DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/04/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1043 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (43-45) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Kansas City Royals (54-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Royals Hapless Against Cardinals, Hammond
Chris Hammond never let the Royals get in a groove. The left-hander used his bread and butter, his changeup, to pitch the Cardinals to a 3-0 win. Steve Chitren converted his 13th save in 17 tries. The Cardinals go to 43-45, putting them third in the Federal League Central Division.

Hammond, who dominated for St. Louis, earned the victory to move to 1-0. He was in control the whole game, scattering 4 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 4. Kansas City batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Hammond.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .254 11 40
I. Calderon 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 6 22
B. Giles LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .292 20 52
P. Wilson CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .283 20 61
A. Ochoa DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .231 0 2
K. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .240 10 37
E. Alfonzo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .214 0 2
R. Clayton SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .241 3 15
P. Polanco 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .249 4 27
Totals 33 3 9 3 2 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Polanco (12, 9th Inning off A. Benitez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Calderon , P. Wilson 2 , P. Polanco 3 , J. Posada , A. Ochoa , B. Giles , K. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Calderon , J. Posada , K. Garcia
Sac Bunt: I. Calderon
Sac Fly: A. Ochoa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Polanco (3)
CS: A. Ochoa (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clayton-Alfonzo-Calderon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 4 27
S. Rolen 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 4 17
R. Milligan DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .232 4 12
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 25 66
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .250 28 67
B. Larkin SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .238 9 32
T. Eusebio C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 1 9
J. Payton CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 0 3
R. Sanders LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 8 21
Totals 29 0 4 0 4 6 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Payton , Q. Veras , S. Rolen , R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Payton , Q. Veras
GIDP: R. Milligan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: Q. Veras (5)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hammond W (1-0) 8.0 4 0 0 3 4 0 96 58 0.00   
S. Chitren SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 12 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hammond 75
Batters Faced: C. Hammond 29, S. Chitren 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hammond 9-9, S. Chitren 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hammond 96-58, S. Chitren 17-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier L (2-8) 5.1 7 3 3 2 4 0 86 48 5.56   
J. Habyan 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 18 2.45   
A. Benitez 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 19 13 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 44
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 25, J. Habyan 7, A. Benitez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 8-4, J. Habyan 0-5, A. Benitez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 86-48, J. Habyan 25-18, A. Benitez 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Hammond
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 11969
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