Top 1

• Royals, 0 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Abbott
  
  Damon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Beltran vs. Abbott
  
  Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Abbott
  
  Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Abbott
  
  Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Durham vs. Barber
  
  Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Caruso vs. Barber
  
  Caruso hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Barber
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Durham goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Belle vs. Barber
  
  Belle hits a popup towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Ventura vs. Barber
  
  Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas scores. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Norton vs. Barber
  
  Norton hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Abbott
  
  King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Norton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Conine vs. Abbott
  
  Conine hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Leius vs. Abbott
  
  Leius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Barber
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Abbott vs. Barber
  
  Abbott hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Machado vs. Barber
  
  Machado hits a line drive towards the mound. Barber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sweeney vs. Abbott
  
  Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Abbott
  
  Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abbott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Abbott
  
  Damon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Durham vs. Barber
  
  Durham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Caruso vs. Barber
  
  Caruso bunts towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Barber
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Beltran vs. Abbott
  
  Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Abbott
  
  Offerman strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Abbott
  
  Palmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  King vs. Abbott
  
  King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Palmer scores. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Conine vs. Abbott
  
  Conine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Belle vs. Barber
  
  Belle hits a popup, foul, towards short. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ventura vs. Barber
  
  Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norton vs. Barber
  
  Norton hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Norton for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Leius vs. Abbott
  
  Leius hits a fly ball into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sweeney vs. Abbott
  
  Sweeney hits a popup towards the mound. Abbott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Abbott
  
  Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Damon vs. Abbott
  
  Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Barber
  
  Ordonez hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Abbott vs. Barber
  
  Abbott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Machado vs. Barber
  
  Machado hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beltran vs. Abbott
  
  Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Abbott
  
  Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Abbott
  
  Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  King vs. Abbott
  
  There goes Palmer. The throw from Machado and he is safe. Palmer steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  King vs. Abbott
  
  King hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Palmer scores. King moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Conine vs. Abbott
  
  Conine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. King scores. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Leius vs. Abbott
  
  Leius hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Durham vs. Barber
  
  Durham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Caruso vs. Barber
  
  Caruso hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Barber
  
  Thomas is hit by the pitch. Durham moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
  Belle vs. Barber
  
  Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to second for the out. Durham moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Ventura vs. McDill
  
  Allen McDill now pitching.
  
  Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sweeney vs. Abbott
  
  Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lopez vs. Abbott
  
  Lopez hits a popup into right field. Ordonez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Abbott
  
  Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Abbott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norton vs. Bevil
  
  Brian Bevil now pitching.
  
  Norton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beltran. Norton reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Ordonez vs. Bevil
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Abbott vs. Bevil
  
  Abbott bunts in front of the plate. Sweeney fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sweeney. Norton moves to third. Ordonez moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
  Cordero vs. Service
  
  Scott Service now pitching. Wil Cordero pinch hits for Robert Machado.
  
  Cordero hits a popup towards third. Leius settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Durham vs. Service
  
  Durham takes first base on ball four. Norton scores. Ordonez moves to third. Abbott moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Caruso vs. Service
  
  Caruso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Caruso reaches second base with a double. Ordonez scores. Abbott scores. Durham goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Thomas vs. Service
  
  Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Caruso scores. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Belle vs. Service
  
  Belle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Ventura vs. Rusch
  
  Glendon Rusch now pitching.
  
  Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Norton vs. Rusch
  
  Norton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Beltran vs. Simas
  
  Bill Simas now pitching. Chad Kreuter now catching.
  
  Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Caruso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Simas
  
  Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Abbott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Simas
  
  Palmer strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ordonez vs. Suppan
  
  Jeff Suppan now pitching.
  
  Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Abbott vs. Suppan
  
  Abbott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Abbott reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Kreuter vs. Suppan
  
  Kreuter strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Durham vs. Suppan
  
  Durham hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  King vs. Simas
  
  King hits a fly ball into center field. Abbott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Giambi vs. Simas
  
  Jeremy Giambi pinch hits for Jeff Conine.
  
  Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - White Sox, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pendleton vs. Simas
  
  Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Scott Leius.
  
  Pendleton strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/16/1998 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Damon J, rf           4  1  1  1   Durham R, 2b          4  2  2  1   
Beltran C, cf         4  0  0  0   Caruso M, ss          4  1  2  3   
Offerman J, 2b        4  0  0  0   Thomas F, dh          3  2  2  2   
Palmer D, dh          3  2  1  0   Belle A, lf           4  1  1  2   
King J, 1b            4  1  2  2   Ventura R, 3b         4  0  2  1   
Conine J, lf          3  0  1  1   Norton G, 1b          4  1  1  0   
Giambi J, ph          1  0  0  0   Ordonez M, rf         4  1  1  0   
Leius S, 3b           3  0  0  0   Abbott J, cf          3  1  1  0   
Pendleton T, ph       1  0  0  0   Machado R, c          2  0  0  0   
Sweeney M, c          3  0  0  0   Cordero W, ph         1  0  0  0   
Lopez M, ss           3  0  1  0   Kreuter C, c          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  4  6  4                        34  9 12  9

Kansas City      100 102 000 --  4
Chicago          200 000 70x --  9

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barber B              5.2  5  2  2  0  0
McDill A              0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Bevil B (L)*          0.0  2  3  2  0  0
Service S             0.1  3  4  4  1  0
Rusch G               0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Suppan J              1.0  1  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Abbott J (W)          7.0  6  4  4  1  1
Simas B               2.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Sweeney M
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Kansas City 3, Chicago 4
2B -- Thomas F, Palmer D, Norton G, Caruso M, Abbott J
HR -- Damon J, Belle A
SB -- Palmer D
SH -- Abbott J
HBP -- by Barber B (Thomas F)
T -- 2:37
A -- 12894

    

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