DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/17/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1144 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (38-59) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Kansas City Royals (58-39) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Spiders Subdue Kansas City, 3-2
Royals Stadium was the site of a tense game between the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Spiders.

Kansas City pitcher Kevin Brown gave the Spiders all they could handle, but in the end, Cleveland left Royals Stadium with a 3-2 win. Brown allowed 3 earned runs on 10 hits over 9 innings. Dennys Reyes was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 8 of 9 save opportunities.

With no one out in the top of the third, Kevin Mitchell put Cleveland in front, 3-1, with a run-scoring single. The Spiders went on to win the ballgame.

"It was a solid team effort and we'll try to keep this momentum going," Mitchell told reporters after the game.

Cleveland is now 38-59, Kansas City 58-39.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Mitchell 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .245 27 69
E. Diaz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 0 2
B. Huskey RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .172 1 4
R. Ibanez DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .224 27 67
R. Pemberton LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .236 12 41
J. Allensworth CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .230 6 22
T. Perez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .218 2 29
C. Stynes SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 2 21
H. Johnson 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .205 22 45
Totals 33 3 10 3 1 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (7, 3rd Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Perez (15, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Pemberton (19, 2nd Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ibanez (27, 2nd Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 2 , J. Allensworth 2 , R. Ibanez 5 , T. Perez 3 , R. Pemberton 2 , K. Mitchell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ibanez , C. Stynes 2
GIDP: E. Diaz , R. Pemberton
Sac Bunt: E. Diaz
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Allensworth (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stynes-Perez-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 4 28
   a-R. Sanders PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .206 8 21
   b-B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241 9 32
S. Rolen 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .250 4 17
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .251 30 76
P. Plantier DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .254 23 58
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .269 26 72
A. Rios CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .265 14 46
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 19 51
R. Branyan LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .245 10 20
   c-R. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 6 15
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 11 38
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 5 15      
a - R. Sanders pinch ran for Q. Veras in the 1st
b - B. Larkin substituted for R. Sanders in the 2nd
c - R. Milligan pinch hit for R. Branyan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (20, 2nd Inning off J. Jimenez, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Rolen (7, 6th Inning off J. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Larkin (12, 8th Inning off J. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , R. Hidalgo 2 , S. Rolen 4 , B. Larkin 2
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , A. Rios , R. Hidalgo , R. Branyan
GIDP: B. Larkin
Hit by Pitch: Q. Veras
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Thome (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rolen-Alomar-Thome, Larkin-Alomar-Thome)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Jimenez W (6-5) 7.0 6 2 2 2 4 0 110 66 4.68   
D. Veras H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 4.31   
D. Reyes SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 0.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jimenez 59
Batters Faced: J. Jimenez 28, D. Veras 4, D. Reyes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jimenez 8-7, D. Veras 0-2, D. Reyes 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jimenez 110-66, D. Veras 14-10, D. Reyes 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Veras 1-0
WP: J. Jimenez 2
Hit Batsmen: J. Jimenez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown L (13-4) 9.0 10 3 3 1 11 1 127 85 1.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 65
Batters Faced: K. Brown 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 9-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 127-85
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (78 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 12395
Special Notes: 2B Quilvio Veras was injured being hit by a pitch.
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