Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Febles vs. Ponson
  
  Febles is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Ponson
  
  Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bigbie throws the ball in to Mora who tags Perez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Beltran vs. Ponson
  
  Beltran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Randa vs. Ponson
  
  Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. Byrd
  
  Anderson hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mora vs. Byrd
  
  Mora hits a fly ball into right field. Sadler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Richard vs. Byrd
  
  Richard hits a line drive into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Ibanez vs. Ponson
  
  Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mora fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mora. Ibanez moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Alicea vs. Ponson
  
  Alicea hits a line drive towards first. Conine reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Zaun vs. Ponson
  
  Zaun takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Brown vs. Ponson
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ibanez moves to third. Zaun moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Sadler vs. Ponson
  
  Sadler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Conine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Febles vs. Ponson
  
  Febles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Conine vs. Byrd
  
  Conine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Ripken vs. Byrd
  
  Ripken hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Conine moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Batista vs. Byrd
  
  Batista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. Ripken moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Bigbie vs. Byrd
  
  Bigbie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Byrd fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Ponson
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Beltran vs. Ponson
  
  Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hairston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Randa vs. Ponson
  
  Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Bigbie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Lunar vs. Byrd
  
  Lunar hits a fly ball into right field. Sadler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Hairston vs. Byrd
  
  Hairston hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. Byrd
  
  There goes Hairston. The throw from Zaun and he is safe. Hairston steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Anderson vs. Byrd
  
  Anderson strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Mora vs. Byrd
  
  Mora is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Ibanez vs. Ponson
  
  Ibanez is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Alicea vs. Ponson
  
  Alicea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Zaun vs. Ponson
  
  Lunar fires to first and picks off Alicea. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Zaun vs. Ponson
  
  Zaun hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Ponson
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mora fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Richard vs. Byrd
  
  Richard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sadler. Richard reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Conine vs. Byrd
  
  Conine hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Ripken vs. Byrd
  
  Ripken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richard moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
  Batista vs. Byrd
  
  Batista hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Zaun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Bigbie vs. Byrd
  
  Bigbie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ibanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bigbie for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Sadler vs. Ponson
  
  Sadler is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Febles vs. Ponson
  
  Febles hits a fly ball into right field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Ponson
  
  Perez hits a popup, foul, towards short. Mora settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Lunar vs. Byrd
  
  Lunar strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hairston vs. Byrd
  
  Hairston takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. Byrd
  
  Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hairston moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Mora vs. Byrd
  
  There goes Hairston. The throw from Zaun and he is out, Randa applying the tag. Anderson moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Mora vs. Byrd
  
  Mora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Beltran vs. Ponson
  
  Beltran takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Randa vs. Ponson
  
  There goes Beltran. The throw from Lunar and he is safe. Beltran steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Randa vs. Ponson
  
  Randa takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ibanez vs. Ponson
  
  Ibanez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Alicea vs. Ponson
  
  Alicea is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Zaun vs. Ponson
  
  Zaun hits a fly ball into center field. Bigbie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Ponson
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Richard vs. Byrd
  
  Richard hits a fly ball into right field. Sadler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Conine vs. Byrd
  
  Conine hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Ripken vs. Byrd
  
  Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ibanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Byrd covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Sadler vs. Ponson
  
  Sadler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Febles vs. Ponson
  
  Febles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Sadler moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Perez vs. Ponson
  
  Perez bunts in front of the plate. Lunar fields it and throws to first for the out. Sadler scores. Febles moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 4 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Beltran vs. Ponson
  
  Beltran hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Randa vs. Ponson
  
  Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Ibanez vs. Ponson
  
  Ibanez hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 6 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Batista vs. Byrd
  
  Batista hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bigbie vs. Byrd
  
  Bigbie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Lunar vs. Byrd
  
  Lunar is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Hairston vs. Byrd
  
  Hairston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bigbie moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Anderson vs. Byrd
  
  Anderson hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 6 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Alicea vs. Foster
  
  Kris Foster now pitching.
  
  Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hairston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Zaun vs. Foster
  
  Zaun hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Foster
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Sadler vs. Foster
  
  Sadler takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Febles vs. Foster
  
  Febles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown scores. Sadler moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Perez vs. Foster
  
  Perez hits a line drive into left field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Beltran vs. Foster
  
  Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Batista fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Batista. Sadler scores. Febles moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Randa vs. Foster
  
  Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Roberts vs. Grimsley
  
  Donnie Sadler now playing third base. Dave McCarty now playing first base. Raul Ibanez now playing right field. Jason Grimsley now pitching. Bria
  
  Roberts hits a line drive towards first. McCarty reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Richard vs. Grimsley
  
  Richard takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Kinkade vs. Grimsley
  
  Mike Kinkade pinch hits for Jeff Conine.
  
  Kinkade takes first base on ball four. Richard moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Ripken vs. Grimsley
  
  Ripken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Richard scores. Kinkade moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Batista vs. Grimsley
  
  Batista hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kinkade scores. Ripken moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bigbie vs. Mullen
  
  Scott Mullen now pitching.
  
  Bigbie hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lunar vs. Mullen
  
  Lunar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ibanez vs. Bale
  
  Brian Roberts now playing shortstop. Mike Kinkade now playing first base. John Bale now pitching.
  
  Ibanez strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Alicea vs. Bale
  
  Alicea hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hairston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Zaun vs. Bale
  
  Zaun hits a popup towards short. Roberts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Hairston vs. Hernandez
  
  Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
  
  Hairston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. Hernandez
  
  Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hairston moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Roberts vs. Hernandez
  
  Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Richard vs. Hernandez
  
  Richard hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 9 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Kinkade vs. Hernandez
  
  Kinkade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/16/2001 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (D)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
Febles C, 2b          5  1  1  1   Anderson B, lf        5  0  2  0   
Perez N, ss           4  0  1  0   Mora M, ss            3  0  0  0   
Beltran C, cf         4  2  2  2   Roberts B, ph-ss      2  0  0  0   
Randa J, 3b           4  1  0  0   Richard C, rf         4  1  1  0   
McCarty D, 1b         0  0  0  0   Conine J, 1b          3  0  1  0   
Ibanez R, 1b-rf       5  1  1  3   Kinkade M, ph-1b      1  1  0  0   
Alicea L, dh          5  0  1  0   Ripken C, dh          4  0  3  1   
Zaun G, c             4  1  2  1   Batista T, 3b         4  0  1  1   
Brown D, lf           4  1  2  0   Bigbie L, cf          4  0  1  0   
Sadler D, rf-3b       3  2  1  0   Lunar F, c            4  0  0  0   
                                   Hairston J, 2b        3  0  3  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  9 11  7                        37  2 12  2

Kansas City      000 003 330 --  9
Baltimore        000 000 020 --  2

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Byrd P (W)            7.0  8  0  0  1  4
Grimsley J            0.1  2  2  2  2  0
Mullen S              0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Hernandez R           1.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ponson S (L)          7.0  8  6  6  3  5
Foster K              1.0  3  3  2  1  0
Bale J                1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Mora M, Batista T
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Baltimore 11
2B -- Richard C
HR -- Ibanez R, Beltran C, Zaun G
SB -- Hairston J, Beltran C
CS -- Hairston J
SH -- Perez N
T -- 2:50
A -- 40788

    

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