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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5

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Kansas City Royals 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, April 29, 1997 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

TOR A    0  1  2    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   5  8  1
KC  A    0  0  3    2  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   6 10  0
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nixon cf                      5   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Garcia 2b                     5   1   0   0       0   0       3   3
Merced rf                     4   1   2   2       0   0       4   0
Carter 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   1       6   2
Sprague 3b                    4   2   2   2       0   0       2   1
Delgado dh                    4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Brumfield lf                  4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
O'Brien c                     4   0   1   1       0   2       6   1
Brito ss                      4   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Hentgen p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
  Plesac p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Quantrill p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   5   8   5       1   5      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. O'Brien-Brito, Garcia-Brito-Carter.
E: Garcia (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Brumfield (2,off Rusch).
HR: Sprague 2 (5,2nd inning off Rusch 0 on 0 out,6th inning off Rusch 0 on
1 out); Merced (3,3rd inning off Rusch 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Garcia (1,off Pichardo).
Team LOB: 3.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Offerman 2b                   3   1   1   3       0   0       7   2
Goodwin cf                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Sweeney ph                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Howard ph,rf                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Bell ss                       4   0   1   0       1   1       4   5
King 1b                       4   0   0   0       1   1       9   2
Davis dh                      4   2   1   1       1   1       0   0
Vitiello rf                   3   1   2   0       0   0       1   0
  Roberts pr,lf               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Halter ph,lf                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Paquette 3b                   3   0   1   0       1   0       0   3
Macfarlane c                  4   1   1   0       0   2       5   0
Damon lf,rf,cf                4   1   3   2       0   0       1   0
Rusch p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Veres p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pichardo p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       33   6  10   6       6   5      30  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. King-Bell-Pichardo.
BATTING - 
2B: Vitiello (3,off Hentgen).
HR: Offerman (1,3rd inning off Hentgen 2 on 1 out); Davis (2,10th inning off
Quantrill 0 on 0 out).
SH: Offerman 2 (2,off Hentgen,off Plesac).
GDP: Paquette (9,off Hentgen).
IBB: Howard (1,by Quantrill).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: King (1,2nd base by Hentgen/O'Brien); Damon (5,Home by Hentgen/O'Brien).
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hentgen                       8     8   5   5   5   5   1  35
Plesac                        0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2
Quantrill L(3-2)              0.2   1   1   1   1   0   1   4
Totals                        9    10   6   6   6   5   2  41
Quantrill faced 1 batter in the 10th inning
IBB: Quantrill (1,Howard).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Quantrill 1-0.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rusch                         6     7   5   5   0   4   3  25
Veres                         3     0   0   0   1   1   0  10
Pichardo W(1-0)               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                       10     8   5   5   1   5   3  38

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Rick Reed
Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 12533
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals       
1. Nixon               cf        Offerman            2b
2. Garcia              2b        Goodwin             cf
3. Merced              rf        Bell                ss
4. Carter              1b        King                1b
5. Sprague             3b        Davis               dh
6. Delgado             dh        Vitiello            rf
7. Brumfield           lf        Paquette            3b
8. O'Brien             c         Macfarlane          c
9. Brito               ss        Damon               lf
   Hentgen             p         Rusch               p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Nixon popped to second; Garcia lined to second;
Merced singled to right; Carter forced Merced (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Offerman grounded out (first unassisted); Goodwin
lined to right; Bell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Sprague homered to left; Delgado struck out;
Brumfield popped to second; O'Brien was called out on strikes; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: King walked; Davis was called out on strikes while
King was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Vitiello
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Brito grounded out (shortstop to first); Nixon
singled to left; Garcia forced Nixon (first to shortstop);
Merced homered to right [Garcia scored]; Carter lined to right;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Paquette flied to right; Macfarlane singled to left;
Damon singled to right [Macfarlane to second]; Offerman homered
to right [Macfarlane scored, Damon scored]; Goodwin grounded out
(third to first); Bell singled to left; King lined to left; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Royals 3.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Sprague popped to second; Delgado grounded out
(first unassisted); Brumfield doubled to left; O'Brien singled
to left [Brumfield scored]; Brito forced O'Brien (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Royals 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Davis walked; Vitiello doubled to right [Davis to
third]; Paquette walked; Macfarlane struck out; Damon singled to
center [Davis scored, Vitiello scored, Paquette to second];
Offerman grounded out (first unassisted) [Paquette to third,
Damon to second]; Goodwin lined to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Blue Jays 4, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Nixon grounded out (shortstop to first); Garcia
popped to first; Merced flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 4, Royals 5.

ROYALS 5TH: Bell was called out on strikes; King popped to
third; Davis flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
4, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carter struck out; Sprague homered to left;
Delgado was called out on strikes; Brumfield flied to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 6TH: Vitiello singled to center; ROBERTS RAN FOR
VITIELLO; Paquette grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Roberts out at second]; Macfarlane struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAMON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); VERES REPLACED RUSCH (PITCHING);
O'Brien was called out on strikes; Brito popped to second; Nixon
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 7TH: Damon reached on an error by Garcia; Offerman out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Damon to second]; On a
bunt Goodwin grounded out (pitcher to first) [Damon to third];
Bell walked; Damon was caught stealing home (pitcher to first to
catcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Garcia grounded out (shortstop to first); Merced
grounded out (second to first); Carter walked; Sprague lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 8TH: King was called out on strikes; Davis popped to
third; HALTER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Halter walked; Paquette
singled to center [Halter to third]; Macfarlane flied to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: HALTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Delgado flied
to right; Brumfield grounded out (third to first); O'Brien
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 9TH: PLESAC REPLACED HENTGEN (PITCHING); Damon singled to
first; Offerman out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Damon
to second]; SWEENEY BATTED FOR GOODWIN; QUANTRILL REPLACED
PLESAC (PITCHING); HOWARD BATTED FOR SWEENEY; Howard was walked
intentionally; Bell popped to second; King forced Howard (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 5.

BLUE JAYS 10TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); DAMON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); PICHARDO REPLACED VERES
(PITCHING); Brito popped to second; Nixon singled to left;
Garcia grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Nixon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
5, Royals 5.

ROYALS 10TH: Davis homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 5,
Royals 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        5   8   1    3
 Royals           6  10   0    8
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