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Kansas City Royals 7–5 Pittsburgh Pirates: MLB regular season, 4 June 2000
Kansas City Royals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–5 at Three Rivers Stadium on 4 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
4 June 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
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The game
Kansas City Royals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–5 at Three Rivers Stadium on 4 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Kansas City Royals scored 7 runs, while the home Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 5. The winning margin was 2 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 2, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 1–0 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 4, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 1–3 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 6, Kansas City Royals scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 4–3 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 9, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 4–4 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 11, Kansas City Royals scored 3 runs in the top half and Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 7–5 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pitching decisions
Jason Rakers was credited with the pitching win. Jason Christiansen was charged with the loss.
Dan Reichert recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
Kansas City Royals finished with 9 hits and 3 errors, alongside 7 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 9 hits and 0 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The game extended to 11 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 Kansas City Royals 29 wins and 26 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 24 wins and 30 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Kansas City Royals | Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 5 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.