DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/20/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 553 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (27-20) 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 13 2
Kansas City Royals (33-16) 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 7 10 1
Royals Score Late, Stun Reds, 7-6
Kansas City center fielder Armando Rios made his presence felt in the 7-6 Royals triumph over the Cincinnati Reds. Rios went 2-5 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Armando Benitez, credited with the win, is now 2-1. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1 innings. Kansas City has an impressive 33-16 record.

Phil Plantier swatted a solo home run for Kansas City in the bottom of the ninth. The designated hitter went 3 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 2 doubles. He scored 1 run and batted in 1.

"Armando is still learning," said Royals manager Daniel Drucker. "The sky's the limit for him."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .285 0 6
   a-B. Daubach PR, 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 4 .167 0 1
M. Lawton RF 5 0 1 2 0 0 6 .213 1 21
S. Rolen 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .265 8 32
B. Williams LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .275 6 41
B. Higginson DH 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 .324 18 48
J. Lopez C 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280 12 37
S. Spiezio 1B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .165 2 9
J. Payton CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .159 3 12
M. Cairo SS 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .250 0 5
Totals 41 6 13 6 1 10 23      
a - B. Daubach pinch ran for F. Vina in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: M. Lawton (11, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 2 outs) F. Vina 2 (10, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Payton 2 , M. Cairo 3 , M. Lawton 2 , B. Higginson , F. Vina 4 , S. Rolen 2 , J. Lopez , B. Daubach
2-out RBI: M. Lawton , S. Rolen , B. Daubach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Payton , M. Lawton 2 , S. Rolen , B. Williams
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cairo (2) , B. Daubach (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 .277 11 24
A. Rios CF 5 1 2 3 0 3 1 .240 7 23
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .206 13 27
P. Plantier DH 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .257 11 21
R. Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 14 35
R. Branyan LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .182 1 1
Q. Veras 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .208 2 14
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .190 8 21
H. Meulens SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267 2 6
Totals 38 7 10 7 1 13 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (10, 6th Inning off B. Shouse, 1 on, 2 outs) P. Plantier 2 (7, 1st Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (11, 1st Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Rios (7, 5th Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome (13, 3rd Inning off B. Radke, 1 on, 1 out) P. Plantier (11, 9th Inning off J. Adamson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 6 , A. Rios 5 , Q. Veras , R. Wilkins , J. Thome 4 , P. Plantier 8
2-out RBI: A. Rios , P. Plantier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo , R. Branyan
Hit by Pitch: R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (19) , Q. Veras (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Jones (1)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Radke 5.0 7 5 3 1 7 3 96 61 3.12   
B. Shouse BS (1) 1.1 2 1 0 0 3 0 34 25 2.63   
J. Adamson L (0-1) 2.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 31 26 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Radke 43
Batters Faced: B. Radke 25, B. Shouse 7, J. Adamson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Radke 2-6, B. Shouse 0-1, J. Adamson 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Radke 96-61, B. Shouse 34-25, J. Adamson 31-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Shouse 1-1 , J. Adamson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Shouse
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones 7.2 12 6 6 1 8 0 128 82 3.69   
J. Habyan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00   
A. Benitez W (2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 11 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 38
Batters Faced: B. Jones 37, J. Habyan 1, A. Benitez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 9-6, J. Habyan 0-1, A. Benitez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 128-82, J. Habyan 3-2, A. Benitez 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armando Rios
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 12425
Special Notes: 2B Fernando Vina was injured while running the bases.
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