Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees
June 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 2008 at Yankee Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, New York Yankees 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Teahen 1b 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 2 2 1
Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0
Olivo dh 4 1 2 2
Buck c 4 0 1 0
Aviles ss 3 0 2 0
  Pena ss 0 0 0 0
Gathright cf 2 0 0 0
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Yabuta p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 4 0 1 0
Jeter ss 3 0 0 0
Abreu rf 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 2
Matsui dh 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0
  Betemit pr 0 0 0 0
Cano 2b 4 0 1 0
Molina c 2 0 0 0
  Posada ph 1 0 1 0
  Moeller pr,c 0 0 0 0
Cabrera cf 3 0 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Kansas City 000 000 201381
New York 000 000 200260
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar   6.0 4 2 2 0 4
  Ramirez   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Yabuta  W(1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Soria  SV(14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina   8.0 7 2 2 0 3
  Rivera  L(2-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
0
2

  E–Guillen (2).  DP–New York 1. Cano-Jeter-Giambi.  2B–Kansas City Guillen (21,off Mussina); Aviles (3,off Mussina), New York Abreu (14,off Hochevar).  HR–Kansas City Olivo (8,7th inning off Mussina 1 on 2 out); Guillen (11,9th inning off Rivera 0 on 0 out), New York A. Rodriguez (10,7th inning off Hochevar 1 on 0 out).  SH–Gathright (7,off Mussina); Cabrera (3,off R. Ramirez).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Moeller (2,by Soria).  Team–7.  SB–Damon (11,2nd base off Hochevar/Buck).  U-HP–Chris Tiller, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Jim Wolf, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:47.  A–53,633.
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