MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/18/2111
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2727 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (79-66) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Kansas City Royals (75-71) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 4 6 0
Yankees Get Clonked by Royals, 4-2
Andy Eason pitched well, but the New York Yankees still lost the game, falling, 4-2, to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The winner in relief was William Guaman. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 1-0. The Royals sit in third place in the American League Central Division with a record of 75-71.

The Royals got a big at-bat from catcher Jason Johnson. For the game, Johnson went 1-3 with a double. He drove in 3 runs. In the bottom of the second, with the bases loaded, he stroked a bases-clearing double. His 16th double of the season gave Kansas City a 3-0 lead.

"We'll try to build on that win," Johnson told the Kansas City Chronicle.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Benhart 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 11 53
A. Flores RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .308 0 5
   b-N. Rich PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 26 77
   d-R. Aguirre RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
S. Marston 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .279 14 74
M. Gravel SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .258 13 45
   c-J. Coley PH, 1B, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 4 33
W. Serrano LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 14 56
   e-H. Vitagliano PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 6 29
D. Ortiz CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 8 66
D. Gonzalez 1B, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .160 0 2
J. Owens DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .247 16 71
   f-C. Silva DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Lopez C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 17 66
   a-A. Mendoza PR, C 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .208 1 6
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 9 14      
a - A. Mendoza pinch ran for B. Lopez in the 5th
b - N. Rich pinch hit for A. Flores in the 5th
c - J. Coley pinch hit for M. Gravel in the 5th
d - R. Aguirre substituted for N. Rich in the 5th
e - H. Vitagliano pinch hit for W. Serrano in the 8th
f - C. Silva inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gravel (22, 4th Inning off R. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Lopez (11, 5th Inning off R. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Marston (12, 5th Inning off R. Acosta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Benhart , A. Flores , S. Marston 3 , M. Gravel 2 , H. Vitagliano , D. Ortiz , B. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: S. Marston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Marston , J. Coley
Sac Fly: D. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Gonzalez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Marston-Benhart-Coley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295 3 43
A. Alvarez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .308 23 84
A. Ventura LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 34 85
A. Baeza 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272 21 78
F. Andino 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327 6 73
A. Morgan RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .264 23 88
R. Avila CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .228 11 47
K. Diaz SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .232 6 48
   a-E. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 2 22
   b-A. Ruiz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Johnson C 3 0 1 3 0 1 0 .217 6 44
Totals 29 4 6 4 1 4 3      
a - E. Gonzalez pinch hit for K. Diaz in the 7th
b - A. Ruiz substituted for E. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Johnson (16, 2nd Inning off A. Eason, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Baeza (21, 6th Inning off A. Eason, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Alvarez , A. Baeza 4 , A. Morgan 2 , R. Avila , J. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: A. Baeza , J. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gutierrez
GIDP: R. Avila
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Andino (9)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ventura(Vitagliano at 2nd base))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Eason L (2-5) 6.0 5 4 4 1 4 1 86 4.30   
P. Thomas 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Eason 49
Batters Faced: A. Eason 24, P. Thomas 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Eason 1-12, P. Thomas 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Eason 86-55, P. Thomas 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Thomas 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Caparica 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.91   
W. Guaman W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 3.86   
R. Acosta 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 49 5.18   
R. Washington H (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 5.47   
D. Roden H (11) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.13   
T. Pitzer H (7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.06   
T. Koulpasis SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Caparica 43
Batters Faced: T. Caparica 3, W. Guaman 8, R. Acosta 11, R. Washington 6, D. Roden 3, T. Pitzer 1, T. Koulpasis 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Caparica 0-1, W. Guaman 2-2, R. Acosta 1-4, R. Washington 2-1, D. Roden 0-1, T. Pitzer 0-0, T. Koulpasis 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Caparica 6-6, W. Guaman 32-20, R. Acosta 49-31, R. Washington 23-16, D. Roden 11-5, T. Pitzer 5-2, T. Koulpasis 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guaman 1-0 , R. Acosta 2-0 , T. Pitzer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Eason
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 32586
Special Notes: C Bill Lopez was injured while running the bases.
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