Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals
April 15, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 3, Kansas City Royals 7

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 2 1
Fernandez 2b 3 0 0 0
  Grebeck 2b 1 0 0 0
Green rf 4 0 0 0
Canseco dh 4 0 0 0
Stanley 1b 2 1 1 0
Sprague 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 4 2 2 0
Fletcher c 3 0 1 1
Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Escobar p 0 0 0 0
  Carpenter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 1 0
Offerman 2b 4 1 1 0
Morris 1b 4 1 3 2
Palmer 3b 5 0 1 1
King dh 4 1 2 0
Mack lf 4 1 3 1
Sutton rf 4 1 1 1
Sweeney c 4 1 1 1
Martinez ss 3 0 1 1
Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7
Toronto 020 000 001372
Kansas City 011 011 30x7141
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (1-1) 5.2 11 4 4 2 7
  Escobar   0.2 3 3 3 1 0
  Carpenter   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
3
10
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Haney  W (2-0) 7.0 4 2 2 2 5
  Service   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Montgomery   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
7

  E–Sprague (3), Cruz (2), Martinez (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Fletcher (1).  2B–Toronto Stanley (3,off Haney); Stewart (1,off Montgomery), Kansas City Offerman (4,off Williams); Morris (6,off Williams); Sutton (2,off Escobar).  3B–Kansas City Morris (2,off Williams); Damon (2,off Williams).  HR–Kansas City Mack (2,2nd inning off Williams 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Fletcher (2,off Haney); Morris (1,off Williams).  HBP–Grebeck (1,by Service).  WP–Haney 2 (4).  HBP–Service (3,Grebeck).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:54.  A–11,316.
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