Royals 3, Yankees 2
After his two-run homer in the seventh, Miguel Olivo is greeted by Jose Guillen. (Kathy Willens/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Capping his outstanding series at the plate, Jose Guillen, who went 9-for-16 in the four-game set, homered off Mariano Rivera to break a ninth-inning tie and give the Royals a split. Luke Hochevar held the Yanks to two runs over six-plus innings, and Miguel Olivo belted a two-run dinger.
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Kansas City 3, NY Yankees 2
Today's Boxes 6/9/08
PIT 5, ARI 3
CWS 7, MIN 5
CLE 8, DET 2
SEA 3, TOR 2
CIN 9, FLA 4
SF 3, WSH 2
TB 13, LAA 4
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Standings thru 6/9/08 | Recap: NYY | Gameday | Royals stats | Yankees stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
Grudzielanek , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287
Teahen , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
Guillen , RF4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .269
Gordon , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263
Olivo , DH4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .289
Buck , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252
Aviles, M , SS3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .294
Pena , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155
Gathright , CF2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Totals 33 3 8 3 0 5 7
BATTING 2B : Guillen (21, Mussina), Aviles, M (3, Mussina).HR : Olivo (8, 7th inning off Mussina, 1 on, 2 out), Guillen (11, 9th inning off Rivera, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Guillen 6; Gordon; Olivo 5; Buck; Aviles, M 3.RBI : Olivo 2 (25), Guillen (48).2-out RBI : Olivo 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Grudzielanek; Gathright 2.S : Gathright.GIDP : Buck.Team LOB : 4.FIELDING E : Guillen (2, fielding).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .326
Jeter , SS3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .276
Abreu , RF4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .289
Rodriguez , 3B4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .317
Matsui , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323
Giambi , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .254
2-Betemit , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Cano , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231
Molina , C2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
a-Posada , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
1-Moeller , PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Cabrera , CF3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 7 13
BATTING 2B : Abreu (14, Hochevar).HR : Rodriguez (10, 7th inning off Hochevar, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Damon; Abreu 2; Rodriguez 5; Cano; Posada.RBI : Rodriguez 2 (31).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Rodriguez; Molina; Abreu; Cabrera 2.S : Cabrera.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Damon (11, 2nd base off Hochevar/Buck).FIELDING DP : (Cano-Jeter-Giambi).
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mussina 8.0 7 2 2 0 3 1 3.82
Rivera (L, 2-2)1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0.93
HBP : Moeller (by Soria).Pitches-strikes : Hochevar 87-56, Ramirez 29-16, Yabuta 7-4, Soria 18-10, Mussina 89-65, Rivera 13-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Hochevar 7-7, Ramirez 2-1, Yabuta 1-0, Soria 1-1, Mussina 12-9, Rivera 1-0.Batters faced : Hochevar 22, Ramirez 7, Yabuta 1, Soria 6, Mussina 30, Rivera 4.Inherited runners-scored : Yabuta 2-0.Umpires : HP: Chris Tiller. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.Weather : 94 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 11 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:47.Att : 53,633.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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