DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE CREAMS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/05/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE CREAMS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 715 - THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Creams (34-26) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
Kansas City Royals (38-21) 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 X 7 12 0
Royals Win Streak Reaches 6
The first-place Kansas City Royals welcomed Milwaukee to Royals Stadium.

The Kansas City Royals stopped the Milwaukee Creams, 7-3, at Royals Stadium. The Royals got a big game from Jim Thome, who went 3-3 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs. Rheal Cormier got the win, improving to 7-3. He worked 8.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 3.

The Royals got a big at-bat from center fielder Andruw Jones. For the game, Jones was 1 for 4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 11th double of the season gave Kansas City a 4-2 lead.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Jones.

Kansas City has now won 6 in a row.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loretta 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .293 4 25
C. Jones 3B 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .291 15 40
K. Caminiti DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322 22 51
C. Delgado 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .242 20 56
J. Elway RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .226 17 34
G. Young LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .227 0 12
J. Posada C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .211 7 22
R. Sanchez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 1 20
T. Goodwin CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .230 2 15
Totals 31 3 6 3 4 8 15      
BATTING
Triples: G. Young (4, 4th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Elway (17, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out) C. Delgado (20, 2nd Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Elway 4 , J. Posada , C. Delgado 4 , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin , G. Young 3
2-out RBI: J. Posada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin , K. Caminiti
GIDP: C. Jones
Sac Bunt: M. Loretta
Hit by Pitch: M. Loretta , R. Sanchez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Young (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 10 23
R. Lankford LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .291 15 37
J. Thome 1B 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .252 21 37
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .262 14 43
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .265 14 34
B. Larkin SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .251 9 30
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .232 7 23
R. Wilkins C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .216 12 29
A. Jones CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .236 13 30
Totals 34 7 12 7 1 2 8      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (11, 4th Inning off M. Portugal, 2 on, 0 outs) T. Naehring (9, 4th Inning off M. Portugal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Lankford (3, 6th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome (21, 4th Inning off M. Portugal, 0 on, 1 out) R. Lankford (15, 4th Inning off M. Portugal, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 2 , A. Jones 2 , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins , J. Thome 6 , T. Naehring 3 , R. Lankford 7
2-out RBI: R. Hidalgo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burnitz , B. Larkin
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Sac Fly: R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alomar-Larkin-Thome)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Portugal L (2-4) 3.1 11 7 7 0 2 2 78 53 5.46   
T. Greene 4.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 46 32 4.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Portugal 10
Batters Faced: M. Portugal 21, T. Greene 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Portugal 7-1, T. Greene 3-11
Pitches - Strikes: M. Portugal 78-53, T. Greene 46-32
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier W (7-3) 8.1 5 3 3 3 7 2 112 68 2.45   
J. Habyan 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 2 4.50   
A. Benitez SV (13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 5.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 65
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 34, J. Habyan 2, A. Benitez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 7-10, J. Habyan 0-0, A. Benitez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 112-68, J. Habyan 9-2, A. Benitez 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 1-0 , A. Benitez 3-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Cormier 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 13758
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