DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/29/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 325 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (13-14) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 5 8 0
Kansas City Royals (23-6) 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 1
Twins Get Past Kansas City for 5-4 Win
The Minnesota Twins eked out a 5-4 win versus the Kansas City Royals at Royals Stadium. Nobody did more than designated hitter Kal Daniels, who captured player of the game honors. Losses have been few and far between for the Royals, who are now 23-6.

In the top of the seventh inning, Abraham O Nunez went deep for the Twins. With Minnesota trailing 4-2, he drilled a 2-run home run.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Nunez said after the game.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .245 9 17
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 3 12
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .216 4 17
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .297 11 31
B. Gates 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .270 2 15
   a-R. Ordonez SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .133 0 1
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .209 5 8
A. Nunez 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .292 4 15
M. Grudzielanek SS, 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .290 1 11
E. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 7
Totals 34 5 8 5 0 8 5      
a - R. Ordonez substituted for B. Gates in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek 2 (8, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Gates (7, 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Daniels 2 (9, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Nunez (4, 7th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs) F. Thomas (11, 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Daniels 8 , A. Nunez 4 , M. Grudzielanek 4 , B. Gates 2 , F. Thomas 5
2-out RBI: K. Daniels , A. Nunez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Daniels , E. Perez
GIDP: B. Gates
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .138 1 9
A. Rios RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .217 4 10
J. Thome 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .231 7 11
R. Hidalgo LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .259 8 18
B. Larkin SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .227 2 9
R. Wilkins C 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .182 5 11
P. Plantier DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .196 5 11
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 9 26
H. Meulens 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 1
   a-K. Kiyohara PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 2 3
Totals 31 4 5 4 4 9 12      
a - K. Kiyohara pinch hit for H. Meulens in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rios (3, 3rd Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 1 out) J. Thome (4, 1st Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (5, 6th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 2 outs) P. Plantier (5, 4th Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rios 2 , Q. Veras , R. Wilkins 4 , J. Thome 2 , P. Plantier 4
2-out RBI: R. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , B. Larkin
Sac Bunt: R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rios (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Meulens-Larkin-Thome)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo W (3-2) 7.0 5 4 4 3 5 2 121 78 3.95   
T. Hoffman H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 9 2.55   
J. Rocker SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 7 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 53
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 29, T. Hoffman 4, J. Rocker 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 6-10, T. Hoffman 1-0, J. Rocker 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 121-78, T. Hoffman 16-9, J. Rocker 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rocker 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (4-1) 9.0 8 5 5 0 8 4 123 78 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 59
Batters Faced: B. Jones 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 12-6
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 123-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kal Daniels
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (54 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 12226
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