DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
06/03/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 703 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (40-21) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0
Chicago Cubs (20-39) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Cubs Lose to Royals, 3-0
Kansas City beat Chicago on the strength of starter Kevin Brown's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a 3-0 win. Brown got the win, improving to 11-1. He allowed 9 hits and walked 1 over 8 innings. Brown allowed no earned runs. Armando Benitez was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 15 of 19 save opportunities.

The Royals got a big at-bat from right fielder Richard Hidalgo. For the game, Hidalgo was 2 for 4 with 2 singles. In the top of the first, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 69th hit of the season gave Kansas City a 1-0 lead.

Brown pitched well, despite being a bit under the weather. "To be honest, I was sick before the game," he said. "Just a stomach bug."

The Royals own a robust 40-21 mark.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271 14 33
A. Rios LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .246 9 32
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .232 18 37
P. Plantier DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .255 15 29
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .295 20 53
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .246 13 38
Q. Veras 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .236 3 19
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .184 8 27
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .221 6 22
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Wilkins (3, 9th Inning off J. Tavarez, 3 on, 1 out) P. Plantier (9, 9th Inning off M. Dunne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rios , R. Hidalgo 2 , A. Jones , Q. Veras , R. Wilkins 2 , P. Plantier 2
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , A. Jones
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Hidalgo (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Alomar-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vidro 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 2 15
T. Nixon CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .211 3 18
J. Nunnally RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .201 10 24
M. Piazza C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .233 9 27
W. Greene 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .268 9 21
R. Becker LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .265 3 5
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .256 5 17
S. Cooper DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .173 0 6
M. Alexander SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .225 3 14
Totals 33 0 9 0 1 11 17      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Mattingly , T. Nixon 2 , M. Piazza , W. Greene 2 , S. Cooper , M. Alexander , R. Becker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nunnally , S. Cooper , M. Alexander
GIDP: D. Mattingly
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Alexander (4)
CS: J. Nunnally (3) , M. Piazza (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Mattingly (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (11-1) 8.0 9 0 0 1 10 0 117 80 1.29   
A. Benitez SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 73
Batters Faced: K. Brown 32, A. Benitez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 5-7, A. Benitez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 117-80, A. Benitez 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Dunne L (3-7) 8.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 114 70 5.07   
J. Tavarez 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 24 13 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dunne 66
Batters Faced: M. Dunne 31, J. Tavarez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dunne 9-10, J. Tavarez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dunne 114-70, J. Tavarez 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tavarez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 30521
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