DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/24/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1550 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (69-61) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Kansas City Royals (78-52) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Royals Snatch 4-3 Win
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Royals Stadium, knocking off the Orlando Devil Rays, 4-3. On the mound for Kansas City was right-hander Bobby J. Jones, who played a pivotal role in the win. Kansas City is now 78-52, 4½ games up in the Federal League Central Division.

One consequential at-bat came in the bottom of the first. With runners on 1st and 2nd, the batter, Richard Hidalgo, hit a 3-run home run. It made the score 3-2, Kansas City, and helped them go on to win.

"We did enough to win," said Hidalgo.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 11 44
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 24 76
R. Gant LF 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .230 32 79
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .234 29 93
P. O'Neill DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .225 25 66
B. Jordan CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .264 18 56
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .273 20 64
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .204 27 69
J. Reed 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191 2 15
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 11 9      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Rodriguez (29, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Biggio (32, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gant (32, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Jordan , I. Rodriguez 2 , C. Biggio 3 , R. Gant 4 , P. O'Neill
2-out RBI: I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , T. Salmon , J. Reed
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .310 22 57
   a-Q. Veras 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .206 3 30
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .220 15 42
K. Kiyohara 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 5 .474 6 8
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .224 28 72
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .272 29 82
R. Milligan DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .255 11 25
B. Larkin SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .268 14 62
T. Eusebio C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .305 5 21
R. Sanders LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .238 16 39
Totals 33 4 10 4 6 8 25      
a - Q. Veras substituted for R. Alomar in the 6th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Hidalgo (29, 1st Inning off J. Key, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo 5 , K. Kiyohara , R. Sanders , T. Eusebio , T. Naehring , R. Milligan 2 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo , T. Naehring
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Kiyohara 2 , T. Eusebio , T. Naehring , R. Milligan , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Alomar (5)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key L (8-10) 4.2 7 4 4 4 2 1 92 54 5.07   
S. Reynolds 2.2 3 0 0 1 5 0 43 29 4.73   
R. Garces 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 8 2.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 32
Batters Faced: J. Key 24, S. Reynolds 12, R. Garces 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 3-8, S. Reynolds 1-2, R. Garces 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 92-54, S. Reynolds 43-29, R. Garces 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Reynolds 2-0 , R. Garces 2-0
WP: S. Reynolds
Balk: S. Reynolds
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (12-9) 8.0 6 3 3 2 8 1 128 81 4.06   
A. Benitez SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 12 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 64
Batters Faced: B. Jones 32, A. Benitez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 8-8, A. Benitez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 128-81, A. Benitez 15-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby J. Jones
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 15082
Special Notes: 2B Roberto Alomar was injured in a collision at a base.
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