DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
06/24/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 916 - TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (51-26) 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 10 12 0
Orlando Devil Rays (41-37) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 1
Thome 4-5, Royals Move to 51-26
Jim Thome knocked in 4 runs to help Kansas City beat Orlando, 10-3. Thome produced 1 single, 2 doubles, and 1 home run. Denny Neagle picked up the win, improving his season record to 9-4. He struck out 10 in 9 innings. Kansas City leads the Federal League Central Division by 7 games.

In the top of the seventh, Kansas City center fielder Andruw Jones had a productive at-bat. With the bases empty and no one out, Jones stroked a solo home run to right. It made the score 3-2, Kansas City. For the game, he was 2 for 5 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

Jones called the triumph "a good team win."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .296 11 26
R. Lankford LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .274 17 47
J. Thome 1B 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 .257 29 51
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .252 19 52
R. Hidalgo RF 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .272 18 46
   a-R. Sanders PH, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .228 11 21
B. Larkin SS 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .248 9 32
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .238 12 35
   b-Q. Veras 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 3 10
R. Wilkins C 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .198 15 35
A. Jones CF 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 .237 19 47
Totals 39 10 12 10 4 8 12      
a - R. Sanders pinch hit for R. Hidalgo in the 9th
b - Q. Veras substituted for T. Naehring in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo (11, 8th Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome 2 (11, 1st Inning off S. Reynolds, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Embree, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Lankford (11, 1st Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Hidalgo (18, 6th Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Jones (19, 7th Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome (29, 7th Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Sanders (11, 9th Inning off A. Embree, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 6 , A. Jones 5 , J. Thome 9 , T. Naehring , R. Lankford 3 , R. Sanders 4
2-out RBI: A. Jones , J. Thome 2 , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burnitz , T. Naehring
Sac Bunt: T. Naehring
Hit by Pitch: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Wilkins-Alomar, Neagle-Thome)
OF assists: 1 (Hidalgo (Salmon at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264 9 33
   a-A. Sheets PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 1
I. Rodriguez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .278 15 42
J. Bagwell 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .247 11 36
   b-J. Reed PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 0 2
   d-J. Kruk 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 0 2
R. Gant LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .228 17 50
   c-R. Jones PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .163 2 7
T. Salmon RF 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .244 16 57
P. O'Neill DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 16 44
J. Valentin 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .218 17 47
J. Oquendo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 0 9
L. Dykstra CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .154 0 1
Totals 34 3 10 3 0 10 13      
a - A. Sheets pinch hit for C. Biggio in the 8th
b - J. Reed pinch hit for J. Bagwell in the 8th
c - R. Jones pinch hit for R. Gant in the 8th
d - J. Kruk substituted for J. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Salmon (17, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 2 on, 1 out) L. Dykstra (2, 8th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (17, 9th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo , J. Valentin 4 , T. Salmon 3 , L. Dykstra 2 , I. Rodriguez 2 , C. Biggio , R. Gant , J. Bagwell
2-out RBI: J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Rodriguez , R. Jones
Hit by Pitch: J. Reed
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Salmon (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bagwell (3)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (9-4) 9.0 10 3 3 0 10 1 125 88 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 65
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 8-6
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 125-88
Hit Batsmen: D. Neagle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Reynolds L (3-4) 7.0 7 6 6 4 8 3 123 78 5.19   
A. Embree 2.0 5 4 4 0 0 1 35 19 7.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Reynolds 43
Batters Faced: S. Reynolds 33, A. Embree 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Reynolds 3-10, A. Embree 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Reynolds 123-78, A. Embree 35-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Embree 2-2
Hit Batsmen: A. Embree
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 31031
Special Notes: 3B Tim Naehring was injured in a collision at a base.
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