Royals 4, Yankees 0
Zack Greinke lowered his ERA to 0.60 on Wednesday night. (Ed Zurga/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Zack Greinke helped the Royals improve to 6-2 with eight shutout innings in the rain against the Yankees, who marched a series of relievers to the hill before scheduled starter Ian Kennedy due to the weather. John Buck's homer was all the Royals needed.
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Kansas City 4, NY Yankees 0
Today's Boxes 4/9/08
LAA 9, CLE 5
ARI 4, LAD 3
CHC 6, PIT 4
DET 7, BOS 2
OAK 6, TOR 3
FLA 10, WSH 4
NYM 8, PHI 2
SEA 7, TB 1
CIN 12, MIL 4
STL 6, HOU 4
MIN 12, CWS 5
COL 12, ATL 6
SF 1, SD 0
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Standings thru 4/9/08 | Recap: NYY | KC | Gameday | Yankees stats | Royals stats
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , DH3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .212
Cano , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .194
Abreu , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .303
Matsui , LF2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333
Giambi , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .056
Molina , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278
Cabrera , CF3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300
Gonzalez , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333
Totals 31 0 7 0 3 3 14
BATTING 2B : Molina (3, Greinke), Rodriguez (4, Greinke), Gonzalez (1, Greinke), Damon (2, Greinke).TB : Damon 2; Cano; Rodriguez 3; Molina 2; Cabrera; Gonzalez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Damon 2; Giambi; Cano; Molina.GIDP : Cano; Abreu; Gonzalez.Team LOB : 7.
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gathright , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .219
Grudzielanek , 2B3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .407
Teahen , LF1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .286
Guillen , RF4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .152
Butler , DH3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .406
Gordon , 3B3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .303
Gload , 1B4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .345
Buck , C4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .250
Pena , SS4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .040
Totals 30 4 8 4 6 9 12
BATTING 2B : Butler (4, Bruney), Gload (1, Kennedy).HR : Buck (1, 5th inning off Farnsworth, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Gathright; Grudzielanek; Guillen; Butler 2; Gordon; Gload 2; Buck 5.RBI : Buck (5), Guillen (4), Gload (3), Pena (2).2-out RBI : Guillen.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Buck; Guillen; Butler.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Gathright (6, 2nd base off Farnsworth/Molina).CS : Gordon (1, 2nd base by Farnsworth/Molina), Gathright (1, 3rd base by Farnsworth/Molina).FIELDING DP : 3 (Pena-Grudzielanek-Gload 2, Grudzielanek-Gload).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Greinke (W, 2-0)8.0 6 0 0 2 2 0 0.60
Yabuta 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Gobble (S, 1)0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitches-strikes : Bruney 36-21, Traber 19-9, Farnsworth 30-18, Kennedy 52-32, Greinke 107-73, Yabuta 16-7, Gobble 6-5.Ground outs-fly outs : Bruney 2-0, Traber 1-1, Farnsworth 3-0, Kennedy 4-2, Greinke 14-8, Yabuta 1-0, Gobble 0-1.Batters faced : Bruney 8, Traber 5, Farnsworth 10, Kennedy 13, Greinke 29, Yabuta 3, Gobble 2.Inherited runners-scored : Gobble 2-0.Umpires : HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Rick Reed. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Mark Wegner.Weather : 52 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, In from RF.T : 2:45.Att : 19,007.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
