DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
10/22/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1662 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 5 0
Baltimore Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1
Home Loss Shrinks Orioles' Series Lead to 3-1
The Kansas City Royals have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Baltimore Orioles, winning 4-2 at Memorial Stadium today. Royals left-hander Mark Guthrie was named player of the game after he threw 8 innings of 3-hit ball. The win cuts the deficit facing the Royals to 3-1 in the best-of-7 World Series.

The Orioles had few good swings against Guthrie, the left-hander, who threw 111 pitches over 8 innings. He allowed just 1 run on 3 hits.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Kansas City manager Daniel Drucker.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow. The scheduled starters for the game are Denny Neagle for Kansas City and Ben McDonald for Baltimore.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .302 3 5
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .283 2 9
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 7
J. Thome DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 4 9
J. Conine LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .160 0 0
   c-M. Thompson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
O. Merced RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .224 3 7
   a-R. Sanders LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 2 3
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 4 7
C. Brown 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .393 5 9
   b-C. Hale 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Naehring SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 2 8
Totals 30 4 5 4 1 5 2      
a - R. Sanders substituted for O. Merced in the 9th
b - C. Hale substituted for C. Brown in the 9th
c - M. Thompson substituted for J. Conine in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Brown (5, 5th Inning off T. Belcher, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Alomar (2, 6th Inning off T. Belcher, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Brown 4 , R. Alomar 4 , O. Merced , R. Lankford , J. Conine
2-out RBI: C. Brown
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (8)
CS: R. Lankford (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 1 7
K. Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .279 1 10
A. Trammell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 5 15
M. Marshall DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 2 5
K. Hrbek 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .231 3 10
M. Nokes C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .213 3 8
L. Gomez 3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .193 2 4
S. Fletcher 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .294 0 1
K. Puckett RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .224 2 8
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Fletcher (1, 9th Inning off J. Habyan, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Gomez , M. Nokes , S. Fletcher 3 , A. Trammell
2-out RBI: S. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Puckett 3 , S. Fletcher
Sac Fly: L. Gomez
Hit by Pitch: M. Nokes 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: T. Belcher
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Guthrie W (4-0) 8.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 111 75 1.06   
J. Habyan SV (5) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 23 14 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Guthrie 74
Batters Faced: M. Guthrie 30, J. Habyan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Guthrie 14-6, J. Habyan 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Guthrie 111-75, J. Habyan 23-14
Hit Batsmen: M. Guthrie , J. Habyan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Belcher L (1-2) 9.0 5 4 4 1 5 2 126 79 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Belcher 65
Batters Faced: T. Belcher 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Belcher 10-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Belcher 126-79
WP: T. Belcher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Guthrie
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 54634
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