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Kansas City Royals @ Seattle Mariners

1998-07-17 · Night game · Kingdome · Att: 29500 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:44

Seattle Mariners defeated Kansas City Royals 18–5. Seattle Mariners put up 5 in the 2nd. Bill Swift earned the win. Dan Wilson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	8
SEA	1	5	3	2	0	2	5	0		18	22

W: Bill Swift L: Glendon Rusch SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Drew Coble · 1B: Jim Joyce · 2B: Ted Hendry · 3B: Larry Young · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jose Offerman	3	1	2	0	0	0
Hal Morris	4	0	0	1	0	0
Jeff King	3	2	1	1	1	0
Jeff Conine	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dean Palmer	3	0	1	1	0	1
Shane Mack	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Sweeney	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mendy Lopez	4	0	1	1	0	2
Jermaine Allensworth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Halter	1	0	0	0	0	1

Seattle Mariners — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rich Amaral	5	2	3	0	1	0
Alex Rodriguez	6	2	4	3	0	0
Ken Griffey	3	0	0	0	1	1
Edgar Martinez	4	1	2	2	0	0
David Segui	5	4	4	1	0	0
Jay Buhner	2	2	1	2	2	0
Russ Davis	4	2	2	2	0	0
Dan Wilson	4	2	3	6	0	0
Rico Rossy	4	1	1	1	1	1
Charles Gipson	2	1	1	0	0	0
Rob Ducey	1	1	1	1	0	0
Shane Monahan	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Glendon Rusch	2.0	6	1	1
Jim Pittsley	2.1	7	3	0
Chris Haney	2.2	8	1	2
Shane Halter	1.0	1	0	0

Seattle Mariners — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Swift	5.2	8	2	4
Paul Spoljaric	1.1	0	0	0
Bob Wells	1.0	0	0	1
Heathcliff Slocumb	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: S9/L34D
Jose Offerman: D7/L5D.1-H(E7)(NR);B-3
Hal Morris: 63/G6M.3-H
Jeff King: W
Jeff Conine: SB2
Jeff Conine: K
Dean Palmer: S6/G6.2-H
Shane Mack: S8/G6M.1-2
Mike Sweeney: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 1

Rich Amaral: S4/L34D
Alex Rodriguez: 8/F8RD
Ken Griffey: K
Edgar Martinez: SB2
Edgar Martinez: S8/L8LS.2-H
David Segui: 9/F9S

Top 2

Mendy Lopez: 63/G6
Johnny Damon: W
Jose Offerman: SB2
Jose Offerman: HP
Hal Morris: 9/L9M
Jeff King: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 2

Jay Buhner: W
Russ Davis: D8/F78D.1-H
Dan Wilson: S3/L34D.2-3
Rico Rossy: S6/L56D.3-H;1-2
Rich Amaral: 1/P15
Alex Rodriguez: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
Ken Griffey: 3/P3L
Edgar Martinez: 8/F8LXD

Top 3

Jeff Conine: 8/F8RD
Dean Palmer: K
Shane Mack: 63/G6

Bot 3

David Segui: S8/L4MD
Jay Buhner: 9/P9S
Russ Davis: S7/L78S.1-2
Dan Wilson: WP.2-3;1-2
Dan Wilson: HR/F78XD.3-H;2-H
Rico Rossy: 9/F9D
Rich Amaral: S8/L8RS
Alex Rodriguez: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

Mike Sweeney: 53/G56S
Mendy Lopez: K
Johnny Damon: 4/L4

Bot 4

Ken Griffey: W
Edgar Martinez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
David Segui: D8/F8RXD
Jay Buhner: HR/F9D.2-H
Russ Davis: 63/G6

Top 5

Jose Offerman: S9/L9M.BX2(96)
Hal Morris: 43/G4
Jeff King: HR/F78XD
Jeff Conine: 8/F8LM

Bot 5

Dan Wilson: 53/G5L
Rico Rossy: W
Rich Amaral: W.1-2
Alex Rodriguez: S1/G56S.2-3;1-2
Ken Griffey: 4(B)3(1)/LDP/L4

Top 6

Dean Palmer: 9/P9S
Shane Mack: K
Mike Sweeney: D3/L3D
Mendy Lopez: S4/L34D.2-H
Johnny Damon: 63/G6MS

Bot 6

Edgar Martinez: S8/G6M
David Segui: S6/L56D.1-2
Jay Buhner: W.2-3;1-2
Russ Davis: 64(1)/FO/G56.3-H;2-3
Dan Wilson: 7/SF/F7S.3-H
Rico Rossy: K

Top 7

Jose Offerman: 53/G56
Hal Morris: 31/G34
Jeff King: 6/P6D

Bot 7

Rich Amaral: S8/G4D
Alex Rodriguez: S4/L34D.1-2
Charles Gipson: S7/L78S.2-3;1-2
Edgar Martinez: 9/SF/F9S.3-H
David Segui: S6/L6D.2-H;1-2
Rob Ducey: D8/L8RM.2-H;1-3
Shane Monahan: K
Dan Wilson: S8/F8RS.3-H;2-H
Rico Rossy: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 8

Jermaine Allensworth: 43/G4M
Shane Halter: K
Shane Mack: 53/G56

Bot 8

Rich Amaral: 1/P13S
Alex Rodriguez: S7/G34D
Charles Gipson: 6(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 9

Mike Sweeney: 53/G5
Mendy Lopez: K
Johnny Damon: 43/G4