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April 18, 1998

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 2 7 0
Athletics 3 6 0
Top 9 R H E
Royals 2 7 0
Athletics 3 6 0

Mike Sweeney Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .244
OBP .000 .311
At Bats 0 41
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 9
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 3

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 1
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - April 18, 1998
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Strikeout
Billy Taylor
Mike Macfarlane
Dave Magadan
Rafael Bournigal
Mike Blowers
Kurt Abbott
Rickey Henderson
Jack Voigt
Ben Grieve
Mike Sweeney
Shane Mack

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 7 0 6
Oakland Athletics 3 6 0 5
Winning Pitcher Kenny Rogers
Losing Pitcher Glendon Rusch
Save Billy Taylor
Game Winning RBI Rafael Bournigal
Attendance 10,274
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Sweeney strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 There goes Mack. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Mack steals third.
Top 9 Larry Sutton pinch hits for Ernie Young. Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to second.
Top 9 Mack hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Dave Magadan now playing first base. King strikes out.
Bottom 8 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Offerman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Matt Stairs pinch hits for Kevin Mitchell. Matt Whisenant now pitching. Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. Henderson moves to third.
Bottom 8 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Voigt bunts towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brian Bevil now pitching. Mike Sweeney now catching. Henderson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Billy Taylor now pitching. Palmer hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Morris takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Offerman. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Offerman steals second.
Top 8 Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third.
Top 8 Buddy Groom now pitching. Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Mike Sweeney pinch runs for Sal Fasano. T.J. Mathews now pitching. Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Fasano is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Bournigal hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Macfarlane takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Abbott hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Mack hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Grieve hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Voigt hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Palmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Offerman scores. There goes Morris trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.
Top 6 Morris hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Offerman moves to second.
Top 6 Offerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a popup into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bournigal hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Macfarlane takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Abbott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mack. Abbott reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Fasano strikes out.
Top 5 Young hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Mack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jack Voigt now playing center field. King hits a fly ball into center field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Fasano settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McDonald hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Mack. McDonald reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Henderson hits a popup into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Palmer strikes out.
Top 4 Morris strikes out.
Top 4 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bournigal 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 3 Macfarlane strikes out.
Bottom 3 Abbott strikes out.
Top 3 Damon hits a popup towards third. Blowers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fasano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Blowers strikes out.
Bottom 2 Grieve strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mitchell hits a line drive into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Young strikes out.
Top 2 Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abbott scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 King hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rusch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 McDonald hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Rogers Morris moves to second.
Top 1 Morris takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Damon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.