4/8/2008
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankees | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Royals | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Yankees Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Damon LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .594 | 0.09 |
| Robinson Canó 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .406 | -0.09 |
| Bobby Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .379 | 1.024 | -0.09 |
| Alex Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .276 | .805 | -0.12 |
| Hideki Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .964 | -0.02 |
| Jorge Posada C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .399 | -0.05 |
| José Molina C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .714 | -0.02 |
| Jason Giambi 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .071 | .459 | -0.02 |
| Wilson Betemit SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .308 | 0.05 |
| Melky Cabrera CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .871 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | — | — | -0.27 |
Batting
RBI Johnny Damon (1), Wilson Betemit (1)
Royals Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Gathright CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .491 | 0.16 |
| Mark Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .417 | .920 | 0.05 |
| Esteban German PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | — |
| Mark Teahen LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .296 | .959 | -0.06 |
| Jose Guillen RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .138 | .366 | -0.09 |
| Billy Butler DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .414 | .931 | 0.02 |
| Alex Gordon 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .867 | 0.13 |
| Ross Gload 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .360 | .767 | 0.06 |
| John Buck C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .473 | 0.03 |
| Tony Pena Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .048 | .139 | -0.08 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 0.23 |
Batting
2B Mark Teahen 2 (3), Alex Gordon (2)
RBI Mark Grudzielanek (2), Mark Teahen (3), Ross Gload 2 (2), John Buck (4)
Baserunning
SB Joey Gathright 3 (5), Ross Gload (1), Tony Pena Jr. (1)
Yankees Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hughes(L, 0-1) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5.00 | -0.20 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3.86 | -0.05 |
| Billy Traber | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15.75 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 40 | — | -0.23 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Phil Hughes 87-47, Ross Ohlendorf 36-23, Billy Traber 13-8, LaTroy Hawkins 14-9
Royals Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bannister(W, 2-0) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1.50 | 0.09 |
| Ron Mahay(H, 2) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1.93 | 0.05 |
| Ramon E Ramirez(H, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo(H, 2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.05 |
| Joakim Soria(SV, 4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 38 | — | 0.27 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Brian Bannister 97-58, Ron Mahay 31-18, Ramon E Ramirez 11-7, Juan Carlos Oviedo 13-9, Joakim Soria 14-10
Yankees Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Damon LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .594 | 0.09 |
| Robinson Canó 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .406 | -0.09 |
| Bobby Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .379 | 1.024 | -0.09 |
| Alex Rodriguez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .276 | .805 | -0.12 |
| Hideki Matsui DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .964 | -0.02 |
| Jorge Posada C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .399 | -0.05 |
| José Molina C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .714 | -0.02 |
| Jason Giambi 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .071 | .459 | -0.02 |
| Wilson Betemit SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .308 | 0.05 |
| Melky Cabrera CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .871 | -0.00 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | — | — | -0.27 |
Batting
RBI Johnny Damon (1), Wilson Betemit (1)
Yankees Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hughes(L, 0-1) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5.00 | -0.20 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3.86 | -0.05 |
| Billy Traber | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15.75 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 40 | — | -0.23 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Phil Hughes 87-47, Ross Ohlendorf 36-23, Billy Traber 13-8, LaTroy Hawkins 14-9

