DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/01/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1009 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 1ST, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
Minnesota Twins (40-45) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 1
Kansas City Royals (52-34) 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 12 2
Royals Top Twins in Extras
The Kansas City Royals topped the Minnesota Twins, 8-6, with right fielder Richard Hidalgo playing a big role. Hidalgo went 4-7 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Royals in the win. The second-place Royals now have a 6-game winning streak.

In the bottom of the 15th, Kansas City left fielder Reggie L. Sanders had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 1st and two out, Sanders stroked a 2-run home run to right. It made the score 8-6, Kansas City. For the game, he went 2 for 2 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"This place was rocking at the end," Hidalgo said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 6 1 2 0 1 2 2 .282 6 21
K. Daniels DH 6 0 0 1 1 1 5 .277 29 62
F. Thomas 1B 6 1 0 0 1 2 1 .290 23 75
L. Walker RF 7 0 0 0 0 4 3 .208 15 46
K. Akiyama LF 6 1 1 1 0 4 1 .193 10 32
B. Fordyce C 6 0 2 1 0 0 1 .225 6 31
B. Gates 2B 6 1 1 0 0 2 3 .285 5 34
A. Nunez 3B 6 1 2 2 0 2 0 .270 8 35
R. Ordonez SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .147 0 3
Totals 54 6 9 5 3 17 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fordyce (10, 6th Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Nunez (8, 9th Inning off R. Beck, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Nunez 5 , D. Erstad 2 , R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce 3 , B. Gates , K. Akiyama
2-out RBI: B. Fordyce , K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Daniels 2 , B. Fordyce , B. Gates 2 , L. Walker
Sac Bunt: R. Ordonez
Hit by Pitch: K. Akiyama
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad 2 (19) , R. Ordonez (2)
CS: K. Daniels (7)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ordonez (3)
OF assists: 1 (Walker (Hidalgo at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 6 0 0 0 1 2 5 .234 3 25
R. Alomar 2B 7 1 0 0 0 3 7 .241 18 46
J. Thome 1B 7 1 1 1 0 4 0 .248 26 61
P. Plantier DH 6 1 1 0 1 2 0 .265 21 49
R. Hidalgo RF 7 1 4 3 0 0 0 .275 24 62
A. Rios CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .263 11 37
   a-S. Rolen PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 3 12
   b-J. Payton CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 0 3
R. Wilkins C 5 0 0 0 1 2 4 .178 10 36
B. Larkin SS 6 1 2 0 1 2 3 .233 9 32
R. Branyan LF 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .222 6 12
   c-R. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 4 12
   d-R. Sanders LF 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .221 8 21
Totals 55 8 12 8 7 18 22      
a - S. Rolen pinch hit for A. Rios in the 10th
b - J. Payton substituted for S. Rolen in the 11th
c - R. Milligan pinch hit for R. Branyan in the 11th
d - R. Sanders substituted for R. Milligan in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rios (17, 4th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Hidalgo 2 (21, 7th Inning off P. Spoljaric, 0 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off R. Dibble, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hidalgo (24, 1st Inning off H. Nomo, 2 on, 1 out) R. Branyan (6, 4th Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Sanders (8, 15th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rios 2 , P. Plantier , B. Larkin 2 , R. Hidalgo 9 , R. Branyan 4 , J. Thome , R. Sanders 5
2-out RBI: R. Branyan , R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin , R. Alomar , R. Wilkins
Sac Bunt: R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (27)

FIELDING
Errors: Q. Veras 2 (14)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo 3.2 4 6 6 2 6 2 79 43 4.24   
C. Almanzar 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 28 16 4.50   
J. Spradlin 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 12 4.13   
P. Spoljaric 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 3.23   
R. Dibble 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 17 3.12   
J. Rocker 2.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 41 27 3.28   
B. Ayrault 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 15 3.98   
T. Hoffman L (4-3) 2.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 34 20 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 31
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 18, C. Almanzar 7, J. Spradlin 5, P. Spoljaric 4, R. Dibble 7, J. Rocker 10, B. Ayrault 4, T. Hoffman 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 2-3, C. Almanzar 0-3, J. Spradlin 2-1, P. Spoljaric 1-1, R. Dibble 3-0, J. Rocker 0-3, B. Ayrault 0-1, T. Hoffman 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 79-43, C. Almanzar 28-16, J. Spradlin 23-12, P. Spoljaric 15-10, R. Dibble 26-17, J. Rocker 41-27, B. Ayrault 23-15, T. Hoffman 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0 , J. Rocker 1-0 , B. Ayrault 2-0 , T. Hoffman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thompson 7.1 5 4 0 2 6 0 116 75 3.05   
K. Rogers H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 1.50   
R. Beck BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 18 9 2.88   
A. Benitez 4.1 1 0 0 0 6 0 59 37 4.28   
G. Olson W (2-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 27 18 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thompson 64
Batters Faced: J. Thompson 31, K. Rogers 2, R. Beck 5, A. Benitez 15, G. Olson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thompson 9-7, K. Rogers 1-0, R. Beck 2-0, A. Benitez 6-1, G. Olson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thompson 116-75, K. Rogers 8-6, R. Beck 18-9, A. Benitez 59-37, G. Olson 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-0
WP: J. Thompson 3
Hit Batsmen: A. Benitez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richard Hidalgo
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 5:24
Attendance: 11972
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