DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
05/14/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 490 - THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (30-13) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 0
Charlotte Knights (28-14) 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 X 6 9 1
Knights Turn Back Kansas City, 6-4
Charlotte third baseman Tony Batista had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 6-4 win over the Kansas City Royals. The win was credited to Steve Shirley in relief. His record improves to 3-2. Rheal Cormier took the loss. Tim Burke nailed down his 8th save.

Charlotte took a 5-4 lead on Nomar Garciaparra's 14th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Kansas City pitcher Rheal Cormier in the bottom of the seventh.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Batista.

The Knights have an impressive 28-14 record.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 4 14
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198 2 12
R. Milligan DH 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .308 3 10
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .275 12 31
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .247 11 33
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .207 10 22
H. Meulens 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .324 2 6
B. Larkin SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .193 3 14
T. Eusebio C 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .321 0 6
   a-A. Rios PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 6 17
Totals 33 4 6 4 3 7 14      
a - A. Rios pinch hit for T. Eusebio in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Meulens (4, 6th Inning off S. Shirley, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Larkin (4, 3rd Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Milligan (3, 1st Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo , H. Meulens 2 , R. Milligan 5 , B. Larkin 3
2-out RBI: H. Meulens , R. Milligan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , R. Milligan , B. Larkin 2
Sac Fly: T. Eusebio
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .331 13 34
J. Giambi DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .255 6 30
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .238 11 30
T. Batista 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .245 8 23
C. Everett CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 8 27
O. Merced RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .234 5 17
R. Rivera 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .056 0 0
   a-N. Garciaparra PH, SS 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .327 14 40
E. Marrero C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 1 2
N. Perez SS, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 0 1
Totals 32 6 9 6 2 3 10      
a - N. Garciaparra pinch hit for R. Rivera in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Batista (5, 8th Inning off G. Olson, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Bonds (8, 7th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Bagwell (6, 8th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Batista (8, 4th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 1 out) O. Merced (5, 2nd Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs) N. Garciaparra (14, 7th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 6 , J. Giambi 2 , O. Merced 4 , B. Bonds 3 , J. Bagwell 2 , N. Garciaparra 4
2-out RBI: O. Merced
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Giambi , C. Everett , N. Garciaparra
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Bonds (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rivera (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier L (2-3) 7.0 8 6 6 2 3 3 132 80 5.00   
G. Olson 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 38
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 30, G. Olson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 6-11, G. Olson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 132-80, G. Olson 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Saunders 5.2 4 4 4 3 5 1 103 65 3.19   
S. Shirley W (3-2), BS (2) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 21 2.60   
T. Burke SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 9 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Saunders 47
Batters Faced: T. Saunders 24, S. Shirley 9, T. Burke 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Saunders 6-6, S. Shirley 4-2, T. Burke 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Saunders 103-65, S. Shirley 25-21, T. Burke 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shirley 2-2
WP: T. Saunders
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Batista
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 15576
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