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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 27, 2006
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 27, 2006 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 27, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 27, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeremy Affeldt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chien-Ming Wang |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 54,216 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Andy Fletcher 3B: Mike Reilly |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shane Costa | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | First Baseman |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | DH |
| Tony Graffanino | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Guiel | Right Fielder |
| Angel Berroa | Shortstop |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Gary Sheffield | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Alex Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Right Fielder |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Melky Cabrera | Left Fielder |
| Kelly Stinnett | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 27, 2006
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Costa vs. Wang
Costa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Wang
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Wang
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mientkiewicz for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Affeldt
Damon hits a line drive into right field. Guiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Affeldt
Jeter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Affeldt
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Buck fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wang
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Wang
Stairs hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stinnett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Wang
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Affeldt
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Affeldt
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Affeldt
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Cairo vs. Affeldt
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Affeldt
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Cairo moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Stinnett vs. Affeldt
Stinnett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cairo scores. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Affeldt
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cabrera moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Jeter vs. Affeldt
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jeter for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guiel vs. Wang
Guiel hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Wang
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Wang
Buck strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Affeldt
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Affeldt
Giambi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Affeldt
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Affeldt
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Affeldt
Cairo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Affeldt
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz fields it and throws to second for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Stinnett vs. Affeldt
Stinnett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Affeldt
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Costa vs. Wang
Costa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Wang
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Wang
Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Wang
Brown strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Affeldt
Esteban German now playing second base.
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Affeldt
Sheffield hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Affeldt
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Wang
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Wang
Graffanino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cabrera. Graffanino reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Guiel vs. Wang
Guiel hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Cairo, and into shallow right field. Guiel reaches second base with a double. Graffanino scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Berroa vs. Wang
Berroa hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Berroa reaches second base with a double. Guiel scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Wang
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Costa vs. Wang
Costa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Costa for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Affeldt
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Affeldt
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Affeldt
Cairo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Affeldt
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Wang
German hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Wang
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wang
Brown hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Wang
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cabrera. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Brown goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Graffanino vs. Wang
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stairs scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guiel vs. Wang
Guiel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stinnett vs. Affeldt
Stinnett hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Costa. Stinnett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Damon vs. Affeldt
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out. Stinnett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Jeter vs. Wood
Mike Wood now pitching.
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stinnett scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sheffield vs. Wood
Sheffield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Wood
Giambi takes first base on ball four. Jeter moves to third. Sheffield moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Andy Phillips pinch runs for Jason Giambi.
There's a wild pitch. Jeter scores. Sheffield moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Rodriguez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Wood
Williams hits a line drive towards the mound. Wood reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Cairo vs. Wood
Cairo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Cairo reaches second base with a double. Sheffield scores. Phillips scores. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Cabrera vs. Wood
Cabrera hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guiel. Cabrera reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Cairo scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Stinnett vs. Wood
Stinnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Wang
Andy Phillips now playing first base. Terrence Long now playing right field.
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Wang
Buck hits a fly ball into right field. Long settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Costa vs. Wang
Costa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wang, and towards Jeter, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Nelson
Esteban German now playing third base. Andres Blanco now playing second base. Joe Nelson now pitching.
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Nelson
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheffield vs. Nelson
Sheffield strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
German vs. Villone
Ron Villone now pitching.
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mientkiewicz vs. Villone
Mientkiewicz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Villone
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Villone
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Nelson
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guiel. Phillips reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Nelson
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Long vs. Nelson
Long hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Cairo vs. Nelson
Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Guiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Erickson
Scott Erickson now pitching.
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jeter. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Guiel vs. Erickson
Guiel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berroa vs. Erickson
Berroa hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Erickson
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Yankees, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Costa vs. Erickson
Costa hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stinnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/27/2006 -- Kansas City at New York (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Costa S, cf 5 0 0 0 Damon J, cf 5 0 0 0
Grudzielanek M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 5 1 1 1
German E, 2b-3b 1 0 0 0 Sheffield G, dh 5 1 1 0
Mientkiewicz D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Giambi J, 1b 3 1 1 0
Brown E, lf 4 1 1 0 Phillips A, pr-1b 1 1 1 0
Stairs M, dh 4 1 1 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 4 2 3
Graffanino T, 3b 3 1 2 1 Williams B, rf 3 2 1 0
Blanco A, 2b 1 0 0 0 Long T, rf 1 0 0 0
Guiel A, rf 4 1 2 1 Cairo M, 2b 5 2 4 3
Berroa A, ss 4 0 1 1 Cabrera M, lf 4 1 2 3
Buck J, c 4 0 0 0 Stinnett K, c 4 2 3 4
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36 4 8 4 39 15 16 14
Kansas City 000 022 000 -- 4
New York 035 016 00x -- 15
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Affeldt J (L) 5.1 11 10 10 2 0
Wood M 0.2 4 5 5 2 0
Nelson J 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wang C (W) 7.0 7 4 4 0 3
Villone R 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Erickson S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Jeter D
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, New York 4
2B -- Mientkiewicz D, Graffanino T, Guiel A, Berroa A, Stairs M, Stinnett K, Cairo M, Cabrera M, Phillips A
HR -- Rodriguez A 2, Stinnett K
WP -- Wood M
T -- 2:46
A -- 54216
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