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ANA  5
COL  0
 BAL  3
ATL  2
 NYM  9
@BOS  2
 NYY  5
FLA  1
 OAK  2
ARI  1
(11)		 SEA  4
LAD  0
 MON  5
@TBD  2
 TEX  8
SDP  7
 PHI  8
@TOR  7
 CHC  6
CHW  5
(12)		 CIN  2
CLE  1
 KCR  3
@HOU  0
 MIL  7
DET  3
 PIT  6
MIN  1
 SFG  3
@STL  2
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 27,895

 Friday, June 5, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:36
Royals
3
22-36
Won 1
4th, 12½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  6  1
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  0
W: Tim Belcher (5-6), L: Pete Schourek (2-4), S: Jeff Montgomery (10)
 Astros
0
35-24
Lost 2
1st

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .762   19   10    3   1   
J Offerman 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .298  .821   15   10    4   3   
J King 1B                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .260  .782   18    8   12   0   2B
D Palmer 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .273  .855   13    9    0   1   2B
J Conine LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .656   16    6    1   0   
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .611   16   10    2   0   
S Fasano C                    3   0   1   1    1   2  .154  .459   23   13    3   0   
L Rivera SS                   3   0   1   1    1   1  .333  .833   15    8    2   3   
T Belcher P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    5    0   0   SH
  S Mack PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .803    1    1    0   0   
  J Montgomery P              0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   2   
Totals                       31   3   6   0    4   9              142   80   27  10
Batting Events
2B: J King (7, off C Nitkowski); D Palmer (12, off P Schourek).
SH: T Belcher (1, off P Schourek).
TB: D Palmer 3; J King 2; S Fasano; L Rivera; J Offerman.
RBI: L Rivera (1); S Fasano (5); D Palmer (40).
2-out RBI: S Fasano; L Rivera; D Palmer.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. L Rivera-J Offerman-J King.
E: J Offerman (8).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .905    8    8    4   0   
D Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .856   14   10    2   0   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .839   14    9    3   0   
M Alou LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .338 1.048   13   10    3   0   GDP
C Everett CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .328  .942   12    6    1   0   
B Spiers 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .792   17   10    1   2   
R Gutierrez SS                3   0   2   0    1   1  .311  .763   19    9    3   1   
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .650    5    5   10   0   SH
P Schourek P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .333    4    3    0   0   SH
  J Phillips PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .369    4    3    0   0   
  C Nitkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Henry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    1    1    0   0   
Totals                       32   0   8   0    2   3              111   74   27   3
Batting Events
SH: P Schourek (3, off T Belcher); B Ausmus (1, off T Belcher).
TB: R Gutierrez 2; C Everett; C Biggio; B Ausmus; J Bagwell; B Spiers; D Bell.
GIDP: M Alou (5).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Gutierrez-J Bagwell.

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Belcher, W (5-6)             8     7   0   0    1   3   0   3.95   31   98-67   48· 8·11   13·14· 6· 0     70    -     1.70   0.64
J Montgomery, S (10)           1     1   0   0    1   0   0   6.41    5   13-7     4· 0· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.49   0.04
Totals                         9     8   0   0    2   3   0          36  111-74   52· 8·14   16·15· 7· 0           -  
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Schourek, L (2-4)            7     2   1   1    4   8   0   4.13   26  103-55   30·12·13    4·10· 5· 0     73    -     0.88   0.25
C Nitkowski                    1     1   1   1    0   1   0   3.51    4   14-10    6· 2· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.74   0.01
D Henry                        1     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.64    6   25-15   11· 1· 3    0· 6· 2· 0          1-1    0.93  -0.07
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   9   0          36  142-80   47·15·18    5·18· 8· 0          1-1
C Nitkowski faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Tom Hallion.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 27,895.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Houston Astros                               
1. Johnny Damon                 CF       1. Craig Biggio                 2B
2. Jose Offerman                2B       2. Derek Bell                   RF
3. Jeff King                    1B       3. Jeff Bagwell                 1B
4. Dean Palmer                  3B       4. Moises Alou                  LF
5. Jeff Conine                  LF       5. Carl Everett                 CF
6. Jermaine Dye                 RF       6. Bill Spiers                  3B
7. Sal Fasano                    C       7. Ricky Gutierrez              SS
8. Luis Rivera                  SS       8. Brad Ausmus                   C
9. Tim Belcher                   P       9. Pete Schourek                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b8 1 1-- OO 3,(0-2)  15% 84% 0-1 HOU M. Alou T. Belcher Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t1 2 1-- R 2,(1-0)  11% 58% 0-0 KCR D. Palmer P. Schourek Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Offerman Scores
b8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -10% 60% 0-1 HOU D. Bell T. Belcher Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 0 1-- O 6,(2-2)  9% 69% 0-1 HOU J. Bagwell T. Belcher Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t9 2 1-3 R 5,(2-2)  9% 92% 1-0 KCR S. Fasano D. Henry Single to CF (Line Drive); King Scores; Palmer to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Pete Schourek facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 48% 0-0 KCR J. Damon P. Schourek Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
t1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  2% 50% 0-0 KCR J. Offerman P. Schourek Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
t1 1 1-- O 3,(2-0)  -3% 47% 0-0 KCR J. King P. Schourek Flyball: LF
t1 2 1-- R 2,(1-0)  11% 58% 0-0 KCR D. Palmer P. Schourek Double to 1B (Ground Ball); Offerman Scores
t1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  1% 59% 1-0 KCR J. Conine P. Schourek Walk
t1 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  -4% 56% 1-0 KCR J. Dye P. Schourek Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -4% 52% 0-1 HOU C. Biggio T. Belcher Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b1 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  3% 55% 0-1 HOU D. Bell T. Belcher Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
b1 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  3% 58% 0-1 HOU J. Bagwell T. Belcher Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b1 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 60% 0-1 HOU M. Alou T. Belcher Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Pete Schourek facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 58% 1-0 KCR S. Fasano P. Schourek Strikeout Swinging
t2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  2% 61% 1-0 KCR L. Rivera P. Schourek Walk
t2 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 59% 1-0 KCR T. Belcher P. Schourek Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Rivera to 2B
t2 2 -2- O 5,(3-1)  -3% 56% 1-0 KCR J. Damon P. Schourek Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 59% 0-1 HOU C. Everett T. Belcher Single to CF (Pop Fly); Everett out at 2B/CF-2B
b2 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 60% 0-1 HOU B. Spiers T. Belcher Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  1% 61% 0-1 HOU R. Gutierrez T. Belcher Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Pete Schourek facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  -2% 59% 1-0 KCR J. Offerman P. Schourek Strikeout Swinging
t3 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 58% 1-0 KCR J. King P. Schourek Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  -1% 57% 1-0 KCR D. Palmer P. Schourek Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -4% 52% 0-1 HOU B. Ausmus T. Belcher Single to 3B (Bunt)
b3 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  4% 56% 0-1 HOU P. Schourek T. Belcher Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
b3 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  2% 59% 0-1 HOU C. Biggio T. Belcher Groundout: SS-1B; Ausmus to 2B
b3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  -2% 56% 0-1 HOU D. Bell T. Belcher Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Ausmus to 3B
b3 2 1-3 O 4,(2-1)  6% 62% 0-1 HOU J. Bagwell T. Belcher Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Pete Schourek facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 60% 1-0 KCR J. Conine P. Schourek Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 59% 1-0 KCR J. Dye P. Schourek Lineout: CF
t4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  1% 60% 1-0 KCR S. Fasano P. Schourek Walk
t4 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 57% 1-0 KCR L. Rivera P. Schourek Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  3% 60% 0-1 HOU M. Alou T. Belcher Strikeout Swinging
b4 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 63% 0-1 HOU C. Everett T. Belcher Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 64% 0-1 HOU B. Spiers T. Belcher Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Pete Schourek facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 62% 1-0 KCR T. Belcher P. Schourek Lineout: LF
t5 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 60% 1-0 KCR J. Damon P. Schourek Strikeout Swinging
t5 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  -1% 59% 1-0 KCR J. Offerman P. Schourek Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -6% 53% 0-1 HOU R. Gutierrez T. Belcher Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  5% 58% 0-1 HOU B. Ausmus T. Belcher Lineout: RF (Short RF)
b5 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  3% 61% 0-1 HOU P. Schourek T. Belcher Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Gutierrez to 2B
b5 2 -2- O 2,(0-1)  5% 66% 0-1 HOU C. Biggio T. Belcher Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Pete Schourek facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  4% 70% 1-0 KCR J. King P. Schourek Walk
t6 0 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -4% 66% 1-0 KCR D. Palmer P. Schourek Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 1 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  -6% 61% 1-0 KCR J. Conine P. Schourek Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  4% 65% 0-1 HOU D. Bell T. Belcher Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  -5% 60% 0-1 HOU J. Bagwell T. Belcher Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b6 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  5% 65% 0-1 HOU M. Alou T. Belcher Flyball: RF
b6 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  -4% 62% 0-1 HOU C. Everett T. Belcher Walk; Bagwell to 2B
b6 2 12- O 4,(2-1)  8% 69% 0-1 HOU B. Spiers T. Belcher Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Pete Schourek facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 67% 1-0 KCR J. Dye P. Schourek Popfly: 3B
t7 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 65% 1-0 KCR S. Fasano P. Schourek Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 64% 1-0 KCR L. Rivera P. Schourek Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -8% 56% 0-1 HOU R. Gutierrez T. Belcher Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  3% 60% 0-1 HOU B. Ausmus T. Belcher Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Gutierrez to 2B
J.R. Phillips pinch hits for Pete Schourek (P) batting 9th
b7 1 -2- O 4,(1-2)  8% 67% 0-1 HOU J. Phillips T. Belcher Strikeout Swinging
b7 2 -2- O 2,(0-1)  7% 75% 0-1 HOU C. Biggio T. Belcher Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
C.J. Nitkowski replaces J.R. Phillips (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -2% 72% 1-0 KCR T. Belcher C. Nitkowski Strikeout Swinging
t8 1 --- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 71% 1-0 KCR J. Damon C. Nitkowski Foul Popfly: C
t8 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 70% 1-0 KCR J. Offerman C. Nitkowski Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -10% 60% 0-1 HOU D. Bell T. Belcher Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 0 1-- O 6,(2-2)  9% 69% 0-1 HOU J. Bagwell T. Belcher Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b8 1 1-- OO 3,(0-2)  15% 84% 0-1 HOU M. Alou T. Belcher Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  5% 88% 1-0 KCR J. King C. Nitkowski Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
Doug Henry replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  4% 93% 1-0 KCR D. Palmer D. Henry Single to CF (Line Drive); King to 3B
t9 0 1-3 O 4,(2-1)  -4% 89% 1-0 KCR J. Conine D. Henry Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t9 1 1-3 O 7,(3-2)  -5% 84% 1-0 KCR J. Dye D. Henry Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t9 2 1-3 R 5,(2-2)  9% 92% 1-0 KCR S. Fasano D. Henry Single to CF (Line Drive); King Scores; Palmer to 2B
t9 2 12- R 4,(2-1)  4% 97% 2-0 KCR L. Rivera D. Henry Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Palmer Scores; Fasano to 3B; Rivera to 2B/Adv on throw
Shane Mack pinch hits for Tim Belcher (P) batting 9th
t9 2 -23 O 1,(0-0)  -1% 96% 3-0 KCR S. Mack D. Henry Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Jeff Montgomery facing 5-6-7
Jeff Montgomery replaces Shane Mack (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  2% 98% 0-3 HOU C. Everett J. Montgomery Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  -3% 95% 0-3 HOU B. Spiers J. Montgomery Single to RF (Line Drive)
b9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  -6% 90% 0-3 HOU R. Gutierrez J. Montgomery Walk; Spiers to 2B
b9 1 12- O 1,(0-0)  6% 95% 0-3 HOU B. Ausmus J. Montgomery Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Spiers to 3B
Dave Clark pinch hits for Doug Henry (P) batting 9th
b9 2 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  5% 100% 0-3 HOU D. Clark J. Montgomery Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Astros 0.

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