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KANSAS CITY ROYALS @ CHICAGO CUBS
09/28/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Paul Wagner
Pitching: RHP Paul Wagner
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Kazuhiro Kiyohara 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Jim Thome to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Kazuhiro Kiyohara to second
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.0 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 : LHP Denny Neagle
Pitching: LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Wilson Delgado 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Paul Wagner
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hensley Meulens 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Barry Larkin to third
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Barry Larkin scores
Hensley Meulens to second
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 60.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Paul Wagner
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Batting: RHB Kazuhiro Kiyohara 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Kazuhiro Kiyohara to second
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.1 MPH)
Kazuhiro Kiyohara to third
Batting: RHB Hensley Meulens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 380 ft
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Chris Hoiles to second
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Chris Hoiles to third
Jeff Frye to second
Batting: SHB Wilson Delgado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E4 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Chris Hoiles scores
Jeff Frye to third
Rich Becker to second
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Paul Wagner
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Andruw Jones to third
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Kazuhiro Kiyohara 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Ray Lankford to third
Jeromy Burnitz to second
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Paul Wagner
Batting: RHB Hensley Meulens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Hensley Meulens to third
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Hensley Meulens scores
Andruw Jones to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: RHP Dana Kiecker
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Ray Lankford to second
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Ray Lankford to third
Jim Thome to second
Batting: RHB Kazuhiro Kiyohara 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Kansas City 8 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 419 ft
Batting: SHB Wilson Delgado 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 8 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Dana Kiecker
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hensley Meulens 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Hensley Meulens to second
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 112.5 MPH)
Hensley Meulens to third
Quilvio Veras to second
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Hensley Meulens scores
Quilvio Veras to third
Andruw Jones to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Andruw Jones to third
Ray Lankford to second
Batting: RHB Kazuhiro Kiyohara 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Andruw Jones scores
Ray Lankford to third
Jeromy Burnitz to second
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Ray Lankford scores
Jeromy Burnitz to third
Kazuhiro Kiyohara to second
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jeromy Burnitz scores
Kazuhiro Kiyohara to third
Rick Wilkins to second
Pitching: RHP Mike Schooler
Batting: RHB Hensley Meulens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 13 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
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
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 13 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Schooler
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 55.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 13 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Now in LF: Reggie L. Sanders
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Bill Selby 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
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: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Wilson Delgado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Chris Hoiles to second
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 13 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Schooler
Now in LF: Bill Selby
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kazuhiro Kiyohara 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 13 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Randy Velarde 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Randy Velarde to second
Pitching: RHP Steve Woodard
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Randy Velarde to third
Lance Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 13 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Schooler
Now in RF: Carmelo Martinez
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hensley Meulens 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 3SF, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 13 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Steve Woodard
Batting: LHB Bill Selby 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Wilson Delgado 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 13 - Chicago 3
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