Milestone reached in rout
Yankees 16, Royals 8
Hugs and high-fives greet A-Rod after his homer in the first frame. (Bill Kostroun/AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Alex Rodriguez wasted little time Saturday, belting a three-run homer in the first inning for his 500th career dinger. A-Rod was one of six Yankees with at least three hits, including red-hot Robinson Cano, who was a homer shy of the cycle.
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NY Yankees 16, Kansas City 8
Today's Boxes 8/4/07
TOR 9, TEX 5
OAK 2, LAA 1
MIN 3, CLE 2
CHC 6, NYM 2
CWS 7, DET 5
CIN 9, PIT 8
ATL 6, COL 4
FLA 6, HOU 5
MIL 6, PHI 5
WSH 12, STL 1
TB 9, BAL 2
BOS 4, SEA 3
SD 3, SF 2
ARI 8, LAD 7
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Standings thru 8/4/07 | Gameday | Royals Stats | Yankees Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .286
a-German , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
Grudzielanek , 2B4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .308
Smith , 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Teahen , RF4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .282
Butler , DH4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .301
Gload , 1B4 0 3 3 0 1 1 .291
Gordon , 3B5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .240
Pena , SS5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .280
Gathright , LF-CF3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .321
LaRue , C4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .157
Totals 39 8 13 8 3 13 19
BATTING 2B : Gathright (6, Hughes), Teahen (21, Hughes), Butler (11, Hughes), Gload (14, Myers).HR : DeJesus (6, 5th inning off Hughes, 1 on, 1 out).TB : DeJesus 5; Grudzielanek; Teahen 4; Butler 3; Gload 4; Gathright 3.RBI : DeJesus 3 (47), Teahen (46), Butler (31), Gload 3 (34).2-out RBI : Teahen; Butler; Gload.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Butler; Gordon 2; Pena.SF : Gload.GIDP : Gordon.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Teahen (10, 2nd base off Farnsworth/Posada).FIELDING Outfield assists : Teahen (Cano at home).DP : (Teahen-LaRue).
NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Damon , DH6 0 0 0 0 3 3 .251
Jeter , SS5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .330
Cairo , SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Abreu , RF5 4 3 2 1 0 1 .282
Rodriguez , 3B4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .301
Duncan , 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Matsui , LF4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .293
Posada , C3 2 0 0 2 1 5 .340
Molina , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Cano , 2B5 2 4 3 0 0 2 .311
Betemit , 1B4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .247
Phillips , 1B-3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307
Cabrera , CF5 0 1 2 0 0 5 .291
Totals 44 16 21 16 5 5 18
BATTING 2B : Matsui (22, Davies), Cano (32, Peralta), Cabrera (17, Riske), Jeter (28, Greinke), Phillips (6, Gobble).3B : Cano (6, Davies).HR : Rodriguez (36, 1st inning off Davies, 2 on, 1 out), Abreu (11, 6th inning off Peralta, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Jeter 4; Abreu 6; Rodriguez 6; Matsui 4; Cano 7; Betemit 3; Phillips 2; Cabrera 2.RBI : Rodriguez 3 (108), Cano 3 (63), Betemit 3 (32), Matsui 2 (76), Cabrera 2 (46), Abreu 2 (68), Phillips (19).2-out RBI : Cano; Betemit 3; Matsui; Cabrera.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Betemit; Cabrera; Posada; Damon 2.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Rodriguez (13, 2nd base off Davies/LaRue).FIELDING E : Rodriguez (8, throw).DP : (Jeter-Cano-Betemit).
WP : Hughes, Farnsworth.Pitches-strikes : Davies 80-50, Bale 27-21, Peralta 26-16, Riske 15-8, Greinke 16-8, Gobble 18-11, Soria 11-6, Hughes 92-63, Myers 9-7, Bruney 19-13, Farnsworth 20-10, Vizcaino 16-10, Villone 24-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Davies 4-3, Bale 3-1, Peralta 0-3, Riske 0-0, Greinke 0-0, Gobble 0-2, Soria 0-3, Hughes 6-3, Myers 0-0, Bruney 0-0, Farnsworth 0-2, Vizcaino 0-0, Villone 1-2.Batters faced : Davies 18, Bale 10, Peralta 6, Riske 3, Greinke 5, Gobble 4, Soria 3, Hughes 22, Myers 2, Bruney 4, Farnsworth 5, Vizcaino 4, Villone 6.Inherited runners-scored : Peralta 1-0, Riske 2-2, Gobble 3-3, Myers 1-1.Umpires : HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Adam Dowdy. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Larry Poncino.Weather : 89 degrees, sunny.Wind : 7 mph, L to R.T : 4:01.Att : 54,056.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
