Kansas City (55-67) at NY Yankees (64-58)

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Greinke to battle nemesis one last time

Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Zack Greinke, who's struggled in the Bronx over his career, probably isn't going to miss the current incarnation of Yankee Stadium.
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Royals probable pitcher

Zack Greinke

  • #23 RHP
  • (9-8) 4.09 ERA 137 SO
Royals: Greinke decided to drop the appeal on a five-game suspension handed down by Major League Baseball after Greinke hit Chicago's Nick Swisher with a pitch on Aug. 3. Greinke will therefore be working with six days' rest. In his last start, on Saturday against the Twins, he was solid for five innings before Minnesota knocked him out in the sixth. Greinke allowed six runs (five earned) over five-plus innings. Following that start, Greinke was fifth in the American League in strikeouts with 137.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 30-43 4.50 608.0 163 462 .278
Season 9-8 4.09 151.2 45 137 .270
August 1-1 5.56 11.1 3 12 .326
Vs. NY Yankees 1-1 2.77 13.0 6 8 .250

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/16/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Kansas City Royals (AL Central) 55 67 .451 13.5 28-34 27-33
New York Yankees (AL East) 64 58 .525 10.5 36-27 28-31
Stats - 08/16/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
KC .261 502 88 470 65 765 4.62 1090.0 1133 384 815
NYY .271 583 125 562 82 727 4.26 1084.0 1104 372 865
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Yanks hoping roster shuffle sparks run

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After getting sent back down to the Minors in July, Brett Gardner wasn't counting on being back with the Yanks so soon, but after getting called up on Friday, he's their starting center fielder.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Sidney Ponson

  • #47 RHP
  • (7-3) 4.27 ERA 44 SO
Yankees: Ponson is coming off what manager Joe Girardi called one of his better starts since joining the Yankees, but it didn't do much good as the Bombers were washed out by the Twins, 4-0. He has pitched better after taking a tough seven-run shellacking on July 27 at Boston, going 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA over his last 21 innings against the Angels, Rangers and Twins. Ponson will be facing the Royals for the second time this year and his first as a Yankee this season. He saw them on May 1, logging his first win while with Texas by hurling eight innings of one-run, six-hit ball in Arlington.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 89-104 4.90 1669.1 571 985 .286
Season 7-3 4.27 103.1 35 44 .302
August 1-1 3.00 21.0 7 7 .208
Vs. Kansas City 1-0 1.13 8.0 2 5 .222

Royals hitters vs Sidney Ponson

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Josh - - - - - - - -
Aviles, Mike - - - - .000 4 0 0
Betancourt, Yuniesky .000 3 0 0 .375 8 0 0
Bianchi, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Bloomquist, Willie 1.000 1 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
Buck, John .333 3 0 0 .250 16 1 2
Butler, Billy .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Callaspo, Alberto 1.000 1 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
DeJesus, David 1.000 2 0 0 .609 23 1 2
Dyson, Jarrod - - - - - - - -
Fields, Josh - - - - - - - -
Getz, Chris - - - - - - - -
Gordon, Alex .000 3 0 0 .111 9 1 1
Guillen, Jose .000 3 0 0 .063 16 0 0
Hernandez, Luis - - - - - - - -
Jacobs, Mike - - - - - 0 0 0
Ka'aihue, Kila - - - - - - - -
Lisson, Mario - - - - - - - -
Maier, Mitch - - - - .667 3 0 0
Parraz, Jordan - - - - - - - -
Pena, Brayan - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Pina, Manuel - - - - - - - -

Yankees hitters vs Zack Greinke

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .200 5 0 0 .125 8 0 0
Cano, Robinson .333 6 0 0 .357 14 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - .667 3 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek .333 3 0 0 .278 18 0 2
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge .000 2 0 0 .182 11 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex .500 4 0 0 .350 20 1 2
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .400 10 1 1 .400 15 1 1
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .455 11 1 2

Yanks 'pen 13-inning win (55-68) (65-58)

Yankees 3, Royals 2 (13)

KC falls in extras

Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Zack Greinke tossed 6 2/3 stellar frames vs. the Yanks, but two errors on the same play led to two runs in the seventh, costing him the win in a game the Royals lost in 13. Alex Gordon hit his 14th homer, but he also made the crucial miscue.

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Series at a Glance

 
Zack Greinke lowered his ERA to 3.92 on Saturday. (Frank Franklin II/AP)

Worth the wait

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The Yankees overcame four double plays and 13 men left on base to beat the Royals in 13 innings on Brett Gardner's run-scoring single. The bullpen was outstanding in the victory, tossing 6 2/3 scoreless innings with David Robertson netting the win.
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Yankees 3, Royals 2

Kansas CityABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
DeJesus, D, LF6020013.291
Aviles, M, SS-2B6000025.318
Teahen, RF4020200.252
Guillen, DH6100007.252
Gordon, 3B4111212.256
Gload, 1B4000112.269
German, 2B1001000.222
  Pena, T, SS2000001.158
Buck, C5000024.219
Maier, CF5030000.352
Totals432825724 

BATTING
2B: Teahen (21, Ponson), DeJesus, D (19, Ponson).
HR: Gordon (14, 2nd inning off Ponson, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: DeJesus, D 3; Teahen 3; Gordon 4; Maier 3.
RBI: Gordon (50), German (16).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gload; Aviles, M; Buck.
SF: German.
GIDP: Guillen.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Teahen (3, 2nd base by Robertson/Rodriguez, I), Maier (1, 2nd base by Ramirez, E/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Gordon 2 (14, fielding, throw), Pena, T (8, fielding).
DP: 4 (German-Aviles, M-Gload, Aviles, M-German-Gload, Gordon-Aviles, M-Gload, Pena, T-Gload).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, DH6010035.316
Jeter, SS6020013.289
Abreu, RF5020121.289
Rodriguez, A, 3B5100125.308
Giambi, 1B2000113.252
  1-Ransom, PR-1B0000000.000
  a-Betemit, PH-1B1000212.261
Nady, LF5000126.325
Cano, 2B6221014.265
Rodriguez, I, C5000002.287
Gardner, CF5031100.176
Totals46310271331 

a-Walked for Ransom in the 8th.
1-Ran for Giambi in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Gardner (2, Greinke).
3B: Cano (3, Greinke).
TB: Damon; Jeter 2; Abreu 2; Cano 4; Gardner 4.
RBI: Cano (55), Gardner (8).
2-out RBI: Cano; Gardner.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Abreu; Damon; Cano 2; Betemit 2.
GIDP: Giambi; Rodriguez, I; Nady; Jeter.
Team LOB: 13.

FIELDING
E: Jeter (9, throw).
DP: 3 (Jeter-Cano-Giambi, Rodriguez, A-Cano, Rodriguez, I-Jeter).
 
Kansas CityIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Greinke 6.26202503.92
Ramirez, R 0.21002102.81
Tejeda 2.20002403.66
Peralta 2.01001205.40
Fulchino (L, 0-1)0.22110109.45
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Ponson 6.17222214.19
Marte 0.00001004.50
Bruney 0.20000002.60
Veras 1.00001102.72
Ramirez, E 1.01000203.60
Rivera 2.00000101.64
Robertson (W, 3-0)2.00001105.48

Marte pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Greinke, Ponson.
HBP: Rodriguez, I (by Tejeda), German (by Ponson).
Pitches-strikes: Greinke 104-64, Ramirez, R 26-12, Tejeda 48-28, Peralta 43-27, Fulchino 14-8, Ponson 85-54, Marte 6-2, Bruney 8-6, Veras 17-10, Ramirez, E 14-10, Rivera 25-15, Robertson 23-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Greinke 12-3, Ramirez, R 1-0, Tejeda 2-2, Peralta 2-2, Fulchino 1-0, Ponson 9-8, Marte 0-0, Bruney 0-1, Veras 1-1, Ramirez, E 0-0, Rivera 3-2, Robertson 1-3.
Batters faced: Greinke 27, Ramirez, R 5, Tejeda 10, Peralta 8, Fulchino 4, Ponson 29, Marte 1, Bruney 1, Veras 4, Ramirez, E 3, Rivera 6, Robertson 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Ramirez, R 2-0, Tejeda 3-0, Marte 2-0, Bruney 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Kerwin Danley.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to RF.
T: 4:53.
Att: 54,180.
August 16, 2008

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