Kansas City Royals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 28, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1998 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 6, Baltimore Orioles 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 2 2
Sutton lf 4 1 1 2
Offerman 2b 3 1 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 0 0
Conine 1b 4 0 1 1
Pendleton dh 3 0 0 0
Dye rf 4 1 2 0
Fasano c 4 2 2 0
Lopez ss 4 0 1 0
Rapp p 0 0 0 0
  Service p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 0 0
Anderson cf 3 0 0 0
  Reboulet ss 0 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 2 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 2 2 2
Ripken, Jr. 3b 3 0 1 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 0 1
Webster c 4 0 2 1
Greene rf 2 0 1 0
Bordick ss 2 1 1 1
  Becker ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Key p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Kansas City 002 010 2106100
Baltimore 201 000 002591
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Rapp  W (11-11) 6.2 4 3 3 3 1
  Service   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Whisenant   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Montgomery  SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson  L (7-8) 6.2 8 5 4 1 2
  Rhodes   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Mills   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Key   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
2
4

  E–W Greene (1).  DP–Kansas City 5, Baltimore 1.  2B–Kansas City Offerman (25,off Rhodes); Conine (22,off Mills).  3B–Kansas City Damon (8,off Ponson).  HR–Kansas City Sutton (5,5th inning off Ponson 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Palmeiro (41,1st inning off Rapp 1 on, 2 out); Bordick (9,3rd inning off Rapp 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Sutton (5,off Ponson).  IBB–Pendleton (1,by Mills).  SB–Damon (24,2nd base off Ponson/Webster).  IBB–Mills (6,Pendleton).  U-HP–Ed Hickox, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:51.  A–47,530.
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