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Kansas City Royals @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
1998-08-21 · Night game · Tropicana Field · 11 innings · Att: 25368 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:27
Kansas City Royals defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6–5. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 9th. Matt Whisenant earned the win and Jeff Montgomery picked up the save. Fred McGriff went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| TBA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
W: Matt Whisenant L: Esteban Yan SV: Jeff Montgomery
Umpires — HP: Jim Joyce · 1B: Doug Eddings · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Jim McKean · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Morris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Offerman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dean Palmer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Terry Pendleton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Conine | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Sweeney | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mendy Lopez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Larry Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Halter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Quinton McCracken | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wade Boggs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred McGriff | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Bubba Trammell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Paul Sorrento | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ledesma | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Flaherty | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cairo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Randy Winn | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Stocker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Belcher | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Scott Service | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Whisenant | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff Montgomery | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Julio Santana | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roberto Hernandez | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Scott Aldred | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Esteban Yan | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Damon: 8/F8LD
- Hal Morris: 7/F7LM
- Jose Offerman: 53/G5
Bot 1
- Quinton McCracken: 63/G6
- Wade Boggs: 7/F7M
- Bob Smith: S9/F89M
- Fred McGriff: HR/F8RXD.1-H
- Bubba Trammell: T8/F8LD
- Paul Sorrento: S4/G4MS.3-H
- Aaron Ledesma: K
Top 2
- Dean Palmer: 63/G6
- Terry Pendleton: 9/F89M
- Jeff Conine: 9/F9D
Bot 2
- John Flaherty: 63/G56
- Miguel Cairo: 63/G6M
- Quinton McCracken: D7/L78XD
- Wade Boggs: 43/G4
Top 3
- Mike Sweeney: W
- Jermaine Dye: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Mendy Lopez: 63/G56
Bot 3
- Bob Smith: 3/G34S
- Fred McGriff: 43/G4
- Bubba Trammell: K
Top 4
- Johnny Damon: 7/F7M
- Hal Morris: K
- Jose Offerman: K
Bot 4
- Paul Sorrento: HR/F9D
- Aaron Ledesma: 8/F8LM
- John Flaherty: S7/G6
- Miguel Cairo: CS2(26)
- Miguel Cairo: K
Top 5
- Dean Palmer: HR/F9D
- Terry Pendleton: 31/G34
- Jeff Conine: 2/P2LF
- Mike Sweeney: 9/F9D
Bot 5
- Quinton McCracken: 63/G6
- Wade Boggs: 63/G6
- Bob Smith: 9/F9D
Top 6
- Jermaine Dye: 9/F9D
- Mendy Lopez: K
- Johnny Damon: 43/G4M
Bot 6
- Fred McGriff: S9/L9M
- Bubba Trammell: K
- Paul Sorrento: 3/GDP/G3.1X2(36)
Top 7
- Hal Morris: S9/G4
- Jose Offerman: 7/F7M
- Dean Palmer: K
- Terry Pendleton: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Aaron Ledesma: S8/G6M
- John Flaherty: 8/F78XD
- Miguel Cairo: K
- Quinton McCracken: S9/L9D.1-2
- Wade Boggs: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 8
- Jeff Conine: W
- Mike Sweeney: S9/F9M.1-2
- Jermaine Dye: 8/P8LS
- Larry Sutton: E4/G4.2-3;1-2
- Johnny Damon: 36(1)/FO/G34.3-H(UR);2-3
- Hal Morris: SB2
- Hal Morris: 5/L56
Bot 8
- Bob Smith: S9/G34
- Fred McGriff: 7/F7M
- Bubba Trammell: 7/F7M
- Mike Kelly: 9/F9D
Top 9
- Jose Offerman: W
- Dean Palmer: S7/L7M.1-2
- Terry Pendleton: 8/F8LD.2-3
- Jeff Conine: D7/F7LM.3-H;1-3
- Mike Sweeney: IW
- Jermaine Dye: 3/G34S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Shane Halter: K
Bot 9
- Randy Winn: K
- John Flaherty: 63/G6
- Miguel Cairo: 53/G5
Top 10
- Johnny Damon: S8/L89M.B-2(E8)
- Hal Morris: W
- Jose Offerman: 65(2)/FO/G6.1-2
- Dean Palmer: K
- Terry Pendleton: 43/G4
Bot 10
- Quinton McCracken: 63/G56
- Wade Boggs: W
- Bob Smith: S6/G56.1-2
- Fred McGriff: K
- Kevin Stocker: 31/G3
Top 11
- Jeff Conine: S9/L9S
- Mike Sweeney: S7/L7M.1-2
- Jermaine Dye: 15(2)/FO/BG15.1-2
- Shane Halter: WP.2-3;1-2
- Shane Halter: FC6/G6
- Johnny Damon: S4/L4M.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Hal Morris: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
- Jose Offerman: 8/F8LD
Bot 11
- Mike Kelly: K
- Randy Winn: D7/L7LD
- John Flaherty: 9/F9M
- Miguel Cairo: D8/L78D.2-H
- Quinton McCracken: 7/F7D