Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros
June 6, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1998 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 0, Houston Astros 6

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 0 1 0
Offerman 2b 3 0 0 0
Morris lf 4 0 0 0
King 1b 4 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 3 0 1 0
Fasano c 2 0 0 0
  Sutton ph 1 0 0 0
  Sweeney c 0 0 0 0
Rivera ss 3 0 1 0
Rosado p 2 0 1 0
  Bevil p 0 0 0 0
  Pendleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 3
Bell rf 4 0 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 1 0
Alou lf 4 1 1 0
Berry 3b 4 0 0 0
Everett cf 4 1 2 2
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 1
Ausmus c 3 1 0 0
Lima p 3 1 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
Kansas City 000 000 000052
Houston 002 013 00x691
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado  L (1-5) 5.1 5 6 5 2 4
  Bevil   1.2 3 0 0 0 3
  Service   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
3
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  W (7-2) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
7

  E–Rivera (1), Rosado (1), Lima (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Kansas City King (8,off Lima), Houston Gutierrez (11,off Bevil); Everett (11,off Service).  HR–Houston Biggio (8,3rd inning off Rosado 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Offerman (13,2nd base off Lima/Ausmus).  WP–Rosado (2), Service 2 (3).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:28.  A–25,516.
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