BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
06/14/2009
 
BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 967 - SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (35-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
New York Yankees (41-25) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 X 11 13 1
Berkman Slugs Yankees to 11-0 Win
The first-place New York Yankees took on the Kansas City Royals in front of a spirited crowd.

Lance Berkman was a vital contributor to the 11-0 New York victory over Kansas City. The Yankees right fielder hit 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice. The AL East Division-leading Yankees are 41-25.

With New York leading 6-0 in the bottom of the eighth, Berkman came up to bat against Kansas City pitcher Jon Rauch. Berkman hit a curveball to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 11th home run of the season put the Yankees on top, 10-0.

"We were firing on all cylinders today," said Yankees manager Ellis Burks.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .242 7 28
J. de Leon LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .297 1 23
R. Ruiz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .246 12 40
E. Miller RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .229 8 30
R. Acosta SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .324 13 52
M. Cabrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .288 8 29
M. Cabrera 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282 2 26
R. Martin C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 1 23
E. Espinoza 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .270 6 41
Totals 29 0 6 0 4 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Acosta (19, 4th Inning off C. Riordan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. de Leon 2 , R. Ruiz , E. Miller , R. Acosta 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ruiz , R. Acosta , M. Cabrera , R. Martin
GIDP: A. Rodriguez , E. Miller , R. Acosta , R. Martin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cabrera (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Acosta-Espinoza-Cabrera, Rodriguez-Espinoza-Cabrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Berkman RF 3 2 2 7 2 0 1 .337 11 46
A. Ramirez 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .338 19 52
D. Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .281 6 36
A. LaRoche DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .233 13 33
D. Jeter SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .247 4 24
J. Posada C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .229 2 13
R. Ludwick LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 .212 8 26
B. Wood 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .257 10 27
P. Wilson CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .274 1 11
Totals 35 11 13 11 6 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Wood (4, 7th Inning off R. Arzu, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Jeter (8, 8th Inning off C. Sadler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ludwick (8, 5th Inning off R. Arzu, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Berkman 2 (11, 7th Inning off R. Arzu, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Rauch, 3 on, 0 outs) , A. Ramirez (19, 8th Inning off J. Rauch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Berkman 8 , A. Ramirez 5 , D. Jeter 2 , J. Posada 2 , R. Ludwick 4 , B. Wood 4 , P. Wilson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pedroia , R. Ludwick
GIDP: D. Pedroia , D. Jeter
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Wilson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Wilson (2)
Double Plays: 4 (Wood-Pedroia-Ramirez, Jeter-Pedroia-Ramirez, Riordan-Pedroia-Ramirez, Jeter-Pedroia-Ramirez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Arzu L (6-5) 6.1 7 4 4 5 3 2 115 3.44   
F. Salas 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 10.24   
C. Sadler 0.0 4 5 5 1 0 0 21 5.23   
J. Rauch 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 2 24 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arzu 41
Batters Faced: R. Arzu 29, F. Salas 2, C. Sadler 5, J. Rauch 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arzu 10-4, F. Salas 0-2, C. Sadler 0-0, J. Rauch 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arzu 115-62, F. Salas 11-7, C. Sadler 21-13, J. Rauch 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rauch 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Riordan W (5-3) 7.2 5 0 0 4 7 0 101 5.78   
C. Meredith 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Riordan 72
Batters Faced: C. Riordan 29, C. Meredith 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Riordan 8-5, C. Meredith 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Riordan 101-64, C. Meredith 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Meredith 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance Berkman
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Rain (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 42575
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