Derek Jeter, with a dribbler up the third-base line for an infield single off KC’s Scott Elarton, becomes the eighth player in Yankee history to collect 2,000 career hits. The 31 year-old shortstop joins Yogi Berra, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Babe Ruth, and Bernie Williams in reaching the milestone.
Angel Berroa hits a three-run home run in the 8th, and the Kansas City Royals escape a jam in the bottom of the 9th after a near two-hour rain delay, edging the New York Yankees, 7 – 6, to halt a 13-game losing streak, and one of 14 games at Yankee Stadium since 2005. The Royals’ 19-game losing streak from July 28-August 19 last season was the only mark longer in franchise history. Reggie Sanders hits his 299th career home run for Kansas City. Derek Jeter gets his 2,000th career hit in the contest, becoming the eighth player in Yankees history to reach the milestone.
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