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Pittsburgh Pirates 10–6 Kansas City Royals: MLB regular season, 11 June 2000
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Kansas City Royals 10–6 at Kauffman Stadium on 11 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
11 June 2000 · Kauffman Stadium
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The game
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Kansas City Royals 10–6 at Kauffman Stadium on 11 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs, while the home Kansas City Royals finished with 6. The winning margin was 4 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the top half and Kansas City Royals scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 3–2 Kansas City Royals. In inning 2, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 4–2 Kansas City Royals.
In inning 7, Kansas City Royals scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 4–5 Kansas City Royals. In inning 9, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 5–5 Kansas City Royals.
In inning 10, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 5 runs in the top half and Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 10–6 Kansas City Royals.
Pitching decisions
Scott Sauerbeck was credited with the pitching win. Jerry Spradlin was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 18 hits and 1 errors, alongside 10 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Kansas City Royals finished with 11 hits and 2 errors, alongside 6 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The game extended to 10 innings, beyond the scheduled 9. The inning table shows the scoring through the additional innings.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 27 wins and 33 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 32 wins and 29 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Pittsburgh Pirates | Kansas City Royals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 6 |
Sources
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