DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/18/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1156 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (38-60) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Kansas City Royals (59-39) 3 0 3 1 1 3 1 0 X 12 18 0
Hidalgo has 4 hit day, Royals Move to 59-39
Richard Hidalgo led Kansas City to a win over Cleveland. The final score was 12-1. Hidalgo collected 3 RBI, while going 4 for 5 at the plate. The right fielder also scored 3 times. Justin Thompson got the win, improving to 12-4. He worked 9 innings, giving up 1 run on 5 hits, while striking out 11 and walking 0. The second-place Royals lifted their record to 59-39.

Also making an impact was shortstop Barry Larkin, who drilled a 3-run home run in the bottom of the third inning for the Royals. For the game, Larkin went 1-4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

Larkin said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .242 27 69
E. Diaz C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100 0 2
   d-G. Bennett PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 1 12
B. Huskey RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .182 1 4
R. Ibanez DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .224 27 68
R. Pemberton LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235 12 41
   a-C. Espy PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 0 7
J. Allensworth CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 6 22
   b-D. Bautista PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 6
T. Perez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 2 29
   c-W. Guerrero PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 0 3
C. Stynes SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 2 21
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .206 22 45
Totals 31 1 5 1 0 11 4      
a - C. Espy pinch hit for R. Pemberton in the 7th
b - D. Bautista pinch hit for J. Allensworth in the 7th
c - W. Guerrero pinch hit for T. Perez in the 8th
d - G. Bennett pinch hit for E. Diaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ibanez (15, 4th Inning off J. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , B. Huskey , R. Ibanez 2 , C. Stynes , G. Bennett
2-out RBI: R. Ibanez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Pemberton
GIDP: B. Huskey
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stynes-Perez-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 .247 19 51
S. Rolen 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .262 4 17
R. Milligan DH 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .250 6 16
R. Hidalgo RF 5 3 4 3 0 0 2 .276 26 75
J. Thome 1B 4 2 2 2 1 1 4 .254 31 78
B. Larkin SS 4 1 1 3 1 0 2 .241 10 35
T. Eusebio C 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .301 1 10
J. Payton CF 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .275 0 5
R. Sanders LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .206 8 21
Totals 40 12 18 12 6 4 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Payton (3, 5th Inning off M. Saito, 1 on, 1 out) R. Hidalgo (24, 1st Inning off T. Moore, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Rolen (8, 6th Inning off M. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Eusebio (6, 3rd Inning off T. Moore, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Milligan (7, 7th Inning off M. Saito, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (31, 1st Inning off T. Moore, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Larkin (10, 3rd Inning off T. Moore, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Payton 3 , R. Hidalgo 5 , S. Rolen 4 , J. Thome 5 , R. Sanders , T. Eusebio 3 , R. Milligan 4 , B. Larkin 4
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo , J. Thome , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , J. Payton , J. Thome , B. Larkin
GIDP: R. Sanders
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (28)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rolen-Alomar-Thome)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Moore L (2-11) 3.1 8 7 7 2 1 2 68 38 6.50   
M. Saito 4.0 10 5 5 4 2 0 90 51 9.64   
S. Torres 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Moore 13
Batters Faced: T. Moore 20, M. Saito 24, S. Torres 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Moore 3-6, M. Saito 4-4, S. Torres 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Moore 68-38, M. Saito 90-51, S. Torres 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Saito 2-1 , S. Torres 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thompson W (12-4) 9.0 5 1 1 0 11 0 134 85 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thompson 84
Batters Faced: J. Thompson 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thompson 8-7
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thompson 134-85
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richard Hidalgo
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 12194
Special Notes: SP Trey Moore was injured while pitching.
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