Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

31-42, 12-22 Away

Final

35-39, 21-13 Home


KC
PIT

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

P. Maholm5-4

7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

B. Chen0-1

6.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Fly Out
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- N Morgan caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- A Callaspo safe at first on error by pitcher P Maholm.
  1
  0
- A Callaspo stole second.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesBottom 2nd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- W Bloomquist stole second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- J Wilson to second on wild pitch by B Chen.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- N Morgan caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- P. Maholm pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- R. Colon pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- E Hinske hit for P Maholm.
  2
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Grabow pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- B Pena hit for R Colon.
  2
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- J. Bale pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Ad LaRoche to third on wild pitch by J Bale.
  2
  5
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Karstens pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Pirates
5

Game 1

27/6

Royals
2
Pirates
6

Game 2

28/6

Royals
3
Pirates
2

Game 3

28/6

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 28 June 2009

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 36,032

Game Time:2:22

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry

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

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

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

P. Maholm5-4

B. Chen0-1

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Fly Out