MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/16/1998
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1847 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (58-65) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 13 1
Kansas City Royals (69-55) 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 1
Devil Rays Pull Out Late-Game Win, 6-5
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, at Kauffman Stadium. Tampa Bay second baseman Ray Durham had the hot bat. He was 1 for 1 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The winner in relief was Ken Ryan. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. He now owns a record of 6-2. Dan Miceli closed the game out for Tampa Bay, earning his 27th save.

The game was at a stalemate until first baseman Ryan Klesko came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Kansas City pitcher Carlos Almanzar, he hit a 1-2 slider for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Tampa Bay on top, 6-5.

"I just tried to see the ball and put a good swing on it," said Durham.

By defeating Kansas City, the third-place Devil Rays improved to 58-65.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Glanville CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .303 3 28
B. McRae LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .237 9 55
M. Vaughn DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .307 31 103
R. Klesko 1B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .306 15 73
C. Baerga SS, 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .299 16 84
M. Tucker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .273 14 53
T. Zeile 3B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .275 22 72
   a-R. Durham PH, 2B 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .280 9 37
J. Blauser 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .224 3 10
   b-P. Plantier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 5 12
   c-J. Branson 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 4 8
T. Eusebio C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .152 1 22
Totals 40 6 13 6 1 7 17      
a - R. Durham pinch hit for T. Zeile in the 8th
b - P. Plantier pinch hit for J. Blauser in the 8th
c - J. Branson substituted for P. Plantier in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Zeile (22, 7th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Vaughn (18, 8th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Durham (9, 8th Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Glanville 2 , B. McRae , M. Vaughn 2 , R. Klesko 3 , C. Baerga 3 , T. Zeile 2 , R. Durham 4 , T. Eusebio
2-out RBI: R. Klesko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Glanville , B. McRae , M. Tucker , J. Blauser
GIDP: B. McRae
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Glanville (14) , C. Baerga 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Blauser (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cirillo 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .325 6 72
P. Konerko C 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .312 31 101
J. Drew RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .316 30 86
J. Valentin 2B 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 .257 12 57
S. Finley DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .290 11 49
M. Newfield LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .260 11 51
J. Randa 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .305 0 17
S. Spencer CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 4 45
G. Blum SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 0 16
Totals 36 5 10 5 3 5 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Newfield (11, 3rd Inning off P. Abbott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cirillo 2 , P. Konerko 2 , J. Drew 2 , S. Finley , M. Newfield 4 , J. Randa , G. Blum
2-out RBI: J. Cirillo , M. Newfield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Finley , M. Newfield 2 , J. Randa
Sac Bunt: S. Spencer
Sac Fly: J. Valentin
Hit by Pitch: M. Newfield
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: S. Spencer (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Blum-Valentin-Randa)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Abbott 6.0 10 5 5 1 4 1 89 6.36   
K. Ryan W (6-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 4.50   
D. Miceli SV (27) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Abbott 35
Batters Faced: P. Abbott 30, K. Ryan 7, D. Miceli 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Abbott 5-9, K. Ryan 3-3, D. Miceli 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Abbott 89-57, K. Ryan 24-16, D. Miceli 19-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Ryan 1-0
WP: P. Abbott , D. Miceli
Hit Batsmen: K. Ryan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier 7.1 11 5 5 1 6 1 118 3.39   
C. Almanzar L (8-4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 6.75   
J. Montgomery 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 41
Batters Faced: K. Appier 34, C. Almanzar 6, J. Montgomery 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 6-9, C. Almanzar 1-2, J. Montgomery 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 118-81, C. Almanzar 22-13, J. Montgomery 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Montgomery 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Durham
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 40257
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