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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 15, 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 August 15, 2008 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 15, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Pettitte |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 53,067 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Kerwin Danley 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Laz Diaz 3B: Scott Barry |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mitch Maier | Center Fielder |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Mark Teahen | Left Fielder |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Esteban German | Second Baseman |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | DH |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Bobby Abreu | Right Fielder |
| Alex Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Xavier Nady | Left Fielder |
| Robinson Cano | Second Baseman |
| Brett Gardner | Center Fielder |
| Jose Molina | Catcher |
| Joe Girardi | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 15, 2008
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Pettitte
Maier hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Pettitte
Maier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Pettitte
Aviles strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Pettitte
Teahen hits a line drive into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Meche
Damon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. German misplays the ball. That's an error on German. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Meche
There goes Damon. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Damon steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Meche
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Meche
Abreu strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Meche
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Meche
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Pettitte
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Pettitte
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Pettitte
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Abreu. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gload vs. Pettitte
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Gardner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Guillen tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Pettitte
There goes Gordon. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Gordon steals third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Buck vs. Pettitte
Buck strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Meche
Nady hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cano vs. Meche
Cano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nady moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Meche
Gardner strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Molina vs. Meche
Molina strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Meche
Damon hits a popup towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
German vs. Pettitte
German hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gardner. German reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Pettitte
Maier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Pettitte
Aviles hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. There goes German trying to get to home. Gardner throws the ball in to Molina who tags German who's trying to score from second, for the out. Aviles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Pettitte
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Gardner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Meche
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abreu vs. Meche
Abreu hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Meche
There goes Jeter. The throw from Buck and he is safe. Jeter steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Meche
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Meche
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Pettitte
Guillen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Pettitte
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Pettitte
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Pettitte
Gload strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Meche
Nady takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cano vs. Meche
Cano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Meche
Gardner strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Pettitte
Buck hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
German vs. Pettitte
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maier vs. Pettitte
Maier bunts towards the mound. Pettitte fields it and throws to first for the out. Buck moves to third. German moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Aviles vs. Pettitte
Aviles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Teahen vs. Pettitte
Teahen hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Buck scores. German scores. Aviles moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Guillen vs. Pettitte
Guillen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Butler vs. Pettitte
Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Nady settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Pettitte
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Meche
Molina hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Meche
Damon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Meche
Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Molina scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Abreu vs. Meche
Abreu hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Meche
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Pettitte
Gload hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Pettitte
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
German vs. Pettitte
German hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Pettitte
Maier 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, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Meche
Giambi hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Meche
Nady strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cano vs. Meche
Cano hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Meche
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Pettitte
Aviles 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Pettitte
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. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Pettitte
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Molina hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Mahay
Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Mahay
Jeter takes first base on ball four. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Abreu vs. Nunez
Leo Nunez now pitching.
Abreu hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Damon scores. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Nunez
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jeter tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Nunez
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Ramirez
Edwar Ramirez now pitching.
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Ramirez
Jason Smith pinch runs for Billy Butler.
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Ramirez
Gload hits a line drive towards short. Jeter catches it and tags out Smith for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nady vs. Nunez
Nady hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cano vs. Nunez
Cano hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Nunez
Gardner hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching.
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Rivera
German hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gardner. German reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Rivera
Maier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cano fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. German moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aviles vs. Rivera
There's a wild pitch. German scores. Maier moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Rivera
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Rivera
Teahen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Betemit vs. Soria
Mike Aviles now playing second base. Tony Pena now playing shortstop. Joakim Soria now pitching. Wilson Betemit pinch hits for Jose Molina.
Betemit hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Soria
Justin Christian pinch runs for Wilson Betemit.
Soria fires to first and picks off Christian. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Soria
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Soria
Jeter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Abreu vs. Soria
Abreu takes first base on ball four. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Soria
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Soria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jeter moves to third. Abreu moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Giambi vs. Soria
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/2008 -- Kansas City at New York (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Maier M, cf 4 0 1 0 Damon J, dh 4 1 0 0
Aviles M, ss-2b 4 0 1 0 Jeter D, ss 4 1 3 1
Teahen M, lf 5 0 1 2 Abreu B, rf 4 0 1 1
Guillen J, rf 1 1 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 0 1 1
Butler B, dh 4 0 1 0 Giambi J, 1b 5 0 0 0
Smith J, pr 0 0 0 0 Nady X, lf 3 0 1 0
Gordon A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Cano R, 2b 4 0 2 0
Gload R, 1b 3 0 1 1 Gardner B, cf 4 0 0 0
Buck J, c 4 1 1 0 Molina J, c 3 1 1 0
German E, 2b 3 2 2 0 Betemit W, ph 1 0 1 0
Pena T, ss 0 0 0 0 Christian J, pr 0 0 0 0
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32 4 9 3 35 3 10 3
Kansas City 010 020 001 -- 4
New York 000 010 200 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G 6.0 6 1 1 2 8
Mahay R 0.1 0 2 2 2 0
Nunez L (W) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Soria J (S) 1.0 3 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte A 7.0 6 3 3 4 7
Ramirez E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Rivera M (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Rodriguez A, German E
DP -- Kansas City 1, New York 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, New York 11
2B -- Gordon A, German E 2, Buck J, Teahen M, Molina J, Gload R
SB -- Damon J, Gordon A, Jeter D
SH -- Maier M
SF -- Gload R, Rodriguez A
HBP -- by Pettitte A (Guillen J)
WP -- Rivera M
T -- 3:23
A -- 53067
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