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Kansas City Royals 3–9 Pittsburgh Pirates: MLB regular season, 2 June 2000
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Kansas City Royals 9–3 at Three Rivers Stadium on 2 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
2 June 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
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The game
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Kansas City Royals 9–3 at Three Rivers Stadium on 2 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Kansas City Royals scored 3 runs, while the home Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 9. The winning margin was 6 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 0–1 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 2, Kansas City Royals scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 3–1 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 4, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 3–3 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 5, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 3–4 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 8, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 5 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 3–9 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pitching decisions
Todd Ritchie was credited with the pitching win. Miguel Batista was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Kansas City Royals finished with 4 hits and 1 errors, alongside 3 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 8 hits and 0 errors, alongside 9 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 27 wins and 26 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 24 wins and 28 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Kansas City Royals | Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | 0 | — |
| Total | 3 | 9 |
Sources
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