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September 5, 1997

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Yamil Benitez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .273
OBP .333 .302
At Bats 3 143
Hits 1 39
• Singles 1 25
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 18

Aaron Small Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 5 4
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Kauffman Stadium - September 5, 1997
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Single
Aaron Small
Izzy Molina
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Scott Brosius
Miguel Tejada
Brian Lesher
Ernie Young
Ben Grieve
Yamil Benitez
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Dye hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brian Bevil now pitching. Brosius strikes out.
Top 8 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lesher scores.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Spiezio scores. Lesher moves to second.
Top 8 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Halter fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Spiezio moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to second.
Top 8 Grieve strikes out.
Top 8 Matt Whisenant now pitching. Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 7 Aaron Small now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myers scores.
Bottom 7 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. Myers moves to second.
Bottom 7 Myers takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Tejada strikes out.
Top 7 Molina strikes out.
Top 7 Scott Service now pitching. Young hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Benitez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stairs tags and scores.
Top 6 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrasco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spiezio scores. Stairs moves to third.
Top 6 Stairs hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to second.
Top 6 Grieve strikes out.
Top 6 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 King strikes out.
Bottom 5 Davis is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lesher. Bell reaches second base with a double. Halter moves to third.
Bottom 5 Halter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Molina hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Brosius moves to third. Molina moves to second.
Top 5 Young strikes out.
Top 5 Brosius hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lesher scores. Giambi moves to second.
Top 5 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lesher moves to second.
Top 5 Lesher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Benitez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Dye strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Grieve strikes out.
Top 4 Spiezio takes first base on ball four. Molina moves to second.
Top 4 Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Molina hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 King strikes out.
Bottom 3 Davis hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brosius for the out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Giambi reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 Lesher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Stairs strikes out.
Top 3 Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Spiezio hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Myers hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Myers reaches second base with a double. Sweeney goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Benitez hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Dye strikes out.
Top 2 Tejada hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Young takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Halter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Halter reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Myers hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lesher takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to third. Grieve moves to second.
Top 1 Stairs strikes out.
Top 1 Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to second.
Top 1 Spiezio takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Tejada hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.