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CHICAGO CUBS @ KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/28/1998
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Pitching: RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Pitching: RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
Roberto Alomar steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Roberto Alomar to third
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 7LD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Roberto Alomar scores
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Armando Rios 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Phil Plantier to third
Richard Hidalgo to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Chicago 0 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Willie Greene 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 358 ft
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Carmelo Martinez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Manny Alexander to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
Jon Nunnally is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Greene 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5, EV 101.3 MPH)
Mike Piazza to second
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Armando Rios 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Carmelo Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 62.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
Russell Branyan to third
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Russell Branyan scores
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Quilvio Veras to second
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Greene 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Scott Chiamparino
Pitching: RHP Joe Fontenot
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Armando Rios 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Richard Hidalgo to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Richard Hidalgo scores
Armando Rios to third
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 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: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Armando Rios scores
Scott Rolen to third
Russell Branyan to second
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 99.4 MPH)
Scott Rolen scores
Russell Branyan to third
Rick Wilkins to second
Pitching: LHP Mike Stanton
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.6 MPH)
Russell Branyan scores
Rick Wilkins to third
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Carmelo Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Stanton
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Phil Plantier to second
Pitching: RHP Russ Springer
Batting: LHB Armando Rios 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, P, EV 87.5 MPH)
Phil Plantier to third
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Scott Rolen is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Greene 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Mike Piazza to second
Mike Piazza to third
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Russ Springer
Batting: LHB Russell Branyan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 368 ft
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 8
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Carmelo Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Steve Woodard
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Manny Alexander to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Jose L Cruz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Kansas City 8
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