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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
1998-05-30 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 30341 · 82°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 18 mph R to L · 2:52
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 10–4. Oakland Athletics put up 6 in the 9th. Billy Taylor earned the win. Mike Blowers went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
W: Billy Taylor L: Hipolito Pichardo SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Rocky Roe · 1B: Durwood Merrill · 2B: Dale Scott · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Scott Spiezio | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Grieve | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Blowers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Abbott | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 A. J. Hinch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Christenson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Macfarlane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Offerman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Hal Morris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff King | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Larry Sutton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sal Fasano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Pendleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shane Mack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jimmy Haynes | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Buddy Groom | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Taylor | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glendon Rusch | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Service | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Haney | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hipolito Pichardo | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Bevil | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rickey Henderson: 4/L4M
- Scott Spiezio: 8/F8LM
- Ben Grieve: K
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: 8/F8LS
- Jose Offerman: W
- Hal Morris: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
Top 2
- Mike Blowers: 4/L4M
- Jason Giambi: K
- Kurt Abbott: 4/L4M
Bot 2
- Dean Palmer: 9/F9LD
- Jeff King: 4/P4
- Larry Sutton: 3/G3
Top 3
- A. J. Hinch: S9/G4D
- Ryan Christenson: 9/F89M
- Miguel Tejada: D7/L78XD.1-H
- Rickey Henderson: PO2(E6).2-3
- Rickey Henderson: 53/G56
- Scott Spiezio: 8/L8LS
Bot 3
- Jermaine Dye: S3/L3D
- Sal Fasano: 8/F89D
- Shane Halter: 3/P3F
- Johnny Damon: S4/L4D.1-2
- Jose Offerman: S7/L7D.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Hal Morris: IW
- Dean Palmer: 32/P3SF
Top 4
- Ben Grieve: 43/G4
- Mike Blowers: 3/L34
- Jason Giambi: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Jeff King: 7/F7D
- Larry Sutton: 8/F78XD
- Jermaine Dye: K
Top 5
- Kurt Abbott: W
- A. J. Hinch: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
- Ryan Christenson: 8/F8LD
Bot 5
- Sal Fasano: 9/F9S
- Shane Halter: 63/G6
- Johnny Damon: S7/L7S
- Jose Offerman: 43/G4
Top 6
- Miguel Tejada: 8/F8LM
- Rickey Henderson: S2/G25
- Scott Spiezio: E4/G4M.1-2
- Ben Grieve: S5/L5D.2-H(UR);1-2
- Mike Blowers: 8/F8LM
- Jason Giambi: K
Bot 6
- Hal Morris: 43/G4M
- Dean Palmer: HR/L7D
- Jeff King: K
- Larry Sutton: K
Top 7
- Kurt Abbott: 7/F7LD
- A. J. Hinch: 6/P6MD
- Ryan Christenson: S8/G6MD
- Miguel Tejada: 9/F9LSF
Bot 7
- Jermaine Dye: HR/L78XD
- Sal Fasano: HR/F8RXD
- Shane Halter: S8/G6
- Johnny Damon: 23/SH/BG25.1-2
- Jose Offerman: 9/F89S
- Hal Morris: 43/G4M
Top 8
- Rickey Henderson: K
- Scott Spiezio: K
- Ben Grieve: S6/L56D
- Mike Blowers: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Jason Giambi: S7/L7S
- Kurt Abbott: 8/F8RD
Bot 8
- Dean Palmer: S6/L56D
- Jeff King: K
- Larry Sutton: 43/G4.1-2
- Jermaine Dye: 2/P2LF
Top 9
- Matt Stairs: S8/L8RS
- Ryan Christenson: S4/L6MS.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: FC6/SH/BG56S.2-H(NR);1-3;B-2(E5/TH)
- Rickey Henderson: W
- Scott Spiezio: S4/G4D.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Ben Grieve: FC4/G4.1-2;3XH(42)
- Mike Blowers: HR/L78XD.2-H;1-H
- Jason Giambi: S9/L9S
- Kurt Abbott: 9/F9LM
- Mike Macfarlane: S8/L8RS.1-2
- Ryan Christenson: E5/TH1/G5.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 9/F9D
Bot 9
- Terry Pendleton: 3/G3
- Shane Mack: K
- Johnny Damon: S8/L8LS
- Jose Offerman: 63/G56