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Toronto Blue Jays 2, Kansas City Royals 1

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Game Played on Tuesday, September 1, 1998 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

TOR A    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 10  0
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stewart lf                    5   1   2   1       0   2       2   0
Green rf                      5   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Canseco dh                    3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Delgado 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       7   1
Cruz cf                       3   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
Fernandez 3b                  4   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Fletcher c                    4   0   3   0       0   0       7   1
Grebeck 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
Gonzalez ss                   4   1   1   1       0   0       1   4
Carpenter p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Plesac p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Quantrill p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   2  10   2       2   4      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gonzalez-Grebeck-Delgado.

BATTING - 
HR: Stewart (6,1st inning off Belcher 0 on 0 out); Gonzalez (11,7th inning
off Belcher 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Delgado (8,off Belcher).
Team LOB: 9.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Damon cf                      4   0   2   0       0   1       1   0
Giambi dh                     2   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
  King ph,dh                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Offerman 2b                   4   0   3   0       0   1       1   5
Palmer 3b                     3   0   0   1       0   1       0   4
Sutton lf                     3   0   0   0       1   1       2   0
Conine rf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       3   0
Morris 1b                     3   0   0   0       0   0      14   1
Sweeney c                     3   0   0   0       0   1       4   0
Lopez ss                      2   0   0   0       1   0       2   2
Belcher p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Service p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   1   5   1       3   7      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Morris-Lopez-Morris.

BATTING - 
2B: Offerman 2 (27,off Carpenter 2).
3B: Offerman (12,off Carpenter).
SF: Palmer (10,off Carpenter).
GDP: King (9,off Plesac).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Damon (11,2nd base by Carpenter/Fletcher).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Carpenter W(10-7)             7     4   1   1   3   6   0  27
Plesac                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Quantrill SV(5)               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     5   1   1   3   7   0  33

Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Belcher L(12-11)              8    10   2   2   2   3   2  35
Service                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9    10   2   2   2   4   2  38

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Greg Kosc

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 12447

Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Kansas City Royals       
1. Stewart             lf        Damon               cf
2. Green               rf        Giambi              dh
3. Canseco             dh        Offerman            2b
4. Delgado             1b        Palmer              3b
5. Cruz                cf        Sutton              lf
6. Fernandez           3b        Conine              rf
7. Fletcher            c         Morris              1b
8. Grebeck             2b        Sweeney             c
9. Gonzalez            ss        Lopez               ss
   Carpenter           p         Belcher             p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Stewart homered to center; Green was called out
on strikes; Canseco walked; Delgado grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Canseco out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Damon grounded out (first to pitcher); Giambi flied
to center; Debut game for Jeremy Giambi; Offerman tripled
to center; Palmer flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue
Jays 1, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cruz flied to center; Fernandez singled to
center; Fletcher singled to center [Fernandez to second];
Grebeck singled to left [Fernandez to third, Fletcher to
second]; Gonzalez popped to first; Stewart struck out; 0 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Sutton flied to center; Conine struck out; Morris
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
1, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Green lined to shortstop; Canseco grounded out
(third to first); Delgado singled to third; Cruz walked [Delgado
to second]; Fernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Sweeney grounded out (third to first); Lopez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Damon singled to center;
Damon was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Fletcher singled to pitcher; Grebeck grounded out
(third to first) [Fletcher to second]; Gonzalez flied to right;
Stewart singled to shortstop [Fletcher to third]; Green flied to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Giambi popped to third; Offerman doubled to center;
Palmer struck out; Sutton walked; Conine struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Canseco grounded out (shortstop to first);
Delgado flied to right; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Morris grounded out (first unassisted); Sweeney
flied to center; Lopez walked; Damon was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: Fernandez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Fletcher grounded out (second to first); Grebeck flied to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Giambi walked; Offerman doubled to first [Giambi to
third]; Palmer out on a sacrifice fly to right [Giambi scored,
Offerman to third]; Sutton was called out on strikes; Conine
flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 1, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gonzalez homered to left-center; Stewart grounded
out (third to first); Green grounded out (first unassisted);
Canseco singled to third; Delgado grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: Morris grounded out (shortstop to first); Sweeney
was called out on strikes; Lopez flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cruz popped to second; Fernandez grounded out
(second to first); Fletcher singled to right; Grebeck grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: PLESAC REPLACED CARPENTER (PITCHING); Damon singled
to shortstop; KING BATTED FOR GIAMBI; King grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Damon out at
second]; Offerman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays
2, Royals 1.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: KING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SERVICE
REPLACED BELCHER (PITCHING); On a bunt Gonzalez grounded out
(third to first); Stewart struck out; Green flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 9TH: QUANTRILL REPLACED PLESAC (PITCHING); Palmer
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton flied to left; Conine
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Royals 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays        2  10   0    9
 Royals           1   5   0    5

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