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Retrosheet Boxscore: Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 1

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 1

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, April 14, 1998 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

TOR A    0  0  0    0  2  2    0  0  1  -   5  7  1
KC  A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  2
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stewart lf                    4   1   0   0       1   0       2   0
Fernandez 2b                  5   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Green rf                      4   1   1   1       1   0       0   0
Canseco dh                    5   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Stanley 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   1      10   1
Sprague 3b                    5   1   1   0       0   1       1   1
Cruz cf                       2   1   1   0       2   0       3   0
Fletcher c                    3   0   2   2       0   0       9   1
Gonzalez ss                   4   1   1   1       0   1       1   1
Guzman p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
  Quantrill p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       36   5   7   4       4   5      27  10
FIELDING - 
E: Green (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Sprague (5,off Rapp); Fletcher (2,off Rapp).
HR: Gonzalez (1,5th inning off Rapp 0 on 0 out); Green (5,9th inning off Bevil
0 on 0 out).
HBP: Stanley (1,by Rapp); Fletcher (1,by Rosado).
Team LOB: 10.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon cf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
Offerman 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Morris 1b                     4   0   2   0       0   1       5   1
Palmer 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       0   5
Sutton rf                     3   1   0   0       1   1       4   0
Pendleton dh                  4   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
Mack lf                       3   0   1   1       0   1       2   0
Sweeney c                     2   0   0   0       1   0       7   0
Martinez ss                   2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Halter ph,ss                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Rapp p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Rosado p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Bevil p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1       2   9      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Martinez 2 (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Morris (5,off Quantrill).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Damon (3,2nd base by Guzman/Fletcher).
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Guzman W(1-2)                 7     4   1   1   1   6   0  25
Quantrill SV(1)               2     1   0   0   1   3   0   8
Totals                        9     5   1   1   2   9   0  33
WP: Guzman (1).
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rapp L(0-1)                   6     4   4   3   4   2   1  29
Rosado                        2     2   0   0   0   1   0   9
Bevil                         1     1   1   1   0   2   1   4
Totals                        9     7   5   4   4   5   2  42
HBP: Rapp (1,Stanley); Rosado (1,Fletcher).
Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Rick Reed
Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 11194
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals       
1. Stewart             lf        Damon               cf
2. Fernandez           2b        Offerman            2b
3. Green               rf        Morris              1b
4. Canseco             dh        Palmer              3b
5. Stanley             1b        Sutton              rf
6. Sprague             3b        Pendleton           dh
7. Cruz                cf        Mack                lf
8. Fletcher            c         Sweeney             c
9. Gonzalez            ss        Martinez            ss
   Guzman              p         Rapp                p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Stewart flied to right; Fernandez grounded out
(first unassisted); Green walked; Canseco struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Damon singled to right; Damon was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Offerman flied to left; Morris
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 0, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Sprague
flied to right; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Palmer struck out; Sutton walked; Guzman threw a
wild pitch [Sutton to second]; Pendleton struck out; Mack
singled to right [Sutton scored, Mack to second (error by
Green)]; Sweeney grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Fletcher singled to right; Gonzalez struck out;
Stewart walked [Fletcher to second]; Fernandez reached on a
fielder's choice [Fletcher out at third (third to shortstop to
pitcher), Stewart to second]; Green flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez popped to third; Damon flied to center;
Offerman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Canseco popped to first; Stanley was hit by a
pitch; Sprague forced Stanley (third to second); Cruz walked
[Sprague to second]; Fletcher flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Blue Jays 0, Royals 1.

ROYALS 4TH: Morris struck out; Palmer struck out; Sutton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
0, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Gonzalez homered to left; Stewart reached on an
error by Martinez [Stewart to second]; Fernandez flied to left;
Green flied to center [Stewart to third]; Canseco reached on an
error by Martinez [Stewart scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Stanley
flied to right; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Pendleton grounded out (second to first); Mack
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sweeney flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Sprague doubled to left; Cruz walked; Fletcher
doubled to left [Sprague scored, Cruz scored]; Gonzalez popped
to catcher; Stewart flied to center; Fernandez grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Damon
flied to left; Offerman singled to first; Morris singled to
center [Offerman to third]; Palmer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: ROSADO REPLACED RAPP (PITCHING); Green grounded
out (pitcher to first); Canseco struck out; Stanley singled to
left; Sprague flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays
4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Sutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Pendleton
struck out; Mack struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 4,
Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cruz singled to center [Cruz to second (on
throw)]; Fletcher was hit by a pitch; Gonzalez flied to right
[Cruz to third]; Stewart reached on a fielder's choice [Cruz out
at home (third to catcher), Fletcher to second]; Fernandez
forced Stewart (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue
Jays 4, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: QUANTRILL REPLACED GUZMAN (PITCHING); Sweeney
walked; HALTER BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Halter struck out; Damon
struck out; Offerman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 4, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: BEVIL REPLACED ROSADO (PITCHING); HALTER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Green homered to right; Canseco flied to
center; Stanley struck out; Sprague struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: Morris doubled to left; Palmer flied to center
[Morris to third]; Sutton struck out; Pendleton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 5, Royals
1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        5   7   1   10
 Royals           1   5   2    5
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