Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Burba
  
  Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Myers vs. Burba
  
  Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burba fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Burba
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Palmer vs. Burba
  
  Palmer hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Palmer reaches second base with a double. There goes Bell trying to get to home. Sanders throws the ball in to Oliver, who tags Bell, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Rosado
  
  Reese hits a line drive into left field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Rosado
  
  Kelly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Stynes vs. Rosado
  
  Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Perez vs. Rosado
  
  Sweeney fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sweeney. Kelly moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Perez vs. Rosado
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sanders vs. Rosado
  
  Sanders hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Sanders reaches second base with a double. Kelly scores. Perez goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Oliver vs. Rosado
  
  Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  King vs. Burba
  
  King hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Burba
  
  Dye hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Sweeney vs. Burba
  
  Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Greene vs. Rosado
  
  Greene hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Rosado
  
  Boone takes first base on ball four. Greene moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Burba vs. Rosado
  
  Burba bunts for a double play. Greene moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Reese vs. Rosado
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Halter vs. Burba
  
  Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosado vs. Burba
  
  Rosado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Burba
  
  Damon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Damon reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Myers vs. Burba
  
  Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Burba
  
  Bell strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Rosado
  
  Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Stynes vs. Rosado
  
  Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Rosado
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Burba
  
  Palmer strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  King vs. Burba
  
  King takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Dye vs. Burba
  
  Dye hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Sweeney vs. Burba
  
  Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Sanders vs. Rosado
  
  Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Rosado
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Greene vs. Rosado
  
  Greene hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Rosado
  
  Boone strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Halter vs. Burba
  
  Halter hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Rosado vs. Burba
  
  Rosado strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Burba
  
  Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Myers vs. Burba
  
  Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Damon moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Bell vs. Burba
  
  Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Stynes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Rose vs. Rosado
  
  Pete Rose pinch hits for Dave Burba.
  
  Rose strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Rosado
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Kelly vs. Rosado
  
  There goes Reese. The throw from Sweeney and he is safe. Reese steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Kelly vs. Rosado
  
  Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Stynes vs. Rosado
  
  Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Reese moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Perez vs. Rosado
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Sullivan
  
  Scott Sullivan now pitching.
  
  Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Sullivan
  
  King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Dye vs. Sullivan
  
  Dye strikes out. There goes King. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Sweeney vs. Sullivan
  
  Sweeney is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Halter vs. Sullivan
  
  Halter strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sanders vs. Rosado
  
  Sanders strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Rosado
  
  Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Greene vs. Rosado
  
  Greene strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Boone vs. Rosado
  
  Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Oliver moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Fordyce vs. Rosado
  
  Brook Fordyce pinch hits for Scott Sullivan.
  
  Fordyce hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fordyce for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Belinda
  
  Stan Belinda now pitching. David Howard pinch hits for Jose Rosado.
  
  Howard strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Belinda
  
  Damon strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Myers vs. Belinda
  
  Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Greene fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Carrasco
  
  Hector Carrasco now pitching.
  
  Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Nunnally vs. Carrasco
  
  Jon Nunnally pinch hits for Mike Kelly.
  
  Carrasco fires to first and picks off Reese. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Nunnally vs. Carrasco
  
  Nunnally hits a fly ball into left field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stynes vs. Carrasco
  
  Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Carrasco
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Shaw
  
  Jon Nunnally now playing center field. Jeff Shaw now pitching.
  
  Bell hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Palmer vs. Shaw
  
  Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  King vs. Shaw
  
  King hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sanders vs. Carrasco
  
  Sanders takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Oliver vs. Carrasco
  
  Oliver hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Greene vs. Walker
  
  Jamie Walker now pitching.
  
  There goes Sanders. The throw from Sweeney and he is safe. Sanders steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Greene vs. Walker
  
  Greene hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Boone vs. Bevil
  
  Brian Bevil now pitching.
  
  Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Shaw vs. Bevil
  
  Shaw strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Shaw
  
  Dye strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sutton vs. Shaw
  
  Larry Sutton pinch hits for Mike Sweeney.
  
  Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Shaw
  
  Scott Cooper pinch hits for Shane Halter.
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Perez scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/2/1997 -- Kansas City at Cincinnati (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Damon J, cf           4  0  2  0   Reese P, ss           3  0  1  0   
Myers R, lf           3  0  1  0   Kelly M, cf           2  1  1  0   
Bell J, ss            4  0  1  0   Nunnally J, ph-cf     1  0  0  0   
Palmer D, 3b          4  0  1  0   Stynes C, lf          4  0  1  0   
King J, 1b            3  0  1  0   Perez E, 1b           3  1  0  0   
Dye J, rf             4  0  1  0   Sanders R, rf         3  1  1  2   
Sweeney M, c          2  0  0  0   Oliver J, c           4  0  2  0   
Sutton L, ph          1  0  0  0   Greene W, 3b          4  1  2  2   
Halter S, 2b          3  0  0  0   Boone B, 2b           3  0  1  0   
Cooper S, ph          1  0  0  0   Burba D, p            1  0  0  0   
Rosado J, p           2  0  0  0   Rose P, ph            1  0  0  0   
Howard D, ph          1  0  0  0   Sullivan S, p         0  0  0  0   
Carrasco H, p         0  0  0  0   Fordyce B, ph         1  0  0  0   
Walker J, p           0  0  0  0   Belinda S, p          0  0  0  0   
Bevil B, p            0  0  0  0   Shaw J, p             1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  0  7  0                        31  4  9  4

Kansas City      000 000 000 --  0
Cincinnati       200 000 02x --  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rosado J (L)          6.0  7  2  2  3  5
Carrasco H            1.1  1  1  1  2  1
Walker J*             0.0  1  1  1  0  0
Bevil B               0.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Burba D (W)           5.0  6  0  0  2  3
Sullivan S            1.0  1  0  0  0  2
Belinda S             1.0  0  0  0  0  2
Shaw J (S)            2.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th

E -- Sweeney M, Palmer D
DP -- Kansas City 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Palmer D, Kelly M, Sanders R, Damon J
HR -- Greene W
SB -- Reese P, King J, Sanders R
HBP -- by Sullivan S (Sweeney M)
T -- 2:39
A -- 15288

    

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