DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/30/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1275 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (64-43) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 10 0
Cincinnati Reds (60-48) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Royals Prove Rude Guests, Win 7-2 at Cincinnati
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2, at Riverfront Stadium. Kansas City catcher Rick Wilkins was named player of the game for his superb performance. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. John Habyan notched his 2nd save in 3 chances. Kansas City goes to 64-43. The win puts them 2½ games up in their division.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the top of the second, Wilkins hit a fastball from Mike Mussina for a 2-run home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 3-0.

"I felt good up there," said Wilkins. "I saw the ball well."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .220 3 25
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .302 16 47
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .247 34 69
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 24 62
R. Lankford LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .271 19 54
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .268 25 67
R. Wilkins C 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .232 21 47
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 12 47
A. Jones CF 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .228 22 57
Totals 35 7 10 7 3 8 12      
BATTING
Triples: Q. Veras (3, 1st Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins 2 (21, 2nd Inning off M. Mussina, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off J. Suppan, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (19, 3rd Inning off M. Mussina, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , R. Hidalgo , A. Jones 3 , Q. Veras 3 , R. Wilkins 8 , R. Lankford 4
2-out RBI: R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras
Sac Fly: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jones 2 (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cairo 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322 2 15
B. Williams RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .261 15 76
S. Rolen 3B 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .232 20 63
B. Higginson LF 5 0 0 1 0 1 5 .269 23 72
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .226 1 31
S. Spiezio 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .262 14 58
D. Nilsson C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .198 4 8
J. Offerman DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .185 1 8
D. Hosey CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .212 4 34
Totals 34 2 8 2 5 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Spiezio (23, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Spiezio (4, 8th Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rolen 2 , D. Nilsson , S. Spiezio 5 , J. Offerman 2 , O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cairo , D. Hosey 2 , B. Higginson
Hit by Pitch: B. Williams
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Higginson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Nilsson (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Hosey-Spiezio)
OF assists: 1 (Williams (Alomar at 2nd base))
PB: D. Nilsson
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (13-5) 6.2 6 1 1 4 4 0 127 74 4.25   
K. Rogers H (2) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 12 6.04   
J. Habyan SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 22 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 58
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 30, K. Rogers 4, J. Habyan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 9-6, K. Rogers 0-1, J. Habyan 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 127-74, K. Rogers 18-12, J. Habyan 31-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 2-0 , J. Habyan 2-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Neagle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina L (9-5) 7.0 8 5 3 2 7 2 126 74 3.19   
J. Suppan 2.0 2 2 1 1 1 1 28 18 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 50
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 30, J. Suppan 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 7-6, J. Suppan 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 126-74, J. Suppan 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Suppan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Wilkins
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 36625
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