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Kansas City Royals @ Detroit Tigers
1998-06-21 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 18105 · 83°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 11 mph to LF · 2:37
Kansas City Royals defeated Detroit Tigers 6–5. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 5th. Hipolito Pichardo earned the win and Jeff Montgomery picked up the save. Luis Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Hipolito Pichardo L: Denny Harriger SV: Jeff Montgomery
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Greg Kosc · 3B: Brian O'Nora · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Offerman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Morris | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff King | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry Sutton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Conine | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Halter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Rivera | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Hunter | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Damion Easley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Higginson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Clark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Luis Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Tomberlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Bako | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deivi Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hipolito Pichardo | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Brian Bevil | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Jeff Montgomery | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Harriger | 4.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
 Tim Worrell | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sean Runyan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Damon: 7/F7M
- Jose Offerman: 43/G4
- Hal Morris: 43/G4MS
Bot 1
- Brian Hunter: S6/G56S
- Damion Easley: 7/F7M
- Bobby Higginson: S8/G4.1-3
- Tony Clark: W.1-2
- Luis Gonzalez: 3/G34S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Andy Tomberlin: HP
- Joe Randa: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 2
- Jeff King: W
- Dean Palmer: 63/G56.1-2
- Larry Sutton: HR/F9D.2-H
- Jeff Conine: 8/L8LM
- Mike Sweeney: S9/G34
- Shane Halter: E6/G6.1-2
- Johnny Damon: E3/G34.2XH(42);1-2
Bot 2
- Paul Bako: S7/L7LS
- Deivi Cruz: 4(1)3/GDP/G4MS
- Brian Hunter: 4/P4M
Top 3
- Jose Offerman: K
- Hal Morris: K
- Jeff King: S8/G6M
- Dean Palmer: S8/G6MD.1-2
- Larry Sutton: S5/L56D.2-H;1-2
- Jeff Conine: 8/F8RS
Bot 3
- Damion Easley: 7/F7M
- Bobby Higginson: HP
- Tony Clark: HR/L9D.1-H
- Luis Gonzalez: HR/L78XD
- Andy Tomberlin: K
- Joe Randa: 8/F8RM
Top 4
- Mike Sweeney: 8/F8LM
- Shane Halter: 3/P3F
- Johnny Damon: 43/G4M
Bot 4
- Paul Bako: 43/G4M
- Deivi Cruz: 63/G56
- Brian Hunter: K
Top 5
- Jose Offerman: 53/G56S
- Hal Morris: S7/L7S
- Jeff King: 7/F7M
- Luis Rivera: E5/G56S.1-2
- Larry Sutton: W.2-3;1-2
- Jeff Conine: D5/L7LS.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Mike Sweeney: 8/F78M
Bot 5
- Damion Easley: 7/F7M
- Bobby Higginson: K
- Tony Clark: 63/G6S
Top 6
- Shane Halter: 2/P2RF
- Johnny Damon: 7/L7M
- Jose Offerman: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Luis Gonzalez: 43/G4
- Andy Tomberlin: K
- Joe Randa: 5/P25
Top 7
- Hal Morris: 143/G4MS
- Jeff King: 53/G5
- Luis Rivera: K
Bot 7
- Paul Bako: 43/G4MS
- Deivi Cruz: 8/F8LS
- Brian Hunter: K
Top 8
- Larry Sutton: 43/G4
- Jeff Conine: K
- Mike Sweeney: K
Bot 8
- Damion Easley: W
- Bobby Higginson: S4/G4D.1-2
- Tony Clark: K
- Luis Gonzalez: S8/L8RM.2-H;1-3
- Andy Tomberlin: K
- Joe Randa: 7/L7M
Top 9
- Shane Halter: K
- Johnny Damon: 43/BG4S
- Jose Offerman: 53/G5S
Bot 9
- Paul Bako: S4/G34
- Deivi Cruz: 34/SH/BG15S.1-2
- Brian Hunter: K
- Damion Easley: K