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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4

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Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Day

Game Played on Thursday, April 30, 1998 (D) at SkyDome

KC  A    2  0  0    4  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 11  1
TOR A    0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   4  9  0
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon cf                      4   2   1   0       1   1       3   0
Offerman 2b                   5   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Morris dh                     5   1   2   3       0   1       0   0
King 1b                       5   0   1   1       0   1       6   1
Sutton rf                     2   0   1   1       1   0       5   0
  Young ph,rf                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Mack lf                       4   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Pendleton 3b                  4   1   3   1       0   1       0   1
  Martinez pr,ss              0   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
Halter ss,3b                  2   1   0   0       1   0       0   2
Turner c                      1   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Sweeney pr,c                2   1   1   1       0   0       6   0
Rusch p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Pittsley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Whisenant p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Service p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Montgomery p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   7  11   7       4   6      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Sweeney (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Morris (11,off Guzman); Sutton (4,off Guzman); Pendleton (4,off Quantrill);
Young (2,off Plesac).
HR: Pendleton (1,4th inning off Guzman 0 on 1 out).
SH: Halter (3,off Quantrill).
HBP: Turner (1,by Guzman); Sutton (2,by Risley).
GDP: Morris (4,off Risley).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Damon (5,2nd base off Guzman/Brown).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stewart cf                    5   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Green rf                      5   0   1   1       0   4       6   1
Canseco lf                    3   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Crespo ph,lf                1   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Delgado 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   3       8   1
Samuel 2b                     3   0   0   0       1   0       1   2
Sprague 3b                    4   1   2   0       0   1       1   1
Stanley dh                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Gonzalez ss                   3   1   1   0       1   0       1   3
Brown c                       3   1   2   1       0   0       5   0
  Fletcher ph,c               1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Guzman p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Risley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Quantrill p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Plesac p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Almanzar p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   3       4   9      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Delgado-Gonzalez-Delgado, Green-Delgado.
BATTING - 
2B: Brown (2,off Rusch); Green (4,off Rusch).
HBP: Delgado (1,by Rusch).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Stewart (5,2nd base off Rusch/Sweeney).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rusch W(3-3)                  6.1   6   4   4   3   5   0  29
Pittsley                      0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1
Whisenant                     0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
Service                       1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4
Montgomery SV(5)              1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Totals                        9     9   4   4   4   9   0  40
HBP: Rusch (1,Delgado).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Pittsley 1-0; Whisenant 2-0.
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Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Guzman L(1-4)                 3.2   7   6   6   3   2   1  22
Risley                        3.1   1   0   0   1   2   0  11
Quantrill                     0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3
Plesac                        1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5
Almanzar                      0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9    11   7   7   4   6   1  42
HBP: Guzman (2,Turner); Risley (1,Sutton).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Risley 2-0; Plesac 1-0; Almanzar 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Larry Barnett
Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 26690
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Damon               cf        Stewart             cf
2. Offerman            2b        Green               rf
3. Morris              dh        Canseco             lf
4. King                1b        Delgado             1b
5. Sutton              rf        Samuel              2b
6. Mack                lf        Sprague             3b
7. Pendleton           3b        Stanley             dh
8. Halter              ss        Gonzalez            ss
9. Turner              c         Brown               c
   Rusch               p         Guzman              p

ROYALS 1ST: Damon singled to center; Damon stole second;
Offerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Morris doubled to
center [Damon scored]; King flied to left; Sutton doubled to
left [Morris scored]; Mack walked; Pendleton singled to second
[Sutton to third, Mack to second]; Halter flied to center; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Stewart grounded out (second to first); Green
struck out; Canseco singled to center; Delgado walked [Canseco
to second]; Samuel walked [Canseco to third, Delgado to second];
Sprague struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Turner struck out; Damon popped to catcher; Offerman
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Stanley flied to center; Gonzalez lined to first;
Brown grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Morris grounded out (first unassisted); King struck
out; Sutton flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Stewart flied to center; Green struck out;
Canseco flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 2, Blue
Jays 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Mack flied to right; Pendleton homered to right;
Halter walked; Turner was hit by a pitch [Halter to second];
SWEENEY RAN FOR TURNER; Damon walked [Halter to third, Sweeney
to second]; Offerman popped to third; Morris singled to center
[Halter scored, Sweeney scored, Damon to third]; King singled to
left [Damon scored, Morris to second]; RISLEY REPLACED GUZMAN
(PITCHING); Sutton walked [Morris to third, King to second];
Mack grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Royals 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: SWEENEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Delgado was
called out on strikes; Samuel flied to right; Sprague grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays
0.

ROYALS 5TH: Pendleton struck out; Halter grounded out (second to
first); Sweeney flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Stanley flied to right; Gonzalez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brown singled to center; Stewart flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Damon struck out; Offerman singled to center; Morris
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Offerman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Green struck out; Canseco popped to second;
Delgado was hit by a pitch; Samuel flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 0.

ROYALS 7TH: King grounded out (third to first); Sutton was hit
by a pitch; Mack lined into a double play (right to first)
[Sutton out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue
Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Sprague singled to center; Stanley flied to
right; Gonzalez walked [Sprague to second]; Brown doubled to
right [Sprague scored, Gonzalez to third]; Stewart singled to
right [Gonzalez scored, Brown to third]; Stewart stole second
[Brown scored (error by Sweeney), Stewart to third]; Green
doubled to center [Stewart scored]; PITTSLEY REPLACED RUSCH
(PITCHING); CRESPO BATTED FOR CANSECO; Crespo walked; WHISENANT
REPLACED PITTSLEY (PITCHING); Delgado struck out; Samuel flied
to right; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Blue Jays 4.

ROYALS 8TH: QUANTRILL REPLACED RISLEY (PITCHING); CRESPO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Pendleton doubled to center; MARTINEZ RAN
FOR PENDLETON; Halter out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Martinez to third]; Sweeney singled to second [Martinez
scored]; PLESAC REPLACED QUANTRILL (PITCHING); Damon flied to
left; Offerman flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7,
Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: SERVICE REPLACED WHISENANT (PITCHING); HALTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
SS); Sprague singled to left; Stanley struck out; Gonzalez
singled to shortstop [Sprague to second]; FLETCHER BATTED FOR
BROWN; Fletcher grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sprague to
third, Gonzalez to second]; Gonzalez was picked off second
(pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Blue
Jays 4.

ROYALS 9TH: FLETCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Morris struck
out; King flied to right; YOUNG BATTED FOR SUTTON; Young doubled
to center; ALMANZAR REPLACED PLESAC (PITCHING); Mack struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Blue Jays 4.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED SERVICE (PITCHING); YOUNG
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stewart grounded out (second to
first); Green struck out; Crespo singled to left; Delgado struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 7, Blue Jays 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           7  11   1    8
 Blue Jays        4   9   0    9
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