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Minnesota Twins 6–8 Pittsburgh Pirates: MLB regular season, 7 July 2000
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Minnesota Twins 8–6 at Three Rivers Stadium on 7 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
7 July 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
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The game
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Minnesota Twins 8–6 at Three Rivers Stadium on 7 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Minnesota Twins scored 6 runs, while the home Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 8. The winning margin was 2 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 2, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Minnesota Twins 0–1 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 3, Minnesota Twins scored 5 runs in the top half and Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Minnesota Twins 5–4 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 4, Minnesota Twins scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Minnesota Twins 6–4 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 6, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 2 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Minnesota Twins 6–6 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 7, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Minnesota Twins 6–7 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 8, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Minnesota Twins 6–8 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pitching decisions
Jason Christiansen was credited with the pitching win. Bob Wells was charged with the loss.
Mike Williams recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.
Hits, errors and innings
Minnesota Twins finished with 9 hits and 0 errors, alongside 6 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 13 hits and 2 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Minnesota Twins 37 wins and 51 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 37 wins and 47 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Minnesota Twins | Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | — |
| Total | 6 | 8 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.