DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
06/21/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 896 - SUNDAY, JUNE 21ST, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (44-33) 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 9 11 1
Orlando Devil Rays (42-33) 3 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 X 13 18 2
Gant Slugs Devil Rays to 13-9 Win
The Orlando Devil Rays beat the Kansas City Royals, 13-9, at Orlando Citrus Bowl. The Devil Rays got a fine performance from designated hitter Ron Gant, who captured player of the game honors. He hit 2 home runs, while scoring 4 times and driving in 3. Orlando has 3 straight wins, Kansas City 7 straight losses.

Orlando right fielder Tim Salmon delivered a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. Overall, he went 3 for 5, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and batted in 3.

"It was one of those games where both teams were swinging the bat well," Salmon said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .227 3 22
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 .245 14 37
J. Thome 1B 5 2 2 2 0 2 3 .249 22 52
P. Plantier DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .258 19 42
R. Hidalgo RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .279 23 57
A. Rios CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .248 11 36
S. Rolen 3B 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .254 1 7
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .179 10 33
R. Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .213 7 19
Totals 39 9 11 8 6 11 24      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rios 2 (15, 3rd Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off X. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Hidalgo (18, 9th Inning off X. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs) Q. Veras (10, 2nd Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 1 out) R. Wilkins (4, 5th Inning off C. Nitkowski, 1 on, 2 outs) P. Plantier (11, 9th Inning off X. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Rolen (1, 5th Inning off C. Nitkowski, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome (22, 6th Inning off C. Nitkowski, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rios 4 , R. Hidalgo 3 , Q. Veras 2 , S. Rolen 4 , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome 5 , P. Plantier 2
2-out RBI: , S. Rolen 2 , R. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rios , S. Rolen , R. Wilkins , J. Thome , R. Sanders 2
GIDP: J. Thome
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: Q. Veras (12)
OF assists: 1 (Hidalgo (Jordan at 3rd base))
PB: R. Wilkins
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 6 2 2 2 0 1 5 .286 7 34
C. Biggio 2B 5 1 3 3 0 0 3 .264 8 37
I. Rodriguez C 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 .259 13 41
R. Gant DH 3 4 3 3 2 0 0 .257 21 58
T. Salmon RF 5 2 3 3 0 2 2 .227 13 39
B. Bonilla 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .216 15 47
B. Jordan LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .234 14 33
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .209 16 41
J. Oquendo SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .292 4 22
Totals 41 13 18 13 4 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Oquendo 2 (13, 4th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Salmon (13, 8th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Lofton 2 (13, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out) R. Gant (11, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out) B. Bonilla (10, 5th Inning off S. Woodard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Salmon (13, 3rd Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Biggio (8, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Gant 2 (21, 6th Inning off A. Benitez, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo 5 , J. Valentin 2 , T. Salmon 7 , B. Jordan , K. Lofton 4 , C. Biggio 6 , R. Gant 10 , B. Bonilla 2
2-out RBI: J. Valentin , T. Salmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon , B. Jordan , I. Rodriguez , K. Lofton , C. Biggio
Sac Bunt: J. Valentin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Biggio (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Biggio (11) , B. Bonilla (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Oquendo-Biggio-Bonilla)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (9-3) 3.1 9 8 8 1 3 2 75 48 4.98   
S. Woodard 1.0 2 1 0 2 3 0 40 24 3.44   
A. Benitez 1.0 1 2 1 1 2 1 29 16 4.76   
G. Olson 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 24 17 4.15   
J. Habyan 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 10
Batters Faced: R. Reed 19, S. Woodard 8, A. Benitez 6, G. Olson 8, J. Habyan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 4-2, S. Woodard 0-0, A. Benitez 2-0, G. Olson 2-1, J. Habyan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 75-48, S. Woodard 40-24, A. Benitez 29-16, G. Olson 24-17, J. Habyan 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Woodard 1-1 , A. Benitez 3-1 , G. Olson 1-0 , J. Habyan 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Benes 4.0 4 3 1 4 5 0 92 53 3.90   
C. Nitkowski W (1-1) 1.1 4 4 4 1 3 1 35 22 5.82   
R. Garces H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 19 3.86   
X. Hernandez 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 21 17 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Benes 47
Batters Faced: A. Benes 21, C. Nitkowski 9, R. Garces 8, X. Hernandez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Benes 3-4, C. Nitkowski 0-1, R. Garces 3-1, X. Hernandez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Benes 92-53, C. Nitkowski 35-22, R. Garces 27-19, X. Hernandez 21-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. Hernandez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Gant
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 32045
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