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Kuroda and Yankees Look to Sweep Milone and Athletics

Sun, 27 May 2012 07:55:30 +0000

Hiroki Kuroda (3-6, 4.56 ERA) battles Tom Milone (6-3, 3.75 ERA) as the Yankees (25-21) try to sweep the Athletics (22-25) on Sunday afternoon at The Coliseum. In yesterday's game, the Yankees won big over the Athletics 9-2. Today's game is set to start at 1:05pm PDT and will be shown on YES and CSN-CA.

Kuroda is 0-1 with a 7.50 ERA against the Athletics in his career and faces a struggling Oakland offense that's hitting just .210 on the year. Milone hasn't pitched against the Yankees previously in his career. The Yankees offense is looking forward to facing the Athletics, after hitting .342 with six home runs against them in two games this season.

Players sorted by their StatPoints:

		Yankees Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
B	84.7	D. Jeter	SS	209	.342	26	5	18	3
B	83.9	R. Ibanez	DH	139	.260	14	9	27	2
B	83.5	R. Cano	2B	199	.302	31	7	20	1
B	82.5	C. Granderson	CF	206	.256	30	14	25	1
B-	81.9	A. Rodriguez	3B	193	.280	24	7	19	6
C+	78.4	M. Teixeira	1B	182	.248	24	8	28	1
C+	78.3	E. Chavez	3B	70	.292	8	3	6	0
C+	78.1	N. Swisher	RF	170	.248	17	8	29	0
C	74.3	A. Jones	DH	72	.226	7	4	9	0
D+	69.6	C. Stewart	C	38	.250	5	0	5	0
D	62.5	R. Martin	C	138	.177	12	4	10	1
F	47.0	D. Wise	CF	24	.130	2	0	0	1

		Athletics Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
B	86.8	J. Reddick	RF	196	.271	30	13	26	5
C+	78.2	J. Gomes	DH	113	.234	14	5	14	2
D+	69.9	K. Ka`aihue	1B	107	.250	10	2	10	1
D+	69.6	S. Smith	LF	149	.226	17	4	12	1
D	62.6	J. Weeks	2B	191	.206	19	2	5	10
D-	61.7	C. Pennington	SS	181	.210	18	1	8	7
F	59.6	D. Barton	1B	120	.210	7	1	4	1
F	58.7	K. Suzuki	C	150	.214	6	0	14	1
F	53.6	C. Cowgill	CF	47	.186	2	0	2	2
F	53.3	C. Crisp	LF	94	.161	6	0	5	4
F	49.4	J. Donaldson	3B	80	.139	4	1	7	1
F	45.2	A. Recker	C	37	.129	3	0	0	0

		Yankees Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
A	94.2	A. Pettitte	21.1	2	1	2.53	1.08	19
B+	89.7	C. Wade	21.2	0	0	2.08	0.88	25
B	85.4	C. Sabathia	71.1	6	2	3.66	1.22	69
C+	79.0	D. Phelps	31.1	1	1	2.87	1.24	28
C	75.0	P. Hughes	47.1	4	5	4.94	1.37	46
C-	70.7	I. Nova	56	5	2	5.46	1.57	56
D+	69.4	H. Kuroda	53.1	3	6	4.56	1.48	34
F	34.4	F. Garcia	23	0	2	8.22	1.78	15

		Athletics Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
A+	99.9	R. Cook	22.2	1	0	0.00	0.71	21
B	86.1	J. Miller	12.2	1	0	1.42	1.03	10
B	82.9	J. Blevins	22	0	0	2.05	1.09	20
B-	80.9	T. Milone	57.2	6	3	3.75	1.09	32
C+	78.3	J. Norberto	23.2	0	1	3.42	1.06	18
C	76.5	J. Parker	34.2	1	2	3.38	1.36	25
C-	71.1	T. Blackley	11			4.09	1.18	6
D+	69.2	B. Colon	67.2	4	5	4.52	1.30	41
F	52.9	T. Ross	42	2	5	5.79	1.83	22
F	41.4	G. Godfrey	21	0	4	6.43	1.71	10

Yankees Get 9-2 Win Over Athletics

Sat, 26 May 2012 23:03:06 +0000

CC Sabathia gave up just two runs over seven innings and Mark Teixeira hit a go-ahead home run in the fourth as New York beat Oakland, 9-2.

With the score tied 1-1 in the top of the third and the Yankees batting, Eric Chavez came home on a single by Derek Jeter off starter Bartolo Colon.

With the game tied at 2-2 in the top of the fourth, the Yankees went on top for good when Teixeira hit a solo homer off starter Colon.

Sabathia went to 6-2 on the year with a solid performance in which he surrendered seven hits with four strikeouts and two walks. Colon (4-5) took the loss after allowing six runs on nine hits over six innings with three strikeouts and no walks. Teixeira was impressive at the plate for the Yankees, going 4 for 5 with five RBIs and two runs. Robinson Cano also had great output, going 3 for 5 with one RBI and three runs.

Yankees Offense
Grade		Player	P	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
A+	111.2	M. Teixeira	1B	5	4	2	2	5	0	0
A+	100.9	R. Cano	2B	5	3	3	1	1	0	0
A	92.8	D. Jeter	SS	4	2	1	0	2	0	0
A-	91.1	E. Chavez	3B	4	2	1	0	0	0	0
B+	87.7	N. Swisher	RF	5	2	1	0	0	0	2
C+	78.7	C. Stewart	C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
C	74.3	A. Rodriguez	DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
D+	68.3	C. Granderson	CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
F	58.0	R. Ibanez	LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1

Athletics Offense
Grade		Player	P	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
A	95.0	C. Cowgill	LF	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
B+	88.8	J. Weeks	2B	5	2	1	0	0	0	0
B+	87.5	J. Reddick	RF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
B	83.8	K. Suzuki	C	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
C	75.7	J. Gomes	DH	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
C	74.0	A. Rosales	1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
D	65.0	C. Crisp	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
D-	60.0	J. Donaldson	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
F	59.0	C. Pennington	SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	2

Yankees Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	ERA	WHIP	HA	SO	BB	PC
A	95.9	C. Wade	1	0.00	0.00	0	2	0	15
B+	87.8	C. Eppley	1	0.00	1.00	0	0	1	24
B	86.7	C. Sabathia	7	2.57	1.29	7	4	2	109

Athletics Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	ERA	WHIP	HA	SO	BB	PC
B-	81.3	J. Norberto	1	0.00	2.00	0	0	2	17
D+	69.7	B. Colon	6	9.00	1.50	9	3	0	74
D-	60.6	G. Godfrey	2	9.00	2.50	5	1	0	39

The Yankees will continue the series with the Athletics on Sunday at The Coliseum at 1:05 PM PDT.

Sabathia and Yankees Look to Beat Colon and Athletics

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:56:29 +0000

CC Sabathia (5-2, 3.78 ERA) takes on Bartolo Colon (4-4, 4.09 ERA) while the Yankees (24-21) face the Athletics (22-24) on Saturday afternoon at The Coliseum. In yesterday's game, the Yankees defeated the Athletics 6-3. First pitch is at 1:05pm PDT and the game will be broadcast on YES and CSN-CA.

Sabathia is 7-8 with a 4.96 ERA against the Athletics in his career and faces a weak Oakland lineup that is hitting just .210 for the season. Colon is trying for his fifth win of the season and holds a 4-5 record with a 6.07 ERA in his career vs. the Yankees. This season, the Yankees offense has pounded Athletics pitching, hitting .316 with three home runs in one game.

Players sorted by their StatPoints:

		Yankees Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
B	86.5	R. Ibanez	DH	134	.270	14	9	27	2
B	84.4	C. Granderson	CF	201	.262	30	14	25	1
B	83.8	D. Jeter	SS	204	.339	25	5	16	3
B	82.7	A. Rodriguez	3B	188	.285	24	7	18	6
B-	80.9	R. Cano	2B	194	.294	28	6	19	1
C+	77.8	N. Swisher	RF	165	.243	16	8	29	0
C	76.6	E. Chavez	3B	66	.279	7	3	6	0
C	74.3	A. Jones	DH	72	.226	7	4	9	0
C	72.9	M. Teixeira	1B	177	.231	22	6	23	1
D+	68.4	C. Stewart	C	34	.242	4	0	5	0
D	62.5	R. Martin	C	138	.177	12	4	10	1
F	47.0	D. Wise	CF	24	.130	2	0	0	1

		Athletics Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
B	86.2	J. Reddick	RF	192	.272	29	12	25	5
C+	78.7	J. Gomes	DH	109	.233	14	5	13	2
D+	69.9	K. Ka`aihue	1B	107	.250	10	2	10	1
D+	69.6	S. Smith	LF	149	.226	17	4	12	1
D	62.8	C. Pennington	SS	177	.215	18	1	8	7
D-	61.9	J. Weeks	2B	186	.200	18	2	5	10
F	59.6	D. Barton	1B	120	.210	7	1	4	1
F	59.1	K. Suzuki	C	146	.217	6	0	14	1
F	54.6	C. Crisp	LF	90	.167	6	0	5	4
F	51.0	J. Donaldson	3B	76	.147	4	1	7	1
F	46.3	C. Cowgill	CF	43	.128	2	0	2	2
F	45.2	A. Recker	C	37	.129	3	0	0	0

		Yankees Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
A	94.2	A. Pettitte	21.1	2	1	2.53	1.08	19
B+	88.5	C. Wade	20.2	0	0	2.18	0.92	23
B	84.2	C. Sabathia	64.1	5	2	3.78	1.21	65
C+	79.0	D. Phelps	31.1	1	1	2.87	1.24	28
C	75.0	P. Hughes	47.1	4	5	4.94	1.37	46
C-	70.7	I. Nova	56	5	2	5.46	1.57	56
D+	69.4	H. Kuroda	53.1	3	6	4.56	1.48	34
F	34.4	F. Garcia	23	0	2	8.22	1.78	15

		Athletics Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
A+	99.9	R. Cook	22.2	1	0	0.00	0.71	21
B	86.1	J. Miller	12.2	1	0	1.42	1.03	10
B	82.9	J. Blevins	22	0	0	2.05	1.09	20
B-	80.9	T. Milone	57.2	6	3	3.75	1.09	32
C+	78.6	J. Norberto	22.2	0	1	3.57	1.01	18
C	76.5	J. Parker	34.2	1	2	3.38	1.36	25
C	73.3	B. Colon	61.2	4	4	4.09	1.28	38
C-	71.1	T. Blackley	11			4.09	1.18	6
F	52.9	T. Ross	42	2	5	5.79	1.83	22
F	44.8	G. Godfrey	19	0	4	6.16	1.63	9

Yankees Beat Athletics 6-3

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:34:13 +0000

Ivan Nova worked seven innings and Robinson Cano got his 150th career home run as New York broke a scoreless tie to defeat Oakland, 6-3. The Yankees moved into third place in the AL East.

With the game scoreless in the top of the third, the Yankees broke it open when Curtis Granderson came home on an error. Next, Mark Teixeira took one out of the park, sending home Cano to get it to 3-0.

Nova improved to 5-2 on the season with a satisfactory outing on the mound in which he allowed three runs on six hits with four strikeouts and one walk. Rafael Soriano recorded his fourth save after one inning of work allowing no runs on one hit while punching out two and walking no one. After allowing six runs on 11 hits over 4 1/3 innings with three strikeouts and two walks, Tyson Ross (2-5) picked up the loss. Nick Swisher was terrific at the plate for the Yankees, going 2 for 4 with two RBIs and one run. Teixeira also contributed, going 2 for 5 with two RBIs and one run. Josh Donaldson finished 2 for 4 with one run in the loss.

Yankees Offense
Grade		Player	P	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
A	95.6	N. Swisher	RF	4	2	1	1	2	0	1
A	92.5	M. Teixeira	1B	5	2	1	1	2	0	2
A-	91.1	R. Ibanez	LF	4	2	1	0	0	0	0
B+	88.8	C. Granderson	CF	4	2	1	0	0	1	0
B+	88.2	R. Cano	2B	5	1	2	1	1	0	0
B+	87.8	A. Rodriguez	3B	5	2	0	0	0	0	1
B	85.5	R. Martin	C	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
C	73.0	E. Chavez	DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1
F	56.0	D. Jeter	SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	3

Athletics Offense
Grade		Player	P	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
A-	90.1	J. Donaldson	3B	4	2	1	0	0	0	1
B+	89.1	D. Barton	1B	4	2	0	0	0	0	1
B+	87.5	K. Ka`aihue	DH	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
B+	87.5	J. Reddick	RF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
C+	77.9	C. Pennington	SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
C	73.7	J. Weeks	2B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
D+	69.0	K. Suzuki	C	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
D-	61.0	C. Crisp	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
D-	60.0	S. Smith	LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2

Yankees Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	ERA	WHIP	HA	SO	BB	PC
A	96.3	B. Logan	1	0.00	0.00	0	1	0	8
A-	90.4	R. Soriano	1	0.00	1.00	1	2	0	15
B	85.6	I. Nova	7	3.86	1.00	6	4	1	101

Athletics Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	ERA	WHIP	HA	SO	BB	PC
A	96.0	J. Blevins	2.2	0.00	0.38	0	3	1	34
A	94.5	J. Miller	2	0.00	0.50	1	3	0	36
D	63.4	T. Ross	4.1	6.23	3.00	11	3	2	97

The Yankees will play the Athletics again Saturday at The Coliseum at 1:05 PM PDT.

Nova and Yankees Start Series Against Ross and Athletics

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:55:30 +0000

Ivan Nova (4-2, 5.69 ERA) squares off against Tyson Ross (2-4, 5.73 ERA) when the Yankees (23-21) begin a three-game series with the Athletics (22-23) on Friday night at The Coliseum. First pitch is at 7:05pm PDT and YES and CSN-CA will provide coverage of the game.

Nova is seeking his fifth win of the season and faces the Athletics for the first time in his career. Ross has gone 0-0 with a 2.43 ERA in his career against the Yankees. Last year, New York went 6-3 against Oakland. In their last game, the Yankees defeated the Royals 8-3 while the Athletics lost to the Angels 3-1. Yankees hitters combined for a .316 batting average and 18 home runs against the Athletics last season.

Players sorted by their StatPoints:

		Yankees Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
B	85.9	R. Ibanez	DH	130	.263	13	9	27	2
B	85.5	D. Jeter	SS	199	.348	25	5	16	3
B	84.0	C. Granderson	CF	196	.256	29	14	25	1
B	82.4	A. Rodriguez	3B	183	.281	24	7	18	5
B-	80.2	R. Cano	2B	189	.297	26	5	18	1
C+	79.3	E. Chavez	3B	62	.293	7	3	6	0
C	75.4	N. Swisher	RF	161	.236	15	7	27	0
C	74.3	A. Jones	DH	72	.226	7	4	9	0
C-	71.0	M. Teixeira	1B	172	.226	21	5	21	1
D+	68.4	C. Stewart	C	34	.242	4	0	5	0
D	62.3	R. Martin	C	134	.173	12	4	10	1
F	47.0	D. Wise	CF	24	.130	2	0	0	1

		Athletics Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
B	85.6	J. Reddick	RF	188	.272	28	11	24	5
C+	78.7	J. Gomes	DH	109	.233	14	5	13	2
C-	71.2	S. Smith	LF	145	.233	17	4	12	1
D+	68.1	K. Ka`aihue	1B	103	.250	9	1	9	1
D	63.2	C. Pennington	SS	174	.217	18	1	8	7
D	62.0	J. Weeks	2B	182	.199	18	2	5	10
F	59.4	K. Suzuki	C	143	.221	6	0	13	1
F	58.3	D. Barton	1B	116	.198	7	1	4	1
F	56.3	C. Crisp	LF	86	.175	6	0	5	4
F	47.9	J. Donaldson	3B	72	.127	3	1	7	1
F	46.3	C. Cowgill	CF	43	.128	2	0	2	2
F	45.2	A. Recker	C	37	.129	3	0	0	0

		Yankees Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
A	94.2	A. Pettitte	21.1	2	1	2.53	1.08	19
B+	88.5	C. Wade	20.2	0	0	2.18	0.92	23
B	84.2	C. Sabathia	64.1	5	2	3.78	1.21	65
C+	79.0	D. Phelps	31.1	1	1	2.87	1.24	28
C	75.0	P. Hughes	47.1	4	5	4.94	1.37	46
D+	69.4	H. Kuroda	53.1	3	6	4.56	1.48	34
D+	67.2	I. Nova	49	4	2	5.69	1.65	52
F	34.4	F. Garcia	23	0	2	8.22	1.78	15

		Athletics Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
A+	99.9	R. Cook	22.2	1	0	0.00	0.71	21
B	82.9	J. Miller	10.2	1	0	1.69	1.12	7
B-	80.9	T. Milone	57.2	6	3	3.75	1.09	32
B-	80.2	J. Blevins	19.1	0	0	2.33	1.19	17
C+	78.6	J. Norberto	22.2	0	1	3.57	1.01	18
C	76.5	J. Parker	34.2	1	2	3.38	1.36	25
C	73.3	B. Colon	61.2	4	4	4.09	1.28	38
C-	71.1	T. Blackley	11			4.09	1.18	6
F	56.8	T. Ross	37.2	2	4	5.73	1.70	19
F	44.8	G. Godfrey	19	0	4	6.16	1.63	9

On this day 76 years ago - May 24, 1936

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:19:10 +0000

Tony Lazzeri hit 3 home runs in the 25-2 win against the Athletics. That was the 2nd time in his career he hit at least three home runs in a game.

Tony Lazzeri - 3+ HR games
2 most recent games
HRs	Date	Opp	Outcome
3	05/24/1936	Athletics	W(25-2)
3	06/08/1927	White Sox	W(12-11)

Yankees Down Royals 8-3

Thu, 24 May 2012 02:19:02 +0000

Andy Pettitte cruised through seven innings and Curtis Granderson contributed a go-ahead home run in the first as New York bested Kansas City, 8-3. The Yankees won the home series two games to one.

The Yankees took the lead for good in the bottom of the first when Granderson took starter Will Smith deep for a solo shot. Later, Alex Rodriguez also took Smith deep to drive in Mark Teixeira to make it 3-0.

Pettitte's record goes to 2-1 on the year after a good performance in which he gave up only two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. The loss went to Smith (0-1), who went 3 1/3 innings and allowed five runs on six hits with one strikeout and one walk. Rodriguez had a strong game for the Yankees, going 2 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs. Derek Jeter also had a huge game, going 3 for 5 with one run. Eric Hosmer went 3 for 4 with one RBI in the loss.

Royals Offense
Grade		Player	P	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
A+	98.1	E. Hosmer	1B	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
A	92.5	M. Maier	CF	4	2	1	1	1	0	2
A-	90.1	A. Escobar	SS	4	2	1	0	0	0	1
B+	88.5	B. Butler	DH	4	1	1	1	1	0	0
C	74.0	A. Gordon	LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
C	73.7	J. Francoeur	RF	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
D-	61.0	J. Giavotella	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
D-	60.0	H. Quintero	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
F	58.0	M. Moustakas	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3

Yankees Offense
Grade		Player	P	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
A+	100.0	A. Rodriguez	3B	4	2	2	2	3	0	1
A	95.1	D. Jeter	SS	5	3	1	0	0	0	0
A	93.5	C. Granderson	CF	4	2	2	1	1	1	2
B+	88.8	A. Jones	DH	2	1	0	0	1	2	0
B+	88.8	M. Teixeira	1B	2	0	2	0	1	3	0
B	84.9	N. Swisher	RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
C	74.1	J. Nix	LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
D	63.0	R. Cano	2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
D-	61.0	R. Martin	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	1

Royals Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	ERA	WHIP	HA	SO	BB	PC
A	93.7	J. Mijares	0.1	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	8
A-	91.3	L. Coleman	1.1	0.00	0.75	0	2	1	21
B+	88.6	J. Broxton	1	0.00	1.00	1	1	0	23
C	76.0	G. Holland	1	0.00	3.00	0	1	3	26
D-	61.4	W. Smith	3.1	13.50	2.10	6	1	1	54
F	56.1	L. Mendoza	1	27.00	3.00	1	0	2	21

Yankees Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	ERA	WHIP	HA	SO	BB	PC
B+	88.8	A. Pettitte	7	2.57	1.14	7	8	1	98
C+	78.6	D. Phelps	2	4.50	1.00	2	2	0	40

Friday, the Yankees will face the Athletics at The Coliseum at 7:05 PM PDT.

Pettitte and Yankees Look to Beat Mendoza and Royals for Series Win

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:55:33 +0000

Andy Pettitte (1-1, 2.51 ERA) is coming off his first win of the season and will face Luis Mendoza (2-2, 5.03 ERA) as the Yankees (22-21) look to take the series against the Royals (17-25) on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. In yesterday's game, the Yankees got by the Royals 3-2. First pitch comes at 7:05pm EDT and will be shown on FSN-KC and YES.

Pettitte is 13-3 with a 3.48 ERA against the Royals in his career and faces a favorable pitching matchup against Mendoza. Mendoza has a 0-0 record with a 2.87 ERA vs. the Yankees in his career. The head-to-head record between these two teams this year is tied at 3-3. This season, the Yankees are hitting a respectable .278 with seven home runs against the Royals.

Players sorted by their StatPoints:

		Yankees Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
B	85.9	R. Ibanez	DH	130	.263	13	9	27	2
B	84.6	D. Jeter	SS	194	.341	24	5	16	3
B	82.1	C. Granderson	CF	191	.250	27	13	24	1
B-	81.4	R. Cano	2B	185	.304	26	5	17	1
C+	79.3	E. Chavez	3B	62	.293	7	3	6	0
C+	79.0	A. Rodriguez	3B	179	.276	22	5	15	5
C	76.1	N. Swisher	RF	157	.239	15	7	27	0
C	72.7	A. Jones	DH	68	.217	7	4	8	0
C-	70.4	M. Teixeira	1B	167	.229	19	5	20	1
D+	68.4	C. Stewart	C	34	.242	4	0	5	0
D	63.8	R. Martin	C	130	.179	12	4	10	1
F	47.0	D. Wise	CF	24	.130	2	0	0	1

		Royals Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
B+	88.8	I. Falu	2B	37	.400	7	0	1	0
B	84.4	B. Butler	DH	180	.301	18	8	31	0
B	82.2	M. Moustakas	3B	155	.287	20	7	19	1
C	76.8	A. Escobar	SS	161	.300	16	1	12	7
C-	71.0	J. Dyson	CF	110	.253	19	0	4	5
C-	70.6	A. Gordon	LF	190	.240	22	4	18	1
D+	67.7	J. Francoeur	RF	173	.259	18	3	11	0
D	66.6	H. Quintero	C	89	.241	4	1	14	0
D	65.6	B. Pena	C	74	.264	4	0	7	0
D	63.2	J. Giavotella	2B	26	.208	3	0	3	0
D	62.8	M. Maier	CF	51	.182	5	1	4	1
D-	61.8	E. Hosmer	1B	173	.177	16	5	20	1

		Yankees Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
B+	88.8	A. Pettitte	14.1	1	1	2.51	1.05	11
B+	88.5	C. Wade	20.2	0	0	2.18	0.92	23
B	84.2	C. Sabathia	64.1	5	2	3.78	1.21	65
C+	79.0	D. Phelps	29.1	1	1	2.76	1.26	26
C	75.0	P. Hughes	47.1	4	5	4.94	1.37	46
D+	69.4	H. Kuroda	53.1	3	6	4.56	1.48	34
D+	67.2	I. Nova	49	4	2	5.69	1.65	52
F	34.4	F. Garcia	23	0	2	8.22	1.78	15

		Royals Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
A+	101.3	F. Paulino	25.1	2	1	1.42	1.14	29
B	85.4	T. Collins	21.2	1	0	2.91	1.06	32
C+	78.6	K. Herrera	22.2	0	1	3.97	1.01	20
C+	77.2	B. Chen	54	3	4	4.17	1.20	38
C+	77.0	L. Coleman	12.1	0	0	2.92	1.22	9
C	74.0	N. Adcock	19.1	0	2	2.33	1.45	10
F	57.8	L. Hochevar	47.2	3	5	6.61	1.51	37
F	49.4	L. Mendoza	34	2	2	5.03	1.88	17

Yankees Win Close One 3-2 Over Royals

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:05:25 +0000

Rafael Soriano closed it out in the ninth as New York got two runs in the fifth and shut down a final rally to outpitch Kansas City, 3-2. The Yankees drew even in this home stand at 1-1.

The Royals got on the board first in the top of the third when Humberto Quintero hit a double off starter Phil Hughes, scoring Irving Falu.

Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth, the Yankees took a lead they would not relinquish when Russell Martin scored on a ground out.

Hughes worked six innings and went to 4-5 on the season in a solid outing in which he gave up two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. Soriano worked one inning to pick up the save, his third of the season, giving up no runs on one hit, striking out no one and walking no one. Luke Hochevar (3-5), who gave up three runs on six hits with eight strikeouts and three walks over 6 2/3 innings, picked up the loss. Robinson Cano led the way in the batter's box for the Yankees, going 1 for 3 with one RBI and one run. Jeff Francoeur was 2 for 4 with one RBI and one run in the loss.

Royals Offense
Grade		Player	P	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
A	92.5	J. Francoeur	RF	4	2	1	1	1	0	1
B	86.5	A. Gordon	LF	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
B	86.5	H. Quintero	C	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
B	84.4	E. Hosmer	1B	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
C	74.7	A. Escobar	SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
C	74.7	I. Falu	2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
D	62.0	B. Butler	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
D-	61.0	M. Moustakas	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
F	58.0	J. Dyson	CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4

Yankees Offense
Grade		Player	P	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO
B+	88.5	R. Cano	2B	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
B	86.5	R. Martin	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
B	85.0	M. Teixeira	1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
B	83.0	D. Wise	LF	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
C	74.7	A. Rodriguez	3B	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
C	74.0	C. Granderson	CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1
C	73.7	R. Ibanez	DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	1
C	73.7	D. Jeter	SS	4	1	0	0	1	0	2
D	64.0	N. Swisher	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1

Royals Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	ERA	WHIP	HA	SO	BB	PC
A	94.8	J. Mijares	1.1	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	15
B	82.3	L. Hochevar	6.2	4.05	1.35	6	8	3	115

Yankees Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	ERA	WHIP	HA	SO	BB	PC
A	95.2	C. Rapada	0.2	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	1
A	95.2	C. Wade	0.2	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	6
A	94.8	C. Eppley	0.1	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	3
B+	89.0	R. Soriano	1	0.00	1.00	1	0	0	12
B	86.1	P. Hughes	6	3.00	1.17	5	7	2	106
C	76.4	B. Logan	0.1	0.00	3.00	1	1	0	7

The Yankees will face the Royals again Wednesday at Yankee Stadium at 7:05 PM EDT.

Hughes and Yankees Play Hochevar and Royals

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:55:30 +0000

Phil Hughes (3-5, 5.23 ERA) faces Luke Hochevar (3-4, 7.02 ERA) while the Yankees (21-21) look to beat the Royals (17-24) on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. The Royals blanked the Yankees yesterday 6-0. Today's game is set to start at 7:05pm EDT and will be shown on FSN-KC and My9.

In his career vs. the Royals, Hughes is 3-1 with a 6.07 ERA. Hochevar holds a 0-2 record with a 8.84 ERA in his career vs. the Yankees. The Yankees offense has hit .288 with six home runs against the Royals in five games this season.

Players sorted by their StatPoints:

		Yankees Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
B+	87.0	R. Ibanez	DH	126	.263	13	9	27	2
B	85.0	D. Jeter	SS	190	.343	24	5	15	3
B	82.9	C. Granderson	CF	187	.255	27	13	23	1
B-	80.3	R. Cano	2B	181	.303	25	4	16	1
C+	79.3	E. Chavez	3B	62	.293	7	3	6	0
C+	79.1	A. Rodriguez	3B	175	.276	22	5	15	4
C+	77.3	N. Swisher	RF	154	.245	15	7	27	0
C	72.7	A. Jones	DH	68	.217	7	4	8	0
C-	70.1	M. Teixeira	1B	164	.227	18	5	20	1
D+	68.4	C. Stewart	C	34	.242	4	0	5	0
D	63.6	R. Martin	C	127	.181	11	4	10	1
F	44.0	D. Wise	CF	21	.100	2	0	0	1

		Royals Offense
Grade		Player	POS	PA	BA	R	HR	RBI	SB
A-	91.4	I. Falu	2B	33	.419	6	0	1	0
B	86.0	B. Butler	DH	176	.308	18	8	31	0
B	84.0	M. Moustakas	3B	151	.295	20	7	19	1
C+	77.4	A. Escobar	SS	157	.301	16	1	12	7
C	75.1	C. Getz	2B	94	.277	9	0	8	6
C	73.2	J. Dyson	CF	106	.264	19	0	4	5
C-	70.6	A. Gordon	LF	186	.238	22	4	18	1
D	65.9	H. Quintero	C	86	.237	4	1	13	0
D	65.7	J. Francoeur	RF	169	.253	17	2	10	0
D	65.6	B. Pena	C	74	.264	4	0	7	0
D	62.8	M. Maier	CF	51	.182	5	1	4	1
D-	61.7	E. Hosmer	1B	169	.174	16	5	20	1

		Yankees Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
B+	88.8	A. Pettitte	14.1	1	1	2.51	1.05	11
B+	87.8	C. Wade	20	0	0	2.25	0.95	23
B	84.2	C. Sabathia	64.1	5	2	3.78	1.21	65
C+	79.0	D. Phelps	29.1	1	1	2.76	1.26	26
C-	70.2	P. Hughes	41.1	3	5	5.23	1.40	39
D+	69.4	H. Kuroda	53.1	3	6	4.56	1.48	34
D+	67.2	I. Nova	49	4	2	5.69	1.65	52
F	34.4	F. Garcia	23	0	2	8.22	1.78	15

		Royals Pitching
Grade		Player	IP	W	L	ERA	WHIP	K
A+	101.3	F. Paulino	25.1	2	1	1.42	1.14	29
B	85.4	T. Collins	21.2	1	0	2.91	1.06	32
C+	78.6	K. Herrera	22.2	0	1	3.97	1.01	20
C+	77.2	B. Chen	54	3	4	4.17	1.20	38
C+	77.0	L. Coleman	12.1	0	0	2.92	1.22	9
C	74.0	N. Adcock	19.1	0	2	2.33	1.45	10
F	54.5	L. Hochevar	41	3	4	7.02	1.54	29
F	49.4	L. Mendoza	34	2	2	5.03	1.88	17