Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners
April 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1998 at Kingdome. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 5, Seattle Mariners 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 1 1 0
Offerman 2b 4 1 1 1
Morris dh 4 1 1 1
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 0
King 1b 4 1 2 1
Mack lf 4 1 3 1
  Halter lf 0 0 0 0
Young rf 4 0 1 1
Sweeney c 3 0 0 0
Martinez ss 4 0 0 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 0 1 0
Ducey rf 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 5 1 2 1
Martinez dh 3 0 2 0
Hill lf 3 1 1 0
Wilkins 1b 5 1 1 0
Davis 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 2 0 1 1
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 2
Kansas City 000 100 1215100
Seattle 010 001 010390
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher   6.0 8 2 1 5 3
  Bevil  W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Service   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Montgomery  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
7
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer   7.0 5 2 2 1 6
  Fossas  L (0-2) 0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Timlin   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb   1.0 1 1 1 3 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Seattle 1.  PB–Sweeney (2).  2B–Kansas City Mack (3,off Moyer); Young (1,off Moyer); Damon (6,off Fossas), Seattle Hill (5,off Belcher); Martinez (6,off Belcher).  HR–Seattle Rodriguez (8,8th inning off Service 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Davis (1,off Belcher).  HBP–Wilson (2,by Belcher); Hill (1,by Bevil).  SB–Young (2,3rd base off Moyer/Wilson).  WP–Belcher (1), Slocumb (3).  HBP–Belcher (2,Wilson); Bevil (1,Hill).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:17.  A–21,547.
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