Game 15 - 4/1/98 - Royals 9, Orioles 4

BOXSCORE: 1998 Kansas City Royals At 1998 Baltimore Orioles          4/1/1998
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon CF          6  1  2  0 .200     B.Anderson CF       5  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Offerman 2B       4  2  3  0 .500     R.Alomar 2B         5  0  1  0 .125  
  H.Morris 1B         6  1  3  5 .400     E.Davis DH          4  0  0  0 .222  
  D.Palmer 3B         3  0  0  0 .000     R.Palmeiro 1B       4  0  0  0 .429  
  T.Pendleton DH      5  0  1  2 .125     J.Carter RF         4  2  2  0 .250  
  L.Sutton LF         4  1  1  0 .167     C.Ripken 3B         4  0  1  0 .125  
  E.Young RF          5  1  3  1 .600     J.Hammonds LF       4  2  3  0 .750  
  M.Macfarlane C      4  1  2  0 .500     L.Webster C         3  0  1  1 .333  
  F.Martinez SS       3  2  0  0 .000     M.Bordick SS        4  0  3  3 .500  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  9 15  8                 Totals      37  4 11  4
 
 
Royals.......... 0 0 0  1 2 4  2 0 0  -  9 15  0
Orioles......... 0 2 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  4 11  1
 
Royals (1-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Rusch WIN(1-0)          5 1/3   9   4   4   0   2   0  86   6.75
S.Service HOLD(1st)       2 2/3   2   0   0   0   1   0  33   0.00
D.Rios                    1       0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                    9      11   4   4   0   3   0
 
Orioles (1-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Erickson LOSS(0-1)      5 2/3  10   7   6   3   6   0 121   9.53
J.Orosco                  0 1/3   2   1   1   1   1   1  19  27.00
N.Charlton                2       3   1   1   4   1   0  50   4.50
T.Mathews                 1       0   0   0   2   0   0  15   0.00
Totals                    9      15   9   8  10   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,848 DATE- Wednesday, April 1st 1998 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:14
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:14  Orioles: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Orioles: 3
ERRORS- R.Alomar
DOUBLES- J.Damon(1st), L.Sutton(1st), J.Hammonds(1st)
HOME RUNS- E.Young(1st)
RBIs- H.Morris-5(5th), T.Pendleton-2(2nd), E.Young(1st), L.Webster(1st),
      M.Bordick-3(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Offerman(2nd), E.Young(1st), F.Martinez(1st), R.Alomar(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Webster
WALKS- J.Offerman-2, D.Palmer-3, T.Pendleton, L.Sutton, M.Macfarlane,
       F.Martinez-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Damon-2, J.Offerman, D.Palmer, L.Sutton, E.Young, F.Martinez-2,
             E.Davis-2, R.Palmeiro
GIDP- H.Morris, L.Sutton-2
2-out RBI- M.Bordick-3, H.Morris-3, T.Pendleton-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Palmeiro, M.Macfarlane, H.Morris, F.Martinez, B.Anderson-2,
             L.Sutton, D.Palmer, J.Damon-2, L.Webster
TEAM RISP- Royals: 5 for 17  Orioles: 3 for 9
 
First baseman Hal Morris had 3 base hits and 5 RBI at Camden Yards where the
Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles by the score of 9 to 4.
 
Kansas City scored 4 runs in the decisive top of the 6th inning with the help
of 4 hits.  The key at-bat was by Morris who disappointed the partisan crowd
when he hit a single scoring two baserunners.  Kansas City had 15 hits for
the night while Baltimore had 11.  
 
Glendon Rusch(1-0) allowed 4 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings, and picked up the
victory. Scott Erickson(0-1) was the loser.  He was touched for 10 hits and 3
walks in 5 and 2/3 innings.