Saturday, August 27, 2005
An error by Kansas City's Jeremy Affeldt error started the New York comeback.
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NEW YORK -- Reliever Jeremy Affeldt threw away a potential game-ending double play, and the New York Yankees rallied for five runs in the ninth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 Saturday.
After the error, pinch-hitter Tino Martinez hit a run-scoring single, Derek Jeter had a two-run single, Gary Sheffield tied the score with a two-out double and Alex Rodriguez followed with the winning single. The Yankees poured of their dugout to celebrate as if it were a postseason game.
The Royals were ahead 7-3 when Affeldt came in to start the ninth. He walked Jason Giambi, then struck out Bernie Williams. Jorge Posada hit a bouncer back to the mound, and Affeldt turned to throw to second, but the throw was low and wide, and shortstop Angel Berroa dropped the ball.
Matt Lawton, acquired from the Chicago Cubs earlier Saturday, loaded the bases with a single and Martinez, hitting for Robinson Cano, singled to cut the deficit to 7-4.
Shawn Camp (1-3) reliever and Jeter, who had walked twice and scored two early runs, singled past a diving Berroa into left field to pull the Yankees within a run. Hideki Matsui flied out to deep center, with pinch-runner Tony Womack advancing to third, and Sheffield doubled to right. Rodriguez followed by grounding a single between shortstop and third, into left field.
KANSAS CITYNEW YORK
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DJesus cf3220Jeter ss2312
Hckng 2b5010Matsui lf5121
MiSwy 1b5123Shffield dh5021
Long lf5112ARod 3b4011
Brown dh4010JaGbi 1b2101
Guiel rf4110BWllms cf4010
Berroa ss4120Posada c4100
Teahen 3b3000Lawton rf3110
PPhllps c4121Cano 2b3000
TMrtnz ph1011
Wmack pr0100
Totals377126Totals33897
Kansas City000050110--7
New York201000005--8
Two outs when winning run scored.
E--Hocking (2), Affeldt (1). DP--Kansas City 1, New York 1. LOB--Kansas City 6, New York 6. 2B--MiSweeney (32), Matsui (33), Sheffield (26). CS--Berroa (5), Cano (1). SF--JaGiambi.
IPHRERBBSO
Kansas City
Howell643343
Sisco100002
Burgos100010
Affeldt1-324211
Camp L,1-31-331100
New York
JSWright575525
Small2 2-352213
Embree W,2-51 1-300001
Howell pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP--Howell, JSWright. Umpires--Home, Joe West; First, Mike DiMuro; Second, Brian Gorman; Third, Mark Carlson. T--3:33. A--54,452.
Athletics 12, Orioles 3
BALTIMORE -- Bobby Crosby and Eric Chavez hit successive homers in a seven-run third inning.
Mark Ellis homered and drove in three runs, Jay Payton tied a career high with four hits, and Crosby had three hits and scored twice to help Oakland win its fourth straight.
Joe Kennedy (3-0) pitched five innings of four-hit ball in his first start with the A's since joining the team in a July 13 trade with Colorado.
Melvin Mora homered for the Orioles, who have lost seven of eight. Eric DuBose (1-2) allowed six runs -- five earned -- and six hits in two-plus innings.
OAKLANDBALTIMORE
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Kendall c5011BRbrts 2b5020
Kotsay cf6120Gomez 1b5010
Crosby ss5232Mora 3b5121
Scutaro ss1000Tejada ss3020
EChavz 3b4111Newhn rf1000
Payton lf5341JvLopz dh4000
DJnson 1b3211Surhoff rf3000
MEllis 2b5223Gbbons 1b1000
Kielty dh4112Byrnes lf3120
Swisher rf4000Matos cf3111
Fasano c4011
Totals42121511Totals373113
Oakland107202000--12
Baltimore000100200--3
E--Gomez (5), Surhoff (2), Fasano (3). DP--Oakland 1. LOB--Oakland 9, Baltimore 9. 2B--DJohnson (17), Matos (13). HR--Crosby (9), EChavez (22), MEllis (6), Mora (17). SF--Kendall.
IPHRERBBSO
Oakland
JKennedy W,3-0541115
Yabu252200
Witasick100001
Flores120000
Baltimore
DuBose L,1-2266532
Baldwin3 2-376413
Kline3 1-320011
DuBose pitched to 5 batters in the 3rd. HBP--by JKennedy (Matos). WP--Flores. Umpires--Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Jerry Crawford; Second, Ed Rapuano; Third, Ed Hickox. T--2:41. A--33,195.
Twins 7, Rangers 2, 11 innings
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jacque Jones scored the tying run after a pinch-hit double in the ninth inning and hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Brian Shouse (2-2) in the 11th as Texas stopped a three-game losing streak.
Kenny Rogers pitched six scoreless innings in his first start at home since serving a 13-game suspension for shoving two TV cameramen. The 40-year-old left-hander had lost three straight starts on the road since being reinstated, and has made six starts since his last victory July 16.
Joe Nathan (6-3) worked two innings for the victory, overcoming a leadoff double in the ninth, and hasn't allowed a run in 17 innings over 15 appearances since the All-Star break. Minnesota remained 41/2 games back in the AL wild-card race.
MINNESOTATEXAS
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Punto 2b6121Dllucci lf4011
Abnthy lf5000MYong ss5010
MRyan lf1012Txeira dh5110
Mauer dh6020Blalock 3b5020
LeCroy 1b3000ASrano 2b5020
Mrneau 1b0100Mench rf4011
LFord cf4000AGnzlz 1b4000
Cddyer rf3110Nevin ph1010
JJones rf2222Mathws cf4110
Tiffe 3b5011SAlmr c5010
LRdrgz 3b0000
Rdmnd c5120
Bartlett ss5141
Totals457157Totals422112
Minnesota00000010105--7
Texas00001001000--2
E--Tiffee (5), Mench (2). DP--Minnesota 2, Texas 2. LOB--Minnesota 8, Texas 10. 2B--JJones (18), Redmond (7), ASoriano (32), Matthews (20). HR--JJones (19). SB--ASoriano (21). S--LFord. SF--Dellucci.
IPHRERBBSO
Minnesota
Radke651122
Crain100000
JRincon131100
Nathan W,6-3220002
Romero110000
Texas
Rogers660012
Wasdin221101
FCordero121102
BShouse L,2-21 2-323310
Karsay1-332201
Umpires--Home, Jim Reynolds; First, John Hirschbeck; Second, Wally Bell; Third, Lance Barksdale. T--3:30. A--25,351.