DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
06/17/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
GAME ID: 854 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (44-29) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Milwaukee Creams (35-36) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 X 7 10 0
Creams Bang Out 7-2 Win Versus Kansas City
The Milwaukee Creams beat the Kansas City Royals, 7-2, at Milwaukee County Stadium. Milwaukee catcher Tyler Houston earned player of the game honors. He collected 2 singles and 1 double, while driving in 2 runs. Kelly Downs, the winner, improved to 6-4. He held Kansas City to 2 earned runs on 4 hits over 6 innings, while racking up 10 strikeouts. Kevin Wickander converted his 1st save in 1 tries.

An important at-bat for Milwaukee came with one out in the bottom of the second. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Houston hit a run-scoring single, which contributed to the Creams win.

In postgame comments to the Milwaukee Herald, Houston said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The winning streak has now reached 4 games for the Creams.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 14 36
S. Rolen 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 .273 1 5
J. Thome 1B 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .242 21 50
P. Plantier DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .265 19 42
R. Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .288 23 56
A. Rios CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .243 11 35
R. Sanders LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .228 7 18
B. Larkin SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .226 8 29
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .180 10 32
Totals 31 2 5 2 6 17 14      
BATTING
Triples: R. Sanders (1, 4th Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rolen , R. Wilkins , R. Sanders 3 , P. Plantier 2
2-out RBI: R. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , A. Rios , R. Sanders
Sac Fly: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loretta 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .274 5 26
C. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 20 46
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 18 52
M. Greenwell DH 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .268 8 27
G. Anderson RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .270 8 36
R. Greer LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .212 3 12
T. Houston C 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .244 13 36
R. Sanchez SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .201 0 19
T. Goodwin CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .197 4 21
Totals 34 7 10 7 3 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Greenwell (12, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Houston (9, 8th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 1 out) R. Greer (10, 8th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Greenwell (2, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Anderson (8, 8th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Greenwell 5 , T. Houston 4 , R. Greer 2 , R. Sanchez , G. Anderson 4 , T. Goodwin 2
2-out RBI: , T. Goodwin 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loretta , G. Anderson
Team LOB: 6
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (7-5) 7.1 9 7 7 3 3 1 119 71 4.14   
A. Benitez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 32
Batters Faced: B. Jones 34, A. Benitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 10-9, A. Benitez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 119-71, A. Benitez 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Downs W (6-4) 6.0 4 2 2 6 10 0 118 67 3.92   
K. Wickander SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 7 0 37 28 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Downs 60
Batters Faced: K. Downs 28, K. Wickander 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Downs 4-4, K. Wickander 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Downs 118-67, K. Wickander 37-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Houston
Ballpark: Milwaukee County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 23460
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