Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros
June 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1998 at Astrodome. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Houston Astros 0

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 0 0
Offerman 2b 4 1 1 0
King 1b 3 1 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 2 1
Conine lf 3 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Fasano c 3 0 1 1
Rivera ss 3 0 1 1
Belcher p 2 0 0 0
  Mack ph 1 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
Everett cf 3 0 1 0
Spiers 3b 4 0 1 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 2 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Schourek p 1 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 8 0
Kansas City 100 000 002361
Houston 000 000 000080
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (5-6) 8.0 7 0 0 1 3
  Montgomery  SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Schourek  L (2-4) 7.0 2 1 1 4 8
  Nitkowski   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Henry   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
9

  E–Offerman (8).  DP–Kansas City 1, Houston 1.  2B–Kansas City Palmer (12,off Schourek); King (7,off Nitkowski).  SH–Belcher (1,off Schourek); Schourek (3,off Belcher); Ausmus (1,off Belcher).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:36.  A–27,895.
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