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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 2, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kelvim Escobar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Rosado |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 12,541 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Bill Miller 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Larry Barnett |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | DH |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Third Baseman |
| Kevin Brown | Catcher |
| Craig Grebeck | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Center Fielder |
| Jeremy Giambi | Left Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff King | DH |
| Jeff Conine | Right Fielder |
| Hal Morris | First Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | Catcher |
| Mendy Lopez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 2, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rosado
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rosado
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Rosado
Canseco strikes out. There goes Green. The throw from Sweeney to second, and Green is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Escobar
Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Escobar
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Escobar
Offerman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rosado
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rosado
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rosado
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Rosado
Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sweeney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Escobar
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Escobar
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Escobar
Conine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Rosado
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rosado
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rosado
Stewart hits a line drive towards the mound. Rosado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Escobar
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Escobar
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Escobar
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Escobar
Damon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rosado
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Rosado
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rosado
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Escobar
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Escobar
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Escobar
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rosado
Cruz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Rosado
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Rosado
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cruz tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Rosado
Grebeck hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Escobar
King strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Escobar
Conine strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Escobar
Morris hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rosado
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Rosado
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rosado
Green hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Rosado
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Escobar
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Escobar
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Escobar
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rosado
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Rosado
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Rosado
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Escobar
Giambi hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Fernandez, and into shallow left field. Giambi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Escobar
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Escobar
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Escobar
King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Rosado
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Rosado
Grebeck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rosado
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman misplays the ball. That's an error on Offerman. Grebeck moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stewart vs. Rosado
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conine vs. Escobar
Conine hits a popup towards third. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morris vs. Escobar
Morris hits a line drive towards first. Delgado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Escobar
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Whisenant
Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Whisenant
Delgado is hit by the pitch. Green moves to third. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Bevil
Brian Bevil now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morris juggles the ball. That's an error on Morris. Green scores. Canseco scores. Delgado moves to third. Cruz moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Bevil
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Bevil
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Conine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Delgado tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Grebeck vs. Bevil
Grebeck strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Escobar
Terry Pendleton pinch hits for Mendy Lopez.
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Damon vs. Escobar
Damon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pendleton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Escobar
Giambi hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Offerman vs. Escobar
Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pendleton moves to third. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields it, tags the runner, and races towards first, beating Palmer, for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1998 -- Toronto at Kansas City (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Stewart S, lf 4 0 0 0 Damon J, cf 3 0 1 0
Green S, rf 3 1 1 0 Giambi J, lf 4 0 1 0
Canseco J, dh 4 1 1 0 Offerman J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Delgado C, 1b 3 1 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz J, cf 4 1 1 0 King J, dh 3 0 0 0
Fernandez T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Conine J, rf 3 0 0 0
Brown K, c 2 0 0 2 Morris H, 1b 3 0 0 0
Grebeck C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sweeney M, c 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 3 1 1 1 Lopez M, ss 2 0 1 0
Pendleton T, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 5 3 29 0 4 0
Toronto 000 011 003 -- 5
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Escobar K (W) 8.1 4 0 0 2 7
Quantrill P (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rosado J (L) 8.0 3 2 2 2 8
Whisenant M* 0.0 2 3 0 0 0
Bevil B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Offerman J, Morris H 2
DP -- Toronto 2, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Toronto 3, Kansas City 4
2B -- Cruz J, Giambi J
HR -- Gonzalez A
CS -- Green S
SF -- Brown K 2
HBP -- by Whisenant M (Delgado C)
T -- 2:31
A -- 12541
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