DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/30/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 997 - TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Minnesota Twins (40-44) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Kansas City Royals (51-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Royals Top Twins in 12
Kansas City rode a fine outing from starter Kevin Brown to victory over the Minnesota Twins at Royals Stadium. The final score was 2-1. The Royals, at 51-34, have now won 5 straight.

Kansas City won the game in the bottom of the 12th inning. With no outs and Bob Ayrault on the mound for Minnesota, first baseman Jim Thome hit a dramatic solo home run, bringing Royals fans to their feet.

"We'll savor this win," Thome told the Kansas City Today, "then get ready for the next game."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .282 29 61
D. Erstad CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .281 6 21
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .296 23 75
L. Walker RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 .212 15 46
B. Gates 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .288 5 34
K. Akiyama LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .193 10 31
A. Nunez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .269 7 33
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .253 2 28
E. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 1 11
Totals 41 1 5 1 1 14 10      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Thomas (15, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Erstad (2, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Daniels , A. Nunez , D. Erstad 3 , M. Grudzielanek , F. Thomas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grudzielanek , B. Gates , F. Thomas
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (38) , A. Nunez (17)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Perez (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Grudzielanek-Gates-Thomas, Grudzielanek-Gates-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 18 46
S. Rolen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 3 12
R. Milligan DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 4 12
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 23 59
J. Thome 1B 4 2 3 2 1 0 2 .250 26 60
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .230 9 32
T. Eusebio C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .319 1 9
R. Sanders LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .210 7 19
J. Payton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 3
Totals 37 2 6 2 1 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Milligan (6, 1st Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome 2 (26, 7th Inning off C. Almanzar, 0 on, 0 outs; 12th Inning off B. Ayrault, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thome 9 , R. Sanders , R. Milligan 2 , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Thome , T. Eusebio
GIDP: R. Hidalgo , T. Eusebio
Sac Bunt: B. Larkin
Hit by Pitch: R. Hidalgo , S. Rolen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Eusebio (3)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 57 43 9.41   
C. Almanzar BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15 9 4.69   
J. Spradlin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4.21   
T. Hoffman 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 8 1.91   
P. Spoljaric 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 11 3.38   
B. Ayrault L (1-2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 21 12 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 65
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 19, C. Almanzar 5, J. Spradlin 3, T. Hoffman 5, P. Spoljaric 4, B. Ayrault 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 4-9, C. Almanzar 1-2, J. Spradlin 1-1, T. Hoffman 1-2, P. Spoljaric 4-0, B. Ayrault 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 57-43, C. Almanzar 15-9, J. Spradlin 6-3, T. Hoffman 16-8, P. Spoljaric 18-11, B. Ayrault 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0 , P. Spoljaric 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver , B. Ayrault
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown 11.0 5 1 1 1 12 0 158 106 1.72   
K. Rogers W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 12 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 94
Batters Faced: K. Brown 39, K. Rogers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 6-15, K. Rogers 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 158-106, K. Rogers 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 12117
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