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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 20, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 20, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charles Nagy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Belcher |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,575 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Tim McClelland |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| David Justice | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| David Bell | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Shane Mack | DH |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Jeff Conine | Left Fielder |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Felix Martinez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 20, 1998
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Belcher
Lofton hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Belcher
Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Belcher
Justice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Nagy
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Nagy
There goes Damon. The throw from Alomar and he is out, Vizquel applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Nagy
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Belcher
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Belcher
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Belcher
Giles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Nagy
King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Nagy
Conine hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Nagy
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Nagy
Fasano hits a line drive towards short. Vizquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Belcher
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Belcher
Fryman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Belcher
Bell bunts towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws to second. Martinez drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Martinez. Fryman moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Lofton vs. Belcher
Lofton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fryman scores. Bell scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Belcher
Vizquel hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Belcher
There goes Lofton. The throw from Fasano and he is out, Offerman applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Nagy
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Nagy covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Nagy
There goes Damon. The throw from Alomar and he is out, Vizquel applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Nagy
Mack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Offerman for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Belcher
Justice 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 -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Belcher
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thome for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Belcher
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Belcher
Giles 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
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Nagy
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Nagy
King hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Conine vs. Nagy
Conine hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Conine reaches second base with a double. Palmer scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Dye vs. Nagy
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. King tags and scores. Conine tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Fasano vs. Nagy
Fasano hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Conine scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Nagy
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Nagy
Damon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Belcher
Alomar hits a popup into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Belcher
Fryman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon. Fryman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Belcher
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Damon who is chasing the ball. Bell reaches third base with a triple. Fryman scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lofton vs. Belcher
Lofton hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Belcher
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Nagy
Mack hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Nagy
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mack moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Nagy
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mack scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Nagy
King hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Belcher
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Belcher
Thome hits a popup into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Belcher
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Belcher
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Belcher
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Giles moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fryman vs. Belcher
Fryman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Belcher
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Belcher
Lofton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Pittsley
Jim Pittsley now pitching.
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pittsley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Villone
Ron Villone now pitching.
Conine hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Villone
Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Villone
Fasano takes first base on ball four. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Villone
Martinez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Villone
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Pittsley
Justice hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Justice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Pittsley
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Pittsley
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Justice moves to third. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Giles vs. Pittsley
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Justice scores. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Alomar vs. Pittsley
Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thome scores. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Pittsley
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Mack hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Mesa
Offerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mack moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Mesa
Palmer hits a line drive towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mesa, and towards Bell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Mack moves to third. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
King vs. Mesa
King hits a popup into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Conine vs. Mesa
Conine hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Whisenant
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Whisenant
Vizquel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Whisenant
Justice hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Mesa
Pat Borders now catching. Mark Whiten now playing center field.
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fasano vs. Mesa
Fasano hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Mesa
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Mesa
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bell. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mack vs. Mesa
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching.
Thome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Service
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Conine. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Giles vs. Service
Giles hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thome tags and scores. Ramirez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Borders vs. Service
Borders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Service
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Service
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 14 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching. Jeff Branson now playing shortstop.
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Jackson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Jackson
King strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1998 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 4 1 2 5 Damon J, cf 5 0 2 0
Whiten M, cf 0 0 0 0 Mack S, dh 5 1 3 0
Vizquel O, ss 5 0 0 0 Offerman J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Branson J, ss 0 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 5 1 1 0
Justice D, dh 5 1 1 0 King J, 1b 5 2 2 1
Thome J, 1b 4 2 1 0 Conine J, lf 4 1 1 1
Ramirez M, rf 4 2 3 0 Dye J, rf 2 0 0 1
Giles B, lf 3 1 0 1 Fasano S, c 3 0 1 1
Alomar Jr. S, c 4 1 3 2 Martinez F, ss 4 0 1 0
Borders P, c 1 0 1 1
Fryman T, 3b 5 3 3 3
Bell D, 2b 4 3 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 14 16 13 37 5 13 4
Cleveland 002 026 202 -- 14
Kansas City 010 310 000 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy C (W) 5.0 10 5 5 1 2
Villone R 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Mesa J 2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Jackson M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher T (L) 5.2 11 10 9 1 4
Pittsley J 1.1 2 2 2 2 0
Whisenant M 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Service S 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
E -- Martinez F, Bell D
DP -- Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Kansas City 9
2B -- Palmer D, Conine J, Fryman T, Ramirez M 2, Bell D, Justice D
3B -- Bell D
HR -- King J, Fryman T, Lofton K
CS -- Damon J 2, Lofton K
SF -- Dye J, Lofton K, Giles B
T -- 2:58
A -- 13575
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