DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/29/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 645 - FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (24-30) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0
Kansas City Royals (38-18) 0 0 0 0 3 7 1 2 X 13 17 0
Kevin Brown Reaches 250 Wins
Royals ace Kevin Brown reeled in his 250th career victory by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 13-1 at Royals Stadium. In his historic win, he notched 8 strikeouts in 9 innings, yielded 1 run and 10 hits, while surrendering 2 walks.

"I tried to focus on each batter," said Brown after the game, "but as the game goes by, I couldn't help but think about the possibility. 250 is a big number. It's an exclusive club and I'm honored to be a member."

Lifetime Brown has chalked up 250 wins and 93 losses and compiled a 2.57 ERA.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Blankenship 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .191 1 13
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .266 7 24
B. Giles 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289 16 35
   a-R. Clayton 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 1 7
E. Karros DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .244 8 25
K. Garcia RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .225 6 24
J. Valentin SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .253 4 12
P. Wilson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 13 36
P. Polanco 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 3 19
S. Javier CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 1 11
Totals 34 1 10 1 2 8 15      
a - R. Clayton substituted for B. Giles in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (12, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Valentin (7, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Karros (6, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Javier (8, 5th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Wilson , P. Polanco , B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia , J. Valentin 3 , E. Karros 3 , S. Javier 2 , R. Clayton
2-out RBI: J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Wilson , J. Posada , J. Valentin , E. Karros , L. Blankenship
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Garcia (3) , S. Javier (9)
CS: K. Garcia (1) , E. Karros (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 2 0 0 2 .283 14 31
A. Rios LF 4 3 2 5 1 0 1 .237 9 31
J. Thome 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .222 16 33
P. Plantier DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .269 14 27
R. Hidalgo RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .285 18 46
A. Jones CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .251 13 38
Q. Veras 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .216 2 14
R. Wilkins C 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .180 8 23
B. Larkin SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .223 5 18
Totals 41 13 17 13 3 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (12, 6th Inning off F. Cordova, 3 on, 1 out) R. Hidalgo (11, 6th Inning off B. Scanlan, 0 on, 2 outs) P. Plantier (8, 8th Inning off B. Scanlan, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Larkin (3, 3rd Inning off M. Batista, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rios 2 (9, 5th Inning off M. Batista, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off F. Cordova, 2 on, 1 out) J. Thome (16, 5th Inning off M. Batista, 0 on, 2 outs) P. Plantier (14, 6th Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Larkin (5, 7th Inning off B. Scanlan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , A. Rios 8 , R. Hidalgo 5 , A. Jones 2 , Q. Veras , R. Wilkins , J. Thome 4 , P. Plantier 6 , B. Larkin 8
2-out RBI: A. Rios , J. Thome , P. Plantier , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hidalgo-Wilkins)
OF assists: 1 (Hidalgo (Giles at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Batista L (3-4) 5.1 8 6 6 2 2 2 107 62 4.95   
F. Cordova 0.1 4 4 4 0 0 2 16 10 3.00   
B. Scanlan 2.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 35 23 8.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Batista 28
Batters Faced: M. Batista 26, F. Cordova 5, B. Scanlan 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Batista 10-4, F. Cordova 1-0, B. Scanlan 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Batista 107-62, F. Cordova 16-10, B. Scanlan 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Cordova 3-3
Balk: M. Batista 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (10-1) 9.0 10 1 1 2 8 0 133 83 1.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 69
Batters Faced: K. Brown 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 10-6
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 133-83
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armando Rios
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 12215
Special Notes: RF Brian S Giles was injured while running the bases.
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