DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/03/1994
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1353 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 1994 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (91-24) 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 4 13 15 0
Minnesota Twins (42-70) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 3
Lankford Excels, Kansas City Blows Out Minnesota
The Kansas City Royals dealt the Minnesota Twins a 13-2 loss at Metrodome. Ray Lankford was the star on offense. He went 3-4 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while scoring 5 times and driving in 4. Denny Neagle got the win, improving to 16-2. He worked 9 innings, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 11 and walking 0. The Twins, at 42-70, have lost 4 straight games.

Going deep for Kansas City was Jim Thome. The designated hitter had a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning for the Royals. It put his team ahead, 3-0, and sent them on to victory. For the game, Thome went 2 for 5 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 8 RBI and scoring twice.

"We take it day by day here," said Lankford, "and today was a good one for us."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 4 5 3 4 2 0 0 .273 20 54
D. Justice LF 5 1 3 0 1 1 3 .274 28 62
J. Thome DH 5 2 2 8 1 1 3 .281 42 103
J. Olerud 1B 5 0 2 0 1 0 0 .285 15 56
R. Sanders RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 .228 25 55
   a-O. Merced PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 3 23
B. Larkin SS 6 0 0 1 0 2 9 .295 20 83
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .277 13 62
   b-T. Naehring PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 11 53
R. Wilkins C 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .205 14 41
H. Meulens 3B, 2B 5 2 1 0 0 1 1 .154 4 12
Totals 43 13 15 13 8 7 23      
a - O. Merced pinch hit for R. Sanders in the 8th
b - T. Naehring pinch hit for R. Alomar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olerud (20, 8th Inning off S. Ruskin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome 2 (42, 3rd Inning off W. VanLandingham, 2 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Oquist, 3 on, 1 out) R. Lankford 2 (20, 4th Inning off W. VanLandingham, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Piatt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Wilkins , J. Thome 8 , R. Sanders , R. Lankford 9 , J. Olerud 3 , H. Meulens , D. Justice 3 , O. Merced
2-out RBI: , R. Lankford 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Larkin 2 , T. Naehring
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (52) , R. Sanders (7) , H. Meulens (2)
CS: R. Sanders (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alomar-Larkin-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .264 31 55
N. Martin 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .226 2 26
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 30 75
L. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .261 32 77
T. Zeile C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .217 12 34
J. Stone CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .276 7 30
D. Staton DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .152 13 28
J. Oliva 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 17 39
B. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .216 4 24
Totals 30 2 5 2 0 11 3      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Martin (17, 9th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Staton (13, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Staton 4 , N. Martin 4 , T. Zeile
2-out RBI: D. Staton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Thomas
GIDP: F. Thomas
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: J. Oliva (12) , B. Johnson (29) , T. Zeile (22)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (16-2) 9.0 5 2 2 0 11 1 95 67 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 80
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 9-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 95-67
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. VanLandingham L (4-14) 4.2 8 6 6 4 4 2 102 58 6.89   
N. Charlton 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 29 16 4.87   
D. Piatt 1.2 1 2 0 1 1 1 30 17 1.42   
S. Ruskin 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 10 4.62   
M. Oquist 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 30 19 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. VanLandingham 24
Batters Faced: W. VanLandingham 25, N. Charlton 6, D. Piatt 8, S. Ruskin 5, M. Oquist 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. VanLandingham 6-3, N. Charlton 0-2, D. Piatt 2-2, S. Ruskin 0-2, M. Oquist 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. VanLandingham 102-58, N. Charlton 29-16, D. Piatt 30-17, S. Ruskin 17-10, M. Oquist 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Charlton 1-0 , D. Piatt 3-0 , M. Oquist 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Lankford
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 29258
Special Notes: Ray Lankford ties the KC regular season game record for runs with 5. Jim Thome ties the KC regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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