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Pittsburgh Pirates 5–6 Kansas City Royals: MLB regular season, 9 June 2000
Kansas City Royals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5 at Kauffman Stadium on 9 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
9 June 2000 · Kauffman Stadium
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The game
Kansas City Royals defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–5 at Kauffman Stadium on 9 June 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Pittsburgh Pirates scored 5 runs, while the home Kansas City Royals finished with 6. The winning margin was 1 run.
How the scoring developed
In inning 1, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 0–1 Kansas City Royals. In inning 3, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 1–1 Kansas City Royals.
In inning 4, Kansas City Royals scored 4 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 1–5 Kansas City Royals. In inning 5, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 2–5 Kansas City Royals.
In inning 7, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 3–5 Kansas City Royals. In inning 8, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the top 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, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Pittsburgh Pirates 5–6 Kansas City Royals.
Pitching decisions
Jerry Spradlin was credited with the pitching win. Jason Christiansen was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 9 hits and 1 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Kansas City Royals finished with 13 hits and 0 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 26 wins and 32 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 31 wins and 28 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Pittsburgh Pirates | Kansas City Royals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 6 |
Sources
Check the original record.
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