Starting Lineups:
New York Yankees Kansas City Royals
1. Jeter ss Blanco cf
2. Swisher rf Kendall c
3. Teixeira 1b Butler 1b
4. Rodriguez 3b Ka'aihue dh
5. Cano 2b Betancourt ss
6. Thames dh Gordon lf
7. Kearns lf Aviles 2b
8. Granderson cf Maier rf
9. Cervelli c Bloomquist 3b
Sabathia p Chen p
YANKEES 1ST: Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); Swisher
singled to left; Swisher was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first); Teixeira grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Blanco struck out; Kendall singled to shortstop;
Butler flied to center; Ka'aihue singled to center [Kendall to
second]; Betancourt flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 0, Royals 0.
YANKEES 2ND: Rodriguez flied to center; Cano walked; Thames
popped to second; Kearns singled to left [Cano to second];
Granderson singled to center [Cano scored, Kearns to second];
Cervelli forced Granderson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Yankees 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Gordon flied to left; Aviles grounded out (first
unassisted); Maier flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees
1, Royals 0.
YANKEES 3RD: Jeter singled to shortstop; Swisher singled to
right [Jeter to third]; Teixeira out on a sacrifice fly to
center [Jeter scored]; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Cano
flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Bloomquist singled to center; Blanco forced
Bloomquist (pitcher to shortstop); Kendall singled to center
[Blanco to second]; Butler grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Kendall out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Yankees 2, Royals 0.
YANKEES 4TH: Thames was called out on strikes; Kearns homered to
left; Granderson doubled to right; Cervelli flied to right;
Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Ka'aihue flied to center; Betancourt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gordon doubled to center; Aviles singled
to center [Gordon scored]; Maier struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 1.
YANKEES 5TH: BETEMIT REPLACED BLANCO (PLAYING 3B); MAIER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BLOOMQUIST CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); Swisher walked; Royals center fielder Gregor Blanco left
the game due to an injured head; Teixeira lined to third;
Rodriguez reached on an error by Aviles [Swisher to second];
Cano grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Yankees 3,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Bloomquist singled to center; Bloomquist was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Betemit grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kendall popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 1.
YANKEES 6TH: Thames singled to right; TEXEIRA REPLACED CHEN
(PITCHING); Kearns flied to center; Granderson flied to right;
Cervelli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 3, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: Butler grounded out (second to first); Ka'aihue
walked; Betancourt grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Ka'aihue out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Yankees 3, Royals 1.
YANKEES 7TH: Jeter reached on an error by Betemit; Swisher
singled to right [Jeter to second]; Teixeira flied to center
[Jeter to third]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first) [Jeter
scored (unearned), Swisher to second]; Cano was walked
intentionally; Thames flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: Gordon struck out; Aviles grounded out (third to
first); Maier popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 4, Royals 1.
YANKEES 8TH: HOLLAND REPLACED TEXEIRA (PITCHING); Kearns flied
to right; Granderson walked; Cervelli forced Granderson
(shortstop to second); Jeter singled to right [Cervelli to
second]; Swisher struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: GARDNER REPLACED SWISHER (PLAYING LF); KEARNS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bloomquist grounded out
(shortstop to first); Betemit doubled to center; Kendall flied
to center; Butler walked; Ka'aihue grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.
YANKEES 9TH: SORIA REPLACED HOLLAND (PITCHING); Teixeira
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out (second
to first); Cano grounded out (pitcher to first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: Betancourt grounded out (third to first); Gordon
singled to center; Aviles singled to right [Gordon to second];
Maier forced Aviles (first to shortstop) [Gordon to third];
ROBERTSON REPLACED SABATHIA (PITCHING); Maier advanced to second
because of defensive indifference [Maier to second]; Bloomquist
doubled to right [Gordon scored, Maier scored]; Betemit singled
to pitcher [Bloomquist to third]; GETZ RAN FOR BETEMIT; Kendall
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Royals 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Yankees 4 10 0 10
Royals 3 12 2 8
