BALCO-92
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/17/2011
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BALCO-92
NEW YORK YANKEES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 224 - SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2011 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (13-3) 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 9 0
Kansas City Royals (8-8) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 0
Streaking Yankees Win Another One, 5-4
New York Yankees starter Derek Lowe pitched a strong game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, leading the Yankees to victory, 5-4. Lowe got the win, improving to 4-0. He gave up 3 hits and walked 2 over 6.1 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Earning his 5th save of the year was Joba Chamberlain.

Aramis Ramirez, who finished 5th in the AL in RBI with 124 in 2006, aided the New York cause with a run-scoring triple in the top of the sixth. For the game, the first baseman was 2-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2.

"You can never predict what'll happen," Ramirez said. "That's why you play the game."

At 13-3, the 2011 Yankees have been excellent so far.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .317 1 6
   a-B. Wood 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 1 3
A. Ramirez 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .271 5 20
L. Berkman DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .352 4 10
M. Kemp CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .235 1 13
K. Nieuwenhuis RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333 4 14
D. Jeter SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .179 0 3
K. Morales LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 2
K. Kouzmanoff 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .100 0 1
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .146 2 7
Totals 34 5 9 5 1 5 8      
a - B. Wood substituted for D. Pedroia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kemp 2 (6, 2nd Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off D. Generelli, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Morales (2, 5th Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Kouzmanoff (1, 7th Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Ramirez (1, 6th Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Ramirez (5, 8th Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia , A. Ramirez 7 , M. Kemp 4 , K. Nieuwenhuis , D. Jeter , K. Morales 2 , K. Kouzmanoff 2
2-out RBI: K. Kouzmanoff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Nieuwenhuis , K. Kouzmanoff , J. Posada 2
GIDP: D. Jeter
Sac Fly: L. Berkman
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Jeter 2 (6)

FIELDING
PB: J. Posada
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 2 4
A. Gonzalez SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .196 0 4
   b-M. Cabrera PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321 3 13
   c-A. Reza SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. de Leon LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .377 1 11
R. Ruiz DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .228 4 16
J. Acosta RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 2 8
C. Swauger 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .320 2 4
R. Acosta 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 0
   a-J. Harrison 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 1 6
B. Lozano CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 3
T. D'Antonio C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 9 9      
a - J. Harrison substituted for R. Acosta in the 5th
b - M. Cabrera pinch hit for A. Gonzalez in the 8th
c - A. Reza substituted for M. Cabrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Swauger (1, 7th Inning off D. Lowe, 0 on, 1 out) , T. D'Antonio (1, 8th Inning off D. Lansford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ruiz (4, 4th Inning off D. Lowe, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Swauger (2, 9th Inning off J. Chamberlain, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cabrera , J. de Leon , R. Ruiz 4 , C. Swauger 6 , T. D'Antonio 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. de Leon , J. Acosta , B. Lozano
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Acosta-Gonzalez-Swauger)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lowe W (4-0) 6.1 3 2 2 2 6 1 87 1.45   
D. Lansford H (3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 24 1.86   
J. Chamberlain SV (5) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lowe 63
Batters Faced: D. Lowe 24, D. Lansford 7, J. Chamberlain 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lowe 8-5, D. Lansford 2-1, J. Chamberlain 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lowe 87-58, D. Lansford 24-16, J. Chamberlain 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lansford 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia L (2-1) 7.1 7 5 5 1 4 1 92 1.80   
D. Generelli 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.63   
B. Pello 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 47
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 29, D. Generelli 3, B. Pello 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 11-6, D. Generelli 0-2, B. Pello 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 92-59, D. Generelli 12-7, B. Pello 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derek Lowe
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 39428
Special Notes: Rolando Acosta was ejected in the 4th inning for arguing a strike call.
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