Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
April 14, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Kansas City Royals 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 1 0 0
Fernandez 2b 5 0 0 0
Green rf 4 1 1 1
Canseco dh 5 0 0 0
Stanley 1b 4 0 1 0
Sprague 3b 5 1 1 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 2 1 1 0
Fletcher c 3 0 2 2
Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 1
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 7 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 1 0
Offerman 2b 4 0 1 0
Morris 1b 4 0 2 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
Sutton rf 3 1 0 0
Pendleton dh 4 0 0 0
Mack lf 3 0 1 1
Sweeney c 2 0 0 0
Martinez ss 2 0 0 0
  Halter ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Rosado p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Toronto 000 022 001571
Kansas City 010 000 000152
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  W (1-2) 7.0 4 1 1 1 6
  Quantrill  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  L (0-1) 6.0 4 4 3 4 2
  Rosado   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Bevil   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
4
5

  E–Green (2), Martinez 2 (2).  2B–Toronto Sprague (5,off Rapp); Fletcher (2,off Rapp), Kansas City Morris (5,off Quantrill).  HR–Toronto Gonzalez (1,5th inning off Rapp 0 on, 0 out); Green (5,9th inning off Bevil 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Stanley (1,by Rapp); Fletcher (1,by Rosado).  CS–Damon (3,2nd base by Guzman/Fletcher).  WP–Guzman (1).  HBP–Rapp (1,Stanley); Rosado (1,Fletcher).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:33.  A–11,194.
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