MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/23/2000
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 7795 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (83-43) 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 8 13 0
Toronto Blue Jays (63-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 1
Bocachica Shines in 8-3 Kansas City Win
The Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-3, at SkyDome. Kansas City left fielder Hiram Bocachica, who is tied for 5th in the AL in runs scored with 102, collected 3 singles and 1 double with 1 RBI. Kansas City currently is in first place in the AL Central Division at 83-43.

Kansas City right fielder Jose Guillen contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the fourth. With two down, he hit a knuckle curve to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 23rd hit of the season and put the Royals ahead, 2-0.

Guillen said his team "played with determination."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Bocachica LF 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 .278 18 82
M. Scutaro 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .317 8 77
   b-B. Smith PH, 1B 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .196 3 6
T. Glaus 1B, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .241 28 87
T. Hunter CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .288 17 94
I. Rodriguez C 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .310 12 82
T. Lee DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .368 5 14
C. Counsell SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .231 8 47
R. Beeney 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .261 3 22
J. Guillen RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333 4 15
   a-C. Sell PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 0 2
Totals 40 8 13 8 5 6 24      
a - C. Sell pinch hit for J. Guillen in the 7th
b - B. Smith pinch hit for M. Scutaro in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Bocachica (27, 4th Inning off R. Giron, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Lee (6, 7th Inning off P. Ortega, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Rodriguez (12, 5th Inning off R. Giron, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Scutaro (8, 6th Inning off R. Giron, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Bocachica 5 , M. Scutaro 6 , T. Glaus , T. Hunter , I. Rodriguez 4 , T. Lee 2 , C. Counsell , J. Guillen
2-out RBI: H. Bocachica , M. Scutaro , B. Smith , J. Guillen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Glaus , I. Rodriguez , T. Lee
GIDP: R. Beeney
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Bocachica (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Glaus-Counsell-Glaus)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Martinez DH 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .315 18 62
B. Simmons RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 14 79
   a-J. Tyner PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .292 2 14
L. Berkman LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .302 32 90
J. Sandoval 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .257 22 84
A. Figueroa 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .306 13 71
J. Huisman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 1 13
G. Blum SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .263 18 71
C. Johnson C 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .240 13 57
W. Magee CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 4 19
Totals 31 3 5 3 2 9 9      
a - J. Tyner pinch hit for B. Simmons in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Figueroa (20, 8th Inning off R. Castaneda, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Berkman (38, 9th Inning off R. Castaneda, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Tyner , L. Berkman 2 , A. Figueroa 2 , J. Huisman , G. Blum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Huisman , W. Magee
GIDP: W. Magee
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Giron (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Sandoval-Blum-Figueroa)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Castaneda W (4-2) 8.2 5 3 3 2 9 0 116 5.86   
J. Lemasters 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Castaneda 69
Batters Faced: R. Castaneda 32, J. Lemasters 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Castaneda 8-8, J. Lemasters 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Castaneda 116-78, J. Lemasters 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lemasters 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Giron L (7-9) 5.1 10 7 4 3 4 2 104 5.54   
P. Ortega 2.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 52 9.82   
J. Rosenbohm 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Giron 27
Batters Faced: R. Giron 29, P. Ortega 13, J. Rosenbohm 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Giron 5-6, P. Ortega 3-4, J. Rosenbohm 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Giron 104-65, P. Ortega 52-30, J. Rosenbohm 6-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hiram Bocachica
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 30864
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