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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 6, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5

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Kansas City Royals 6, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5

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Game Played on Friday, August 21, 1998 (N) at Tropicana Field

KC  A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  2    0  2  -   6  9  0
TB  A    3  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   5 14  2
BATTING
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon cf                      6   0   2   2       0   0       2   0
Morris 1b                     4   0   1   1       1   1      12   2
Offerman 2b                   5   1   0   0       1   1       1   2
Palmer dh                     5   2   2   1       0   2       0   0
Pendleton 3b                  5   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Rivera 3b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Conine lf                     4   1   2   1       1   0       4   0
Sweeney c                     3   1   2   0       2   0       8   1
Dye rf                        5   1   0   1       0   0       3   0
Lopez ss                      2   0   0   0       0   1       2   6
  Sutton ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Halter ss                   2   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Belcher p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Service p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Whisenant p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Montgomery p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       42   6   9   6       5   6      33  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Morris-Lopez.
BATTING - 
2B: Conine (19,off Hernandez).
HR: Palmer (28,5th inning off Santana 0 on 0 out).
SF: Morris (6,off Yan).
GDP: Dye (8,off Santana).
IBB: Sweeney (1,by Hernandez).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Damon (22,2nd base off Mecir/Flaherty).
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
McCracken cf,lf               6   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Boggs dh                      4   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Smith 3b                      5   1   3   0       0   0       3   1
McGriff 1b                    5   1   2   2       0   1       8   2
Trammell lf                   4   1   1   0       0   2       3   0
  Stocker ss                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Sorrento rf                   3   1   2   2       0   0       4   0
  Kelly rf                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Ledesma ss                    3   0   1   0       0   1       2   3
  Winn cf                     2   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Flaherty c                    5   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
Cairo 2b                      5   0   1   1       0   2       0   4
Santana p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Mecir p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Aldred p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Yan p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       45   5  14   5       1   8      33  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cairo-Ledesma-McGriff.
E: Winn (3), Cairo (13).
BATTING - 
2B: McCracken (24,off Belcher); Winn (4,off Montgomery); Cairo (20,off Montgomery).
3B: Trammell (1,off Belcher).
HR: McGriff (14,1st inning off Belcher 1 on 2 out); Sorrento (15,4th inning
off Belcher 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Sorrento (8,off Belcher).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Flaherty (5,2nd base by Belcher/Sweeney).
PITCHING
Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Belcher                       8    11   4   4   0   5   2  33
Service                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Whisenant W(2-1)              1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Montgomery SV(27)             1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Totals                       11    14   5   5   1   8   2  46

Tampa Bay Devil Rays         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Santana                       7     2   2   1   2   4   1  24
Mecir                         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5
Hernandez                     1     2   2   2   2   1   0   7
Aldred                        0     1   0   0   1   0   0   2
Yan L(4-4)                    2     3   2   2   0   1   0  10
Totals                       11     9   6   5   5   6   1  48
Santana faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Aldred faced 2 batters in the 10th inning
WP: Yan (5).
IBB: Hernandez (4,Sweeney).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Mecir 1-1; Yan 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Jim McKean
Time of Game: 3:27   Attendance: 25368
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Royals            Tampa Bay Devil Rays     
1. Damon               cf        McCracken           cf
2. Morris              1b        Boggs               dh
3. Offerman            2b        Smith               3b
4. Palmer              dh        McGriff             1b
5. Pendleton           3b        Trammell            lf
6. Conine              lf        Sorrento            rf
7. Sweeney             c         Ledesma             ss
8. Dye                 rf        Flaherty            c
9. Lopez               ss        Cairo               2b
   Belcher             p         Santana             p

ROYALS 1ST: Damon flied to center; Morris flied to left;
Offerman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Devil Rays 0.

DEVIL RAYS 1ST: McCracken grounded out (shortstop to first);
Boggs flied to left; Smith singled to right; McGriff homered to
center [Smith scored]; Trammell tripled to center; Sorrento
singled to second [Trammell scored]; Ledesma struck out; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Devil Rays 3.

ROYALS 2ND: Palmer grounded out (shortstop to first); Pendleton
flied to right; Conine flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 0, Devil Rays 3.

DEVIL RAYS 2ND: Flaherty grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cairo grounded out (shortstop to first); McCracken doubled to
left; Boggs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Devil Rays 3.

ROYALS 3RD: Sweeney walked; Dye grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Sweeney out at second]; Lopez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals
0, Devil Rays 3.

DEVIL RAYS 3RD: Smith grounded out (first unassisted); McGriff
grounded out (second to first); Trammell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Devil Rays 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Damon flied to left; Morris was called out on
strikes; Offerman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Devil Rays 3.

DEVIL RAYS 4TH: Sorrento homered to right; Ledesma flied to
center; Flaherty singled to left; Flaherty was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Cairo was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Devil Rays 4.

ROYALS 5TH: Palmer homered to right; Pendleton grounded out
(first to pitcher); Conine popped to catcher; Sweeney flied to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Devil Rays 4.

DEVIL RAYS 5TH: McCracken grounded out (shortstop to first);
Boggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Devil Rays 4.

ROYALS 6TH: Dye flied to right; Lopez was called out on strikes;
Damon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Royals 1, Devil Rays 4.

DEVIL RAYS 6TH: McGriff singled to right; Trammell was called
out on strikes; Sorrento grounded into a double play (first
unassisted) [McGriff out at second (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, Devil Rays 4.

ROYALS 7TH: KELLY REPLACED SORRENTO (PLAYING RF); Morris singled
to right; Offerman flied to left; Palmer struck out; Pendleton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
Devil Rays 4.

DEVIL RAYS 7TH: Ledesma singled to center; Flaherty flied to
center; Cairo struck out; McCracken singled to right [Ledesma to
second]; Boggs forced McCracken (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, Devil Rays 4.

ROYALS 8TH: Conine walked; MECIR REPLACED SANTANA (PITCHING);
Sweeney singled to right [Conine to second]; Dye popped to
center; SUTTON BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Sutton reached on an error by
Cairo [Conine to third, Sweeney to second]; Damon forced Sutton
(first to shortstop) [Conine scored (unearned), Sweeney to
third]; Damon stole second; Morris lined to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, Devil Rays 4.

DEVIL RAYS 8TH: HALTER REPLACED SUTTON (PLAYING SS); Smith
singled to right; McGriff flied to left; Trammell flied to left;
Kelly flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Devil
Rays 4.

ROYALS 9TH: HERNANDEZ REPLACED MECIR (PITCHING); STOCKER
REPLACED TRAMMELL (PLAYING SS); WINN REPLACED LEDESMA (PLAYING
CF); MCCRACKEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Offerman walked;
Palmer singled to left [Offerman to second]; Pendleton flied to
center [Offerman to third]; Conine doubled to left [Offerman
scored, Palmer to third]; Sweeney was walked intentionally; Dye
grounded out (first unassisted) [Palmer scored, Conine to third,
Sweeney to second]; Halter struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Royals 4, Devil Rays 4.

DEVIL RAYS 9TH: SERVICE REPLACED BELCHER (PITCHING); Winn struck
out; Flaherty grounded out (shortstop to first); Cairo grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, Devil
Rays 4.

ROYALS 10TH: ALDRED REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Damon singled
to center [Damon to second (error by Winn)]; Morris walked; YAN
REPLACED ALDRED (PITCHING); Offerman forced Damon (shortstop to
third) [Morris to second]; Palmer struck out; Pendleton grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Devil
Rays 4.

DEVIL RAYS 10TH: WHISENANT REPLACED SERVICE (PITCHING);
McCracken grounded out (shortstop to first); Boggs walked; Smith
singled to shortstop [Boggs to second]; McGriff was called out
on strikes; Stocker grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Royals 4, Devil Rays 4.

ROYALS 11TH: Conine singled to right; Sweeney singled to left
[Conine to second]; On a bunt Dye forced Conine (pitcher to
third) [Sweeney to second]; Yan threw a wild pitch [Sweeney to
third, Dye to second]; Halter reached on a fielder's choice;
Damon singled to second [Sweeney scored, Dye to third, Halter to
second]; Morris out on a sacrifice fly to left [Dye scored];
Offerman flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 6, Devil
Rays 4.

DEVIL RAYS 11TH: MONTGOMERY REPLACED WHISENANT (PITCHING);
RIVERA REPLACED PENDLETON (PLAYING 3B); Kelly struck out; Winn
doubled to left; Flaherty flied to right; Cairo doubled to
center [Winn scored]; McCracken flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 6, Devil Rays 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           6   9   0    9
 Devil Rays       5  14   2    8
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