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ROYALS 4, YANKEES 0
New York abrhbiwkavg
Damon dh 3 0 1 0 1 2 .212
Cano 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194
Abreu rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .303
Matsui lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .333
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .056
Molina c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278
Cabrera cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300
Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Totals 31 0 7 0 3 3
Kansas City abrhbiwkavg
Gathright cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .219
Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .407
Teahen lf 1 0 0 0 3 1 .286
Guillen rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .152
Butler dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .406
Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0 1 2 .303
Gload 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .345
Buck c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .250
Pena jr. ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 .040
Totals 30 4 8 4 6 9
New York 000 000 0000 7 0
Kansas City 000 022 00x4 8 0
LOBNew York 7, Kansas City 8. 2BDamon (2), Rodriguez (4), Molina (3), Gonzalez (1), Butler (4), Gload (1). HRBuck (1), off Farnsworth. RBIGuillen (4), Gload (3), Buck (5), Pena jr. (2). SBGathright (6). CSGathright (1), Gordon (1). GIDPCano, Abreu, Gonzalez.
New York iphrerwkpitera
Bruney 2 1 0 0 1 4 36 0.00
Traber 1 1 0 0 1 1 19 0.00
Farnsworth L, 0-1 2 4 2 2 2 1 30 5.06
Kennedy 3 2 2 2 2 3 52 13.50
Kansas City iphrerwkpitera
Greinke W, 2-0 8 6 0 0 2 2 107 0.60
Yabuta 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 16 0.00
Gobble S, 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0.00
Inherited runners-scoredGobble 2-0.
UmpiresHome, Chad Fairchild; First, Rick Reed; Second, Jeff Kellogg; Third, Mark Wegner.
T2:45. Att19,007 (38,030).
TWINS 12, WHITE SOX 5
Minnesota abrhbiwkavg
Gomez cf 5 0 1 2 1 0 .316
Harris 2b-1b 4 3 3 0 1 0 .348
Mauer c 5 2 2 0 0 1 .323
Morneau 1b 3 2 1 0 2 0 .233
Tolbert 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Young lf 4 1 1 1 1 3 .286
Kubel rf 4 1 2 6 0 1 .269
Monroe dh 4 2 1 1 1 2 .133
Lamb 3b-1b 4 1 2 2 1 1 .214
b-Punto ph-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Everett ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .095
Totals 38 12 13 12 7 9
Chicago abrhbiwkavg
Swisher cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .269
Ozuna 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .200
Cabrera ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .194
Ramirez cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Thome dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .156
Konerko 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .214
Dye rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .400
a-Anderson rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .429
Quentin lf 4 0 0 1 0 2 .261
Crede 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .406
Uribe 2b-ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192
Totals 37 5 8 5 1 7
Minnesota 205 005 00012 13 3
Chicago 001 111 001 5 8 0
a-doubled for Dye in the 6th. b-struck out for Lamb in the 9th.
EHarris 2 (3), Lamb (1). LOBMinnesota 7, Chicago 6. 2BGomez (3), Harris (4), Monroe (2), Lamb (4), Anderson (1), Crede (3). HRKubel (2), off Masset; Crede (3), off Baker; Konerko (1), off Baker; Swisher (2), off Baker. RBIGomez 2 (2), Young (3), Kubel 6 (8), Monroe (2), Lamb 2 (5), Swisher (4), Ozuna (1), Konerko (4), Quentin (8), Crede (11). CSGomez (1). SFKubel.
Minnesota iphrerwkpitera
Baker W, 2-0 5 5 3 3 1 7 89 4.63
Bass S, 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 38 4.15
Chicago iphrerwkpitera
Danks L, 0-1 21/3 7 7 7 3 2 69 8.00
Masset 32/3 6 5 5 3 2 71 5.63
Thornton 2 0 0 0 1 4 33 3.00
Macdougal 1 0 0 0 0 1 12 3.60
Inherited runners-scoredMasset 3-2.
IBBoff Masset (Morneau) 1.
UmpiresHome, Ed Montague; First, Jerry Layne; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Mike Muchlinski.
T3:01. Att16,499 (40,615).
NL RESULTS
DIAMONDBACKS 4, DODGERS 3
Los Angeles abrhbiwkavg
Furcal ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .382
Kemp cf-rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269
Ethier rf-lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .281
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241
Loney 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .364
Martin c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .103
Dewitt 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Pierre lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 .167
Park p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
b-Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Kuroda p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Jones cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 .129
Totals 32 3 7 3 2 6
Arizona abrhbiwkavg
Young cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .211
Byrnes lf 5 1 3 2 0 0 .256
Hudson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .270
Jackson 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Burke 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167
Reynolds 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .306
Upton rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .382
Ojeda ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .667
Hammock c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .200
Owings p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
a-Salazar ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 34 4 11 4 3 6
Los Angeles 010 011 0003 7 1
Arizona 000 202 00x4 11 0
a-struck out for Cruz in the 8th. b-grounded out for Broxton in the 9th.
ELoney (1). LOBLos Angeles 6, Arizona 10. 2BFurcal (5), Ethier (3), Pierre (1), Ojeda (1). HRLoney (1), off Owings. RBIEthier (5), Loney (3), Pierre (1), Byrnes 2 (5), Reynolds (13), Upton (5). CSByrnes (1). SFEthier. GIDPMartin.
DPArizona 1 (Reynolds, Hudson and Burke).
Los Angeles iphrerwkpitera
Kuroda L, 1-1 52/3 9 4 2 2 4 108 2.13
Park 11/3 1 0 0 1 0 24 3.00
Broxton 1 1 0 0 0 2 11 2.08
Arizona iphrerwkpitera
Owings W, 2-0 7 7 3 3 1 4 96 2.63
Cruz H, 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 16 0.00
Lyon S, 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 9.00
Inherited runners-scoredPark 2-0.
IBBoff Kuroda (Hammock) 1. HBPby Kuroda (Jackson), by Owings (Furcal). WPPark.
UmpiresHome, Dan Iassogna; First, Todd Tichenor; Second, Dale Scott; Third, Ron Kulpa.
ODDS & ENDS
SWING AND A MISS
Alex Rodriguez struck out four times in a game for only the fourth time in his major league career, and the Royals won their home opener 5-2 over the New York Yankees on Tuesday. Rodriguez, coming off his third AL MVP award, took called third strikes in the second, third and fifth innings, then struck out swinging in the seventh against Ramon Ramirez. The 14-season veteran had not struck out four times in a game since Aug. 25, 2006.
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