Pittsburgh Pirates @ Kansas City Royals

26-46, 8-26 Away

Final

20-49, 11-19 Home


PIT
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	8	1
1	3	0	2	2	0	0	2	-	10	7	0

M. Redman4-4

5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 0 K, 5 BB

K. Wells0-1

3.1 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 2 K, 5 BB

Pirates Hitting

hitters
J. BautistaCF
J. WilsonSS
F. Sanchez3B
J. BayLF
J. RandaDH
C. Wilson1B
José Castillo2B
R. PaulinoC
N. McLouthRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.225	.338	.514
5	2	1	1	1	0	0	.279	.312	.414
4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.355	.395	.509
3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.297	.418	.578
4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.233	.271	.311
3	1	1	2	1	1	0	.273	.357	.495
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.280	.335	.464
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.316	.369	.404
3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.222	.292	.330
30	6	8	5	2	6	3

Batting
2BF Sanchez (21, M Redman); N McLouth (10, M Redman)
HRC Wilson (10, 1st inning off M Redman 1 on, 2 Out); J Wilson (7, 9th inning off A Burgos 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIJ Bay (54), C Wilson 2 (32), F Sanchez (37), J Wilson (23)
2Out RBIC Wilson 2, F Sanchez, J Wilson
SFJ Bay
SHN McLouth
GIDPJ Castillo; N McLouth
Team LOB6

Baserunning
CSJ Castillo (3, 2nd base by M Redman)

Fielding
DP3 (J Castillo-J Wilson-C Wilson, J Castillo-C Wilson, F Sanchez-J Castillo-C Wilson)
EJ Castillo (10, ground ball); N McLouth (2, bobble); R Paulino (7, throw)
AssistsJ Bay (D DeJesus at 2nd base)
PBR Paulino

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusCF
M. Grudzielanek2B
D. Mientkiewicz1B
R. SandersRF
M. StairsDH
E. BrownLF
M. Teahen3B
A. BerroaSS
J. BuckC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	1	1	2	2	0	.265	.370	.412
3	0	0	1	1	0	.290	.328	.395
4	0	0	0	1	1	.262	.344	.371
3	1	1	1	1	1	.255	.300	.469
3	1	1	0	2	0	.252	.338	.452
4	1	0	0	1	2	.265	.335	.403
3	2	2	1	1	1	.244	.286	.389
4	2	3	1	0	0	.256	.273	.357
2	2	1	2	2	0	.232	.286	.374
28	10	9	8	11	5

Batting
2BJ Buck (10, K Wells)
RBIJ Buck 2 (20), D DeJesus 2 (9), A Berroa (25), M Teahen (16), M Grudzielanek (17), R Sanders (37)
2Out RBIJ Buck 2, D DeJesus
SFM Grudzielanek; R Sanders
GIDPD Mientkiewicz; M Grudzielanek; A Berroa
Team LOB8

Baserunning
SBR Sanders (6, 2nd base off D Marte/R Paulino); A Berroa (3, 2nd base off R Vogelsong/R Paulino)

Fielding
DP2 (D Mientkiewicz-A Berroa-M Redman, D Mientkiewicz-A Berroa-J Peralta)

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
K. Wells(L,1-5)
J. Grabow
M. Capps
D. Marte
R. Vogelsong
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
3.1	5	6	6	5	2	80-41	16.20
0.2	1	2	1	2	0	21-11	4.44
2.0	1	0	0	0	0	17-14	4.29
1.0	1	0	0	1	2	22-11	3.20
1.0	1	2	2	3	1	28-12	6.08
8.0	9	10	9	11	5	168-89

Pitching
WPK Wells
HBPJ Bautista (By M Redman)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Wells 7-0; J Grabow 2-0; M Capps 5-1; D Marte 0-1; R Vogelsong 0-2
Game ScoresK Wells 23

Royals Pitching

pitchers
M. Redman(W,11-10)
J. Peralta(H,17)
E. Dessens(H,12)
A. Burgos
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	6	5	5	5	0	1	99-53	5.95
2.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	23-14	4.50
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	4.06
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	17-10	6.96
9.0	8	6	6	6	3	2	150-84

Pitching
WPM Redman 2
IBBE Brown (By D Marte)
HBPD DeJesus (By R Vogelsong)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Redman 9-5; J Peralta 2-2; E Dessens 1-2; A Burgos 1-1
Game ScoresM Redman 30

Scoring Summary

		PIT	KC
1st	F Sanchez scored on M Redman's wild pitch.	1	0
1st	C Wilson homered to center, J Randa scored.	3	0
1st	D DeJesus scored on K Wells' wild pitch.	3	1
2nd	F Sanchez singled to left, N McLouth scored.	4	1
2nd	J Buck doubled to deep right, M Teahen and A Berroa scored.	4	3
2nd	D DeJesus singled to left, J Buck scored, D DeJesus out at second.	4	4
4th	D DeJesus walked, M Teahen scored, A Berroa to third, J Buck to second.	4	5
5th	M Teahen singled to right, R Sanders and M Stairs scored, E Brown to second, E Brown to third on error by right fielder N McLouth.	4	7
8th	M Grudzielanek hit sacrifice fly to center, A Berroa scored.	4	8
8th	R Sanders hit sacrifice fly to right, J Buck scored, D DeJesus to third.	4	9
9th	J Wilson homered to left.	5	9

Pirates
6
Royals
10

Game 1

21/6

Pirates
4
Royals
6

Game 2

22/6

Pirates
7
Royals
15

Game 3

22/6

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 21 June 2006

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,906

Game Time:3:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons
First Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Third Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Kansas City Royals

M. Redman4-4

K. Wells0-1

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