Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins

Apr 5, 1998

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	2	10
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	7	-	10	14	0	9

loss:

T. Belcherwin: Minnesota Twins logo

E. Milton

KCMIN

4
Orlando Merced singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon. Paul Molitor scores. Marty Cordova to 3rd. [1 run]
01
6
Todd Walker out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Hal Morris. Marty Cordova scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
02
7
Shane Halter hits a home run (1). [1 run]
12
7
Orlando Merced singles on a ground ball to shortstop Shane Halter. Matt Lawton scores. Paul Molitor out at home, shortstop Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King to catcher Mike Macfarlane. Marty Cordova to 2nd. [1 run] [3 outs]
13
8
Terry Steinbach singles on a line drive to right fielder Ernie Young. Ron Coomer scores. Denny Hocking to 3rd. Terry Steinbach to 2nd. Fielding error by second baseman Jose Offerman. [1 run]
14
8
Pat Meares singles on a line drive to left fielder Hal Morris. Denny Hocking scores. Terry Steinbach scores. [2 runs]
16
8
Alex Ochoa singles on a ground ball to center fielder Johnny Damon. Pat Meares scores. Matt Lawton to 2nd. [1 run]
17
8
Marty Cordova hit by pitch. Matt Lawton scores. Alex Ochoa to 3rd. Paul Molitor to 2nd. [1 run]
18
8
Orlando Merced grounds out to first baseman Jeff King. Alex Ochoa scores. Paul Molitor to 3rd. Marty Cordova to 2nd. [1 run] [1 out]
19
8
Ron Coomer grounds out, shortstop Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King. Paul Molitor scores. Marty Cordova to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
110

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Johnny DamonCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.346
2Jose Offerman2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.385
Jed HansenPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
3Jeff King1B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.316
4Dean Palmer3B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	3	.458
5Joe VitielloDH	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.143
Terry PendletonPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.263
6Hal MorrisLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.190
7Ernie YoungRF	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
8Mike MacfarlaneC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.091
9Shane HalterSS	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.333
TOTAL	7	34	1	1	5	3	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Tim BelcherRHP	6.0	7	2	1	3	3	105	0.69
Scott ServiceRHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	2	22	3.38
Matt WhisenantLHP	0.1	5	6	6	0	2	27	16.20
Jim PittsleyRHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	12	3.00
TOTAL	8.0	14	10	9	4	7	166	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Matt Lawton IIICF	1	2	2	0	0	3	0	2	.091
2Alex OchoaRF	1	5	1	1	1	0	0	6	.364
3Paul MolitorDH	3	5	2	0	0	0	0	3	.286
4Marty CordovaLF	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	.214
5Orlando Merced1B	2	4	0	3	0	1	0	3	.250
6Ron Coomer3B	2	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	.235
7Todd Walker2B	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250
Denny Hocking2B	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.000
8Terry SteinbachC	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.300
9Pat MearesSS	3	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.368

TOTAL	14	34	10	9	4	7	0	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Eric MiltonLHP	6.0	6	0	0	1	2	0	88	0.00
Greg SwindellLHP	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	13	4.91
Mike TrombleyRHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	0.00
Frankie RodriguezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	20.25
TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	5	3	1	128	-

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1st inningKCMIN

TOP 1
SINGLE — Johnny Damon singles on a line drive to right fielder Alex Ochoa.
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GROUNDOUT — Jose Offerman grounds out, third baseman Ron Coomer to first baseman Orlando Merced. Johnny Damon to 2nd. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Jeff King flies out to center fielder Matt Lawton. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Dean Palmer walks.
00
POP OUT — Joe Vitiello pops out to catcher Terry Steinbach. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
DOUBLE — Matt Lawton doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Johnny Damon.
00
FLYOUT — Alex Ochoa flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Paul Molitor grounds out, shortstop Shane Halter to first baseman Jeff King. Matt Lawton to 3rd. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Marty Cordova flies out to right fielder Ernie Young. [3 outs]
00

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MIN

1Runs10

7Hits14

2Errors0

.206Batting Avg.412

34At Bats34

1Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

1Runs-Batted-In9

3Walks7

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts4

10Left on Base9

10Total Bases15

Sunday, April 5, 1998 · 4:33 AM

Target Field · Minneapolis, MN

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weather: 72 degrees, dome