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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 1

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Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 1

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Game Played on Wednesday, July 23, 1997 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

KC  A    0  4  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
MIN A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Roberts 3b,lf                 4   1   1   0       1   0       0   1
Goodwin cf                    4   0   1   1       1   0       2   0
Bell ss                       5   0   2   2       0   1       1   4
Davis dh                      3   0   0   0       2   1       0   0
King 1b                       5   0   0   0       0   0      12   0
Offerman 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   6
Damon lf,rf                   3   2   2   0       1   0       3   0
Sweeney c                     4   1   2   0       0   0       4   0
Long rf                       4   1   1   1       0   1       2   0
  Halter 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Belcher p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Casian p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Montgomery p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   4       5   3      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Roberts-Offerman-King, Bell-Offerman-King.
BATTING - 
3B: Bell (2,off Ritchie).
IBB: Davis (8,by Rodriguez).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Goodwin (34,2nd base off Hawkins/Steinbach).
CS: Goodwin (10,2nd base by Rodriguez/Steinbach).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Knoblauch 2b                  3   0   0   0       1   0       2   4
Becker cf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Kelly ph,rf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Molitor dh                    4   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Steinbach c                   4   0   0   0       0   0       2   2
Coomer 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Stahoviak 1b                  4   0   1   1       0   2      13   0
Cordova lf                    3   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Lawton rf,cf                  3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Meares ss                     3   0   2   0       0   1       2   1
Hawkins p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Trombley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ritchie p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   1   7   1       1   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
PB: Steinbach (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Molitor (21,off Belcher).
GDP: Knoblauch (8,off Belcher); Kelly (4,off Casian).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Belcher W(9-9)                7     7   1   1   1   3   0  28
Casian                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Montgomery                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     7   1   1   1   4   0  33
Belcher faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Casian 2-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hawkins L(2-6)                1.1   6   4   4   2   1   0  12
Rodriguez                     5.2   3   1   1   3   1   0  22
Trombley                      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Ritchie                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    10   5   5   5   3   0  41
Rodriguez faced 2 batters in the 8th inning
WP: Rodriguez (5).
IBB: Rodriguez (8,Davis).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Rodriguez 2-0; Trombley 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Joe Brinkman
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 11944
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins          
1. Roberts             3b        Knoblauch           2b
2. Goodwin             cf        Becker              cf
3. Bell                ss        Molitor             dh
4. Davis               dh        Steinbach           c
5. King                1b        Coomer              3b
6. Offerman            2b        Stahoviak           1b
7. Damon               lf        Cordova             lf
8. Sweeney             c         Lawton              rf
9. Long                rf        Meares              ss
   Belcher             p         Hawkins             p

ROYALS 1ST: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Goodwin
walked; Goodwin stole second; Steinbach allowed a passed ball
[Goodwin to third]; Bell struck out; Davis walked; King flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch flied to right; Becker flied to center;
Molitor doubled to left; Steinbach grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Twins 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Offerman lined to pitcher (pitcher to first); Damon
singled to shortstop; Sweeney singled to right [Damon to
second]; Long singled to left [Damon scored, Sweeney to second];
Roberts singled to left [Sweeney to third, Long to second];
Goodwin singled to center [Sweeney scored, Long to third,
Roberts to second]; Bell singled to center [Long scored, Roberts
scored, Goodwin to second]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED HAWKINS
(PITCHING); Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [Goodwin to third, Bell
to second]; Davis was walked intentionally; King lined to
shortstop; Offerman flied to center; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Royals 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Coomer flied to left; Stahoviak struck out; Cordova
singled to right; Lawton flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 4, Twins 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Damon grounded out (third to first); Sweeney popped
to third; Long flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Meares struck out; Knoblauch grounded out (shortstop
to first); Becker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Roberts flied to left; Goodwin grounded out (pitcher
to first); Bell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Steinbach
popped to shortstop; Coomer grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Twins 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Davis flied to center; King lined to second;
Offerman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Stahoviak grounded out (second to first); Cordova
struck out; Lawton flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
4, Twins 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Damon singled to right; Sweeney singled to second
[Damon to third]; Long popped to first [Damon scored (on throw)
(no RBI)]; Roberts walked [Sweeney to second]; Goodwin forced
Roberts (second to shortstop) [Sweeney to third]; Goodwin was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Meares singled to third; Knoblauch grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Meares out at second];
Becker grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 5, Twins 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Bell popped to first; Davis struck out (catcher to
first); King popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5,
Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Molitor singled to right; Steinbach flied to center;
Coomer singled to third [Molitor to second]; Stahoviak singled
to center [Molitor scored, Coomer to third]; Cordova popped to
first; Lawton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

ROYALS 8TH: Offerman singled to center; Damon walked [Offerman
to second]; TROMBLEY REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Sweeney
flied to left; Long struck out; Roberts flied to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: DAMON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HALTER REPLACED
LONG (PLAYING 3B); ROBERTS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Meares singled to shortstop; Knoblauch walked [Meares to
second]; KELLY BATTED FOR BECKER; CASIAN REPLACED BELCHER
(PITCHING); Kelly grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Meares to third, Knoblauch out at second];
Molitor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Royals 5, Twins 1.

ROYALS 9TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAWTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RITCHIE REPLACED TROMBLEY (PITCHING);
Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Bell tripled to right;
Davis grounded out (shortstop to first); King popped to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED CASIAN (PITCHING); Steinbach
grounded out (shortstop to first); Coomer flied to right;
Stahoviak struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 5, Twins 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           5  10   0    9
 Twins            1   7   0    5
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