DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/27/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1253 - MONDAY, JULY 27TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (70-34) 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 7 9 1
Cincinnati Reds (54-50) 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 11 0
Royals Get One-Run Win at Cincinnati
The Kansas City Royals had to overcome a big game from Cincinnati left fielder Mark Carreon to leave Riverfront Stadium with a 7-6 victory. Carreon hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2. Kansas City has now won 5 straight.

Rick Wilkins had a big 2-run single for the Royals in the top of the fifth inning. With Kansas City leading 4-3 and the bases loaded, he got a fastball from Mark Clear and stroked the single to right. It was his 64th hit of the season, and more importantly, it put the Royals ahead, 6-3.

"If you want to be considered a good team, these are the kind of games you have to win," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sanders LF 5 1 2 1 0 3 2 .265 22 62
O. Merced RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .296 15 68
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .318 16 61
J. Thome DH 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 .278 21 56
R. Lankford CF 4 1 1 3 0 2 4 .262 11 49
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .277 7 44
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .266 6 51
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .253 10 33
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262 10 57
Totals 35 7 9 7 4 14 13      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Merced (23, 5th Inning off M. Clear, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sanders (22, 9th Inning off T. Worrell, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (11, 1st Inning off R. Wright, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Wilkins , R. Sanders 5 , T. Naehring , O. Merced 3 , R. Lankford 4 , J. Olerud , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: R. Wilkins , R. Lankford , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sanders , T. Naehring , R. Lankford
GIDP: O. Merced
Hit by Pitch: B. Larkin
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Wilkins (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Naehring-Alomar-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Offerman 1B 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .284 1 14
B. Williams RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .261 13 40
E. Davis CF 5 0 2 0 0 3 3 .213 24 56
J. Lopez C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .253 14 55
M. Carreon LF 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .233 19 48
R. Ventura 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .244 10 50
D. Nilsson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 9 24
B. Barberie 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 4 24
   a-M. Stairs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275 18 61
   b-J. Reed 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 0 15
G. Litton SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 7 32
Totals 37 6 11 6 3 6 13      
a - M. Stairs pinch hit for B. Barberie in the 8th
b - J. Reed substituted for M. Stairs in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Williams 2 (13, 7th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Habyan, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Ventura (10, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Carreon 2 (19, 4th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Nilsson , B. Williams 8 , R. Ventura 5 , G. Litton , M. Carreon 9 , E. Davis 2
2-out RBI: , B. Williams 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lopez , E. Davis
GIDP: B. Williams
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Williams (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Litton-Barberie-Offerman)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (12-7) 7.0 8 5 5 3 6 4 132 80 5.18   
T. Crews H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 4.71   
J. Habyan SV (23) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 9 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 44
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 31, T. Crews 4, J. Habyan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 6-8, T. Crews 1-2, J. Habyan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 132-80, T. Crews 17-14, J. Habyan 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 15 8 2.99   
R. Wright 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 1 44 27 2.50   
M. Clear L (1-3) 2.1 4 3 3 2 4 0 51 31 5.23   
D. Henry 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 33 22 3.10   
T. Worrell 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 26 17 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 34
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 4, R. Wright 9, M. Clear 14, D. Henry 6, T. Worrell 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 1-0, R. Wright 1-1, M. Clear 0-3, D. Henry 1-1, T. Worrell 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 15-8, R. Wright 44-27, M. Clear 51-31, D. Henry 33-22, T. Worrell 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Wright 2-2 , M. Clear 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Clear
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Carreon
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 34282
Special Notes: SP Jose Rijo was injured while pitching.
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