DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/28/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 670 - SUNDAY, MAY 28TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (32-23) 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 8 12 1
Kansas City Royals (35-21) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 12 0
Cubs Win at Kansas City, 8-4
Kansas City center fielder Reggie L. Sanders had a good game, even if his team did not. The Royals dropped a 8-4 decision to Chicago at Royals Stadium. Sanders went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Mike Hampton went 5.2 innings for Chicago to pick up the win. The left-hander was charged with 4 earned runs. He scattered 8 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 4. His record improves to 5-1. Doug Jones closed the door for Chicago, picking up his 12th save of the year.

Geronimo Pena put Chicago in front, 3-2, when he took Denny Neagle downtown. His 2-run home run came with one out in the top of the fourth. It was his 13th home run of the season.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Pena, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."

The third-place Cubs improved to 32-23.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bell RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .319 4 21
L. Gonzalez LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .304 6 24
M. Grace 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .243 7 29
M. Piazza C 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .290 7 31
J. Buhner DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .165 10 33
G. Pena 2B 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .307 13 34
S. Brosius 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .212 6 26
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .272 2 30
B. Brower CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .284 5 15
Totals 35 8 12 7 3 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Brower (2, 8th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Piazza (7, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Pena (13, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 1 out) J. Buhner (10, 9th Inning off B. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 5 , S. Brosius , D. Bell 2 , G. Pena 5 , J. Cirillo , M. Grace , J. Buhner 4 , B. Brower 3
2-out RBI: M. Piazza , J. Buhner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bell , J. Cirillo , L. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: L. Gonzalez
Sac Fly: L. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: S. Brosius , G. Pena
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Brower (2)
CS: S. Brosius (3) , D. Bell (2)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Hampton (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Brower-Piazza)
OF assists: 1 (Brower (Naehring at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .309 9 28
C. Hoiles C 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .337 4 18
J. Conine LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .284 5 16
J. Thome DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .245 23 51
D. Tartabull 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .193 6 11
B. Larkin SS 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .273 10 34
J. Frye 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .222 3 17
   a-R. Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 6 20
R. Sanders CF 5 1 4 2 0 0 3 .261 9 17
T. Naehring 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266 11 25
Totals 38 4 12 3 5 7 25      
a - R. Lankford pinch hit for J. Frye in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Frye (6, 6th Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Sanders (1, 8th Inning off T. Burke, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sanders (9, 2nd Inning off M. Hampton, 1 on, 1 out) B. Larkin (10, 6th Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frye 2 , J. Thome 2 , R. Sanders 8 , O. Merced , J. Conine , C. Hoiles , B. Larkin 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Frye , R. Sanders , C. Hoiles 3 , D. Tartabull
Sac Bunt: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Larkin (3)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Hampton W (5-1) 5.2 8 4 4 3 4 2 107 64 2.85   
T. Burke H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 42 26 2.08   
F. DiPino H (4) 0.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 22 13 3.60   
D. Jones SV (12) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 38
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 28, T. Burke 8, F. DiPino 6, D. Jones 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 8-4, T. Burke 2-3, F. DiPino 0-1, D. Jones 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 107-64, T. Burke 42-26, F. DiPino 22-13, D. Jones 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Burke 1-0 , F. DiPino 2-0 , D. Jones 3-0
WP: M. Hampton
Balk: M. Hampton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle L (7-3) 5.0 8 6 6 2 1 2 103 57 3.56   
A. Benitez 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 28 15 4.12   
B. Jones 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 38 25 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 26
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 24, A. Benitez 7, B. Jones 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 5-7, A. Benitez 1-0, B. Jones 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 103-57, A. Benitez 28-15, B. Jones 38-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-1 , B. Jones 1-0
WP: A. Benitez 2
Hit Batsmen: D. Neagle , A. Benitez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Reggie L. Sanders
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 12491
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