DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
05/25/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 605 - MONDAY, MAY 25TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (35-18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 5 9 1
Philadelphia Phillies (24-28) 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 8 9 1
Phillies Need Extra Frames to Get Past Royals
The Phillies grabbed a win, 8-5, at Yankee Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from Kansas City pitcher Rheal Cormier. Cormier went 9 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. Nelson Cruz picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-1. Armando Benitez was tagged with the loss. The Phillies raised their record to 24-28.

Philadelphia took a 8-5 lead on Jose Canseco's 2nd home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Kansas City pitcher Armando Benitez in the bottom of the tenth.

"Games like this one keep the antacid makers in business," quipped Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .280 13 27
A. Rios CF, LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .226 7 23
J. Thome 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .213 15 30
P. Plantier DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .262 12 23
R. Hidalgo RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .274 16 40
R. Branyan LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 2 3
   a-R. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 3 11
   b-A. Jones LF, CF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .247 12 36
Q. Veras 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .214 2 14
R. Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .183 8 23
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 4 16
Totals 38 5 9 5 3 8 8      
a - R. Milligan pinch hit for R. Branyan in the 7th
b - A. Jones substituted for R. Milligan in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo 2 (10, 7th Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Eversgerd, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , A. Rios , R. Hidalgo 4 , Q. Veras , J. Thome , P. Plantier 2 , A. Jones
2-out RBI: P. Plantier , A. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rios , R. Hidalgo , Q. Veras , R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar 2 (21)
CS: Q. Veras (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Larkin (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Veras-Alomar-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Koskie 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .238 6 20
T. Fryman 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .224 8 32
B. Abreu DH 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .256 9 25
D. Lee 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .241 16 38
J. Canseco RF 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 .222 2 4
G. Kapler LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 0 1
K. Manwaring C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .214 0 3
M. Gallego SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .259 1 2
D. Lewis CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .180 0 8
   a-A. Pierzynski PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .192 1 6
Totals 38 8 9 7 2 10 16      
a - A. Pierzynski pinch hit for D. Lewis in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Fryman (14, 1st Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Canseco (2, 10th Inning off A. Benitez, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Lee (16, 4th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Abreu (9, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Canseco 4 , C. Koskie , D. Lee 4 , B. Abreu 5 , D. Lewis , T. Fryman 2 , M. Gallego 2
2-out RBI: J. Canseco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Canseco , C. Koskie , B. Abreu , T. Fryman
GIDP: G. Kapler
Hit by Pitch: C. Koskie
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Koskie (3) , B. Abreu (9) , D. Lewis (7)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kapler (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier 9.0 7 4 3 1 9 2 122 87 5.00   
A. Benitez L (2-2), BS (3) 0.2 2 4 4 1 1 1 32 18 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 67
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 35, A. Benitez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 7-10, A. Benitez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 122-87, A. Benitez 32-18
WP: R. Cormier
Hit Batsmen: A. Benitez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clark 6.1 4 2 2 1 2 0 97 56 4.88   
G. Jimenez H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 15 5.89   
B. Eversgerd H (4) 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 0 24 13 2.13   
N. Cruz W (1-1), BS (1) 1.1 4 1 1 1 3 0 35 20 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 58
Batters Faced: M. Clark 23, G. Jimenez 5, B. Eversgerd 4, N. Cruz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 8-8, G. Jimenez 2-2, B. Eversgerd 0-0, N. Cruz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 97-56, G. Jimenez 20-15, B. Eversgerd 24-13, N. Cruz 35-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Jimenez 1-0 , N. Cruz 2-2
WP: N. Cruz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rheal Cormier
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 33554
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