Kansas City Royals 3, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 59
Played on Friday, June 5, 1998 (N) at Astrodome
KC A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 6 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Damon cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Offerman 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 King 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 12 0 Palmer 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 Conine lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Dye rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Fasano c 3 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 Rivera ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 3 Belcher p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Mack ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montgomery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 3 6 3 4 9 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rivera-Offerman-King. E: Offerman (8). BATTING - 2B: Palmer (12,off Schourek); King (7,off Nitkowski). SH: Belcher (1,off Schourek). Team LOB: 6.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Bell rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Alou lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Everett cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Spiers 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Gutierrez ss 3 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 Ausmus c 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 Schourek p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phillips ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 8 0 2 3 27 3 FIELDING - DP: 1. Gutierrez-Bagwell. BATTING - SH: Schourek (3,off Belcher); Ausmus (1,off Belcher). GDP: Alou (5,off Belcher). Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Belcher W(5-6) 8 7 0 0 1 3 0 31 Montgomery SV(10) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Totals 9 8 0 0 2 3 0 36
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Schourek L(2-4) 7 2 1 1 4 8 0 26 Nitkowski 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 Henry 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 6 3 3 4 9 0 36 Nitkowski faced 1 batter in the 9th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Henry 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Tom Hallion Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 27895 Starting Lineups: Kansas City Royals Houston Astros 1. Damon cf Biggio 2b 2. Offerman 2b Bell rf 3. King 1b Bagwell 1b 4. Palmer 3b Alou lf 5. Conine lf Everett cf 6. Dye rf Spiers 3b 7. Fasano c Gutierrez ss 8. Rivera ss Ausmus c 9. Belcher p Schourek p ROYALS 1ST: Damon grounded out (first unassisted); Offerman singled to shortstop; King flied to left; Palmer doubled to first [Offerman scored]; Conine walked; Dye was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Biggio singled to shortstop; Bell popped to second; Bagwell popped to first; Alou lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ROYALS 2ND: Fasano struck out; Rivera walked; Belcher out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rivera to second]; Damon lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Everett singled to center [Everett out at second (center to second)]; Spiers grounded out (first unassisted); Gutierrez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ROYALS 3RD: Offerman struck out; King struck out; Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: On a bunt Ausmus singled to third; Schourek popped to first; Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first) [Ausmus to second]; Bell reached on an error by Offerman [Ausmus to third]; Bagwell forced Bell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ROYALS 4TH: Conine flied to right; Dye lined to center; Fasano walked; Rivera was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Alou struck out; Everett grounded out (second to first); Spiers grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ROYALS 5TH: Belcher lined to left; Damon struck out; Offerman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Gutierrez singled to center; Ausmus lined to right; Schourek out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Gutierrez to second]; Biggio lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ROYALS 6TH: King walked; Palmer forced King (third to second); Conine lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Palmer out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Bell flied to center; Bagwell singled to shortstop; Alou flied to right; Everett walked [Bagwell to second]; Spiers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ROYALS 7TH: Dye popped to third; Fasano struck out; Rivera popped to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Gutierrez singled to center; Ausmus out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Gutierrez to second]; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR SCHOUREK; Phillips struck out; Biggio popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ROYALS 8TH: NITKOWSKI REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Belcher struck out; Damon popped to catcher; Offerman grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Bell singled to center; Bagwell flied to left; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0. ROYALS 9TH: King doubled to first; HENRY REPLACED NITKOWSKI (PITCHING); Palmer singled to center [King to third]; Conine flied to left; Dye popped to shortstop; Fasano singled to center [King scored, Palmer to second]; Rivera singled to center [Palmer scored, Fasano to third, Rivera to second (on throw)]; MACK BATTED FOR BELCHER; Mack popped to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED MACK (PITCHING); On a bunt Everett grounded out (pitcher to first); Spiers singled to right; Gutierrez walked [Spiers to second]; Ausmus forced Gutierrez (pitcher to shortstop) [Spiers to third]; CLARK BATTED FOR HENRY; Clark grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Royals 3 6 1 6 Astros 0 8 0 9
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