; Nick Green replaces Derek Jeter playing 3B batting 2nd; Andy Cannizaro replaces Alex Rodriguez playing SS batting 5th; Aaron Guiel moves to CF; Shane Costa pinch hits for Emil Brown batting 5th
          ---  3   99%  S Costa         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Costa to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-  3  100%  R Shealy        Groundout: 3B-SS-1B; Costa to 3B
   R      --3  1   99%  J Buck          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Costa Scores/unER
   OO     1--  2  100%  A Berroa        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-1, Joe Nelson facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Nelson replaces Jose Diaz pitching; Paul Phillips replaces Ryan Shealy playing 1B batting 6th; Andres Blanco replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing 2B batting 3rd; Joey Gathright replaces David DeJesus playing CF batting 1st; Shane Costa moves to RF
   O      ---  2  100%  N Green         Flyball: CF
                  Craig Wilson pinch hits for Bobby Abreu batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  C Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  A Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Kyle Farnsworth facing 9-1-2
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Craig Wilson pitching and batting 3rd; Bernie Williams moves to CF (team loses DH); Aaron Guiel moves to RF
   O      ---  1  100%  J Keppinger     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3  100%  J Gathright     Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  1  100%  E German        Home Run (Fly Ball); Gathright Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  A Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Royals 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation