DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
08/08/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 1375 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (69-47) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Florida Marlins (68-47) 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 X 7 10 0
Victory Pushes Marlins Record to 68-47
The first-place Florida Marlins welcomed Kansas City to Joe Robbie Stadium.

Florida rode a decent outing from starter Kevin Appier to victory over the Kansas City Royals at Joe Robbie Stadium. The final score was 7-2. The Marlins bumped their record to 68-47 with this latest triumph.

Rondell White had a critical at-bat with one out in the bottom of the fourth for Florida. He came through with a solo home run to put Florida in front, 1-0.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said White.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .300 16 48
Q. Veras 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .211 3 29
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .243 35 73
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .210 24 63
R. Lankford LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .270 21 58
R. Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .271 27 73
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .231 22 52
B. Larkin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 13 53
A. Jones CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 24 63
Totals 30 2 4 1 4 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (20, 6th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (18, 9th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jones 2 , Q. Veras , R. Wilkins , R. Lankford 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins
GIDP: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Q. Veras (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walker DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .244 8 18
   a-C. Grebeck DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .292 33 72
R. Sexson 1B 3 0 0 1 0 3 4 .210 38 81
R. White RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .260 20 55
J. Encarnacion LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .237 26 61
T. Fryman SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .172 0 0
M. Kotsay CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .253 2 8
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .230 15 56
L. Castillo 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .219 0 30
Totals 33 7 10 6 2 7 13      
a - C. Grebeck substituted for T. Walker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnson (19, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. White (4, 8th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. White (20, 4th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Kotsay 2 , L. Castillo , C. Johnson 2 , R. White 8 , T. Walker , E. Alfonzo , T. Fryman
2-out RBI: R. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnacion , R. White
Sac Fly: R. Sexson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Kotsay (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fryman-Castillo-Sexson)
PB: C. Johnson
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown L (13-7) 7.0 8 5 5 2 7 1 117 70 2.81   
R. Beck 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 18 13 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 46
Batters Faced: K. Brown 31, R. Beck 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 3-11, R. Beck 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 117-70, R. Beck 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Beck 1-1
WP: R. Beck
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier W (12-8) 8.1 4 2 2 4 8 0 119 75 2.78   
D. Simons 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 71
Batters Faced: K. Appier 32, D. Simons 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 6-10, D. Simons 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 119-75, D. Simons 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Simons 1-0
WP: K. Appier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Rain (85 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 35560
Special Notes: Todd Walker was ejected in the 7th inning for arguing a strike call.
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