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PRINT THIS PAGE | E-MAIL THIS PAGE Thursday, July 23, 1998 Despite Gonzalez' three RBIs, Rangers lose KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Dean Palmer's three-run homer helped the Kansas City Royals overcome three more RBIs by Juan Gonzalez to defeat the Texas Rangers 7-4 Wednesday night. Palmer's fifth-inning shot made a winner of Pat Rapp (9-9), who retired 13 consecutive batters before being ejected by first base umpire Eric Cooper for arguing. Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, his 30th, in the first inning off Aaron Sele (12-7). The shot landed in the water fountain in left field and increased his major-league leading RBI total to 113. Gonzalez has four homers and 10 RBIs in his last three games after going nine games without an RBI. He is chasing Hack Wilson's record of 190 RBIs. With the score tied 3-3 in the fifth, Jose Offerman walked and Hal Morris singled with one out before Palmer connected for his 20th homer. Rapp protested a close call at first base in the top of the sixth inning. The Kansas City starter was attempting to beat leadoff hitter Tom Goodwin to the bag on an infield single. He protested when Cooper called Goodwin and was ejected. Reliever Ricky Bones replaced him and pitched one inning. Scott Service went two innings before Jeff Montgomery got his 23rd save. The Royals tied it in the bottom of the second. Palmer hit an RBI single, an error by Texas second baseman Mark McLemore scored another, and Mendy Lopez hit a sacrifice fly. Goodwin had a run-scoring single in the eighth inning, his first RBI in 39 games dating back to June 3, to pull Texas within 6-4. Kansas City added a run in the eighth when Johnny Damon scored from first on a bloop single by Jermaine Allensworth that eluded a diving Gonzalez. Sele allowed six runs and nine hits in 6 1-3 innings. Notes: Gonzalez has a single-season career high 25 RBIs vs. the Royals this year. He had 24 RBIs vs. Oakland in 1997. He has hit 30 or more homers five times in his career, including the last three seasons. ... Kansas City third baseman Terry Pendleton made his first start after returning from the disabled list Tuesday with a rib muscle strain. ... Offerman leads the AL with 10 triples. ... League-leading hitter Ivan Rodriguez is 0-for-9 in the series. Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below: texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local Sports Texas Sports Copyright ©1998, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:

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