Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
August 5, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 2007 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, New York Yankees 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 1 0 0
German 2b 5 1 3 0
Teahen rf 5 0 2 1
Brown dh 3 1 0 0
Gload 1b 4 1 2 2
Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0
Buck c 3 1 0 0
Gathright lf 4 0 4 1
Pena ss 3 0 0 0
  Smith ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera cf 5 2 2 2
Jeter ss 2 2 1 1
Abreu rf 4 0 3 2
Rodriguez dh 4 0 0 1
Matsui lf 3 1 1 2
Posada c 2 0 0 0
Cano 2b 3 1 0 0
Betemit 3b 4 1 1 0
Phillips 1b 3 1 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Bruney p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 8 8
Kansas City 000 002 2105120
New York 041 102 00x881
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  L (7-9) 4.0 6 6 6 5 2
  Oviedo   4.0 2 2 2 2 4
Totals
8.0
8
8
8
7
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  W (7-7) 6.0 9 2 2 0 3
  Bruney   0.2 1 2 1 1 0
  Myers   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Rivera  SV (17) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
2
4

  E–Cabrera (2).  DP–New York 3. Betemit-Cano-Phillips, Phillips-Jeter-Phillips, Betemit-Cano-Phillips.  2B–Kansas City Gload (15,off Mussina).  HR–Kansas City Gload (4,6th inning off Mussina 1 on 2 out), New York Matsui (22,3rd inning off Meche 0 on 0 out); Cabrera (7,6th inning off Nunez 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Brown (1,by Mussina); Jeter (10,by Meche).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Rodriguez (8,off Meche); Matsui (7,off Nunez).  Team–8.  SB–Jeter (12,2nd base off Nunez/Buck).  U-HP–Adam Dowdy, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–3:15.  A–54,525.
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