DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/23/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 920 - TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (28-48) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Kansas City Royals (45-33) 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 4 X 13 12 0
Plantier Slugs Royals to 13-1 Win
Phil Plantier helped his team muscle past the Boston Red Sox, 13-1. In the game, the Kansas City designated hitter slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The Royals bumped their record to 45-33 with this latest triumph.

Plantier had a key at-bat for Kansas City early in the game. With a runner on 3rd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and gave Kansas City an early 2-0 lead.

In postgame comments to the Kansas City Today, Plantier said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gilbert 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 2
M. Blowers 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .176 3 9
R. Durham DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 12 34
R. Casanova C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .289 4 14
M. Mejia LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .156 2 10
P. Clark 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 4 26
   a-D. Yamashita PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 1 1
D. Bichette RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .229 4 23
   b-T. Greene PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 9 29
T. Fernandez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269 4 33
O. McDowell CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .205 9 29
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 5 10      
a - D. Yamashita pinch hit for P. Clark in the 7th
b - T. Greene pinch hit for D. Bichette in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Greene (10, 9th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. McDowell (9, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bichette , R. Durham , P. Clark , M. Blowers , O. McDowell 4 , D. Yamashita , T. Greene 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fernandez , R. Casanova , P. Clark
GIDP: T. Fernandez
Hit by Pitch: D. Yamashita
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Durham (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fernandez-Gilbert-Yamashita)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras SS 3 2 0 1 1 0 3 .224 3 23
R. Alomar 2B 4 4 3 2 1 0 2 .251 15 39
J. Thome 1B 4 2 1 3 1 3 1 .249 23 55
P. Plantier DH 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .267 21 46
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .275 23 57
A. Rios CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .248 11 37
S. Rolen 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .266 2 8
R. Branyan LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .174 4 7
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .180 10 33
Totals 34 13 12 12 7 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rios (16, 8th Inning off R. McDowell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Alomar (4, 1st Inning off R. Salkeld, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (15, 3rd Inning off R. Salkeld, 0 on, 1 out) S. Rolen (2, 4th Inning off R. Salkeld, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome (23, 4th Inning off R. Salkeld, 2 on, 2 outs) P. Plantier 2 (21, 1st Inning off R. Salkeld, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Salkeld, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 8 , A. Rios 2 , R. Branyan , S. Rolen 5 , R. Wilkins , J. Thome 4 , P. Plantier 9
2-out RBI: A. Rios , J. Thome , P. Plantier 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , S. Rolen
GIDP: R. Hidalgo
Sac Fly: Q. Veras
Hit by Pitch: R. Branyan
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Veras-Alomar-Thome)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Salkeld L (6-7) 3.2 7 8 8 3 2 5 79 43 5.34   
A. Small 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 32 16 5.79   
J. Borowski 2.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 34 23 8.55   
R. McDowell 1.0 2 3 3 3 0 0 27 12 5.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Salkeld 12
Batters Faced: R. Salkeld 21, A. Small 6, J. Borowski 9, R. McDowell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Salkeld 4-5, A. Small 0-1, J. Borowski 3-3, R. McDowell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Salkeld 79-43, A. Small 32-16, J. Borowski 34-23, R. McDowell 27-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Borowski 3-1 , R. McDowell 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Small
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (8-5) 9.0 7 1 1 1 5 1 102 69 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 73
Batters Faced: B. Jones 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 10-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 102-69
Hit Batsmen: B. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Plantier
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 11877
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