NY Yankees (4-3) at Kansas City (4-2)

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Hughes opens Yanks' lengthy trip

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Blame the schedule makers for this stretch, but it won't do much good. The Yankees are about to adjust to life almost exclusively on the road, whether they're looking forward to it or not. Eighteen of their next 20 games are away from home. The long road stretch begins on Tuesday, when the Yankees play the first of three games in Kansas City.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Phil Hughes

  • #65 RHP
  • (0-0) 3.00 ERA 4 SO
Hughes will make his second start of the season after taking a no-decision in his first start against Toronto, holding the Blue Jays to two runs and four hits over six innings. After the game, manager Joe Girardi complimented Hughes' ability to spot his fastball and throw his curveball for strikes. Hughes will be making his second career start against the Royals, who tagged him for six runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings last Aug. 4.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 5-3 4.35 78.2 30 62 .231
Season 0-0 3.00 6.0 1 4 .182
April 0-0 3.00 6.0 1 4 .182

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/08/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 4 3 .571 1.5 4-3 0-0
Kansas City Royals (AL Central) 4 2 .667 0.5 0-0 4-2
Stats - 04/08/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .251 23 5 22 0 40 3.71 63.0 55 16 49
KC .256 23 3 23 4 32 2.67 54.0 46 13 44
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Royals hosting Yanks in home opener

Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Trey Hillman is set for his Kansas City debut, returning home with his Royals to face the Yankees in the opener at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday at 3:10 p.m. CT.
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Royals probable pitcher

Brian Bannister

  • #19 RHP
  • (1-0) 0.00 ERA 4 SO
Bannister couldn't have been better in his 2008 debut against the vaunted Tigers lineup. He worked seven shutout innings and gave up just two singles, both to Edgar Renteria. He had no walks and four strikeouts. Bannister mixed his pitches masterfully, in and out, hard and soft. Now, in the Royals' home opener, he faces another tough lineup in the Yankees, a club that smacked him around for seven runs in five innings in their only face-off last season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 15-10 3.81 210.0 66 100 .243
Season 1-0 0.00 7.0 0 4 .091
April 1-0 0.00 7.0 0 4 .091

Yankees hitters vs Brian Bannister

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .143 7 0 0
Cano, Robinson - - - - .444 9 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Damon, Johnny - - - - .750 8 1 4
Duncan, Shelley - - - - .667 3 1 1
Gardner, Brett - - - - 1.000 1 0 1
Hairston Jr., Jerry - - - - - - - -
Hinske, Eric - - - - .250 4 0 0
Jeter, Derek - - - - .333 6 0 0
Matsui, Hideki - - - - .200 5 0 0
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Molina, Jose - - - - 1.000 1 0 1
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .333 6 0 1
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .571 7 3 6
Swisher, Nick - - - - .429 14 2 4
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .333 3 0 0

Royals hitters vs Phil Hughes

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Josh - - - - - - - -
Aviles, Mike - - - - - - - -
Betancourt, Yuniesky - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bloomquist, Willie - - - - - - - -
Buck, John - - - - - 0 0 1
Butler, Billy - - - - .500 4 0 1
Callaspo, Alberto - - - - - - - -
DeJesus, David - - - - .667 3 1 3
Fields, Josh - - - - - - - -
Getz, Chris - - - - - - - -
Gordon, Alex - - - - .250 4 0 0
Guillen, Jose - - - - .250 4 0 0
Hernandez, Luis - - - - .500 2 0 0
Hulett, Tug - - - - - - - -
Jacobs, Mike - - - - - - - -
Ka'aihue, Kila - - - - - - - -
Lisson, Mario - - - - - - - -
Maier, Mitch - - - - - - - -
Pena, Brayan - - - - - - - -

Home runners: Royals steal win (4-4) (5-2)

Royals 5, Yankees 2

Trip starts poorly

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees opened an eight-game road trip with a loss in Kansas City behind Phil Hughes, who struggled with his control and handed off to the bullpen with nobody out in the fourth inning. Jorge Posada and Derek Jeter sat out with injuries, and Alex Rodriguez struck out four times.

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Bannister keeps cool

Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
The Royals improved to 5-2 with a win in their home opener, receiving five gritty innings from Brian Bannister, who weathered a 39-pitch second inning on his way to a 2-0 start. Joey Gathright had three of the Royals' five stolen bases and scored a pair of runs.
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Royals 5, Yankees 2

NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, LF3011202.200
Cano, 2B5010025.188
Abreu, RF4010012.379
Rodriguez, A, 3B4000042.276
Matsui, DH4010001.357
Posada, C3110002.176
  Molina, J, C1000000.286
Giambi, 1B2100212.071
Betemit, SS4011031.154
Cabrera, M, CF3010100.294
Totals3327251117 

BATTING
TB: Damon; Cano; Abreu; Matsui; Posada; Betemit; Cabrera, M.
RBI: Betemit (1), Damon (1).
2-out RBI: Betemit; Damon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cano 2; Giambi; Damon.
GIDP: Abreu.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Abreu (1, fielding).
DP: (Cano-Betemit-Giambi).
 
Kansas CityABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Gathright, CF4220011.214
Grudzielanek, 2B4021101.417
  1-German, PR-2B0000000.000
Teahen, LF4021114.296
Guillen, RF5000024.138
Butler, DH4120012.414
Gordon, 3B4220011.300
Gload, 1B3022101.360
Buck, C2001111.200
Pena, T, SS3000114.048
Totals3351255819 


1-Ran for Grudzielanek in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Teahen 2 (3, Hughes, P, Ohlendorf), Gordon (2, Ohlendorf).
TB: Gathright 2; Grudzielanek 2; Teahen 4; Butler 2; Gordon 3; Gload 2.
RBI: Teahen (3), Buck (4), Grudzielanek (2), Gload 2 (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Butler 2; Teahen 2; Pena, T 2; Gathright; Guillen.
SF: Buck.
GIDP: Teahen.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pena, T (1, 2nd base off Hughes, P/Posada), Gload (1, 2nd base off Traber/Molina, J), Gathright 3 (5, 2nd base off Hughes, P/Posada, 2nd base off Hughes, P/Posada, 3rd base off Hughes, P/Posada).
CS: Gload (2, 3rd base by Traber/Molina, J).

FIELDING
DP: (Grudzielanek-Pena, T-Gload).
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Hughes, P (L, 0-1)3.06334205.00
Ohlendorf 3.04220303.86
Traber 1.01000200.00
Hawkins 1.010011015.75
 
Kansas CityIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Bannister (W, 2-0)5.05224601.50
Mahay (H, 2)1.12001201.93
Ramirez, R (H, 2)0.20000100.00
Nunez (H, 2)1.00000200.00
Soria (S, 4)1.00000000.00

Hughes, P pitched to 2 batters in the 4th.

HBP: Gathright (by Hughes, P).
Pitches-strikes: Hughes, P 87-47, Ohlendorf 36-23, Traber 13-8, Hawkins 14-9, Bannister 97-58, Mahay 31-18, Ramirez, R 11-7, Nunez 13-9, Soria 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hughes, P 3-4, Ohlendorf 4-2, Traber 0-0, Hawkins 2-0, Bannister 6-3, Mahay 0-2, Ramirez, R 0-1, Nunez 0-1, Soria 1-2.
Batters faced: Hughes, P 20, Ohlendorf 12, Traber 3, Hawkins 5, Bannister 23, Mahay 7, Ramirez, R 2, Nunez 3, Soria 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Ohlendorf 1-0, Ramirez, R 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mark Wegner. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Rick Reed. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 46 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 3:15.
Att: 37,296.
April 8, 2008

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