DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/02/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1019 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (55-30) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Minnesota Twins (35-51) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 4 4 0
Twins Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Royals
Kansas City pitcher Denny Neagle gave the Twins all they could handle, but in the end, Minnesota left Metrodome with a 4-2 win. Neagle allowed 3 earned runs on 3 hits over 7.1 innings. Minnesota reliever Doug Piatt picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Denny Neagle took the loss. Norm Charlton got the save, his 9th in 10 chances.

Minnesota pinch hitter Todd Zeile had a key at-bat for the Twins in the bottom of the eighth inning. Facing Kansas City pitcher John Habyan, Zeile hit a 3-run home run to make the score 4-2, Minnesota. For the day, he was 1-1 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

Zeile called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."

Minnesota is now 35-51.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sanders LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .276 16 44
O. Merced RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .310 13 59
J. Thome DH 4 1 0 0 1 4 3 .291 19 46
J. Olerud 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .321 13 49
R. Lankford CF 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .267 7 35
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 .243 4 38
R. Wilkins C 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 .255 9 24
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .293 5 35
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .242 7 44
Totals 32 2 6 2 7 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lankford (15, 4th Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Sanders , O. Merced , R. Lankford 3 , J. Olerud 2
2-out RBI: R. Wilkins , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Alomar 2 , R. Wilkins , B. Larkin
GIDP: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: O. Merced (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Templeton 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 6
   a-T. Zeile PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .211 11 34
   b-D. Garcia 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 4 27
K. Daniels LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 19 35
F. Thomas DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .288 24 68
K. Akiyama CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 25 62
L. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .284 24 71
J. Treadway 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 2 6
T. Francona 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 1 9
J. Davis C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .206 2 3
D. Schofield SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186 0 5
Totals 29 4 4 3 1 6 9      
a - T. Zeile pinch hit for G. Templeton in the 8th
b - D. Garcia substituted for T. Zeile in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Zeile (11, 8th Inning off J. Habyan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Akiyama , T. Francona , J. Davis , T. Zeile 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Daniels
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Schofield-Templeton-Francona)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle L (10-3) 7.1 3 3 3 1 5 0 102 66 3.49   
J. Habyan BS (3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 9 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 64
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 27, J. Habyan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 12-5, J. Habyan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 102-66, J. Habyan 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 2-2
WP: D. Neagle
Balk: D. Neagle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Kile 5.1 4 2 2 4 5 0 103 64 4.52   
R. Dibble 1.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 35 17 2.31   
D. Piatt W (2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 15 0.84   
N. Charlton SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 3.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 53
Batters Faced: D. Kile 23, R. Dibble 8, D. Piatt 7, N. Charlton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 7-3, R. Dibble 1-1, D. Piatt 1-1, N. Charlton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 103-64, R. Dibble 35-17, D. Piatt 29-15, N. Charlton 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 3-1 , D. Piatt 1-0 , N. Charlton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Denny Neagle
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 30282
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