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KANSAS CITY ROYALS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
08/05/1998
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Steve Parris
Pitching: RHP Steve Parris
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Rios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Pitching: RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Steve Parris
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 386 ft
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 3D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Abraham O Nunez to third
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Steve Parris
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Steve Parris
Batting: LHB Armando Rios 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 80.6 MPH)
Armando Rios to third
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 365 ft
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
Brent Gates steals 2nd base
Koji Akiyama steals 3rd base
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Steve Parris
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Jim Thome scores
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Armando Rios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 85.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Richard Hidalgo to third
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 4 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Phil Plantier to second
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Phil Plantier to third
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Phil Plantier scores
Pitching: RHP Carlos Almanzar
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Quilvio Veras to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 423 ft
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 8 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 75.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Larry Walker steals 2nd base (no throw)
Batter strikes out.
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Larry Walker to third
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 8 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Carlos Almanzar
Batting: LHB Armando Rios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Roberto Alomar to second
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Roberto Alomar to third
Phil Plantier to second
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.3 MPH)
Roberto Alomar scores
Phil Plantier to third
Rick Wilkins to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Phil Plantier scores
Rick Wilkins to third
Quilvio Veras to second
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 108.8 MPH)
Rick Wilkins scores
Quilvio Veras to third
Scott Rolen to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 4 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Kansas City 12 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Mark Grudzielanek steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 12 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: LHB Armando Rios 0-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 12 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 12 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Paul Spoljaric
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 12 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 12 - Minnesota 1
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