Game 5 - 3/31/98 - Orioles 5, Royals 0

BOXSCORE: 1998 Kansas City Royals At 1998 Baltimore Orioles         3/31/1998
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon CF          4  0  0  0 .000     B.Anderson CF       2  1  0  0 .000  
  J.Offerman 2B       4  0  1  0 .250     R.Alomar 2B         3  1  0  1 .000  
  H.Morris LF         4  0  1  0 .250     E.Davis RF          5  1  2  1 .400  
  J.King 1B           3  0  0  0 .000     R.Palmeiro 1B       3  1  3  21.000  
  T.Pendleton DH      3  0  0  0 .000     C.Ripken 3B         4  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Palmer 3B         3  0  0  0 .000     B.Surhoff LF        3  0  1  0 .333  
  L.Sutton RF         2  0  0  0 .000     J.Carter DH         4  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Sweeney C         3  0  0  0 .000     C.Hoiles C          4  1  1  1 .250  
  F.Martinez SS       3  0  0  0 .000     M.Bordick SS        4  0  1  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  2  0                 Totals      32  5  8  5
 
 
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  2
Orioles......... 1 1 0  0 1 0  2 0    -  5  8  0
 
Royals (0-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Belcher LOSS(0-1)       6 1/3   5   5   3   5   6   2 114   4.26
B.Bevil                   1       3   0   0   0   2   0  21   0.00
M.Whisenant               0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  11   0.00
Totals                    8       8   5   3   6   8   2
 
Orioles (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Mussina WIN(1-0)        9       2   0   0   1   7   0  99   0.00
Totals                    9       2   0   0   1   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,508 DATE- Tuesday, March 31st 1998 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 3  Orioles:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Orioles: 0
ERRORS- J.Damon, T.Belcher
DOUBLES- H.Morris(1st), E.Davis(1st), M.Bordick(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Palmeiro(1st), C.Hoiles(1st)
RBIs- R.Alomar(1st), E.Davis(1st), R.Palmeiro-2(2nd), C.Hoiles(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Offerman(1st), B.Anderson(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Alomar
WALKS- L.Sutton, B.Anderson-3, R.Alomar, R.Palmeiro, B.Surhoff
STRIKE OUTS- J.Damon, H.Morris, J.King, T.Pendleton-2, D.Palmer, M.Sweeney,
             R.Alomar, E.Davis-2, C.Ripken-2, J.Carter-2, C.Hoiles
GIDP- J.Carter
BALKS- T.Belcher
PASSED BALLS- M.Sweeney
2-out RBI- C.Hoiles
RLISP 2-out- J.King, R.Alomar-2, J.Carter-2, D.Palmer, E.Davis
TEAM RISP- Royals: 0 for 5  Orioles: 2 for 10
 
Mike Mussina allowed 2 hits while blanking Kansas City at Camden Yards where
the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 5 to 0.
 
Mussina(1-0) was tremendous on the mound for Baltimore.  He allowed just 2
hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.  Baltimore finished with 8 hits in the victory.
 
Tim Belcher(0-1) took the loss.  He surrendered 5 hits and 5 walks in 6 and
1/3 innings.  'I thought it was my best performance in a long time,' said
Mussina. 'I had good command early in the game. I had my control and
composure and everything went well.'