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Royals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 7, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 7, 1998 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Pittsley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Shane Reynolds |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 23,228 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian Gorman 1B: Tom Hallion 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Bob Davidson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Hal Morris | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Terry Pendleton | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Conine | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Shane Halter | Shortstop |
| Jim Pittsley | Pitcher |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Craig Biggio | Second Baseman |
| Derek Bell | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Bagwell | First Baseman |
| Moises Alou | Left Fielder |
| Bill Spiers | Third Baseman |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Tony Eusebio | Catcher |
| Tim Bogar | Shortstop |
| Shane Reynolds | Pitcher |
| Larry Dierker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Astros
Astrodome
June 7, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Reynolds
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Reynolds
Offerman bunts towards the mound. Reynolds fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Morris vs. Reynolds
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Biggio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Damon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Reynolds
King strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Pittsley
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pittsley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Pittsley covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Pittsley
Bagwell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Pittsley
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Reynolds
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Reynolds
Conine hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Reynolds
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Pittsley
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Pittsley
Everett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Eusebio vs. Pittsley
There goes Everett. The throw from Sweeney and he is safe. Everett steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Eusebio vs. Pittsley
Eusebio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon who is chasing the ball. Eusebio reaches third base with a triple. Everett scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bogar vs. Pittsley
Bogar bunts towards the mound. Pittsley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Eusebio scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Pittsley
Reynolds bunts towards first. King fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Biggio vs. Pittsley
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Reynolds
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pittsley vs. Reynolds
Pittsley strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Reynolds
Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Damon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Reynolds
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Everett who is chasing the ball. Offerman reaches third base with a triple. Damon scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morris vs. Reynolds
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Pittsley
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bagwell vs. Pittsley
Bagwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Bagwell reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Pittsley
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Spiers vs. Pittsley
Spiers hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bagwell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Everett vs. Pittsley
Everett bunts towards third. Pendleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Bagwell scores. Alou moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eusebio vs. Pittsley
Pittsley spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Pittsley. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Eusebio vs. Pittsley
Eusebio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bogar vs. Pittsley
Bogar strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Reynolds
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Reynolds
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Reynolds
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Pittsley
Reynolds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Biggio vs. Pittsley
Biggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reynolds moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Pittsley
Bell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bagwell vs. Bevil
Brian Bevil now pitching.
Bagwell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Bevil
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pendleton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Spiers vs. Bevil
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Bevil
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Reynolds
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Reynolds
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Reynolds
Jermaine Dye pinch hits for Brian Bevil.
Dye hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Haney
Chris Haney now pitching. Dean Palmer now playing third base.
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Haney covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogar vs. Haney
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Haney
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Reynolds
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bagwell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Reynolds
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reynolds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Reynolds
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Biggio vs. Haney
Biggio hits a line drive beyond short. Halter can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Haney
Sean Berry pinch runs for Craig Biggio.
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bagwell vs. Haney
Bagwell hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Haney
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Reynolds
Bill Spiers now playing second base. Sean Berry now playing third base.
King hits a line drive beyond second. Spiers can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Reynolds
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Reynolds
Conine hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiers vs. Haney
Spiers strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Everett strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Eusebio vs. Pichardo
Eusebio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Bogar vs. Pichardo
Bogar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Reynolds
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Reynolds
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Reynolds
Larry Sutton pinch hits for Hipolito Pichardo.
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Reynolds
Damon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Whisenant
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Whisenant
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Reynolds
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Reynolds
Morris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Alou. Morris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Reynolds
King hits a line drive into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Reynolds
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Morris trying to get to home. Alou throws the ball in to Eusebio who tags Morris, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1998 -- Kansas City at Houston (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 4 1 2 0 Biggio C, 2b 4 0 1 0
Offerman J, 2b 4 0 2 1 Berry S, pr-3b 1 0 0 0
Morris H, lf 4 0 1 0 Bell D, rf 5 2 2 2
King J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bagwell J, 1b 4 2 3 2
Pendleton T, 3b 2 0 0 0 Alou M, lf 3 0 1 0
Palmer D, 3b 2 0 1 0 Spiers B, 3b-2b 4 0 0 0
Conine J, rf 3 0 0 0 Everett C, cf 2 1 0 1
Sweeney M, c 3 0 0 0 Eusebio T, c 3 1 2 1
Halter S, ss 3 0 0 0 Bogar T, ss 4 0 1 1
Pittsley J, p 1 0 0 0 Reynolds S, p 4 1 1 0
Bevil B, p 0 0 0 0
Dye J, ph 1 0 0 0
Haney C, p 0 0 0 0
Pichardo H, p 0 0 0 0
Sutton L, ph 1 0 1 0
Whisenant M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 8 1 34 7 11 7
Kansas City 001 000 000 -- 1
Houston 022 300 00x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Pittsley J (L) 3.1 7 6 6 3 2
Bevil B 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Haney C 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Pichardo H 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Whisenant M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reynolds S (W) 9.0 8 1 1 0 9
E -- Pittsley J
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Kansas City 4, Houston 7
2B -- Bagwell J 2, Damon J, Bell D, Reynolds S, Morris H
3B -- Eusebio T, Offerman J
HR -- Bell D, Bagwell J
SB -- Everett C
SH -- Everett C
T -- 2:33
A -- 23228
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