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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 30, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins, played on July 30, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 30, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dan Serafini |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 20,466 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Mark Johnson 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Matt Lawton | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Third Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | DH |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Alex Ochoa | Right Fielder |
| Javier Valentin | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | DH |
| Shane Mack | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Mendy Lopez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 30, 1998
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Belcher
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Belcher
Cordova 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
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Serafini
Damon bunts towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Serafini
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Serafini
Offerman takes first base on ball four. Allensworth moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Serafini
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Serafini
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Belcher
Ortiz hits a line drive into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Belcher
Coomer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Belcher
Walker hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Serafini
King strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Serafini
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Serafini
Fasano hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Serafini
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz fields the ball and throws to Serafini covering. Safe. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Serafini
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ochoa vs. Belcher
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Belcher
Valentin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Serafini
Allensworth hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Serafini
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Serafini
Palmer hits a popup into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lawton for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Belcher
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Belcher
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez misplays the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Cordova moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Belcher
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coomer vs. Belcher
Coomer 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
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Serafini
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Serafini
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Pendleton vs. Serafini
Pendleton hits a line drive beyond second. Walker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Mack scores. King moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fasano vs. Serafini
Fasano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Serafini
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Serafini
Denny Hocking now playing third base.
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Damon vs. Serafini
Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. King tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Allensworth vs. Serafini
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Belcher
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Belcher
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton throws to second. Safe. Over to first, and Ochoa is out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Belcher
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Serafini
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Serafini
There goes Offerman. The throw from Valentin and he is out, Walker applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Serafini
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Serafini
Mack hits a popup into right field. Ochoa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Serafini
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Pendleton vs. Miller
Travis Miller now pitching.
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Palmer scores. King moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fasano vs. Miller
Fasano hits a popup beyond first. Ortiz can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. King scores. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Miller
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Belcher
Hocking hits a popup into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Belcher
Cordova hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Miller
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Miller
Allensworth strikes out. Valentin drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Allensworth out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Miller
Offerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ochoa. Offerman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Miller
Palmer hits a line drive beyond second. Walker can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Offerman scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Miller
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Belcher
Johnny Damon now playing left field. Larry Sutton now playing right field.
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Belcher
There's a wild pitch. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Coomer vs. Belcher
Coomer hits a fly ball into right field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Belcher
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out. Ortiz moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Ochoa vs. Belcher
Ochoa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ortiz scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Belcher
Valentin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meares moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Whisenant
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Carrasco
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. King moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Fasano vs. Carrasco
Fasano strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Carrasco
Hal Morris pinch hits for Mendy Lopez.
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrasco fields it and throws to second for the out. King moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Carrasco
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. King scores. Morris moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Allensworth vs. Carrasco
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Whisenant
Luis Rivera now playing shortstop.
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Whisenant
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Whisenant
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Coomer for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Carrasco
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Carrasco
Palmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Carrasco
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrasco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Carrasco
King hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Walker 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 -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ochoa vs. Montgomery
Ochoa strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Montgomery
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Montgomery covering. It's a double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/1998 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lawton M, cf 4 0 2 0 Damon J, rf-lf 4 0 2 2
Gates B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Allensworth J, cf 5 0 0 0
Hocking D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Offerman J, 2b 4 1 2 0
Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0 Palmer D, dh 4 2 2 2
Ortiz D, 1b 2 1 0 0 Mack S, lf 3 1 0 0
Coomer R, dh 4 0 1 0 Sutton L, rf 1 0 0 0
Walker T, 2b 3 0 1 0 King J, 1b 5 3 3 0
Ochoa A, rf 4 1 1 1 Pendleton T, 3b 3 0 3 2
Valentin J, c 4 1 1 2 Fasano S, c 4 0 1 1
Meares P, ss 2 0 0 0 Lopez M, ss 2 0 1 0
Morris H, ph 1 0 0 0
Rivera L, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 6 3 36 7 14 7
Minnesota 000 000 300 -- 3
Kansas City 000 221 11x -- 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Serafini D (L) 4.2 6 4 4 5 3
Miller T 1.1 4 1 1 0 2
Carrasco H 2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher T (W) 6.2 4 3 3 4 1
Whisenant M 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Montgomery J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Lopez M
DP -- Kansas City 3
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Kansas City 11
2B -- Offerman J
HR -- Valentin J, Palmer D
SB -- Pendleton T, King J
CS -- Offerman J
SF -- Damon J
WP -- Belcher T
T -- 3:03
A -- 20466
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