DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
08/02/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 1320 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (68-43) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 5 10 0
Charlotte Knights (69-40) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Cormier Sensational for Royals
Kansas City rode a decent outing from starter Rheal Cormier to victory over the Charlotte Knights at Comiskey Park. The final score was 5-2. The Royals have an impressive 68-43 record.

Cormier, the Kansas City left-hander, went 9 innings, allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits. He collected 9 strikeouts.

"Everything felt in sync," said Cormier.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rolen 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .263 7 27
R. Milligan DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .246 8 18
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .276 29 79
J. Thome 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .253 34 85
B. Larkin SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253 12 40
T. Eusebio C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .293 2 16
J. Payton CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .314 0 7
R. Sanders LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .211 10 25
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .249 22 63
Totals 35 5 10 5 3 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Payton (6, 6th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Eusebio (7, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (7, 7th Inning off T. Higuera, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Sanders (10, 6th Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Milligan (8, 4th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , J. Payton 2 , R. Hidalgo , S. Rolen 5 , R. Sanders 4 , T. Eusebio 2 , R. Milligan 5 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Milligan
GIDP: R. Hidalgo 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Larkin-Alomar-Thome, Alomar-Larkin-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .296 29 76
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .230 28 67
J. Giambi DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 34 88
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300 20 63
T. Salmon RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241 6 10
T. Batista 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .247 22 59
C. Everett CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 23 67
C. Hoiles C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .191 19 39
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 4 38
Totals 30 2 5 2 1 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Hoiles (6, 8th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bonds (29, 4th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bagwell (28, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 2 , C. Hoiles 2 , B. Bonds 4 , J. Bagwell 4
2-out RBI: J. Bagwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonds
GIDP: T. Batista , C. Hoiles
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garciaparra-Knoblauch-Bagwell, Batista-Knoblauch-Bagwell)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier W (4-9) 9.0 5 2 2 1 9 2 117 75 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 77
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 6-10
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 117-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley L (1-4) 6.0 7 4 4 3 6 2 105 66 3.97   
T. Higuera 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 45 28 2.37   
T. Burke 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 45
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 27, T. Higuera 10, T. Burke 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 6-5, T. Higuera 5-1, T. Burke 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 105-66, T. Higuera 45-28, T. Burke 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Burke 1-0
WP: T. Burke
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rheal Cormier
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 19 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 18213
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