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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 4, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 4, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 4, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hipolito Pichardo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Morgan |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 18,589 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: Don Denkinger 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Tim Tschida |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Hal Morris | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Terry Pendleton | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Larry Sutton | Right Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Felix Martinez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Third Baseman |
| Paul Molitor | DH |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Matt Lawton | Right Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Todd Walker | Second Baseman |
| Javier Valentin | Catcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 4, 1998
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Morgan
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Morgan
Offerman hits a line drive beyond short. Meares can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Morgan
Morgan fires to first and picks off Offerman. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Morgan
Morris hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon who is chasing the ball. Morris reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
King vs. Morgan
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pichardo
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Pichardo
Gates hits a fly ball into left field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Pichardo
Molitor 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 -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Pichardo
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Morgan
Pendleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Morgan
Palmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sutton vs. Morgan
Sutton hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. Morgan
Sweeney hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Walker reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Martinez vs. Morgan
Martinez hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Pichardo
Cordova takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Pichardo
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Offerman. Cordova moves to third. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meares vs. Pichardo
Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cordova tags and scores. Lawton tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Pichardo
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lawton scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Pichardo
Valentin hits a ball on the ground into right field. Sutton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sutton. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Nixon vs. Pichardo
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Gates vs. Pichardo
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gates for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Morgan
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morgan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Morgan
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Morgan
Morris hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Morgan
King hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Pichardo
Molitor 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 -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Pichardo
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Pichardo
Cordova strikes out. Sweeney drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cordova out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Morgan
Pendleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Morgan
Palmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Palmer reaches second base with a double. Pendleton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sutton vs. Morgan
Sutton hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pendleton tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Morgan
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Morgan
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Pichardo
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Pichardo
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Pichardo
Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Pichardo
Valentin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Pichardo
Nixon 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 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Morgan
Damon hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Morgan
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Morgan
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morris for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Pichardo
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Pichardo
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Pichardo
Ortiz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Pichardo
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Morgan
King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Morgan
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Morgan
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Morgan
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Pichardo
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Pichardo
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Pichardo
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Morgan
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Morgan
Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Felix Martinez.
Vitiello hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Morgan
Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Morgan
There goes Damon. The throw from Valentin and he is out, Meares applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Pichardo
Shane Halter now playing shortstop.
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pichardo
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Pichardo
Gates hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching.
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Trombley
Morris hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Trombley
King strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pendleton vs. Trombley
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Trombley covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Bevil
Brian Bevil now pitching.
Molitor hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Bevil
Ortiz hits a popup towards short. Halter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Bevil
Cordova takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Bevil
Lawton strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Trombley
Palmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lawton. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sutton vs. Trombley
Sutton bunts towards the mound. Trombley fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Trombley
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Halter vs. Trombley
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sutton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Damon vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Damon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Bevil
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bevil
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Bevil
Valentin 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 10
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Guardado
Offerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova who is chasing the ball. Offerman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Morris vs. Guardado
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Offerman scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Aguilera
Ernie Young pinch runs for Hal Morris. Rick Aguilera now pitching.
There goes Young. The throw from Valentin and he is safe. Young steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
King vs. Aguilera
King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Pendleton vs. Aguilera
Pendleton hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Walker fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Aguilera
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Larry Sutton now playing left field. Ernie Young now playing right field.
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Montgomery
Gates hits a popup into left field. Sutton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Montgomery
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/4/1998 -- Kansas City at Minnesota (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Damon J, cf 4 0 0 0 Nixon O, cf 3 0 0 0
Offerman J, 2b 5 1 3 0 Gates B, 3b 5 0 0 0
Morris H, lf 5 0 2 1 Molitor P, dh 5 0 0 0
Young E, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Ortiz D, 1b 4 0 1 0
King J, 1b 5 1 2 1 Cordova M, lf 2 1 0 0
Pendleton T, dh 5 1 2 0 Lawton M, rf 4 1 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 5 0 3 0 Meares P, ss 3 0 0 1
Sutton L, rf-lf 3 0 0 1 Walker T, 2b 4 0 2 1
Sweeney M, c 4 0 0 0 Valentin J, c 3 0 1 0
Martinez F, ss 2 0 0 0
Vitiello J, ph 1 0 0 0
Halter S, ss 1 0 1 0
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40 3 13 3 33 2 4 2
Kansas City 000 101 000 1 -- 3
Minnesota 020 000 000 0 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Pichardo H 7.0 4 2 0 3 6
Bevil B (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Montgomery J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Morgan M 7.0 8 2 2 1 4
Trombley M 1.2 3 0 0 0 1
Guardado E (L)* 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Aguilera R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 10th
E -- Offerman J, Sutton L
DP -- Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Kansas City 9, Minnesota 7
2B -- Palmer D 3, Walker T
3B -- Morris H, Offerman J
HR -- King J
SB -- Young E
CS -- Damon J
SF -- Meares P, Sutton L
T -- 2:57
A -- 18589
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