KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Damon cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .278
J Hansen 2b 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .283
J Bell ss 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .283
Palmer 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .257
J King 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .232
Whisenant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297
J Montgomery p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pichardo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dye rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .220
Y Benitez lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .277
Macfarlane c 3 0 1 3 1 1 0 .217
Appier p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
a-S Cooper ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209
Service p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sutton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318
Totals 34 7 10 7 7 11 20
a-fouled to shortstop for Appier in the 6th; b-struck out for
Whisenant in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Dye 2 (13, S Belinda, Graves); Macfarlane (11, Fe
Rodriguez). HR - Damon (8, 1st inning off Remlinger 0 on, 0
out). S - Y Benitez. SF - Macfarlane. RBI - Damon (44), J Bell
(79), Palmer (77), Dye (17), Macfarlane 3 (30). 2-out RBI -
Macfarlane 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Cooper
2, J King 1, J Hansen 1. Team LOB - 10.
FIELDING: E - Y Benitez (2, throw). PB - Macfarlane.
CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Reese ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .237
Nunnally cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
b-M Kelly ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
Stynes lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .413
Taubensee 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257
W Greene rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250
Oliver c 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .279
Fordyce pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Rose Jr 3b 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .333
B Boone 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .220
Remlinger p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
S Belinda p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-D Sanders ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
Graves p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Fe Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-L Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Totals 34 4 8 3 2 6 10
a-grounded to second for S Belinda in the 7th; b-struck out for
Nunnally in the 7th; c-grounded to pitcher for Fe Rodriguez in
the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - Stynes (4, Appier); Oliver (12, Appier); B Boone
(22, Appier); Reese (12, Service). HR - Taubensee (9, 3rd inning
off Appier 1 on, 2 out). S - Remlinger. RBI - B Boone (40),
Taubensee 2 (25). 2-out RBI - B Boone, Taubensee 2. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - Taubensee 1, Remlinger 1, Reese 2,
M Kelly 1. Team LOB - 6.
FIELDING: Outfield assists - Stynes (Dye at home).
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Kansas City - 100 003 012 -- 7
Cincinnati - 012 000 001 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Appier (W, 8-11) 5 6 3 3 1 2 1 3.24
Service (H, 1) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Whisenant (H, 3) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63
J Montgomery 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4.10
Pichardo (S, 10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.02
CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
Remlinger (L, 6-7) 5 3 4 4 3 8 1 4.25
S Belinda (BS, 3) 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 3.67
Graves 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 8.44
Fe Rodriguez 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.74
Remlinger pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Graves pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
J Montgomery pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
IBB - Macfarlane (by S Belinda). HBP - Dye (by Fe Rodriguez).
Pitches-strikes: Remlinger 86-55; S Belinda 44-25; Graves 30-15;
Fe Rodriguez 15-9; Appier 81-52; Service 25-15; Whisenant 15-10;
J Montgomery 8-4; Pichardo 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls:
Remlinger 4-3; S Belinda 1-4; Graves 2-1; Fe Rodriguez 0-0;
Appier 8-5; Service 2-0; Whisenant 0-3; J Montgomery 0-0;
Pichardo 2-1. Batters faced: Remlinger 21; S Belinda 11; Graves
8; Fe Rodriguez 4; Appier 22; Service 6; Whisenant 4; J
Montgomery 2; Pichardo 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Rich Rieker. 2B--Paul Nauert.
3B--Jeff Kellogg.
T--3:03. Att--31,920. Weather: 88 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5
mph, out to center.
How the runs scored
Royals' 1st: Damon homers to right, his eighth. Hansen strikes out. Bell singles to left. Palmer flies to center. King strikes out. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB) Royals 1-0.
Reds' 2nd: With one out, Oliver doubles to right-center. Rose strikes out. Boone doubles to center, Oliver scores. Remlinger strikes out. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB) Tied 1-1.
Reds' 3rd: With two outs, Stynes singles to left, to second on left fielder's throwing error. Taubensee homers to right, his ninth, Stynes scores. Greene walks. Oliver flies to left. (2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB) Reds 3-1.
Royals' 6th: Damon walks. Hansen walks, Damon to second. Bell singles to right-center, Damon scores, Hansen to third. Belinda for Remlinger. Palmer singles to left, Hansen scores, Bell to second. King forces Palmer at second, Bell to third. Dye doubles to left, Bell scores, King to third. Benitez strikes out. Macfarlane walks intentionally. Cooper, batting for Appier, fouls to shortstop. (3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB) Royals 4-3.
Royals' 8th: Graves for Belinda. Dye doubles to left. Benitez sacrifices, Dye to third. Macfarlane flies to center, Dye scores. Sutton singles to right. Damon singles to center, Sutton to second. Hansen grounds to second. (1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB) Royals 5-3.
Royals' 9th: Bell walks. Palmer walks, Bell to second. Rodriguez for Graves. Davis, batting for Whisenant, strikes out. Dye hit by pitch, Bell to third, Palmer to second. Benitez strikes out. Macfarlane doubles to left, Bell and Palmer score, Dye out attempting to score. (2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB) Royals 7-3.
Reds' 9th: Montgomery for Whisenant. Oliver singles to third. Fordyce runs for Oliver. Rose walks, Fordyce to second. Pichardo for Montgomery. Boone fouls to first. Harris, batting for Rodriguez, grounds to pitcher, Fordyce to third, Rose to second. On passed ball, Fordyce scores, Rose to third. Reese grounds to third. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB) Royals 7-4.
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