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KANSAS CITY ROYALS @ CHICAGO CUBS
09/21/1996
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Pitching: RHP Eric King
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Roberto Alomar to third
Roberto Alomar scores
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
Ray Lankford steals 3rd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 60.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Pitching: RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Dave Magadan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Called Strike
Roberto Alomar steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 97.5 MPH)
Roberto Alomar to third
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Derek Bell to second
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Derek Bell to third
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 101.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Jeromy Burnitz to second
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Jeromy Burnitz scores
Batting: LHB Dave Magadan 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Dan Pasqua to third
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Dan Pasqua scores
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Luis Gonzalez to second
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Luis Gonzalez to third
Kent Hrbek to second
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Kent Hrbek to third
Mike Piazza to second
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
Roberto Alomar steals 3rd, throwing error, E2
Roberto Alomar scores
Ray Lankford to third
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Magadan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Luis Gonzalez to second
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 13S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Luis Gonzalez to third
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Tim Burke
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Tim Naehring to second
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Tim Naehring to third
Roberto Alomar to second
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 5S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Tim Burke
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dave Magadan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Bunt for hit to 23 - play at first, batter safe!
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Luis Gonzalez to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Tim Burke
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt for hit to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 113.1 MPH), Distance : 385 ft
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Ramon Pena
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34D, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Ray Lankford to second
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Kevin Brown
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Kevin Rogers
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Derek Bell to second
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Derek Bell to third
Geronimo Pena to second
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
Balk!
Derek Bell scores
Geronimo Pena to third
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Geronimo Pena scores
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Chicago 4
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