Pittsburgh Pirates @ Kansas City Royals
Pirates Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Bautista (8, S Elarton); J Castillo (13, S Elarton); J Randa (5, S Elarton); S Casey (11, J Peralta); J Bay (9, J Peralta)
- RBIJ Castillo (41), H Cota (4), J Randa (8), J Bay (55), F Sanchez (38)
- 2Out RBIJ Castillo, H Cota, J Randa
- SHJ Wilson
- GIDPC Wilson; J Bautista
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- EJ Wilson (10, ground ball); J Castillo (11, throw)
- PBH Cota
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. BrownLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .327 | .421 | .385 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .331 | .393 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .255 | .306 | .465 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .338 | .417 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .301 | .364 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .345 | .373 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .295 | .410 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .252 | .272 | .350 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .306 | .401 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .208 | .315 | .245 |
| 36 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BE German (3, P Maholm); T Graffanino (9, P Maholm)
- 3BE Brown (1, R Hernandez)
- HRJ Buck (5, 2nd inning off P Maholm 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIT Graffanino 3 (20), J Buck (21), E German 2 (9), M Teahen (19), E Brown 3 (33), M Grudzielanek 2 (20)
- 2Out RBIT Graffanino, E German 2, E Brown 2, M Grudzielanek 2
- SHJ Gathright; E German
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP2 (M Grudzielanek-A Berroa-M Teahen, M Teahen-M Grudzielanek-D Mientkiewicz)
- ET Graffanino (4, ground ball); A Berroa (8, pop up)
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Maholm(L,8-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 87-47 | 4.90 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35-21 | 6.39 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-5 | 4.33 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-13 | 2.20 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-15 | 3.14 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 186-101 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsP Maholm 7-5; R Vogelsong 0-1; J Grabow 1-0; R Hernandez 2-0; M Gonzalez 1-0
- Game ScoresP Maholm 21
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Elarton(W,4-9) |
J. Peralta(H,17) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 87-55 | 4.87 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15-4 | 5.04 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-15 | 4.86 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-11 | 3.99 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 147-85 |
- Pitching
- WPT Wellemeyer; J Peralta
- HBPJ Buck 2 (By R Vogelsong, M Gonzalez); J Gathright (By M Gonzalez)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Elarton 5-9; T Wellemeyer 0-0; J Peralta 2-0; J Gobble 4-2
- Game ScoresS Elarton 49
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Grudzielanek scored on H Cota's passed ball. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | T Graffanino singled to left, R Sanders scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | J Castillo doubled to deep right center, C Wilson scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | H Cota singled to center, J Castillo scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | J Buck homered to left center. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4th | E German singled to left, A Berroa and J Buck scored. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5th | T Graffanino doubled to left, R Sanders scored. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5th | M Teahen singled to right, T Graffanino scored. | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6th | J Randa doubled to deep center, C Wilson scored. | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6th | H Cota safe at first on error by shortstop A Berroa, J Randa and J Castillo scored. | 5 | 7 | ||
| 6th | E Brown singled to left, E German scored, R Sanders to second. | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6th | T Graffanino singled to center, R Sanders scored, E Brown to third. | 5 | 9 | ||
| 7th | J Bay doubled to deep center, S Casey scored. | 6 | 9 | ||
| 7th | F Sanchez grounded out to second, J Bay scored. | 7 | 9 | ||
| 7th | R Sanders safe at first on error by shortstop J Wilson, J Gathright scored, M Grudzielanek to second. | 7 | 10 | ||
| 7th | E Brown tripled to deep right center, M Grudzielanek and R Sanders scored, E Brown scored on throwing error by second baseman J Castillo. | 7 | 13 | ||
| 8th | M Grudzielanek singled to left, J Buck and J Gathright scored, E German to second. | 7 | 15 | ||
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 22 June 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 13,153
Game Time:3:23
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- First Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
- Third Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman
2025 National League Central Standings
| 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 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| 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 |

