DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/12/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1430 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (68-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 7 11 1
Kansas City Royals (75-46) 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 10 0
Royals Win 8-7 Walk-Off
The Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds, 8-7, in 11 innings. Kansas City third baseman Quilvio Veras merited player of the game honors with his performance. He was 2-3 with a home run and 3 walks, while scoring 4 runs and driving in 2. Steve Woodard picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-2. Greg Mathews was tagged with the loss. The Royals have an impressive 75-46 record.

Richard Hidalgo, who is tied for 4th in the FL in extra base hits with 60, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th. For the game, the left fielder drove in one run.

"This was one of those 'not to be denied' games," said Kansas City field general Daniel Drucker.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cairo SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 2 13
   b-M. Stairs PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .292 3 11
   d-O. Vizquel SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 7 43
B. Higginson LF 6 0 3 1 0 1 2 .322 35 105
A. Jones CF 6 0 1 1 0 1 2 .237 12 28
K. Kiyohara DH 6 1 2 0 0 3 4 .286 0 0
A. Eto 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .273 4 8
D. Palmer 3B 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 .223 15 32
S. Spiezio 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .208 8 42
M. Martinez RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .222 0 1
H. Ortiz C 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .279 4 14
   a-M. Lawton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 11 52
   c-J. Lopez C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 20 66
Totals 42 7 11 6 5 11 21      
a - M. Lawton pinch hit for H. Ortiz in the 9th
b - M. Stairs pinch hit for M. Cairo in the 9th
c - J. Lopez substituted for M. Lawton in the 9th
d - O. Vizquel substituted for M. Stairs in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Martinez (1, 9th Inning off M. Cather, 2 on, 0 outs) K. Kiyohara (1, 7th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Higginson 2 (28, 9th Inning off G. Olson, 2 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cairo , A. Jones , M. Martinez 3 , K. Kiyohara 3 , A. Eto , S. Spiezio , B. Higginson 5
2-out RBI: M. Cairo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiyohara , A. Eto , B. Higginson
Sac Fly: D. Palmer , H. Ortiz
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: S. Spiezio (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Mathews-Cairo-Spiezio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 3 4 2 2 3 1 0 .242 5 32
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 3 5 0 0 1 .249 23 72
J. Thome 1B 5 0 1 0 1 3 3 .253 40 96
R. Branyan LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242 19 32
   a-S. Rolen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 11 38
   b-R. Hidalgo LF 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .273 31 85
A. Rios CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .281 15 54
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .188 13 41
   c-R. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 9 20
   d-T. Eusebio C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 16
B. Larkin SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 14 45
R. Sanders RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .222 11 27
P. Plantier DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .241 27 68
Totals 40 8 10 8 7 11 20      
a - S. Rolen pinch hit for R. Branyan in the 9th
b - R. Hidalgo substituted for S. Rolen in the 10th
c - R. Milligan pinch hit for R. Wilkins in the 10th
d - T. Eusebio substituted for R. Milligan in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar 2 (26, 2nd Inning off B. Radke, 3 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 1 out) R. Sanders (6, 4th Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (23, 1st Inning off B. Radke, 1 on, 0 outs) Q. Veras (5, 4th Inning off B. Radke, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 8 , A. Rios , R. Sanders 3 , B. Larkin , Q. Veras 5 , J. Thome
2-out RBI: R. Alomar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Plantier , R. Branyan , J. Thome
GIDP: J. Thome
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Sac Fly: R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 7
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Radke 3.1 6 7 7 3 5 2 72 43 4.57   
G. Mathews L (2-1) 7.0 4 1 0 3 6 0 80 50 1.74   
T. Mathews 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Radke 20
Batters Faced: B. Radke 19, G. Mathews 27, T. Mathews 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Radke 3-2, G. Mathews 5-9, T. Mathews 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Radke 72-43, G. Mathews 80-50, T. Mathews 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier 8.0 7 4 4 2 5 0 117 78 5.00   
M. Cather 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 8 3 0.00   
R. Beck H (2) 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 11 6 2.62   
G. Olson BS (2) 2.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 40 23 3.15   
S. Woodard W (2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 55
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 33, M. Cather 2, R. Beck 2, G. Olson 10, S. Woodard 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 8-11, M. Cather 0-0, R. Beck 0-0, G. Olson 0-2, S. Woodard 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 117-78, M. Cather 8-3, R. Beck 11-6, G. Olson 40-23, S. Woodard 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cather 1-1 , R. Beck 2-1 , G. Olson 2-2 , S. Woodard 1-0
Balk: R. Beck
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Quilvio Veras
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 12517
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