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May 31, 1998

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Matt Stairs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .327
OBP .667 .410
At Bats 3 150
Hits 2 49
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 2 16
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 1 36

Tim Belcher Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Kauffman Stadium - May 31, 1998
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Tim Belcher
Mike Sweeney
Jeff King
Jose Offerman
Dean Palmer
Shane Halter
Jeff Conine
Johnny Damon
Jermaine Dye
Matt Stairs
Count: 3-1, 2 Outs
Count: 3-1, 0 Outs

Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Grieve hits a line drive towards third. Palmer catches it and throws to first to double up Spiezio.
Top 8 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Dave Telgheder now pitching. Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dye scores. Pendleton moves to second.
Bottom 7 Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields the ball and throws to Small covering. Safe. Dye moves to third.
Bottom 7 Dye bunts towards the mound. Small fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Conine hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Palmer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Aaron Small now pitching. King hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. King reaches second base with a double. Offerman scores.
Bottom 7 Offerman hits a line drive into center field. Christenson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Christenson. Halter scores. Damon goes all the way around to score. Offerman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Groom fields it and throws to third for the out. Halter moves to second.
Bottom 7 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Halter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. Pendleton goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Pendleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Tejada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Christenson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hinch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dye hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Conine strikes out.
Bottom 6 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 King hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Damon takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Halter hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tejada hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Hinch scores. Christenson scores.
Top 5 Christenson bunts towards third. Palmer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Palmer. Hinch moves to third. Christenson moves to second.
Top 5 Hinch hits a popup beyond second. Offerman can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Pendleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Conine moves to second.
Bottom 4 Dye hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Conine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King scores.
Bottom 4 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. King moves to third.
Bottom 4 King hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. King reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Giambi hits a line drive beyond first. King can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Stairs scores.
Top 4 Stairs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Spiezio scores.
Top 4 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spiezio moves to third.
Top 4 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Spiezio reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. Halter moves to second.
Bottom 3 Halter hits a line drive beyond short. Tejada can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sweeney hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tejada strikes out.
Top 3 Christenson strikes out.
Bottom 2 Pendleton hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Rogers fires to first and picks off Conine.
Bottom 2 Conine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Hinch strikes out.
Top 2 Blowers strikes out.
Top 2 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stairs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Stairs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Offerman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve who is chasing the ball. Offerman reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.