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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

1997-07-24 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 21533 · 69°F, dome, dry · 2:30

Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 5–3. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 2nd. Ricky Bones earned the win and Jeff Montgomery picked up the save. Yamil Benitez went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	9
MIN	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	6

W: Ricky Bones L: Dave Stevens SV: Jeff Montgomery

Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: Joe Brinkman · 3B: Derryl Cousins · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bip Roberts	5	0	2	0	0	1
Tom Goodwin	5	1	2	0	0	1
Jay Bell	3	1	2	2	1	0
Chili Davis	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff King	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Offerman	4	1	1	0	0	2
Johnny Damon	2	1	0	0	2	0
Mike Macfarlane	4	0	0	0	0	1
Yamil Benitez	3	1	1	3	0	1
Shane Halter	1	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	3	1	1	0	0	0
Rich Becker	4	0	1	1	0	2
Paul Molitor	4	0	2	0	0	0
Scott Stahoviak	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ron Coomer	3	0	0	0	1	1
Greg Myers	4	0	0	1	0	1
Marty Cordova	4	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Lawton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Meares	3	1	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ricky Bones	7.0	5	1	5
Hector Carrasco	1.0	1	0	0
Jeff Montgomery	1.0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Stevens	1.1	5	2	0
Eddie Guardado	3.2	2	1	2
Mike Trombley	2.1	0	1	2
Greg Swindell	1.2	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bip Roberts: 7/F7LM
Tom Goodwin: 1/BP23F
Jay Bell: HR/F78XD
Chili Davis: W
Jeff King: BK.1-2
Jeff King: 63/G6

Bot 1

Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F89S
Rich Becker: K
Paul Molitor: 9/F9M

Top 2

Jose Offerman: S7/L56D/R4
Johnny Damon: W.1-2
Mike Macfarlane: 8/F8LS/R6
Yamil Benitez: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
Bip Roberts: S9/L9M/R4
Tom Goodwin: D9/L3D/R3.1-3
Jay Bell: 2/P2RF
Chili Davis: 6/L56D

Bot 2

Scott Stahoviak: D9/F89D/R6
Ron Coomer: 43/G4.2-3
Greg Myers: 63/G6.3-H
Marty Cordova: K

Top 3

Jeff King: 43/G4
Jose Offerman: K
Johnny Damon: 8/F78S

Bot 3

Matt Lawton: 8/F8RXD
Pat Meares: 8/F8LXD
Chuck Knoblauch: D8/F78S/R4
Rich Becker: K

Top 4

Mike Macfarlane: 7/F78D
Yamil Benitez: 8/F8RD
Bip Roberts: 8/F78D

Bot 4

Paul Molitor: D7/L7LM/R64
Scott Stahoviak: 1/G3S.2-3
Ron Coomer: W
Greg Myers: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 5

Tom Goodwin: D8/L4MD/R6
Jay Bell: S8/L89S/R4.2-H
Chili Davis: 64(1)/FO/G56
Jeff King: 7/F7M/R4
Jose Offerman: K

Bot 5

Marty Cordova: 63/G6S
Matt Lawton: 3/P3SF
Pat Meares: S5/G5/R3U4
Chuck Knoblauch: HP.1-2
Rich Becker: S8/F7S/R6.2-H;1-H(E7)(UR)(NR);B-3
Paul Molitor: 3/L3

Top 6

Johnny Damon: W
Mike Macfarlane: 53/G5L.1-2
Yamil Benitez: K
Bip Roberts: K

Bot 6

Scott Stahoviak: K
Ron Coomer: 63/G6
Greg Myers: K

Top 7

Tom Goodwin: 43/G4
Jay Bell: W
Chili Davis: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 7

Marty Cordova: 63/G56
Matt Lawton: 31/G3D
Pat Meares: 63/G6

Top 8

Jeff King: 6/L56
Jose Offerman: 4/L4
Johnny Damon: 9/F89M

Bot 8

Chuck Knoblauch: 63/G56
Rich Becker: 7/F7LM
Paul Molitor: S1/BG5S
Scott Stahoviak: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 9

Mike Macfarlane: K
Shane Halter: S8/F8LM/R6
Bip Roberts: D8/F89XD.1XH(842)
Tom Goodwin: K

Bot 9

Ron Coomer: K
Greg Myers: 43/G4D
Marty Cordova: 6/P56D