Yankees vs. Royals - Box Score - April 08, 2008

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Game 7
Published 4/9/2008 by Lee Warren at Royal Reflections
Game Date: April 8, 2008 Royals 5, Yankees 2 / Box Score WP: Bannister (2-0), LP: Hughes (0-1), SV: Soria (4) Royal Home Runs: None Royals Record: 5-2 Nothing beats a victory over the evil Yankees on the home opener. Well, that's not true, but it's right up there near the top. We got to see Bobby Abreu lollygagging after a single that Mark Teahen turned into a double, and Johnny Damon making a throw to home plate that would have embarrassed a five-year old girl, and Jason Giambi trotting down the first base line so slow that ...

And That Happened
Published 4/9/2008 by Craig Calcaterra at ShysterBall
... Royals 5, Yankees 2: Philip Hughes' ERA goes up to 5.00. Ian Kennedy was shelled for six runs in two and a third in his first start. Yankees fans coming to grips with the notion that frightfully young starting pitchers are none too trustworthy even when they are wearing pinstripes. Meanwhile, ESPN viewers soon to complain about the pervasive Orioles-Royals bias on Baseball Tonight. ...

Who said this would be easy?
Published 4/9/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , Posada may be headed for his first career trip to the DL, which would mean a call-up for Scranton catcher Chad Moeller . Price also warns that the Royals stole four bases on Yankee catchers last night (though it was actually five ). Anyway, the Phil Hughes bandwagon is emptying a little, but ...