Home Stand, Game 5
Yankees start a three game series versus the Royals
Inside, impressions of KC at NYY (127/162)
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TOP 1: Unit going for NY -- DeJesus pops to short near third, one down -- Ambres flies to left, two away -- Sweeney pops to second to retire the side
BOT 1: Wood going for KC -- Jeter sharply grounds to third ... off Teahen's glove and into left ... Jeter hustles in for a leadoff double -- Matsui grounds to third, the play is made at first, one down -- runner at second for Sheffield, he ticks one to the right of the plate ... Wood comes off the mound, barehands and makes the play to first, two gone -- runner on third for ARod, he is plunked, on first via HBP
Runners now at the corners, two down for Giambi, he draws a two out walk to lead the bases -- Bernie grounds to first ... and leaves the bases loaded to end the inning
TOP 2: Brown pops to right, one pitch, one down -- Berroa battle with a two strike count, but goes down swinging (RJ 1), two gone -- Teahen hits a broken bat grounder to short ... Jeter's throw just gets him to retire the side
BOT 2: Tino grounds to first, one gone -- Flaherty grounds to third, two away -- Cano grounds to second to end the inning
TOP 3: Buck grounds the first pitch up the middle for a leadoff single -- Guiel flies to right center, one down -- McEwing goes down on a checkswing, two gone (RJ 2) -- runner on first for DeJesus, he grounds to second, the putout is made at first to retire the side
BOT 3: Jeter lines a leadoff single through to center -- Matsui grounds to short into a 643 double play, two gone -- Sheffield lashes a two out double into the leftfield corner -- ARod pops to second in shallow right to end the inning
TOP 4: Ambres flies the full count payoff to right, one down -- Sweeney pops to right, two gone -- Brown blasts a shot to right center ... Bernie running after it, slides and can't make the play, it gets by him ... Brown cruises in with a triple -- runner at third for Berroa, he lines on a hop to short to retire the side
BOT 4: Giambi draws a leadoff walk -- Bernie grounds a single through to right, runners now first and second -- Tino flies to right ... Giambi tags, the throw comes in, but offline ... Giambi safe at third, one down
Runners at the corners for Flaherty, he grounds the first pitch hard to third into a 543 inning ending double play
TOP 5: Teahen flies to left, one gone -- Buck flies the center, two down -- Guiel goes down swinging to retire the side
BOT 5: Cano flies the full count payoff to center, one down -- Jeter flies to right, two gone -- Matsui flies to the wall in center to end the inning
TOP 6: McEwing pops to center, one down -- DeJesus grounds to third, two gone -- Ambres goes down looking to retire the side (RJ 3)
BOT 6: Sheffield flies to left center, one down -- odd play of the game, Wood loses balance and doesn't deliver a first pitch ... on the first pitch, ARod blasts one to center ... it bongs off the black seats, GONE, a solo shot -- Yankees lead, 1-0
Full count to Giambi, he ruins two, then draws his third walk of the game -- runner at first for Bernie, he blasts the first pitch to right ... OFF THE BUD SIGNS ON THE MEZZANINE, gone!!, a two run shot -- the score is now NY 3-0
BW comes out for a CC -- Hansen out to confer -- Bayliss warms for KC -- Tino grounds one past McEwing and into right center for a single -- Flaherty grounds to short into a 643 inning ending double play to end the rally
TOP 7: Sweeney grounds the first pitch just by a diving ARod ... and into the leftfield corner for a leadoff double -- Brown loops to second, one down -- Berroa battles in the two strike count, then grounds a single up the middle and into center, one run scores -- the score is now NY 3-1
Runner at first for Teahen, the runner is sent ... Teahen grounds to second, the play is made at first, two gone -- runner at second for Buck, he goes down swinging to end the rally (RJ 4)
Seventh Inning Stretch, Yankees lead, 3-1
BOT 7: Bayliss now pitching for KC, solid outing by Wood that kept KC in the game -- Cano goes down swinging, one down -- Jeter flies to the rightfield corner, two gone -- Matsui flies to right to end the inning
TOP 8: Unit continues, Gordon ready for the call -- Guiel flies to left, one gone -- McEwing flies to left center, two down -- DeJesus goes down looking to retire the side (RJ 5)
If that is all for Johnson, he has really pitched a superior game today
BOT 8: Bayliss continues -- Sheffield is plunked, on first via leadoff HBP -- ARod goes down swinging, one down -- on the 0-1 to Giambi, Sheffield goes ... he steals second fairly easily -- runner at second for Giambi, he pops to third, two gone
Full count to Bernie, the payoff ... he blasts one to right ... FAIR ... and GONE!! into the upper deck, another two run shot -- the Yankees extend to 5-1
Mo ready for NY -- BW out for another CC -- Hansen out to confer -- Tino pops to third to end the two out rally
TOP 9: Mo in for NY -- Crosby in at F -- Ambres flies to center, one down -- Sweeney grounds one down the third baseline, past ARod ... off the stands for a single -- runner at first for Brown, he breaks his bat and flares a single to left
Runners now first and second for Berroa, he goes down swinging, two gone -- full count to Teahen, the payoff ... he grounds to Tino, he is having problems with it, flips to Mo covering ... JUST in time to end the game
FINAL: Yankees win. 5-1
Unit with a very solid start, and key power from Bernie
71UP 56DOWN ... two straight wins