Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Kansas City Royals
August 13, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 13, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4, Kansas City Royals 6

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Winn cf 5 0 1 0
Boggs dh 4 1 4 1
Smith 3b 4 1 2 2
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Trammell lf 4 0 1 0
  McCracken ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Butler rf 3 0 0 0
  Kelly ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Cairo 2b 5 1 1 0
Stocker ss 3 0 0 0
DiFelice c 4 1 2 1
Rekar p 0 0 0 0
  Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 2 2
Morris 1b 5 0 2 0
Offerman 2b 2 1 1 1
Palmer 3b 5 1 1 2
Pendleton dh 4 1 1 0
Sutton lf 4 1 2 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 1
Fasano c 2 0 0 0
  Sweeney c 1 0 0 0
Rivera ss 3 0 1 0
  Leius ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopez ss 0 0 0 0
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Bones p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Tampa Bay 001 002 100 04120
Kansas City 120 001 000 26111
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar   6.0 7 4 4 1 9
  Aldred   0.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Mecir   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Hernandez  L (2-5) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.1
11
6
6
2
12
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp   6.0 7 3 3 1 4
  Bones   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Whisenant   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Montgomery  W (2-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
12
4
4
3
4

  E–Rivera (4).  DP–Tampa Bay 2, Kansas City 3.  HR–Tampa Bay Smith (7,6th inning off Rapp 1 on, 0 out), Kansas City Dye (3,6th inning off Rekar 0 on, 2 out); Palmer (26,10th inning off Hernandez 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Stocker (8,off Bones).  IBB–Boggs (3,by Bones).  SF–Offerman (4,off Rekar).  HBP–Fasano (14,by Rekar).  SB–Offerman (32,2nd base off Rekar/Difelice).  WP–Whisenant (7).  HBP–Rekar (2,Fasano).  IBB–Bones (2,Boggs).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:12.  A–18,289.
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