Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
April 3, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 3, 1998 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 9, Minnesota Twins 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 3 3 0
Offerman 2b 6 2 3 1
Morris lf 4 0 1 0
  Young pr,rf 0 1 0 0
King 1b 5 1 1 3
Pendleton dh 5 1 2 2
Palmer 3b 5 1 4 2
Sutton rf,lf 4 0 0 1
Sweeney c 3 0 1 0
Martinez ss 5 0 0 0
Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 15 9
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 5 0 0 0
Meares ss 5 0 2 0
Molitor dh 4 1 1 0
Cordova lf 3 2 1 1
Ochoa rf 4 1 2 1
Ortiz 1b 4 1 2 2
Coomer 3b 4 0 1 1
Steinbach c 3 0 1 0
Gates 2b 4 0 0 0
Radke p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Kansas City 000 141 0309150
Minnesota 022 001 0005102
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Haney  W (1-0) 5.1 7 5 5 2 2
  Service   1.2 3 0 0 0 2
  Whisenant   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bevil   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Radke  L (0-1) 5.0 6 5 3 3 5
  Swindell   2.0 4 1 1 0 1
  Rodriguez   0.1 3 3 3 1 1
  Guardado   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Ritchie   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
9
7
4
9

  E–Coomer (1), Gates (1).  DP–Kansas City 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Kansas City Offerman 2 (2,off Radke,off Swindell); Pendleton (2,off Radke); Damon (3,off Swindell), Minnesota Ochoa 2 (2,off Haney,off Service); Cordova (2,off Haney); Meares (1,off Service).  HR–Kansas City Palmer (2,4th inning off Radke 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Ortiz (1,6th inning off Haney 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Sutton (1,off Radke).  SB–Sweeney (1,2nd base off Radke/Steinbach); Palmer (3,2nd base off Radke/Steinbach); Damon (3,2nd base off Rodriguez/Steinbach).  WP–Ritchie (1).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–3:15.  A–43,848.
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