Royals 2, Yankees 1
Kyle Davies allowed one run on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. (Bill Kostroun/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
The Royals ended their 11-game road losing streak behind effective pitching by Kyle Davies, who picked up his second win in as many starts. Mike Aviles was 2-for-3 with his first big league hit, scoring his first run on David DeJesus' fifth-inning single.
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Kansas City
(24-37)
Won 1
Kansas City 2, NY Yankees 1
Today's Boxes 6/6/08
ARI 3, PIT 1
CLE 4, DET 2
SEA 8, BOS 0
BAL 6, TOR 5
CIN 11, FLA 3
PHI 4, ATL 3
SF 10, WSH 1
HOU 6, STL 1
TB 12, TEX 4
CWS 10, MIN 6
COL 6, MIL 4
LAA 3, OAK 1
SD 2, NYM 1
LAD 3, CHC 0
NY Yankees
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Lost 1
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Standings thru 6/6/08  | Recap: KC | NYY  | Gameday  | Royals stats  | Yankees stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , LF4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .300
Grudzielanek , 2B3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
Gordon , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263
Guillen , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .253
Olivo , DH4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .299
Teahen , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .258
Buck , C4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .250
Aviles, M , SS3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Pena , SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .155
Gathright , CF2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
Totals 33 2 10 1 0 6 15
BATTING 2B : Aviles, M 2 (2, Rasner, Rasner), Olivo (14, Rasner), Grudzielanek (13, Rasner), Guillen (20, Rasner).TB : DeJesus; Grudzielanek 2; Guillen 3; Olivo 4; Teahen; Aviles, M 4.RBI : DeJesus (26).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Grudzielanek; Buck; Gordon; Pena.S : Gathright.GIDP : Buck; Teahen.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Teahen (2, 2nd base off Ramirez/Moeller).CS : DeJesus (5, 2nd base by Rasner/Molina). FIELDING DP : (Aviles, M-Grudzielanek-Teahen).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .308
Jeter , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
Abreu , RF4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .288
Rodriguez , 3B4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .299
Matsui , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .332
Giambi , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .253
Cano , 2B4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .227
Molina , C1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
a-Betemit , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
Moeller , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
b-Posada , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299
Cabrera , CF4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .271
Totals 35 1 10 1 1 7 15
a-Flied out for Molina in the 7th. b-Struck out for Moeller in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Cano 2 (13, Davies, Davies), Rodriguez (14, Davies).TB : Jeter; Abreu 2; Rodriguez 3; Matsui; Cano 4; Cabrera 2.RBI : Cabrera (27).2-out RBI : Cabrera.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Damon; Matsui; Giambi.S : Molina.GIDP : Rodriguez.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING DP : 2 (Cano-Jeter-Giambi, Rodriguez-Cano-Giambi).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Davies (W, 2-0)6.2 7 1 1 1 3 0 1.54
Mahay (H, 8)1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.20
Soria (S, 13)1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.03
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rasner (L, 3-3)8.0 9 2 2 0 4 0 2.58
Ramirez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.65
WP : Ramirez.HBP : Grudzielanek (by Rasner).Pitches-strikes : Davies 104-65, Mahay 26-16, Soria 20-14, Rasner 118-75, Ramirez 18-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Davies 9-8, Mahay 0-2, Soria 1-0, Rasner 13-6, Ramirez 0-1.Batters faced : Davies 27, Mahay 6, Soria 4, Rasner 31, Ramirez 4.Inherited runners-scored : Mahay 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Montague. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Jim Wolf.Weather : 72 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, In from LF.T : 3:10.Att : 52,187.
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