MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
08/06/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1661 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 6TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (56-56) 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 4 11 14 0
New York Yankees (66-46) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 10 1
Royals Win, 11-5
Behind a solid performance from left fielder Pat Magness, the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees, 11-5. Magness went 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Royals. The first-place Royals have a one-game lead in their division.

Magness had an important at-bat with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, when he drew a walk, driving in 1 run. The Royals went on to win.

"It never gets old," said Magness. "Winning, that is."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns RF, CF 6 2 2 1 0 2 3 .293 15 48
G. Atkins DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .247 10 55
A. Medina SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .308 23 76
P. Magness LF 3 1 2 3 2 0 0 .211 12 40
S. Duncan 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .234 15 57
D. Barton C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 10 59
A. LaRoche 3B 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .235 10 43
O. Robles 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .253 3 38
M. Wilson CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 4 15
   a-H. Pacheco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 22 72
   b-A. Carreon CF, RF 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250 0 6
Totals 41 11 14 10 5 9 17      
a - H. Pacheco pinch hit for M. Wilson in the 7th
b - A. Carreon substituted for H. Pacheco in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. LaRoche (23, 2nd Inning off C. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Robles (19, 9th Inning off B. Kim, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Kearns (15, 1st Inning off C. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Magness (12, 9th Inning off A. Ochsner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Kearns 5 , G. Atkins , A. Medina 2 , P. Magness 5 , S. Duncan , A. LaRoche 4 , O. Robles 3 , A. Carreon
2-out RBI: P. Magness , O. Robles , A. Carreon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Duncan , A. LaRoche , O. Robles
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Duncan (6) , O. Robles (11)
CS: A. Kearns (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cano 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303 17 67
H. Blalock 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .232 10 41
A. Pujols 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .302 25 80
T. Hafner DH 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 .326 18 86
I. Rodriguez C 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .329 10 60
M. Thames LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .181 5 15
M. Kotsay RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .285 5 29
M. Cabrera CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .243 7 50
C. Barmes SS 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 .304 2 11
Totals 34 5 10 5 6 5 24      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Cabrera 2 (27, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Hamilton, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Barmes (1, 6th Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Cano , H. Blalock , I. Rodriguez 2 , M. Kotsay , M. Cabrera 5 , C. Barmes 4
2-out RBI: M. Cabrera , C. Barmes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cano , H. Blalock , A. Pujols , M. Thames 2 , M. Kotsay
Sac Fly: I. Rodriguez , C. Barmes
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Blalock (12) , A. Pujols (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Blalock (14)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier 5.2 7 3 3 4 5 0 107 4.60   
P. Oseguera W (2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 4.50   
C. Hamilton SV (17) 2.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 43 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 44
Batters Faced: K. Appier 27, P. Oseguera 5, C. Hamilton 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 5-6, P. Oseguera 2-1, C. Hamilton 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 107-63, P. Oseguera 20-11, C. Hamilton 43-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Oseguera 1-0 , C. Hamilton 1-0
WP: C. Hamilton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Valdez L (9-4) 6.1 7 5 5 2 7 1 105 3.55   
J. LeRoy BS (2) 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 23 3.65   
C. Cumberland 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 5.75   
A. Ochsner 0.2 2 3 1 0 1 1 21 3.13   
B. Kim 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 6.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Valdez 44
Batters Faced: C. Valdez 28, J. LeRoy 6, C. Cumberland 4, A. Ochsner 5, B. Kim 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Valdez 5-7, J. LeRoy 2-0, C. Cumberland 1-0, A. Ochsner 0-1, B. Kim 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Valdez 105-67, J. LeRoy 23-13, C. Cumberland 18-7, A. Ochsner 21-12, B. Kim 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. LeRoy 3-3 , B. Kim 2-2
WP: J. LeRoy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pat Magness
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 50945
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