Yankees 12, Royals 11
The scoreboard at Yankee Stadium says it all. (Ed Betz/AP)
By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
The Yanks had erased too many deficits to lose this one. After Johnny Damon's fifth hit of the afternoon tied the game, his sixth ended it and capped a big day for the left fielder, who became the first Yankee to put up a six-hit game since Myril Hoag in 1934.
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NY Yankees 12, Kansas City 11
Today's Boxes 6/7/08
BAL 9, TOR 5
LAD 7, CHC 3
DET 8, CLE 4
BOS 11, SEA 3
PHI 6, ATL 2
ARI 4, PIT 3
CWS 11, MIN 2
STL 8, HOU 4
FLA 8, CIN 7
SF 6, WSH 0
COL 7, MIL 2
TB 5, TEX 4
LAA 5, OAK 3
SD 2, NYM 1
June 7, 2008
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Standings thru 6/7/08 | Recap: KC | NYY | Gameday | Royals stats | Yankees stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , LF4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .304
Aviles, M , SS-3B4 2 1 1 1 1 0 .300
Teahen , 1B-RF4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .258
Guillen , RF4 2 3 7 0 0 0 .262
Gload , 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Olivo , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291
Buck , C3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .252
Callaspo , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .292
German , 3B4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .161
Pena , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155
Gathright , CF4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .247
Totals 36 11 12 11 2 6 8
BATTING 2B : Teahen (9, Pettitte), Callaspo (2, Pettitte).3B : Aviles, M (1, Pettitte).HR : Guillen 2 (9, 1st inning off Pettitte, 1 on, 2 out; 7th inning off Pettitte, 3 on, 2 out), DeJesus (5, 9th inning off Rivera, 0 on, 0 out).TB : DeJesus 5; Aviles, M 3; Teahen 2; Guillen 9; Buck; Callaspo 3; German; Gathright.RBI : Guillen 7 (45), Aviles, M (1), Buck (17), Gathright (11), DeJesus (27).2-out RBI : Guillen 6; Buck.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gathright.S : DeJesus.GIDP : Callaspo.Team LOB : 2.BASERUNNING SB : Callaspo (1, 2nd base off Veras/Posada).FIELDING Outfield assists : Guillen 2 (Cabrera at home, Damon at 2nd base).DP : 2 (Aviles, M-Callaspo-Teahen, Guillen-Buck).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF6 1 6 4 0 0 0 .326
Jeter , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .280
Abreu , RF5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .286
Rodriguez , 3B4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .304
Giambi , DH4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .259
Posada , C4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .310
Cano , 2B5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .230
Betemit , 1B3 1 0 1 1 2 1 .240
Cabrera , CF5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .279
Totals 40 12 19 12 4 4 12
BATTING 2B : Damon (19, Bannister), Posada (7, Bannister).HR : Giambi (13, 5th inning off Peralta, 0 on, 2 out), Rodriguez (9, 7th inning off Tomko, 1 on, 1 out), Posada (2, 9th inning off Soria, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Damon 7; Jeter; Abreu; Rodriguez 5; Giambi 5; Posada 6; Cano 2; Cabrera 3.RBI : Giambi 2 (33), Posada 2 (13), Cano (20), Betemit (7), Damon 4 (31), Rodriguez 2 (27).2-out RBI : Giambi 2; Damon.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Posada; Rodriguez.S : Jeter.SF : Betemit.GIDP : Jeter.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Damon (10, 2nd base off Peralta/Buck).FIELDING Outfield assists : Cabrera (Buck at 2nd base).DP : (Cano-Jeter-Betemit).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte 6.2 10 10 10 2 3 2 4.99
Veras 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.11
Rivera (W, 2-1)1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0.67
WP : Ramirez.IBB : Aviles, M (by Pettitte).HBP : Teahen (by Pettitte).Pitches-strikes : Bannister 71-43, Peralta 20-10, Tomko 26-18, Ramirez 28-18, Gobble 10-4, Yabuta 1-1, Soria 21-13, Pettitte 111-70, Veras 19-13, Rivera 10-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Bannister 5-4, Peralta 1-1, Tomko 2-2, Ramirez 0-1, Gobble 0-1, Yabuta 1-0, Soria 1-1, Pettitte 12-4, Veras 1-1, Rivera 1-1.Batters faced : Bannister 19, Peralta 5, Tomko 7, Ramirez 6, Gobble 2, Yabuta 1, Soria 6, Pettitte 31, Veras 5, Rivera 4.Inherited runners-scored : Peralta 2-0, Tomko 1-0, Gobble 1-0, Yabuta 2-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Ed Montague.Weather : 90 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:50 (:11 delay).Att : 53,611.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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