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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

1998-06-07 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 23228 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:33

Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 7–1. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 4th. Shane Reynolds earned the win. Jeff Bagwell went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
HOU	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0		7	11

W: Shane Reynolds L: Jim Pittsley SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brian Gorman · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: Bob Davidson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Johnny Damon	4	1	2	0	1
Jose Offerman	4	0	2	1	1
Hal Morris	4	0	1	0	0
Jeff King	4	0	1	0	1
Terry Pendleton	2	0	0	0	2
Jeff Conine	3	0	0	0	0
Mike Sweeney	3	0	0	0	3
Shane Halter	3	0	0	0	0
Jim Pittsley	1	0	0	0	1
Jermaine Dye	1	0	0	0	0
Dean Palmer	2	0	1	0	0
Larry Sutton	1	0	1	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	4	0	1	0	0	0
Derek Bell	5	2	2	2	0	0
Jeff Bagwell	4	2	3	2	0	0
Moises Alou	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bill Spiers	4	0	0	0	0	3
Carl Everett	2	1	0	1	1	1
Tony Eusebio	3	1	2	1	1	0
Tim Bogar	4	0	1	1	0	1
Shane Reynolds	4	1	1	0	0	1
Sean Berry	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Pittsley	3.1	7	3	2
Brian Bevil	0.2	2	0	1
Chris Haney	2.1	1	0	1
Hipolito Pichardo	0.2	1	0	1
Matt Whisenant	1.0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shane Reynolds	9.0	8	0	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: S4/G4
Jose Offerman: S1/BG34S.1-2
Hal Morris: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
Jeff King: K

Bot 1

Craig Biggio: 63/G6
Derek Bell: 31/G34
Jeff Bagwell: D8/L89D
Moises Alou: 63/G6M

Top 2

Terry Pendleton: K
Jeff Conine: 7/F7M
Mike Sweeney: K

Bot 2

Bill Spiers: K
Carl Everett: W
Tony Eusebio: SB2
Tony Eusebio: T8/L89D.2-H
Tim Bogar: S1/BG13.3-H
Shane Reynolds: 36(1)/FO/BG13S
Craig Biggio: 63/G6S

Top 3

Shane Halter: 53/G56S
Jim Pittsley: K
Johnny Damon: D7/L78XD
Jose Offerman: T8/F89XD.2-H
Hal Morris: 13/G15S

Bot 3

Derek Bell: D7/G5L
Jeff Bagwell: D7/L7LM.2-H
Moises Alou: W
Bill Spiers: 8/F8RD.2-3
Carl Everett: 53/SH/BG56S.3-H;1-2
Tony Eusebio: PO2(E1).2-3
Tony Eusebio: W
Tim Bogar: K

Top 4

Jeff King: 63/G6M
Terry Pendleton: K
Jeff Conine: 63/G6M

Bot 4

Shane Reynolds: D7/L7LM
Craig Biggio: 63/G6.2-3
Derek Bell: HR/L78XD.3-H
Jeff Bagwell: HR/F8LXD
Moises Alou: S5/G5
Bill Spiers: K
Carl Everett: 63/G6

Top 5

Mike Sweeney: K
Shane Halter: 63/G6
Jermaine Dye: 9/L9M

Bot 5

Tony Eusebio: 31/G3
Tim Bogar: 63/G6
Shane Reynolds: 63/G6M

Top 6

Johnny Damon: 3/G34S
Jose Offerman: 13/G13
Hal Morris: 63/G6M

Bot 6

Craig Biggio: S6/L56
Derek Bell: 3/P23F
Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8RM
Moises Alou: 43/G34

Top 7

Jeff King: S4/L34D
Dean Palmer: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Jeff Conine: 7/F7LM

Bot 7

Bill Spiers: K
Carl Everett: K
Tony Eusebio: S6/G56
Tim Bogar: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Top 8

Mike Sweeney: K
Shane Halter: 63/G4M
Larry Sutton: S4/G34
Johnny Damon: K

Bot 8

Shane Reynolds: K
Sean Berry: 63/G6M
Derek Bell: 63/G6

Top 9

Jose Offerman: K
Hal Morris: D7/L7D
Jeff King: 8/L8RM
Dean Palmer: S7/L7S.2XH(72)