DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/19/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1497 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (75-51) 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 9 2
Minnesota Twins (55-70) 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 8 2
Multi-HR Day for Kiyohara as Royals Overpower Twins, 8-5
The Kansas City Royals dealt the Minnesota Twins a 8-5 loss at Metrodome. Kazuhiro Kiyohara was the star on offense. He went 2-2 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Armando Benitez, credited with the save, is now 25 for 34 in save opportunities. Kansas City improves to 75-51 with the win. They lead their division by 5 games.

The Royals got a big boost from pinch hitter Jim Thome who had a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning off Twins hurler Trevor Hoffman. It was his 37th home run of the season and put Kansas City on top, 6-5.

"I had some good swings out there," said Kiyohara.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .309 21 55
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .223 15 40
   a-J. Thome PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .236 37 75
   b-Q. Veras 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 3 30
K. Kiyohara 1B 2 3 2 3 2 0 1 .533 6 8
A. Jones CF 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .229 28 72
R. Milligan DH 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 .248 11 25
B. Larkin SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .264 13 55
R. Sanders LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .243 16 39
T. Eusebio C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 5 21
J. Burnitz RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .203 25 64
Totals 34 8 9 7 6 8 14      
a - J. Thome pinch hit for T. Naehring in the 9th
b - Q. Veras substituted for J. Thome in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanders (5, 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Burnitz (1, 6th Inning off J. Spradlin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones 2 (28, 3rd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off P. Spoljaric, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Kiyohara 2 (6, 3rd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Spradlin, 0 on, 1 out) J. Thome (37, 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , A. Jones 8 , K. Kiyohara 8 , J. Burnitz 3 , R. Sanders 3 , J. Thome 4
2-out RBI: , A. Jones 2 , K. Kiyohara , J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Alomar 2 , T. Naehring
GIDP: B. Larkin , T. Eusebio
Sac Fly: K. Kiyohara
Hit by Pitch: A. Jones
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (51)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Jones (3) , B. Larkin (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294 20 61
K. Daniels DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 39 89
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .261 31 91
L. Walker RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .267 26 76
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .217 20 52
B. Fordyce C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 9 39
K. Seitzer 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .252 3 11
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .260 1 47
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .255 1 38
Totals 35 5 8 4 4 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Thomas (26, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (28, 7th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Seitzer (10, 2nd Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Walker (26, 1st Inning off K. Brown, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , F. Thomas 2 , L. Walker 6 , K. Seitzer 3
2-out RBI: R. Ordonez , L. Walker , K. Seitzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Ordonez 2 , B. Fordyce , L. Walker
Sac Bunt: B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (41)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Walker 2 (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Seitzer-Grudzielanek-Thomas, Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown W (15-7) 8.0 8 5 5 4 3 1 123 74 2.84   
A. Benitez SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 8 5.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 45
Batters Faced: K. Brown 37, A. Benitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 13-8, A. Benitez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 123-74, A. Benitez 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver 5.0 4 4 3 4 4 2 87 45 7.10   
J. Spradlin 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 35 23 4.44   
T. Hoffman L (4-9) 1.2 1 2 2 1 2 1 28 17 5.99   
P. Spoljaric 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 12 5 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 45
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 24, J. Spradlin 8, T. Hoffman 7, P. Spoljaric 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 5-5, J. Spradlin 1-2, T. Hoffman 1-2, P. Spoljaric 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 87-45, J. Spradlin 35-23, T. Hoffman 28-17, P. Spoljaric 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Spoljaric 1-1
WP: D. Oliver
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kazuhiro Kiyohara
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 28779
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