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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 9, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 9, 2008 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 9, 2008 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 9, 2008 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luke Hochevar |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Mussina |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 53,633 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Tiller 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Jim Wolf 3B: Phil Cuzzi |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
Mark Teahen | First Baseman |
Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
Miguel Olivo | DH |
John Buck | Catcher |
Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
Trey Hillman | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
Bobby Abreu | Right Fielder |
Alex Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Hideki Matsui | DH |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
Robinson Cano | Second Baseman |
Jose Molina | Catcher |
Melky Cabrera | Center Fielder |
Joe Girardi | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
June 9, 2008
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Mussina
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Mussina
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Mussina
Teahen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hochevar
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Hochevar
There goes Damon. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Damon steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Hochevar
Jeter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Hochevar
Abreu hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Hochevar
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Mussina
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Mussina
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Mussina
Olivo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Buck vs. Mussina
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Hochevar
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Hochevar
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cano vs. Hochevar
Cano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Mussina
Aviles hits a fly ball into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Mussina
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Mussina
DeJesus hits a line drive into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Hochevar
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Hochevar
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hochevar
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Mussina
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Mussina
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Mussina covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Mussina
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Hochevar
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Hochevar
Abreu strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hochevar
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Mussina
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Mussina
Olivo hits a fly ball into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Mussina
Buck hits a line drive into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Hochevar
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Hochevar
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teahen scoops it up and throws to first, with Hochevar covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cano vs. Hochevar
Cano hits a line drive into right field. Guillen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Guillen. Cano moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Molina vs. Hochevar
Molina strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Mussina
Aviles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gathright vs. Mussina
Gathright bunts towards the mound. Mussina fields it and throws to first for the out. Aviles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
DeJesus vs. Mussina
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Grudzielanek vs. Mussina
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Hochevar
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hochevar
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Hochevar
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Mussina
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Mussina
Guillen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cabrera. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Mussina
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olivo vs. Mussina
Olivo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Mussina
Buck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Mussina
Aviles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Abreu. Aviles reaches second base with a double. Buck moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gathright vs. Mussina
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Hochevar
Abreu hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Abreu reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Hochevar
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Ramirez
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cano vs. Ramirez
Cano hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Mussina
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Mussina
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Mussina
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Ramirez
Jorge Posada pinch hits for Jose Molina.
Posada hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Ramirez
Chad Moeller pinch runs for Jorge Posada.
Cabrera bunts in front of the plate. Buck fields it and throws to first for the out. Moeller moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Ramirez
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Ramirez
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Abreu vs. Yabuta
Yasuhiko Yabuta now pitching.
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teahen scoops it up and throws to first, with Yabuta covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Rivera
Chad Moeller now catching. Mariano Rivera now pitching.
Guillen hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Rivera
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Rivera
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Rivera
Buck strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Soria
Tony Pena now playing shortstop. Joakim Soria now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Soria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Soria
Matsui hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Soria
Giambi takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cano vs. Soria
Wilson Betemit pinch runs for Jason Giambi.
Cano strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moeller vs. Soria
Moeller is hit by the pitch. Rodriguez moves to third. Betemit moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Cabrera vs. Soria
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teahen scoops it up and throws to first, with Soria covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/9/2008 -- Kansas City at New York (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI DeJesus D, lf 4 0 0 0 Damon J, lf 4 0 1 0 Grudzielanek M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 3 0 0 0 Teahen M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Abreu B, rf 4 1 1 0 Guillen J, rf 4 2 2 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 1 2 2 Gordon A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Matsui H, dh 4 0 0 0 Olivo M, dh 4 1 2 2 Giambi J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Buck J, c 4 0 1 0 Betemit W, pr 0 0 0 0 Aviles M, ss 3 0 2 0 Cano R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pena T, ss 0 0 0 0 Molina J, c 2 0 0 0 Gathright J, cf 2 0 0 0 Posada J, ph 1 0 1 0 Moeller C, pr-c 0 0 0 0 Cabrera M, cf 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 8 3 32 2 6 2 Kansas City 000 000 201 -- 3 New York 000 000 200 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Hochevar L* 6.0 4 2 2 0 4 Ramirez R 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 Yabuta Y (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Soria J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Mussina M 8.0 7 2 2 0 3 Rivera M (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Guillen J DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Kansas City 4, New York 7 2B -- Guillen J, Aviles M, Abreu B HR -- Olivo M, Rodriguez A, Guillen J SB -- Damon J SH -- Gathright J, Cabrera M HBP -- by Soria J (Moeller C) T -- 2:47 A -- 53633
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