Kansas City 6, NY Yankees 4

Boxscore | Recap
Sunday, April 12, 2009 2:10 PM
Location - Kauffman Stadium
Temperature - 48°
Umpires - Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg,
Attendance - 17473

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NY Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 6 1
Kansas City 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 6 7 1

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
NY Yankees 3-3 0-0 3-3 L1
Kansas City 3-3 1-2 2-1 W1

Recap Quick Hits

  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 1-2 record at home this season. The New York Yankees have a 3-3 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • NY Yankees has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Yankees have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Juan Cruz pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Joakim Soria closed out the game to get the save and has 3 save s for the season. Phil Coke took the loss for NY Yankees.
  • John Buck had the only homerun for Kansas City.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers
NY Yankees   Kansas City
Joba Chamberlain Player Gil Meche
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 7.0
5 Strikeouts 6
4 Hits 6
1.50 ERA 5.14
Hitting
NY Yankees   Kansas City
Hideki Matsui Player John Buck
1 Hits 3
0 RBI 3
0 HR 1
1 TB 7
.333 Avg .750

Team Stats Summary

Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
NY Yankees 6 0 7 .194 7 9 2 2 1 1
Kansas City 7 1 15 .219 10 7 5 2 0 1

Upcoming Games

  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • NY Yankees will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Yankees have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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