DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/20/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1178 - MONDAY, JULY 20TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (60-40) 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 11 0
Cincinnati Reds (59-39) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 0
Victory Over Reds Takes Kansas City to 60-40
The Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals cranked it up at Riverfront Stadium.

Roberto Alomar batted in 3 runs to lead Kansas City to a win over Cincinnati. The final score was 7-4. Alomar chipped in with 1 single and 1 home run. The winner was Rick Reed, who threw 103 pitches over 7.1 innings. The right-hander was charged with 4 runs on 7 hits. Rod Beck was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 6 of 8 save opportunities.

With Kansas City leading 3-2 in the top of the fourth, Alomar hit a sinker from Mac Suzuki for a 2-run single. It was his 99th hit of the season and put the Royals ahead, 5-2.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Alomar.

Cincinnati has now lost 4 straight.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .247 20 54
S. Rolen 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .267 5 18
J. Thome 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .251 32 79
P. Plantier DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .247 23 58
R. Hidalgo RF 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .281 27 76
A. Rios CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .268 14 47
R. Wilkins C 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 .185 11 38
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .243 10 36
R. Branyan LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .228 10 20
Totals 35 7 11 7 7 10 22      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Alomar (20, 6th Inning off M. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out) R. Hidalgo (27, 7th Inning off D. Henry, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Rolen (5, 1st Inning off M. Suzuki, 0 on, 1 out) J. Thome (32, 4th Inning off M. Suzuki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 5 , A. Rios , R. Hidalgo 6 , S. Rolen 6 , J. Thome 4 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: R. Alomar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , J. Thome , B. Larkin
GIDP: R. Wilkins
Sac Bunt: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Alomar-Larkin-Thome, Larkin-Alomar-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lawton RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 8 42
B. Williams LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .278 10 58
B. Higginson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .307 29 86
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .222 8 16
J. Lopez C 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .252 18 60
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .230 10 20
S. Spiezio 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 7 33
O. Vizquel SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .274 6 37
F. Vina 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 2 20
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Vina (17, 9th Inning off R. Beck, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Palmer (3, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lopez (18, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out) B. Williams (10, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jones , F. Vina 3 , J. Lopez 4 , B. Williams 4 , O. Vizquel , D. Palmer 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lawton , F. Vina , J. Lopez
GIDP: S. Spiezio , D. Palmer
Hit by Pitch: M. Lawton , J. Lopez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vina-Vizquel-Spiezio)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed W (12-4) 7.1 7 4 4 2 4 2 103 67 4.98   
K. Rogers H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2.16   
R. Beck SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 10 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 50
Batters Faced: R. Reed 32, K. Rogers 1, R. Beck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 10-7, K. Rogers 1-0, R. Beck 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 103-67, K. Rogers 3-2, R. Beck 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Reed 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Suzuki L (5-1) 6.0 9 6 6 5 6 3 102 56 4.33   
D. Henry 2.0 2 1 1 2 4 1 51 32 4.50   
A. Rhodes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Suzuki 31
Batters Faced: M. Suzuki 31, D. Henry 10, A. Rhodes 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Suzuki 4-7, D. Henry 2-0, A. Rhodes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Suzuki 102-56, D. Henry 51-32, A. Rhodes 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rhodes 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roberto Alomar
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 35153
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