DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/10/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1409 - MONDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (67-50) 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 8 14 0
Kansas City Royals (74-45) 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 9 0
Royals Raise Rally Flag, Beat Cincinnati, 9-8
The Kansas City Royals bested the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 9-8, with first baseman Jim Thome getting the main credit. On the day, Thome was 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Royals. The second-place Royals improved to 74-45.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the ninth. With no one out, Thome hit a slider from Tim Crabtree for a solo home run. The Royals, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"It's great to get the crowd pumped up," Thome said.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lawton RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .223 11 52
B. Higginson LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .321 35 104
A. Jones CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .237 12 27
J. Lopez C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .257 20 66
M. Stairs DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .256 3 10
A. Eto 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 4 8
D. Palmer 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .225 15 31
S. Spiezio 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .207 8 39
O. Vizquel SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .267 7 43
Totals 37 8 14 8 1 4 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Palmer (5, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Jones (8, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Lawton (17, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Spiezio (27, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (35, 9th Inning off S. Woodard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Palmer 2 , A. Jones 2 , M. Lawton 4 , B. Higginson 6 , A. Eto , J. Lopez 2 , S. Spiezio 3 , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: D. Palmer , M. Lawton , B. Higginson 2 , J. Lopez , S. Spiezio , O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Spiezio
GIDP: A. Jones , A. Eto
Hit by Pitch: A. Eto
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vizquel-Eto-Spiezio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Rolen 3B 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .273 11 38
R. Milligan DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .241 9 20
R. Hidalgo RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .269 29 81
B. Larkin SS 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 .254 14 45
J. Thome 1B 4 2 2 4 0 1 4 .255 40 96
Q. Veras 2B 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .241 4 30
J. Payton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .328 0 7
T. Eusebio C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .297 2 16
R. Sanders LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .211 11 27
Totals 31 9 9 9 8 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo (27, 9th Inning off T. Crabtree, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Rolen (19, 2nd Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (11, 1st Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome 2 (40, 1st Inning off R. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off T. Crabtree, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Milligan (9, 2nd Inning off R. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Larkin (14, 9th Inning off T. Crabtree, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Payton , R. Hidalgo 2 , S. Rolen 7 , J. Thome 8 , R. Milligan 4 , B. Larkin 4
2-out RBI: J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras , J. Thome , R. Sanders
GIDP: S. Rolen
Sac Fly: J. Thome
Hit by Pitch: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Larkin-Veras, Veras-Larkin-Thome, Larkin-Veras-Thome)
OF assists: 1 (Hidalgo (Lopez at 2nd base))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Johnson 5.0 6 6 6 7 4 3 136 79 7.30   
J. Suppan H (3) 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 47 30 6.08   
T. Crabtree L (0-2), BS (1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 5 4 11.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 28
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 28, J. Suppan 10, T. Crabtree 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 4-7, J. Suppan 4-0, T. Crabtree 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 136-79, J. Suppan 47-30, T. Crabtree 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Suppan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Suppan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones 3.2 10 7 7 0 2 0 63 41 3.66   
S. Woodard W (1-2) 5.1 4 1 1 1 2 1 64 42 3.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 13
Batters Faced: B. Jones 20, S. Woodard 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 3-4, S. Woodard 5-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 63-41, S. Woodard 64-42
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Woodard 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 12532
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