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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
1998-07-05 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 15507 · 90°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 10 mph R to L · 2:56
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 12–3. Cleveland Indians put up 6 in the 6th. Jaret Wright earned the win. Manny Ramirez went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Jaret Wright L: Glendon Rusch SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jim Joyce · 1B: Terry Craft · 2B: Jim McKean · 3B: Al Clark · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Shawon Dunston | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Ramirez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Thome | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mark Whiten | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Travis Fryman | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Richie Sexson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pat Borders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 David Bell | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 David Justice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Branson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Morris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff King | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dean Palmer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Larry Sutton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Conine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sal Fasano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Rivera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mike Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Shane Mack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jaret Wright | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Eric Plunk | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alvin Morman | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Worrell | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glendon Rusch | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
 Ricky Bones | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Haney | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Pittsley | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Whisenant | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kenny Lofton: 7/F7LM
- Shawon Dunston: D8/F89D
- Manny Ramirez: SB3
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Jim Thome: K
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: W
- Jose Offerman: 54(1)/FO/G5L
- Hal Morris: S8/L8RM.1-3
- Jeff King: S5/L56D.3-H;1-2
- Dean Palmer: K
- Larry Sutton: 7/F7M
Top 2
- Mark Whiten: K
- Travis Fryman: K
- Richie Sexson: K
Bot 2
- Jeff Conine: 8/F8RD
- Sal Fasano: 6/P6
- Luis Rivera: K
Top 3
- Pat Borders: 8/F8LXD
- David Bell: K
- Kenny Lofton: 4/L4
Bot 3
- Johnny Damon: K
- Jose Offerman: 7/F7LS
- Hal Morris: W
- Jeff King: 53/L5
Top 4
- Shawon Dunston: 13/BG15S
- Manny Ramirez: 7/F7D
- Jim Thome: HR/F8RXD
- Mark Whiten: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Dean Palmer: HR/F89XD
- Larry Sutton: 7/F7LD
- Jeff Conine: K
- Sal Fasano: 53/G5S
Top 5
- Travis Fryman: S5/L56D
- Richie Sexson: K+CS2(24)/DP
- Pat Borders: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Luis Rivera: K
- Johnny Damon: 3/L34
- Jose Offerman: K
Top 6
- David Bell: S7/L7M
- Kenny Lofton: S9/L9M.1-2
- Shawon Dunston: S5/BG56S.2-3;1-2
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F7LD.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Jim Thome: W
- Mark Whiten: D7/F7M.1-3
- Travis Fryman: S5/L7LS.3-H;2-3
- David Justice: 43/G4.3-H;1-2
- Pat Borders: WP.2-3
- Pat Borders: K
- David Bell: W
- Kenny Lofton: W.1-2
- Shawon Dunston: 13/L6S
Bot 6
- Hal Morris: 43/G4M
- Jeff King: 7/F7M
- Dean Palmer: 9/F89D
Top 7
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F9LD
- Jim Thome: 8/F78D
- Mark Whiten: HP
- Travis Fryman: D5/L5.1-3
- David Justice: D8/F8LXD.3-H;2-H
- Pat Borders: 63/G6.2-3
- David Bell: HR/L7D.3-H
- Kenny Lofton: W
- Shawon Dunston: 4/P4MD
Bot 7
- Larry Sutton: 13/G4MS
- Jeff Conine: K
- Mike Sweeney: K
Top 8
- Manny Ramirez: W
- Jim Thome: 16(1)3/GDP/G13
- Jeff Branson: 7/P7LS
Bot 8
- Luis Rivera: K
- Johnny Damon: S8/G6M
- Jose Offerman: S6/G6.1-2
- Shane Mack: S7/G5L.2-3;1-2
- Jeff King: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
- Dean Palmer: 7/L7LD
Top 9
- Travis Fryman: S7/G56
- David Justice: E4/G4M.1-2
- Pat Borders: K
- David Bell: K
- Kenny Lofton: K
Bot 9
- Larry Sutton: 13/G6S
- Jermaine Allensworth: 8/F8LM
- Mike Sweeney: 43/G4
Notes & reviews
- Pitcher Wright ejected by HP umpire Joyce for throwing at batter