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Chicago Cubs @ Kansas City Royals

2000-07-18 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 28898 · 84°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph L to R · 2:51

Kansas City Royals defeated Chicago Cubs 12–4. Kansas City Royals put up 5 in the 5th. Blake Stein earned the win. Joe Randa went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	8
KCA	3	1	0	0	5	0	2	1		12	20

W: Blake Stein L: Ismael Valdez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Derryl Cousins · 1B: Alfonso Marquez · 2B: Scott Packard · 3B: Jeff Nelson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jeff Huson	3	2	1	0	1	0
Ricky Gutierrez	3	0	2	0	0	0
Mark Grace	2	0	1	2	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	1	2	2	0	1
Henry Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Glenallen Hill	4	0	2	0	0	0
Willie Greene	4	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Girardi	4	0	0	0	0	1
Damon Buford	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Nieves	0	1	0	0	1	0
Brant Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	6	1	5	2	0	0
Rey Sanchez	5	0	1	1	0	1
Mike Sweeney	3	1	1	2	1	0
Jermaine Dye	5	2	2	1	0	0
Joe Randa	5	2	3	2	0	1
Mark Quinn	3	1	2	0	2	1
Todd Dunwoody	5	1	2	1	0	0
Jorge Fabregas	4	2	1	0	1	0
Carlos Febles	4	2	3	2	1	0
Luis Ordaz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ismael Valdez	4.1	11	1	3
Daniel Garibay	1.2	7	2	0
Steve Rain	2.0	2	2	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Blake Stein	7.1	8	2	5
Jose Santiago	0.2	0	0	0
Ricky Bottalico	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jeff Huson: 4/P89S
Ricky Gutierrez: 63/G6
Mark Grace: 63/G6MS

Bot 1

Johnny Damon: D7/L7LS+
Rey Sanchez: 43/G4.2-3
Mike Sweeney: 7/SF/F78XD+.3-H
Jermaine Dye: S9/L34D
Joe Randa: HR/F78XD+.1-H
Mark Quinn: K

Top 2

Sammy Sosa: HR/L9D+
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8LXD
Glenallen Hill: S/G56+
Willie Greene: 9/L9D+
Joe Girardi: 63/G6S

Bot 2

Todd Dunwoody: S9/L4D
Jorge Fabregas: 46(1)/FO/G4S
Carlos Febles: S9/L9S+.1-3
Johnny Damon: D9/G3+.3-H;1-3
Rey Sanchez: FC6/G6S.3XH(62);2-3;B-2#
Mike Sweeney: 13/BG

Top 3

Damon Buford: K/C
Jeff Huson: W
Ricky Gutierrez: S8/L8RS+.1-3
Mark Grace: S/G34S.3-H;1-2
Sammy Sosa: K
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8LD+

Bot 3

Jermaine Dye: 8/F89XD
Joe Randa: 9/F89S-
Mark Quinn: D7/G5
Todd Dunwoody: 7/F7M-

Top 4

Glenallen Hill: S7/G6+
Willie Greene: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Joe Girardi: K

Bot 4

Jorge Fabregas: 7/L7D
Carlos Febles: 8/L8LD
Johnny Damon: S7/L6D
Rey Sanchez: K

Top 5

Damon Buford: 43/G4M
Jeff Huson: S7/L7S-
Ricky Gutierrez: S7/G56.1-3
Mark Grace: 9/SF/F89D.3-H;1-2
Sammy Sosa: 63/G6+

Bot 5

Mike Sweeney: HR/L8LXD+
Jermaine Dye: HR/F78XD+
Joe Randa: K/C
Mark Quinn: W
Todd Dunwoody: D/L78S.1-3
Jorge Fabregas: WP.3-H;2-3
Jorge Fabregas: 6/L6S+
Carlos Febles: S8/G6M+.3-H
Johnny Damon: D9/L89M+.1-H
Rey Sanchez: 8/F89M

Top 6

Henry Rodriguez: 3/G34S
Glenallen Hill: 4/P4D-
Willie Greene: K

Bot 6

Mike Sweeney: W
Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LS
Joe Randa: S8/L4MD.1-2
Mark Quinn: W.2-3;1-2
Todd Dunwoody: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 7

Joe Girardi: 63/G6S-
Damon Buford: K/C
Jeff Huson: 7/F7LMF-

Bot 7

Jorge Fabregas: D9/G3.B-3(E9/TH2)
Carlos Febles: S8/G4M+.3-H
Johnny Damon: D/L89XD+.1-3
Rey Sanchez: S8/L6MD.3-H;2-3
Mike Sweeney: 4(B)3(1)/LDP/L4+
Jermaine Dye: 8/F8RXD+

Top 8

Jose Nieves: W
Brant Brown: WP.1-2
Brant Brown: 43/G4S-.2-3
Sammy Sosa: S8/G6.3-H
Henry Rodriguez: 8/F8RXD+
Glenallen Hill: 53/G5

Bot 8

Joe Randa: S9/L89M
Mark Quinn: D7/G5.1-3
Todd Dunwoody: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
Jorge Fabregas: W
Carlos Febles: W.1-2
Johnny Damon: 7/L7M+
Luis Ordaz: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 9

Willie Greene: K
Joe Girardi: 5/L56
Damon Buford: 2/FL/P2LF-