Kansas City Royals 16–3 Pittsburgh Pirates: MLB regular season, 3 June 2000

The game

Kansas City Royals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 16–3 at Three Rivers Stadium on 3 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.

The visiting Kansas City Royals scored 16 runs, while the home Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 3. The winning margin was 13 runs.

How the scoring developed

In inning 1, Kansas City Royals scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 2–0 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 2, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 2–2 Pittsburgh Pirates.

In inning 3, Kansas City Royals scored 2 runs in the top half and Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 4–3 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 6, Kansas City Royals scored 7 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 11–3 Pittsburgh Pirates.

In inning 9, Kansas City Royals scored 5 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 16–3 Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pitching decisions

Jay Witasick was credited with the pitching win. Jason Schmidt was charged with the loss.

Hits, errors and innings

Kansas City Royals finished with 18 hits and 3 errors, alongside 16 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 8 hits and 2 errors, alongside 3 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

The season and series

The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 28 wins and 26 losses.

The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 24 wins and 29 losses.

Inning by inning