DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/03/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1332 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (69-43) 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 14 2
Minnesota Twins (56-56) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Brown Masters Minnesota in Complete Game Win
Kansas City Royals starter Kevin Brown turned in an exceptional performance against the Minnesota Twins at Metrodome, resulting in a Kansas City win, 9-2. With the win, Kansas City has a record of 69-43. Minnesota falls to 56-56.

Brown tossed 137 pitches over 9 innings to clinch the win for the Royals. The right-hander allowed just 5 hits, while racking up 8 strikeouts in the game.

"It's easier to pitch when you get run support," said Brown.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rolen 3B 6 1 3 2 0 1 3 .270 8 29
R. Milligan DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .240 8 18
R. Hidalgo RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .276 29 79
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .252 34 85
B. Larkin SS 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .255 13 43
T. Eusebio C 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 .298 2 16
J. Payton CF 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .333 0 7
R. Sanders LF 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 .217 11 27
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 7 .249 22 64
Totals 40 9 14 8 5 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Rolen 2 (15, 2nd Inning off D. Oliver, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Almanzar, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Eusebio (8, 2nd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (8, 1st Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Sanders (11, 3rd Inning off C. Almanzar, 1 on, 1 out) B. Larkin (13, 3rd Inning off D. Oliver, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , J. Payton 2 , R. Hidalgo , S. Rolen 8 , J. Thome , R. Sanders 5 , T. Eusebio 3 , B. Larkin 5
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , S. Rolen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo , R. Milligan 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sanders (2) , B. Larkin (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .265 33 70
D. Erstad CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .294 8 36
L. Walker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .211 19 61
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .278 29 96
B. Gates 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280 8 45
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .202 15 51
   a-J. Walton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 2 20
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249 3 35
E. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242 3 18
N. Martin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .290 0 5
Totals 34 2 5 2 2 8 12      
a - J. Walton pinch hit for K. Akiyama in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (14, 8th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out) L. Walker (18, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 3 , M. Grudzielanek , F. Thomas , L. Walker 2
2-out RBI: D. Erstad , F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Martin , B. Gates , L. Walker
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grudzielanek (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Akiyama-Perez)
OF assists: 1 (Akiyama (Hidalgo at home))
PB: E. Perez
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (16-4) 9.0 5 2 2 2 8 0 137 83 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 75
Batters Faced: K. Brown 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 137-83
WP: K. Brown 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver L (5-10) 2.1 7 7 7 2 3 2 57 39 8.70   
C. Almanzar 1.2 5 2 2 0 2 1 37 28 4.63   
J. Spradlin 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 25 12 6.22   
P. Spoljaric 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 13 3.49   
R. Dibble 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 37 23 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 12
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 16, C. Almanzar 10, J. Spradlin 6, P. Spoljaric 5, R. Dibble 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 1-2, C. Almanzar 1-2, J. Spradlin 1-0, P. Spoljaric 1-1, R. Dibble 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 57-39, C. Almanzar 37-28, J. Spradlin 25-12, P. Spoljaric 24-13, R. Dibble 37-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Almanzar 1-1 , J. Spradlin 3-1 , P. Spoljaric 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 27986
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