It was a wild and wacky day at the new Yankee Stadium, as both Debije and Yankees owner
Tristan H. Cockcroft probably used the word "bizarre" to describe the events of Game 2
at least five times apiece. The Yankees charged to a 3-0 lead through two, thanks in
part to Royals starter Padilla's wildness; Padilla walked five batters in the first and
balked, and through two frames had thrown 64 pitches. Fortunately for the Royals, the
right-hander would settle down and last four more productive frames, while a clutch
two-RBI double by Nick Johnson in the fifth and two-run homer by Uribe in the eighth
whittled the Yankee lead to one. Flash forward to the top of the ninth: Johnson's two-out
walk brought on left-hander Jeremy Affeldt to pitch to Lind, but the Royals don't pinch-run
for Johnson at first. Lind promptly doubled down the first-base line, but poor-armed Milton
Bradley gunned down Johnson at the plate to secure the Yankee victory and a split of the
first two games.
9/30/2010, KCR10-NYY10, Yankee Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2010 Royals 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 8 1 8 1
2010 Yankees 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 5 4 2 7 1
Royals AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Kendall c 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 6 0 0 0
Johnson,N dh 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0 0 0
Lind rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 4 0 1 0
Cantu 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 5 0 0 0
Smith,S lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0 0 0
Uribe ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 0 1 0 0
Spilborghs cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 6 0 0 0
Atkins,G 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3 0 0
Conrad ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Fontenot 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 2 1 0 0
Padilla,V p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Bulger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Sherrill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Jenks p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
35 4 8 4 3 0 1 3 9 2 0 1 1 0 0 24 6 1 0
Yankees AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Figgins 3b 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 2 1 0 0
Jeter ss 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 2 4 2 0
Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 9 0 0 0
Matsui,H dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Hoffpauir,M lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez,Alb ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0 0
Gload rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Bradley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Ellsbury cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0
DeRosa 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 3 0 0
Doumit c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 9 1 0 0
Danks p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Meyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
27 5 4 4 1 0 0 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 27 11 2 0
Royals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Padilla,V L 0-1 6.0 2 3 3 6 5 106 63 26 0 0 0 0 1 4.50
Bulger 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 25 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 54.00
Sherrill 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 13 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jenks 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
8.0 4 5 5 8 6 148 90 36 0 0 0 0 1
Yankees INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Danks W 1-0 6.1 5 2 0 2 6 106 64 28 0 1 1 0 1 0.00
Meyer H 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 9 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.75
Mota H 1 1.2 2 2 2 1 1 23 15 8 1 0 0 0 0 6.75
Affeldt S 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50
9.0 8 4 2 3 9 141 88 39 1 1 1 0 1
KCR: Conrad batted for Atkins,G in the 8th
Conrad moved to 2b in the 8th
Fontenot moved to 3b in the 8th
NYY: Gonzalez,Alb batted for Hoffpauir,M in the 7th
Bradley batted for Gload in the 7th
Gonzalez,Alb moved to 2b in the 8th
Bradley moved to rf in the 8th
DeRosa moved to lf in the 8th
GWRBI: Hoffpauir,M
Temperature: 67, Sky: cloudy, Wind: in from right at 18 MPH.
9/30/2010, KCR10-NYY10, Yankee Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2010 Royals 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 8 1 8 1
2010 Yankees 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 5 4 2 7 1
Royals -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Kendall c 1>63 S e6.1-2;B-1 e6.B-1 8
Johnson,N dh 7 SB2 D.2-H;1-H Meyer W
3/g SB2
k(23)
Lind rf 4 4>43 IW k Affeldt
D.1xH(942)
Cantu 1b 2>W HBP 6 8>Mota
63
Smith,S lf 463/gdp k 6>k S
Uribe ss S 53 k HR.1-H
Spilborghs cf 9 5>k D 5/L
Atkins,G 3b 3>8 S k
Conrad ph 63
Fontenot 2b 43 k 7>5/fl 9>k
Yankees -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Figgins 3b 1>W W e9.1-2;B-1 S
Jeter ss W.1-2 8 643/gdp SB2
S.2-H
Teixeira 1b 53.2-3;1-2 D.1-H 5>13 W.1-2
Matsui,H dh W k 5/fl W.2-3;1-2
Hoffpauir,M lf note 1 3>k k Sherrill
Gonzalez,Alb ph 8/SF.3-H
Gload rf 4 8 6>k
Bradley ph 9
Ellsbury cf note 2 k 53 8>k
W
DeRosa 2b 9 4>S 53 Jenks
8
Doumit c 2>9 9 7>Bulger 8
8
1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 2: bk.3-H;2-3;1-2
Royals IN OUT ER Yankees IN OUT ER
Padilla,V A1 C8 3 L 0-1 Danks A1 D1 0 W 1-0
Bulger C9 D4 2 Meyer D2 D3 0 H 1
Sherrill D5 D7 0 Mota D4 E2 2 H 1
Jenks D8 D9 0 Affeldt E3 E3 0 S 1
9/30/2010, KCR10-NYY10, Yankee Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2010 Royals 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 8 1 8 1
2010 Yankees 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 x 5 4 2 7 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Royals batting
0-0 0 --- 11 Kendall grounded out to short (BCX)
0-0 1 --- 10 Johnson,N flied out to left (BX)
0-0 2 --- 00 Lind popped out to second (X)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Yankees batting
0-0 0 --- 31 Figgins walked (CBBBB)
0-0 0 1-- 30 Jeter walked, Figgins to second (1BBB1B)
0-0 0 12- 02 Teixeira grounded out to third, Figgins to third, Jeter
to second (CFX)
0-0 1 -23 32 Matsui,H walked (BBFBFB)
0-0 1 123 32 Hoffpauir,M walked, Figgins scored, Jeter to third,
Matsui,H to second (BCCBBFB)
0-1 1 123 22 Gload popped out to second (CBBFX)
0-1 2 123 01 Padilla,V balked, Jeter scored, Matsui,H to third,
Hoffpauir,M to second (CB)
0-2 2 -23 32 Ellsbury walked (CB.CBFBB)
0-2 2 123 11 DeRosa flied out to right (SBX)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Royals batting
0-2 0 --- 32 Cantu walked (BFBCBB)
0-2 0 1-- 11 Smith,S grounded into a double play, DeRosa to Jeter to
Teixeira (BCX)
0-2 2 --- 21 Uribe reached on an infield single to short (BSBX)
0-2 2 1-- 22 Spilborghs flied out to right (BCBFX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Yankees batting
0-2 0 --- 10 Doumit flied out to right (BX)
0-2 1 --- 30 Figgins walked (BBBB)
0-2 1 1-- 02 Jeter flied out to center (CCFFX)
0-2 2 1-- 02 Teixeira grounded a double down the first base line,
Figgins scored (1CFX)
0-3 2 -2- 12 Matsui,H struck out (CSBFC)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Royals batting
0-3 0 --- 00 Atkins,G flied out to center (X)
0-3 1 --- 11 Fontenot grounded out to second (CBX)
0-3 2 --- 11 Kendall lined a single to left (FBX)
0-3 2 1-- 00 Kendall stole second (>C)
0-3 2 -2- 12 Johnson,N grounded out to first (>C.FBFX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Yankees batting
0-3 0 --- 12 Hoffpauir,M struck out (FBSS)
0-3 1 --- 21 Gload popped out to center (BBSX)
0-3 2 --- 12 Ellsbury struck out (CBCS)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Royals batting
0-3 0 --- 12 Lind grounded out to second (SBSX)
0-3 1 --- 01 Cantu was hit by a pitch (CH)
0-3 1 1-- 32 Smith,S struck out (CBp11BBCC)
0-3 2 1-- 31 Uribe grounded out to third (BpBCBX)
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Yankees batting
0-3 0 --- 22 DeRosa lined a single to left (CBBFX)
0-3 0 1-- 11 Doumit lined out to right (BCX)
0-3 1 1-- 01 DeRosa to second, Figgins to first on an error by the
right fielder Lind (CX)
0-3 1 12- 12 Jeter grounded into a double play, Uribe to Fontenot to
Cantu (BCFX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Royals batting
0-3 0 --- 22 Spilborghs struck out (FBFFFBS)
0-3 1 --- 21 Atkins,G lined a single to shallow center (BBCX)
0-3 1 1-- 12 Fontenot struck out (SBSS)
0-3 2 1-- 22 Atkins,G to second, Kendall to first on an error by the
shortstop Jeter (CCBBX)
0-3 2 12- 21 Johnson,N grounded a double down the first base line,
Atkins,G scored, Kendall scored (BFBX)
2-3 2 -2- 30 Lind was walked intentionally (IIII)
2-3 2 12- 00 Cantu popped out to short (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Yankees batting
2-3 0 --- 21 Teixeira grounded out to the mound (BBCX)
2-3 1 --- 00 Matsui,H popped out to third (X)
2-3 2 --- 12 Hoffpauir,M struck out (BFFS)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Royals batting
2-3 0 --- 22 Smith,S struck out (BBSSC)
2-3 1 --- 02 Uribe struck out (FSS)
2-3 2 --- 20 Spilborghs lined a double to left center (BBX)
2-3 2 -2- 12 Atkins,G struck out (FFBFS)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Yankees batting
2-3 0 --- 22 Gload struck out (BSBFS)
2-3 1 --- 02 Ellsbury grounded out to third (CFX)
2-3 2 --- 12 DeRosa grounded out to third (CBCX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Royals batting
2-3 0 --- 01 Fontenot popped out to third (CX)
2-3 1 --- 22 Kendall to first on an error by the shortstop Jeter
(CFBBFX)
Meyer now pitching
2-3 1 1-- 00 Kendall stole second (>S)
2-3 1 -2- 32 Johnson,N struck out, Doumit to Teixeira (>S.BFBBS)
2-3 2 -2- 02 Lind struck out (FCC)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Yankees batting
Bulger now pitching
2-3 0 --- 02 Doumit flied out to center (CCX)
2-3 1 --- 01 Figgins lined a single up the middle (CX)
2-3 1 1-- 00 Figgins stole second (>B)
2-3 1 -2- 32 Jeter grounded a single up the middle, Figgins scored
(>B.BFSBX)
2-4 1 1-- 32 Teixeira walked, Jeter to second (CBBBFFFB)
2-4 1 12- 32 Matsui,H walked, Jeter to third, Teixeira to second
(BCBBSB)
Sherrill now pitching
Gonzalez,Alb pinch hitting for Hoffpauir,M
2-4 1 123 02 Gonzalez,Alb hit a sacrifice fly to center, Jeter scored
(FFX)
Bradley pinch hitting for Gload
2-5 2 12- 22 Bradley flied out to right (FBCBX)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Royals batting
Gonzalez,Alb moved to second base
Bradley moved to right field
DeRosa moved to left field
Mota now pitching
2-5 0 --- 11 Cantu grounded out to short (BFX)
2-5 1 --- 00 Smith,S grounded a single up the middle (X)
2-5 1 1-- 12 Uribe homered deep to left, Smith,S scored (BCSX)
4-5 1 --- 10 Spilborghs lined out to third (BX)
Conrad pinch hitting for Atkins,G
4-5 2 --- 10 Conrad grounded out to short (BX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Yankees batting
Conrad moved to second base
Fontenot moved to third base
4-5 0 --- 12 Ellsbury struck out (FbBSFC)
Jenks now pitching
4-5 1 --- 10 DeRosa flied out to center (BX)
4-5 2 --- 01 Doumit flied out to center (FX)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Royals batting
4-5 0 --- 02 Fontenot struck out (CFS)
4-5 1 --- 02 Kendall popped out to center (CFX)
4-5 2 --- 31 Johnson,N walked (BBFBB)
Affeldt now pitching
4-5 2 1-- 02 Lind grounded a double down the first base line,
Johnson,N out at home (SSX)