NEW YORK -- With every out the New York Yankees made and every run they gave up, the boos from the sparse crowd got louder. New Yorks 6-0 defeat to the Kansas City Royals on a misty, dreary Monday night was the Yankees sixth loss in seven games, dropping them into last place in the AL East this late in the season for the first time since 2008. "At times, it looks like theres 20 people out there playing defence," Yankees captain Derek Jeter said. "It happens every year. It happens to every team. It doesnt look good when youre going through it, but youve got to have confidence." Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers. New Yorks bats fizzled once again, going 0 for 13 with runners in scoring position with five strikeouts and a foulout -- the Yankees most hitless at-bats with RISP since July 1990. Jeered repeatedly by their increasingly impatient fans, the Yankees dropped to 21-21, their worst record at this point in the season since they started 20-25 in 2008 -- the only time since 1994 that New York failed to make the playoffs. Theyre tied with Boston for the division cellar. "Youre going to hear it on the road, and youre going to hear it at home when you dont play well," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Its because our fans are passionate and they want us to win. And I understand that. So do the guys in that room. If theyre unhappy with us, believe me, were probably unhappier." New York stranded runners at the corners in the first, then wasted a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the third when Robinson Cano took a slider for a called third strike, Alex Rodriguez struck out swinging on a fastball and Raul Ibanez flied out to the left-field warning track. The Yankees stranded runners at third in the fourth and sixth innings, left two on in the seventh and another in the ninth, New York is 7 for 37 (.189) with the bases loaded this season and .222 with runners in scoring position, including 6 for 72 (.083) in its last nine games. The Yankees are 0-10 when they fail to hit a home run. "Its very frustrating," Rodriguez said. "Weve talked about it over and over again. You cant really describe it. Its not a lot of fun obviously going out and not getting the job done. But at this point, nobodys going to feel sorry for us." Hideki Kuroda (3-6) allowed three runs, seven hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings, failing to retire the side in order in an inning and raising his ERA to 4.56. After adding Andy Pettitte to the rotation and sending Garcia to the bullpen, pressure may increase on New York to make another move, such as signing free agent Roy Oswalt. Paulino (2-1) became the first starter to pitch shutout ball against the Yankees in consecutive outings since Bostons Josh Beckett on April 10 and May 14 last year, according to STATS LLC. Following up on his six innings of four-hit ball on May 5, Paulino allowed six hits in 6 2-3 innings, struck out eight and walked two. "Bases loaded, nobody out against the meat of their order and got through it. A runner on third, one out and got through it. So, hes pitching really, really well," Royals manager Ned Yost said. Kansas City opened a nine-game trip by beating the Yankees for the third time in five meetings this year, and Yost got his 600th win as a manager -- earning a beer shower from his players. Batting cleanup for the first time in his big league career, Moustakas homered in the first inning with a drive that clanked high off the right-field foul pole. "Its really cool," Moustakas said. "Coming into this park, you know all the history behind old Yankee Stadium and the kind of things they brought. Just to play in this stadium is awesome." Eric Hosmer added an RBI double in the third, and Francoeur homered into the visitors bullpen in the seventh on Freddy Garcias second pitch of the night. In a sign of the Yankees frustration, Garcia threw a run-scoring wild pitch in the eighth, then spiked the ball in disgust. In the sixth, Mark Teixeira put both hands on his head incredulously after throwing late to third on Irving Falus grounder instead of taking the sure out at first. By the time Jeter hit a game-ending lineout, completing a seven-hitter, only a few thousand fans remained. "We have a lot of baseball to be played," Rodriguez said. But as Yogi Berra famously said, it gets late early. "Obviously, theres a lot of frustration in here," A-Rod said. "We know were capable of doing a lot more, and I think we will. Tomorrow would be a great day to start." Notes: The Yankees were 0 for 14 RISP on July 6, 1990, in a 2-0, 12-inning loss to Minnesota in a doubleheader opener -- when Andy Hawkins pitched 11 shutout innings and lost in the 12th. ... After missing three starts because of a bronchial illness, Teixeira was dropped as low as seventh in the batting order for the first time since May 2004 and went 1 for 4 with a ninth-inning double. ... Kansas City 2B Chris Getz left in the fifth after aggravating a bruised rib on his left side. He was tagged out at second in the fourth inning trying to stretch a single. ... Rodriguez hit his 500th double. ... Kansas City has three shutouts. ... The Yankees were blanked for the fourth time. ... New Yorks Phil Hughes (3-5) starts against Luke Hochevar (3-4) on Tuesday. Cheap NFL Jerseys from china .J. Allmendinger this week to discuss his future with the team. 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We have added three solid professionals to our organization today," Alouettes general manager Jim Popp said in a statement.Serbias Novak Djokovic booked his spot in the final four at the London 2012 Olympic Games on Thursday after a convincing 6-1, 7-5 victory over Frances Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in quarter-final play.The second-seeded Serb had no problem containing Tsongas booming serve, jumping out in front with a break in the second game and again late in the set. "I started off really sharp, using every opportunity to come to the net. I served well and I think the return was the key, as his biggest weapon is his serve,” Djokovic said. “It was a great win for me. "Tsonga is a great competitor and he is a very powerful player from the baseline so, for me, the right thing to do today was use my serve as efficiently as possible in these windy, tough conditions and try to get as many returns back in the court as possible." Tsonga responded in the second set, breaking Djokovic in the second game and holding serve to take a 3-0 lead. But Djokovics relentlessness eventually caught up with the 27-year-old Frenchman. Djokovic effectively turned the match in his favour in a testy sixth game, as he fought off Tsonga to hold serve and erase the 3-0 deficit. He then broke Tsonga again late in the match and served out for the win.Tsonga finally ran out of gas at Wimbledon, having survived a record-setting marathon match against Canadas Milos Raonic on Tuesday and taking out Feliciano Lopez of Spain on Wednesday.dddddddddddd Tsonga and partner Michael Llorda have also advanced to the quarter-finals in mens doubles and will face Brazil later on Thursday. "It was not easy today. Really windy. The court was tough to play,” Tsonga said. “Even when Im fit and I feel really good its tough (against Djokovic) so today it was a bit more difficult. Today I was a bit tired so it was mission impossible." Djokovic, 25, will face Great Britains Andy Murray in the semi-finals and the two have plenty of history with each other. They have gone toe-to-toe 13 times in their career, with Djokovic taking eight of those matches. In 2012, Djokovic has won two of three matches, including the final at the Sony Ericsson Open and in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. But despite his success against Murray, Djokovic has never faced the Briton on grass and is well aware of the advantage he has playing in front of the home crowd. "Andy is the home hero and he played the finals at Wimbledon, so we are all aware of his quality as he has been playing in the last two or three years in four grand slam finals and he has been at the top of the mens game for many years,” he said. “He has been playing better than ever on grass courts. I will have to be at the top of my game." Murray rolled over Spains Nicolas Almagro in his quarter-final match earlier on Thursday. ' ' '