TODAY'S WRAPS: September 09, 2007
A-Rod, Wang key sweep By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com
With No. 52 in the first inning, Alex Rodriguez homered in his fifth straight game, tying a personal record and helping Chien-Ming Wang earn his 18th win and keep a tie for the Major League lead with Josh Beckett. Mariano Rivera sealed the Yankees' fifth straight win.
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Yankees 6, Royals 3
With 140 RBIs, Alex Rodriguez is two behind his career high, set in 2002. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
Losing streak reaches five By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Entering Sunday's start, resurgent righty Zack Greinke hadn't been scored upon since Aug. 4, but Alex Rodriguez ended the streak early with a homer in the first inning. Greinke didn't make it out of the fourth frame, and though rookie Alex Gordon tied it with a three-run double in the fourth, it couldn't prevent the Royals' fifth straight loss.
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NY Yankees 6, Kansas City 3
Today's Boxes 9/9/07
SEA 14, DET 7
WSH 7, ATL 4
NYM 4, HOU 1
MIL 10, CIN 5
BOS 3, BAL 2
PIT 10, CHC 5
PHI 8, FLA 5
TB 3, TOR 2
MIN 5, CWS 2
TEX 12, OAK 9
COL 4, SD 2
SF 4, LAD 2
ARI 6, STL 5
CLE 6, LAA 2
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Standings thru 9/9/07 | Gameday | Yankees Stats | Royals Stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258
Cabrera , CF4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .294
Abreu , RF4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .287
Rodriguez , 3B5 2 2 2 0 3 2 .318
Matsui , DH3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .292
Posada , C3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .336
Giambi , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243
Mientkiewicz , 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Cano , 2B4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .302
Betemit , SS4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .229
Gonzalez , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 6 9 6 4 11 12
BATTING 2B : Betemit (10, Greinke), Posada (37, Bale).HR : Rodriguez (52, 1st inning off Greinke, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Damon; Rodriguez 5; Matsui; Posada 3; Cano 2; Betemit 2.RBI : Rodriguez 2 (140), Betemit (46), Posada 2 (84), Cano (80).2-out RBI : Rodriguez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi 2; Rodriguez; Cano.S : Mientkiewicz.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Abreu (23, 2nd base off Greinke/Buck).FIELDING DP : (Cano-Giambi).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gathright , LF4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .317
DeJesus , CF3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .265
Gload , 1B4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .299
Butler , DH3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .299
Teahen , RF3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .285
Gordon , 3B4 0 1 3 0 1 0 .252
Smith , 2B-SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .202
Buck , C4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232
Pena , SS2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
a-Costa , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .228
German , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Totals 31 3 6 3 4 7 9
BATTING 2B : Gordon (31, Wang).TB : Gathright 2; Gload; Gordon 2; Smith; Buck.RBI : Gordon 3 (57).2-out RBI : Gordon 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Smith; Gathright; Buck.GIDP : Gload.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING CS : Gathright (6, 2nd base by Wang/Posada).FIELDING E : Teahen (5, fielding), Gathright (3, missed catch).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wang (W, 18-6)7.0 5 3 3 4 4 0 3.69
Farnsworth (H, 14)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.25
Rivera (S, 25)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.02
Pitches-strikes : Wang 90-52, Farnsworth 11-8, Rivera 13-9, Greinke 90-51, Duckworth 16-7, Bale 46-34, Soria 12-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Wang 11-5, Farnsworth 1-0, Rivera 2-0, Greinke 4-6, Duckworth 1-1, Bale 2-2, Soria 0-0.Batters faced : Wang 28, Farnsworth 3, Rivera 4, Greinke 19, Duckworth 4, Bale 14, Soria 3.Inherited runners-scored : Duckworth 1-0, Bale 2-2.Umpires : HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Paul Schrieber.Weather : 69 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, L to R.T : 2:50.Att : 24,910.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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