Pittsburgh Pirates @ Kansas City Royals

26-47, 8-27 Away

Final

21-49, 12-19 Home


PIT
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8	0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	-	6	11	2

PiratesTop 1st
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Single
- J Bautista safe at third, J Wilson safe at second on throwing error by pitcher M Wood.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 1st
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- J Randa safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Teahen, F Sanchez to third.
  1
  0
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- M Teahen picked off second.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- I. Snell pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- M. Capps pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- C Wilson hit for J Burnitz.
  4
  4
- E. Dessens pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- C Wilson in right field.
  4
  4
- E. Dessens pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- D. Marte pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- E. Dessens pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- S. Torres pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- PIT
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- A. Burgos pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

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, 22 June 2006

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,501

Game Time:2:39

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

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
St. Louis	.000	-	-
Pittsburgh	.000	-	-
Cincinnati	.000	-	-
Chicago	.000	-	-
Milwaukee	.000	-	-

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Kansas City	.000	-	-
Detroit	.000	-	-
Cleveland	.000	-	-
Chicago	.000	-	-

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Kansas City Royals

E. Dessens4-6

S. Torres2-4

A. Burgos11

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Pitch
1 Foul Ball
2 Single