Kansas City Royals vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 26, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1998 at Skydome. 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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Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 1 0
Sutton lf 5 1 3 1
Offerman 2b 5 1 1 1
Palmer 3b 5 1 3 4
Pendleton dh 5 1 3 0
Conine 1b 4 0 1 1
Sweeney c 4 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 1 2 0
Halter ss 4 1 1 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 15 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 0 0
Green rf 3 0 0 1
Canseco dh 4 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 4 1 1 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 2 0 0 0
Fernandez 3b 2 0 0 0
Fletcher c 2 0 0 1
Grebeck 2b 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0
Carpenter p 0 0 0 0
  Risley p 0 0 0 0
  Sinclair p 0 0 0 0
  Almanzar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 3 2
Kansas City 004 000 0127151
Toronto 001 100 000230
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (12-10) 9.0 3 2 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
3
2
1
2
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter  L (9-7) 8.0 11 5 5 0 6
  Risley   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Sinclair   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Almanzar   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
7
7
0
6

  E–Belcher (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Sutton (11,off Carpenter); Pendleton (8,off Carpenter), Toronto Delgado (39,off Belcher).  HR–Kansas City Palmer (30,3rd inning off Carpenter 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Green (3,off Belcher); Fletcher (6,off Belcher).  SB–Offerman (38,2nd base off Carpenter/Fletcher).  CS–Sweeney (3,2nd base by Carpenter/Fletcher).  WP–Carpenter (3).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:25.  A–25,557.
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