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Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins

1999-05-07 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 16417 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:53

Kansas City Royals defeated Minnesota Twins 5–1. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 3rd. Kevin Appier earned the win. Carlos Beltran 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	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	9
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7

W: Kevin Appier L: Eric Milton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Greg Kosc · 2B: Dan Morrison · 3B: Ed Hickox · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Beltran	4	2	2	3	1	0
Joe Randa	5	0	2	0	0	1
Johnny Damon	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jermaine Dye	2	0	0	0	0	2
Scott Leius	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Scarsone	3	0	0	1	0	0
Tim Spehr	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Febles	3	1	0	0	1	0
Rey Sanchez	4	1	2	0	0	0
Scott Pose	2	1	1	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Todd Walker	3	0	0	0	0
Denny Hocking	4	0	0	0	0
Matt Lawton	4	0	1	0	0
Ron Coomer	4	1	2	0	1
Brent Gates	4	0	1	0	1
Terry Steinbach	3	0	1	1	0
Corey Koskie	3	0	0	0	1
Torii Hunter	3	0	1	0	1
Cristian Guzman	2	0	0	0	0
Doug Mientkiewicz	1	0	1	0	0
Marty Cordova	1	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Kevin Appier	6.2	7	3
Matt Whisenant	1.1	0	0
Scott Service	1.0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eric Milton	6.1	7	2	3
Joe Mays	2.2	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carlos Beltran: 53/G5
Joe Randa: D8/F78XD
Johnny Damon: 9/F89M
Jermaine Dye: K

Bot 1

Todd Walker: 9/F89XD
Denny Hocking: 7/F78M
Matt Lawton: 63/G6M

Top 2

Scott Leius: 53/G5
Steve Scarsone: 8/F8LM
Tim Spehr: 3/P3S

Bot 2

Ron Coomer: D8/L8RS
Brent Gates: 31/G34S.2-3
Terry Steinbach: 9/SF/F89D.3-H
Corey Koskie: HP
Torii Hunter: D7/F7D.1-3
Cristian Guzman: 8/F78M

Top 3

Carlos Febles: W
Rey Sanchez: D8/F8RD.1-3
Carlos Beltran: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H
Joe Randa: 8/F8LS
Johnny Damon: S8/G4M
Jermaine Dye: SB2
Jermaine Dye: K
Scott Leius: K

Bot 3

Todd Walker: 63/G6M
Denny Hocking: 43/G4
Matt Lawton: D8/G4M
Ron Coomer: K

Top 4

Steve Scarsone: 63/G6S
Tim Spehr: 9/F9D
Carlos Febles: 3/P3

Bot 4

Brent Gates: S5/G5L
Terry Steinbach: 4/L4.1-3(E4)
Corey Koskie: K
Torii Hunter: 63/G6S

Top 5

Rey Sanchez: 8/F8RS
Carlos Beltran: W
Joe Randa: S7/L7S.1-2
Johnny Damon: D7/F78D.2-H;1-3
Scott Pose: 4/L4
Scott Leius: 63/G6S

Bot 5

Cristian Guzman: 3/G3L
Todd Walker: 43/G4S
Denny Hocking: 3/L3

Top 6

Steve Scarsone: 7/P6D
Tim Spehr: 63/G6S
Carlos Febles: 8/F8RXD

Bot 6

Matt Lawton: 31/G34
Ron Coomer: S7/G56
Brent Gates: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 7

Rey Sanchez: 9/F89D
Carlos Beltran: D7/L5D
Joe Randa: 9/F89S
Johnny Damon: 8/F8LD

Bot 7

Terry Steinbach: S9/L89S
Corey Koskie: 54(1)/FO/G5
Torii Hunter: K
Doug Mientkiewicz: S9/L34D.1-3
Marty Cordova: 9/F9S

Top 8

Scott Pose: D8/L78M
Scott Leius: 63/G6S.2-3
Steve Scarsone: 9/SF/F9S.3-H
Tim Spehr: 1/P2LF

Bot 8

Denny Hocking: 6/L6
Matt Lawton: 43/G4S
Ron Coomer: 43/G4

Top 9

Carlos Febles: 43/G4S
Rey Sanchez: S9/L9S
Carlos Beltran: 3/G3.1-2
Joe Randa: K

Bot 9

Brent Gates: K
Terry Steinbach: 53/G5
Corey Koskie: 43/G4