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Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

2000-08-18 · Night game · Oriole Park at Camden Yards · Att: 40265 · 74°F, cloudy · Wind 10 mph L to R · 2:38

Kansas City Royals defeated Baltimore Orioles 4–1. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 8th. Blake Stein earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	4
BAL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Blake Stein L: Pat Rapp SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Travis Katzenmeier · 1B: Bill Miller · 2B: Jerry Meals · 3B: Larry Young · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	4	2	2	2	0	0
Rey Sanchez	4	0	1	1	0	1
Mike Sweeney	3	0	1	1	1	0
Jermaine Dye	3	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Randa	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Quinn	4	0	0	0	0	2
Todd Dunwoody	4	0	0	0	0	2
Gregg Zaun	1	1	0	0	3	0
Jeff Reboulet	4	1	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jerry Hairston	4	0	1	0	1
Melvin Mora	4	0	0	0	1
Delino DeShields	4	0	1	0	1
Albert Belle	4	0	0	0	1
Jeff Conine	4	0	2	0	0
Chris Richard	3	0	1	0	0
Brook Fordyce	3	1	2	0	0
Ryan Minor	3	0	0	0	2
Luis Matos	3	0	1	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blake Stein	9.0	8	0	6

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pat Rapp	7.1	4	3	5
B. J. Ryan	1.2	0	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: S9/F89S
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6M.1-2
Mike Sweeney: S8/G6M+.2-H
Jermaine Dye: W.1-2
Joe Randa: 5(2)3/GDP/G5

Bot 1

Jerry Hairston: 7/FL/F7LMF
Melvin Mora: 63/G6
Delino DeShields: 9/F89M

Top 2

Mark Quinn: K
Todd Dunwoody: K
Gregg Zaun: W
Jeff Reboulet: 46(1)/FO/G4MD

Bot 2

Albert Belle: K
Jeff Conine: S/G56S-
Chris Richard: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 3

Johnny Damon: 13/G15+
Rey Sanchez: K
Mike Sweeney: 63/G6

Bot 3

Brook Fordyce: D7/L7LD+
Ryan Minor: K
Luis Matos: S7/L7S.2-H
Jerry Hairston: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 4

Jermaine Dye: K
Joe Randa: 8/F8LD+
Mark Quinn: K

Bot 4

Melvin Mora: 2/FL/P2RF+
Delino DeShields: K
Albert Belle: 63/G6

Top 5

Todd Dunwoody: 8/F78D
Gregg Zaun: 63/G6MD
Jeff Reboulet: 43/G34S-

Bot 5

Jeff Conine: S7/G56
Chris Richard: 8/F78S+
Brook Fordyce: S7/L7M.1-2
Ryan Minor: K/C
Luis Matos: WP.2-3;1-2
Luis Matos: 9/F89D+

Top 6

Johnny Damon: 23/G2R-
Rey Sanchez: 63/G6-
Mike Sweeney: 5/FL

Bot 6

Jerry Hairston: K
Melvin Mora: 9/P89S+
Delino DeShields: S9/L89M+
Albert Belle: CS2(24)

Top 7

Jermaine Dye: 8/L8RM+
Joe Randa: 8/F8RS+
Mark Quinn: 43/G4

Bot 7

Albert Belle: 5/L5
Jeff Conine: 63/G56
Chris Richard: S9/G34
Brook Fordyce: 2/FL/P2LF

Top 8

Todd Dunwoody: 43/G34S-
Gregg Zaun: W
Jeff Reboulet: E6/G4.1-2
Johnny Damon: T9/L89D+.2-H;1-H(UR)
Rey Sanchez: S9/L89S+.3-H
Mike Sweeney: W.1-2
Jermaine Dye: 9/F89D+.2-3
Joe Randa: 8/L8LM+

Bot 8

Ryan Minor: 3/FL
Luis Matos: 7/F7M+
Jerry Hairston: S/L78S+
Melvin Mora: K/C

Top 9

Mark Quinn: 8/F89M
Todd Dunwoody: K
Gregg Zaun: W
Jeff Reboulet: SB2
Jeff Reboulet: 13/G13

Bot 9

Delino DeShields: 9/P34D+
Albert Belle: 43/G4
Jeff Conine: 8/F8LD+