DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/21/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1186 - TUESDAY, JULY 21ST, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (61-40) 0 5 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 11 13 1
Cincinnati Reds (59-40) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 7 11 0
Royals Win at Cincinnati, 11-7
Tony Eusebio knocked in 5 runs to help Kansas City beat Cincinnati, 11-7. Eusebio produced 1 single and 1 home run. Rheal Cormier earned the win for Kansas City. He lasted 7.2 innings, allowing 4 earned runs on 8 hits, while striking out 6. With the win, he raised his record to 3-8. Cincinnati's current losing streak is now 5 games.

Eusebio put Kansas City up, 11-2, when he hit a grand slam home run off Rich Croushore in the top of the seventh. His 2nd home run of the season helped the Royals capture the win.

"We've got a great group of guys," Eusebio said, "and we're having fun right now."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .249 20 55
S. Rolen 3B 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 .275 5 19
R. Milligan DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .239 6 16
R. Hidalgo RF 5 2 3 0 0 2 2 .285 27 76
J. Thome 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .251 32 80
B. Larkin SS 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .243 10 36
T. Eusebio C 5 2 2 5 0 1 1 .306 2 15
J. Payton CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .302 0 7
R. Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .201 8 21
Totals 38 11 13 10 4 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (21, 2nd Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Payton 2 (5, 2nd Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Rolen (9, 8th Inning off J. Suppan, 0 on, 1 out) J. Thome (14, 2nd Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Larkin (13, 6th Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Eusebio (2, 7th Inning off R. Croushore, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 3 , J. Payton 4 , R. Hidalgo 3 , S. Rolen 3 , J. Thome 2 , T. Eusebio 5 , B. Larkin 2
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , J. Payton , S. Rolen , T. Eusebio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , R. Sanders
GIDP: B. Larkin
Hit by Pitch: S. Rolen
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alomar (7)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Larkin (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Williams LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .278 10 58
   a-F. Vina PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 20
B. Higginson DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .309 29 87
A. Jones CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .221 9 17
J. Lopez C 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .258 18 60
D. Palmer 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .230 11 22
S. Spiezio 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 7 33
O. Vizquel SS 4 2 2 1 0 2 2 .276 7 38
M. Cairo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237 2 10
M. Lawton RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .209 8 43
Totals 39 7 11 6 1 7 13      
a - F. Vina pinch ran for B. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Higginson (22, 8th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Lopez (15, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Williams (2, 9th Inning off S. Woodard, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Jones (9, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Vizquel (7, 8th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Palmer (11, 8th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cairo , A. Jones 4 , B. Higginson 3 , J. Lopez 4 , B. Williams 3 , O. Vizquel 5 , D. Palmer 4
2-out RBI: O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Higginson , O. Vizquel 2 , D. Palmer
Hit by Pitch: D. Palmer
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palmer-Cairo-Spiezio)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier W (3-8) 7.2 8 6 4 1 6 3 125 79 5.42   
S. Woodard 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 22 14 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 48
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 34, S. Woodard 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 12-5, S. Woodard 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 125-79, S. Woodard 22-14
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Abbott L (3-3) 6.1 10 7 7 1 6 0 116 75 5.49   
R. Croushore 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 1 23 9 8.80   
J. Suppan 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 22 6.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Abbott 30
Batters Faced: J. Abbott 29, R. Croushore 5, J. Suppan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Abbott 6-5, R. Croushore 0-0, J. Suppan 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Abbott 116-75, R. Croushore 23-9, J. Suppan 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Croushore 1-1
WP: R. Croushore
Hit Batsmen: J. Abbott
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Eusebio
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 35230
Special Notes: RF Bernie Williams was injured while running the bases.
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