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September 9, 2007

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 9 0
Royals 3 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 6 9 0
Royals 3 6 2

John Buck Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .233
OBP .333 .321
At Bats 3 305
Hits 1 71
• Singles 1 36
• Doubles 0 17
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 32
RBI’s 0 47

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 24
Close
Kauffman Stadium - September 9, 2007
Out
Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Doug Mientkiewicz
Robinson Cano
Alex Rodriguez
Alberto Gonzalez
Johnny Damon
Melky Cabrera
Bobby Abreu
John Buck
Jason Smith

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 6 9 0 7
Kansas City Royals 3 6 2 5
Winning Pitcher Chien-Ming Wang
Losing Pitcher Brandon Duckworth
Save Mariano Rivera
Game Winning RBI Jorge Posada
Attendance 24,910
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
Count: 0-1, 2 Outs
Count: 0-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 9 Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Gordon strikes out.
Bottom 9 Mariano Rivera now pitching. Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 9 Abreu strikes out.
Top 9 Joakim Soria now pitching. Cabrera strikes out.
Bottom 8 Butler strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gload strikes out.
Bottom 8 Alberto Gonzalez now playing shortstop. Kyle Farnsworth now pitching. DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Damon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Buck fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Betemit strikes out.
Top 8 Cano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Posada scores.
Top 8 Mientkiewicz bunts towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Posada moves to second.
Top 8 Jason Smith now playing shortstop. Esteban German now playing second base. Posada takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Shane Costa pinch hits for Tony Pena. Costa takes first base on ball four. Buck moves to second.
Bottom 7 Buck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Doug Mientkiewicz now playing first base. Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Matsui strikes out.
Top 7 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 7 Abreu strikes out.
Bottom 6 Teahen hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Butler takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gload hits a ball on the ground towards second. Cano scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 6 DeJesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Cabrera strikes out.
Top 6 Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Betemit strikes out.
Bottom 5 Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wang fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Pena strikes out.
Bottom 5 Buck strikes out.
Top 5 Cano hits a line drive towards first. Gload reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Giambi strikes out.
Top 5 John Bale now pitching. Posada hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Posada reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Matsui goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Matsui takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground to left center field. The ball gets by DeJesus. Gathright fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gathright. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 5 Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops it up and throws to first, with Duckworth covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Abreu. Gordon reaches second base with a double. DeJesus scores. Gload scores. Teahen goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Teahen takes first base on ball four. Gload moves to second.
Bottom 4 Butler strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gload hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to third.
Bottom 4 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betemit fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Gathright hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brandon Duckworth now pitching. Cabrera hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Damon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Betemit hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cano hits a fly ball into left field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Pena bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Posada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betemit scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wang fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops it up and throws to first, with Greinke covering, for the out.
Top 3 Posada hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Matsui hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out.
Bottom 2 Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 2 Abreu takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cabrera for the out.
Top 2 Damon hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Betemit moves to third.
Top 2 Betemit hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Betemit reaches second base with a double. Cano goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Cano hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gload hits a line drive into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Wang covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Gathright. The throw from Posada and he is out, Betemit applying the tag.
Bottom 1 Gathright bunts towards first. Giambi fields the ball and throws to Wang covering. Safe.
Top 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Posada hits a ball on the ground into right field. Teahen picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Teahen. Matsui moves to third. Posada moves to second.
Top 1 Matsui hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 There goes Abreu. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Abreu steals second.
Top 1 Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Cabrera takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops it up and throws to first, with Greinke covering, for the out.