Monday, July 8th, 2013 6:05PM CST
On Monday night, the Kansas City Royals secured a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees. Pitcher Jeremy Guthrie delivered a solid performance, pitching into the seventh inning successfully despite enduring a lengthy rain delay and overcoming a usual difficulty. Adding to the Royals' effort, Billy Butler hit a home run.
Date: Monday, July 8th, 2013
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 35,057
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYY |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |

Home Runs: L Overbay (10, 7th inning off J Guthrie 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: L Overbay (36)
2-out Runs Batted In: L Overbay
Ground Into Double Play: L Cruz
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Z Almonte 0-1, E Nunez 0-2, C Stewart 1-1, V Wells 0-1, B Gardner 0-1, T Hafner 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Z Almonte 2; E Nunez 1; V Wells 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: P Hughes 12-16; A Warren 10-17; P Claiborne 5-8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: P Hughes 10-4-14-13; A Warren 9-6-5-11; P Claiborne 3-0-3-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Hughes 5-5; A Warren 3-5; P Claiborne 2-2
Game Scores: P Hughes 48

Errors: L Cruz (2, ground ball)

Doubles: M Moustakas (13, P Hughes); D Lough (11, P Hughes); J Giavotella (2, A Warren); E Hosmer (15, A Warren); A Gordon (16, P Claiborne)
Triples: A Escobar (3, P Claiborne)
Home Runs: B Butler (7, 2nd inning off P Hughes 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Butler (48), D Lough (15), J Giavotella (3), A Gordon (48), A Escobar (27)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Lough
Sacrifice Hit: J Dyson
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-14 (D Lough 1-2, A Gordon 1-1, M Moustakas 0-1, S Perez 0-3, A Escobar 1-2, J Dyson 0-2, J Giavotella 0-2, B Butler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Perez 2; A Escobar 1; J Dyson 1; J Giavotella 1

Pitcher Notes: L Hochevar pitched to 2 batters in the 9th
Intentional Walks: A Gordon (By A Warren); E Hosmer (By P Claiborne)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Guthrie 18-26; T Collins 1-5; A Crow 0-1; L Hochevar 0-2; G Holland 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Guthrie 20-6-12-22; T Collins 3-1-1-3; A Crow 1-0-3-1; L Hochevar 1-0-0-1; G Holland 6-4-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Guthrie 11-6; T Collins 2-0; A Crow 1-0; L Hochevar 0-0; G Holland 0-0
Game Scores: J Guthrie 60

Double Plays: 1 (M Moustakas-J Giavotella-E Hosmer)
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