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Kansas City Royals @ Seattle Mariners

1998-04-20 · Night game · Kingdome · Att: 38345 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:24

Seattle Mariners defeated Kansas City Royals 8–7. Seattle Mariners put up 3 in the 6th. Felipe Lira earned the win and Bobby Ayala picked up the save. Dean Palmer 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	2	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	7	12
SEA	0	0	1	2	2	3	0	0		8	12

W: Felipe Lira L: Danny Rios SV: Bobby Ayala

Umpires — HP: John Hirschbeck · 1B: Rich Garcia · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: Tim McClelland · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shane Halter	3	1	2	0	1	0
Jose Offerman	5	2	2	1	0	2
Shane Mack	4	1	1	1	1	0
Dean Palmer	4	1	2	3	1	1
Jeff King	3	0	1	1	1	1
Ernie Young	3	0	0	0	0	1
Terry Pendleton	2	0	0	0	1	1
Mike Sweeney	5	1	1	1	0	0
Felix Martinez	3	1	2	0	0	0
Hal Morris	2	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Damon	2	0	1	0	0	0

Seattle Mariners — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joey Cora	5	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Rodriguez	5	2	4	2	0	1
Ken Griffey	3	2	2	2	1	0
Edgar Martinez	3	0	2	0	2	0
David Segui	2	0	0	0	0	1
Glenallen Hill	4	0	2	1	0	0
Russ Davis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dan Wilson	2	2	1	0	2	1
Rich Amaral	2	1	1	2	0	0
Rick Wilkins	1	0	0	0	1	1
Rob Ducey	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jeff Huson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Haney	4.0	8	2	4
Danny Rios	1.1	2	1	0
Matt Whisenant	0.2	0	0	0
Scott Service	1.0	1	1	1
Jim Pittsley	1.0	1	2	0

Seattle Mariners — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Randy Johnson	3.1	8	3	3
Felipe Lira	2.2	2	2	2
Paul Spoljaric	1.1	0	0	2
Heathcliff Slocumb	0.2	0	0	0
Bobby Ayala	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shane Halter: D9/L9S
Jose Offerman: S9/L89S.2-3
Shane Mack: SB2
Shane Mack: 53/G5.3-H;2-3
Dean Palmer: S5/G56.3-H
Jeff King: W.1-2
Ernie Young: K
Terry Pendleton: K

Bot 1

Joey Cora: 7/F7M
Alex Rodriguez: S7/L7S
Ken Griffey: 3/G34S.1-2
Edgar Martinez: S6/G6.2-3
David Segui: K

Top 2

Mike Sweeney: 3/P3F
Felix Martinez: S6/G6
Shane Halter: BK.1-2
Shane Halter: CS3(25)
Shane Halter: W
Jose Offerman: K

Bot 2

Glenallen Hill: S7/L7S
Russ Davis: 8/F8LM
Dan Wilson: K
Rich Amaral: 13/G15

Top 3

Shane Mack: S9/L89S
Dean Palmer: HR/F7D.1-H
Jeff King: 8/F8LD
Ernie Young: 3/G34S
Terry Pendleton: W
Mike Sweeney: 43/G4S

Bot 3

Joey Cora: 3/G34S
Alex Rodriguez: K
Ken Griffey: HR/F9D
Edgar Martinez: D9/L89S
David Segui: 3/G34

Top 4

Felix Martinez: S9/L89S
Shane Halter: 8/F8LD
Jose Offerman: SB2
Jose Offerman: S7/L7S.2-H
Shane Mack: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Shane Mack: W
Dean Palmer: W.1-2
Jeff King: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
Ernie Young: 53/G5

Bot 4

Glenallen Hill: 8/F8LD
Russ Davis: K
Dan Wilson: W
Rich Amaral: HR/F7LD.1-H
Joey Cora: 9/F9M

Top 5

Terry Pendleton: 7/F7M
Mike Sweeney: HR/F7D
Felix Martinez: 63/G6
Shane Halter: D7/L7LS
Jose Offerman: WP.2-3
Jose Offerman: 43/G4

Bot 5

Alex Rodriguez: HR/F9D
Ken Griffey: S9/L89S
Edgar Martinez: W.1-2
Rick Wilkins: WP.2-3;1-2
Rick Wilkins: W
Glenallen Hill: 9/SF/F89M.3-H;2-3
Russ Davis: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 6

Shane Mack: 7/F7M
Dean Palmer: K
Jeff King: K

Bot 6

Dan Wilson: S9/L89S.B-2(TH)
Rob Ducey: HP
Joey Cora: 9/F9S.2-3
Alex Rodriguez: D9/L9S.3-H;1-3
Ken Griffey: WP.3-H;2-3
Ken Griffey: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
Edgar Martinez: 3/L34S

Top 7

Hal Morris: K
Johnny Damon: 8/F8LD
Mike Sweeney: 9/F9M

Bot 7

Rick Wilkins: K
Glenallen Hill: S7/L7S
Russ Davis: 6/P6
Dan Wilson: W.1-2
Rob Ducey: 3/G3

Top 8

Felix Martinez: HP
Shane Halter: FC2/SH/BG56S.1-2(E5)
Jose Offerman: K
Shane Mack: 4(1)3/GDP/G4MS

Bot 8

Joey Cora: 3/G34
Alex Rodriguez: D9/L9S
Ken Griffey: SB3
Ken Griffey: IW
Edgar Martinez: SB2
Edgar Martinez: W
Jeff Huson: 7/F7M
Glenallen Hill: 8/F8LD

Top 9

Dean Palmer: 63/G6
Jeff King: S9/L4D
Hal Morris: 46(1)/FO/G4
Johnny Damon: S9/L89S.1-2
Mike Sweeney: 63/G6