DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
08/01/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1308 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 1998 - GAME LOG
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Kansas City Royals (67-43) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 1
Charlotte Knights (69-39) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 X 5 5 3
Knights Solve Royals, 5-3
Charlotte Knights starter Fumiya Nishiguchi was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Kansas City Royals, 5-3. Darren Holmes was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 1 of 1 save opportunities. Charlotte has now won 3 in a row.

The Knights beat the Royals with some clutch hitting. The home run by Carl Everett in the bottom of the sixth is a good example. With two down, Everett gave his team the lead, 5-3, when he came through with the big hit.

"Feels good to get the job done," Everett said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rolen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 6 26
A. Rios CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 14 49
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .254 34 85
P. Plantier DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240 24 61
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 29 79
R. Branyan LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .262 17 29
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .249 22 63
B. Larkin SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 12 40
R. Wilkins C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .190 13 40
Totals 33 3 4 3 2 11 10      
BATTING
Triples: B. Larkin (4, 5th Inning off F. Nishiguchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (22, 6th Inning off F. Nishiguchi, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Branyan (17, 4th Inning off F. Nishiguchi, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , A. Rios , R. Branyan 4 , B. Larkin 3
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , R. Branyan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thome , P. Plantier
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thome (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 28 75
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .230 27 66
J. Giambi DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .263 34 88
N. Garciaparra SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .297 20 63
C. Everett CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .271 23 67
T. Salmon RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248 6 10
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .249 22 59
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 19 39
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 4 38
Totals 30 5 5 5 0 8 3      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Giambi (34, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Everett (23, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Bagwell (27, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Giambi 4 , C. Everett 4 , J. Bagwell 4
2-out RBI: J. Giambi , C. Everett , J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonds (42)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Salmon 2 (6) , C. Knoblauch (9)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (12-5) 6.0 5 5 0 0 5 3 91 56 4.68   
G. Olson 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27 15 3.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 57
Batters Faced: R. Reed 24, G. Olson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 6-7, G. Olson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 91-56, G. Olson 27-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Nishiguchi W (9-7) 7.0 4 3 2 2 7 2 104 64 4.42   
D. Holmes SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 24 17 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Nishiguchi 64
Batters Faced: F. Nishiguchi 29, D. Holmes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Nishiguchi 9-5, D. Holmes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Nishiguchi 104-64, D. Holmes 24-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Fumiya Nishiguchi
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 18495
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