DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
08/08/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 1385 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (73-44) 0 0 0 1 2 8 1 0 0 12 11 0
Florida Marlins (72-44) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 7 1
Marlins Lose to Royals, 12-5
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Joe Robbie Stadium, knocking off the Florida Marlins, 12-5. On the mound for Kansas City was right-hander Kevin Brown, who played a pivotal role in the win. Today's win puts Kansas City at 73-44, while Florida falls to 72-44.

Roberto Alomar, who finished 3rd in the FL in wins above replacement with 7.5 in 1993, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth. For the game, the second baseman was 2 for 4 with 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"I was determined to go the distance," said Brown.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras SS 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 .246 4 30
S. Rolen 3B 6 2 2 3 0 1 3 .265 10 37
J. Thome 1B 5 2 2 2 1 3 1 .255 38 92
R. Branyan LF 5 1 0 0 1 3 4 .247 19 32
R. Hidalgo RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .270 29 80
A. Rios CF 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .282 15 54
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 2 .245 22 67
P. Plantier DH 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 .245 27 68
R. Wilkins C 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 .190 13 41
   a-T. Eusebio PH, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 2 16
Totals 38 12 11 11 10 16 20      
a - T. Eusebio pinch hit for R. Wilkins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome (18, 4th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out) T. Eusebio (9, 9th Inning off W. VanLandingham, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (10, 7th Inning off W. VanLandingham, 0 on, 1 out) J. Thome (38, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , A. Rios 2 , R. Hidalgo , S. Rolen 5 , R. Wilkins , J. Thome 6 , T. Eusebio 2
2-out RBI: , R. Alomar 2 , A. Rios , J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Branyan , R. Wilkins , P. Plantier
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Rios (Counsell at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walker DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .276 16 53
R. White RF 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .291 30 79
   a-C. Curtis PH, RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 1 2
R. Sexson 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .238 42 90
M. Kotsay CF 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 .268 11 51
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 11 25
L. Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 0 41
Q. McCracken LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 2
C. Counsell SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 7 35
M. Redmond C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .241 1 6
Totals 32 5 7 5 1 7 7      
a - C. Curtis pinch hit for R. White in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Q. McCracken (1, 5th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Counsell (23, 7th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Walker (23, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sexson (42, 8th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sexson 5 , Q. McCracken 2 , C. Counsell 2 , R. White , T. Walker 3
2-out RBI: R. Sexson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Castillo , T. Walker
Sac Bunt: C. Counsell
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Kotsay (17) , R. White (20)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (4)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (17-4) 9.0 7 5 5 1 7 1 134 86 1.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 59
Batters Faced: K. Brown 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 134-86
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier L (11-6) 5.0 7 7 6 3 8 1 105 68 3.12   
P. Shuey 0.2 2 4 1 5 2 0 49 24 5.30   
W. VanLandingham 3.1 2 1 1 2 6 1 62 33 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 32
Batters Faced: K. Appier 26, P. Shuey 9, W. VanLandingham 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 4-4, P. Shuey 0-0, W. VanLandingham 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 105-68, P. Shuey 49-24, W. VanLandingham 62-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Shuey 3-3 , W. VanLandingham 3-0
WP: P. Shuey
Balk: K. Appier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 36424
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