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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 4, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 4, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hipolito Pichardo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Eric Milton |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 11,014 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Mike Everitt |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | DH |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Scott Leius | Third Baseman |
| Hal Morris | Left Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Mendy Lopez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
August 4, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Milton
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Allensworth vs. Milton
Allensworth takes first base on ball four. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Milton
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Damon scores. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Milton
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Allensworth scores. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
King vs. Milton
There goes Offerman. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Offerman steals third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Milton
King hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Leius vs. Milton
Leius strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pichardo
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Allensworth who is chasing the ball. Nixon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Lawton vs. Pichardo
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nixon tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Pichardo
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Molitor reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Pichardo
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Coomer vs. Pichardo
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Milton
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Milton
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Milton
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Pichardo
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Pichardo
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Pichardo
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Pichardo
Meares hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Offerman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Milton
Damon hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Ortiz, and into shallow right field. Damon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Allensworth vs. Milton
Allensworth hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Offerman vs. Milton
Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Damon scores. Allensworth moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Milton
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allensworth moves to third. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Milton
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allensworth scores. Offerman scores. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Leius vs. Milton
Leius strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Milton
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz fields the ball and throws to Milton covering. Safe. King moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Milton
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. King scores. Morris goes all the way around to score. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Baptist
Travis Baptist now pitching.
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Baptist
Damon hits a line drive towards first. Ortiz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pichardo
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Pichardo
Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Pichardo
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Pichardo
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Baptist
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Baptist
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Offerman for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Baptist
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Baptist
King hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Pichardo
Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Pichardo
Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Pichardo
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Pichardo
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Pichardo
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Baptist
Leius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Baptist
Morris hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Coomer, and into shallow left field. Morris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Baptist
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Baptist
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Baptist
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
Bottom 5
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pichardo
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman misplays the ball. That's an error on Offerman. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Pichardo
There goes Nixon. The throw from Sweeney and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Pichardo
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Pichardo covering, for the out. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Pichardo
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nixon tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Pichardo
Ortiz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Leius settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Baptist
Allensworth hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Allensworth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Baptist
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Baptist
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allensworth tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Baptist
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Pichardo
Coomer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Pichardo
Walker hits a popup into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Pichardo
Cordova strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Pichardo
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. Coomer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Meares vs. Pichardo
Meares 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
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Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leius vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching. Javier Valentin now catching. Chris Latham now playing center field. Denny Hocking now playing shortstop.
Leius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Carrasco
Morris strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Carrasco
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leius moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Carrasco
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Carrasco
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz juggles the ball. That's an error on Ortiz. Leius moves to third. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Allensworth vs. Carrasco
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Pichardo
Larry Sutton now playing left field.
Latham strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Pichardo
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Pichardo covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Pichardo
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Miller
Travis Miller now pitching.
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Miller
Luis Rivera pinch runs for Jose Offerman.
There's a wild pitch. Rivera moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Miller
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 9 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Miller
King hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. King reaches second base with a double. Rivera scores. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 10 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Leius vs. Miller
Leius 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 third. View Play -
Royals, 11 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Sutton vs. Miller
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it and throws to second for the out. King scores. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Miller
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Miller
Lopez hits a popup towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Pichardo
Luis Rivera now playing second base. Sal Fasano now playing first base.
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fasano scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Pichardo
Coomer hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Pichardo
Walker hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Fasano, and into shallow right field. Walker reaches second base with a double. Coomer moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Cordova vs. Bones
Ricky Bones now pitching.
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coomer scores. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Bones
Valentin hits a line drive beyond first. Fasano can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Bones
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Damon hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Guardado
Allensworth strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rivera vs. Guardado
Rivera strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Bones
Latham hits a fly ball into left field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Bones
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Bones
Brent Gates pinch hits for Paul Molitor.
Gates hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 12 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Bones
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Leius fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1998 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Damon J, rf 6 2 2 0 Nixon O, cf 3 2 2 0
Allensworth J, cf 5 3 2 0 Latham C, cf 2 0 0 0
Offerman J, 2b 4 1 2 2 Lawton M, rf 3 0 0 1
Rivera L, pr-2b 1 1 0 0 Molitor P, dh 3 0 1 1
Palmer D, dh 3 1 1 2 Gates B, ph 1 0 1 0
King J, 1b 5 2 2 3 Ortiz D, 1b 5 0 0 0
Fasano S, 1b 0 0 0 0 Coomer R, 3b 4 1 2 0
Leius S, 3b 5 0 2 1 Walker T, 2b 4 1 2 0
Morris H, lf 4 1 2 0 Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 1
Sutton L, lf 1 0 0 1 Steinbach T, c 1 0 1 0
Sweeney M, c 5 1 2 2 Valentin J, c 1 0 1 1
Lopez M, ss 4 0 1 1 Meares P, ss 3 0 0 0
Hocking D, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 12 16 12 35 4 10 4
Kansas City 206 001 030 -- 12
Minnesota 100 010 020 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Pichardo H (W) 7.1 8 4 3 2 3
Bones R 1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Milton E (L) 2.2 8 8 8 1 2
Baptist T 3.1 4 1 1 1 1
Carrasco H 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Miller T 1.0 2 3 3 2 0
Guardado E 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Offerman J, Ortiz D
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Minnesota 9
2B -- Molitor P, Damon J, Sweeney M, Palmer D, Walker T 2, Morris H, Allensworth J, King J
3B -- Nixon O
SB -- Offerman J, Nixon O
SF -- Lawton M, Molitor P, Palmer D
WP -- Pichardo H, Miller T
T -- 3:05
A -- 11014
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