MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/23/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2438 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
New York Yankees (49-74) 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 14 1
Kansas City Royals (59-66) 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 11 1
Yankees Clip Royals, 6-5
The New York Yankees outlasted the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, in 11 innings. New York first baseman Gabriele Monachino stood out with his performance. He went 4-6 with a triple and 3 singles. He scored 2 times. New York now owns a record of 49-74.

Monachino had a game-changing triple in the top of the 11th. On a 1-1 fastball from Danny Nunez, he banged a run-scoring triple to center, giving the Yankees a 6-5 lead. It was the 1st triple of the year for Monachino.

"Good, blue-collar kind of win," said Yankees manager Mike Hanson.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Flores RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 4 22
D. Ortiz CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .294 4 43
G. Monachino 1B 6 2 4 1 0 0 2 .294 29 85
   c-T. Lastinger C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 2 6
J. Owens LF 4 2 1 0 2 1 3 .326 24 91
N. Rich 2B 6 0 2 1 0 1 4 .232 5 21
R. Barker DH 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 .261 7 16
J. Perez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .248 12 45
   a-H. Fraser PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 8 32
B. Lamadrid SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .223 14 41
R. Tollefson C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .254 2 13
   b-J. Holden PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 5 20
Totals 44 6 14 6 3 7 19      
a - H. Fraser pinch hit for J. Perez in the 10th
b - J. Holden pinch hit for R. Tollefson in the 11th
c - T. Lastinger substituted for G. Monachino in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Ortiz 3 (29, 1st Inning off M. Heidt, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Alva, 1 on, 2 outs; 11th Inning off D. Nunez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Monachino (1, 11th Inning off D. Nunez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ortiz 6 , G. Monachino 6 , J. Owens , N. Rich 2 , R. Barker 2 , B. Lamadrid , R. Tollefson
2-out RBI: D. Ortiz , G. Monachino , N. Rich , R. Barker 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Monachino , J. Owens , N. Rich , J. Perez 2 , R. Tollefson
GIDP: J. Owens , R. Tollefson
Sac Bunt: D. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: A. Flores , B. Lamadrid
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: A. Flores (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Rich-Lamadrid-Monachino, Fraser-Rich-Monachino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gass C 6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .248 10 34
R. Miller 2B 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 .252 10 42
B. Thomas 1B 4 1 3 0 2 0 0 .300 16 67
B. Noriega LF 4 0 0 1 1 1 5 .206 12 55
C. Pope RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .265 8 39
   c-A. Alford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 6 26
A. Morgan DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .268 4 22
J. Crowe SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .250 1 28
R. Lower 3B 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 .309 0 12
M. Grover CF 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .292 3 46
   a-F. Ferrer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 12 46
   b-S. Griffith CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 0 17
Totals 40 5 11 5 7 4 27      
a - F. Ferrer pinch hit for M. Grover in the 7th
b - S. Griffith substituted for F. Ferrer in the 8th
c - A. Alford pinch hit for C. Pope in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morgan (10, 2nd Inning off P. Castaneda, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Gass (15, 3rd Inning off P. Castaneda, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Crowe (11, 4th Inning off P. Castaneda, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Gass 3 , B. Thomas 3 , A. Morgan 3 , J. Crowe 3 , R. Lower 2
2-out RBI: R. Lower
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Gass , B. Noriega , C. Pope , A. Alford , A. Morgan , R. Lower
GIDP: S. Gass , R. Miller
Sac Fly: B. Noriega , J. Crowe , M. Grover
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Thomas 3 (44) , C. Pope (15)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Noriega (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Crowe-Miller-Thomas, Crowe-Miller-Thomas)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Castaneda 6.1 8 5 5 6 3 0 108 5.50   
D. Huth BS (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 6.59   
B. McKie W (4-7) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 40 5.05   
P. Thomas SV (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Castaneda 34
Batters Faced: P. Castaneda 32, D. Huth 7, B. McKie 10, P. Thomas 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Castaneda 7-8, D. Huth 2-4, B. McKie 4-2, P. Thomas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Castaneda 108-60, D. Huth 22-13, B. McKie 40-23, P. Thomas 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Huth 2-3 , P. Thomas 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Heidt 5.2 10 5 4 2 1 0 91 5.30   
D. Alva 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 2.52   
R. Washington 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.57   
D. Nunez L (3-5) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 25 1.73   
B. Day 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Heidt 30
Batters Faced: M. Heidt 28, D. Alva 8, R. Washington 6, D. Nunez 7, B. Day 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Heidt 9-5, D. Alva 2-2, R. Washington 2-0, D. Nunez 3-0, B. Day 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Heidt 91-60, D. Alva 31-19, R. Washington 28-18, D. Nunez 25-13, B. Day 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Alva 1-1 , D. Nunez 1-0 , B. Day 2-0
WP: M. Heidt
Hit Batsmen: M. Heidt , R. Washington
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gabriele Monachino
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 30283
Special Notes: David Ortiz ties the NYY regular season extra-inning game record for doubles with 3.
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