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Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 22,504 |
Thursday, June 25, 1998, 7:06 Time of Game: 2:08 |
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Pirates
1
38-41
Lost 1
5th, 9½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Royals 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 X 6 10 0
W: Tim Belcher (6-7), L: Jon Lieber (5-9) |
Royals
6
33-44
Won 1
3rd, 12½ GB
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Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details T Womack 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .622 12 9 1 0 A Martin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 .650 12 9 3 0 J Kendall C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .868 11 9 10 1 K Young 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .802 20 15 3 1 T Ward DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .705 16 10 0 0 J Guillen RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .305 .810 7 6 1 0 2B,GDP A Ramirez 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .236 .736 10 7 1 0 HR J Allensworth CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .309 .801 12 9 4 0 SB L Collier SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .674 23 14 0 3 J Lieber P 0 1 J Martinez P 1 0 R Rincon P 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 0 1 7 123 88 24 6
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details J Damon CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .776 12 7 2 0 J Offerman 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .283 .793 18 10 0 2 3B,SB H Morris 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 .346 .830 15 10 10 0 SF J King DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .789 16 13 0 0 D Palmer 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 .287 .853 11 9 0 2 L Rivera PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .615 0 1 CS L Sutton RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .245 .712 11 7 3 0 HR,2B J Conine LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .234 .710 16 9 4 0 HR,SF M Lopez SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 .500 1.000 15 11 1 2 S Fasano C 3 0 1 0 0 2 .190 .522 13 10 7 1 2B T Belcher P 0 1 S Service P 0 0 Totals 31 6 10 0 1 9 127 86 27 9
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Lieber, L (5-9) 6 8 5 4 1 8 2 4.02 27 95-65 33·15·17 4·14· 7· 0 45 - 0.64 -0.12 J Martinez 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6.05 4 19-13 8· 0· 5 1· 2· 0· 0 0-0 0.06 -0.01 R Rincon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.83 3 9-7 6· 0· 1 0· 3· 1· 0 0-0 0.03 0.00 Totals 8 10 6 5 1 9 2 34 123-85 47·15·23 5·19· 8· 0 -
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA T Belcher, W (6-7) 8 4 1 1 1 6 1 3.86 28 106-77 49· 7·21 9·12· 2· 0 75 - 0.84 0.36 S Service 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.50 3 10-7 3· 4· 0 1· 1· 0· 0 0-0 0.09 0.01 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 7 1 31 116-84 52·11·21 10·13· 2· 0 -
Pittsburgh Pirates Kansas City Royals 1. Tony Womack 2B 1. Johnny Damon CF 2. Al Martin LF 2. Jose Offerman 2B 3. Jason Kendall C 3. Hal Morris 1B 4. Kevin Young 1B 4. Jeff King DH 5. Turner Ward DH 5. Dean Palmer 3B 6. Jose Guillen RF 6. Larry Sutton RF 7. Aramis Ramirez 3B 7. Jeff Conine LF 8. Jermaine Allenswor CF 8. Mendy Lopez SS 9. Lou Collier SS 9. Sal Fasano C Jon Lieber P Tim Belcher P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b2 | 0 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | 10% | 69% | 0-0 | KCR | L. Sutton | J. Lieber | Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Palmer to 3B | |
| t5 | 0 | --- | 5,(1-2) | -7% | 67% | 0-2 | PIT | J. Guillen | T. Belcher | Double to LF (Line Drive) | |
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | RR | 2,(1-0) | 7% | 96% | 3-0 | KCR | L. Sutton | J. Lieber | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Morris Scores |
| b5 | 0 | --- | R | 6,(3-2) | 7% | 87% | 2-0 | KCR | J. Conine | J. Lieber | Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF) |
| b2 | 2 | --3 | R | 2,(0-1) | 7% | 71% | 1-0 | KCR | S. Fasano | J. Lieber | Passed Ball; Sutton Scores/unER |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | PIT | T. Womack | T. Belcher | Groundout: SS-1B |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | 2% | 54% | 0-0 | PIT | A. Martin | T. Belcher | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | 6,(1-2) | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | PIT | J. Kendall | T. Belcher | Strikeout Looking |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Damon | J. Lieber | Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole) |
| b1 | 1 | --- | 8,(3-2) | 2% | 55% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Offerman | J. Lieber | Walk | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | 1,(1-0) | 1% | 57% | 0-0 | KCR | H. Morris | J. Lieber | Offerman Steals 2B | |
| b1 | 1 | -2- | O | 4,(2-1) | -3% | 53% | 0-0 | KCR | H. Morris | J. Lieber | Fielder's Choice P; Offerman out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Morris to 2B/Adv on throw |
| b1 | 2 | -2- | O | 4,(1-2) | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | KCR | J. King | J. Lieber | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(2-1) | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | PIT | K. Young | T. Belcher | Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B) |
| t2 | 1 | --- | 8,(3-2) | -3% | 50% | 0-0 | PIT | T. Ward | T. Belcher | Walk | |
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 1,(0-0) | 6% | 55% | 0-0 | PIT | J. Guillen | T. Belcher | Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left) |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | 2,(1-0) | 4% | 59% | 0-0 | KCR | D. Palmer | J. Lieber | Single to CF (Line Drive) | |
| b2 | 0 | 1-- | 1,(0-0) | 10% | 69% | 0-0 | KCR | L. Sutton | J. Lieber | Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Palmer to 3B | |
| b2 | 0 | -23 | RO | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 69% | 0-0 | KCR | J. Conine | J. Lieber | Foul Popfly: 1B/Sacrifice Fly (1B Foul); Palmer Scores; Sutton to 3B |
| b2 | 1 | --3 | O | 6,(2-2) | -5% | 64% | 1-0 | KCR | M. Lopez | J. Lieber | Strikeout Swinging |
| b2 | 2 | --3 | R | 2,(0-1) | 7% | 71% | 1-0 | KCR | S. Fasano | J. Lieber | Passed Ball; Sutton Scores/unER |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | -1% | 70% | 2-0 | KCR | S. Fasano | J. Lieber | Strikeout Swinging |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 3% | 73% | 0-2 | PIT | A. Ramirez | T. Belcher | Flyball: RF |
| t3 | 1 | --- | 5,(1-2) | -3% | 70% | 0-2 | PIT | J. Allensworth | T. Belcher | Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF) | |
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | 7,(2-2) | -1% | 68% | 0-2 | PIT | L. Collier | T. Belcher | Allensworth Steals 2B | |
| t3 | 1 | -2- | O | 8,(3-2) | 4% | 72% | 0-2 | PIT | L. Collier | T. Belcher | Strikeout Swinging |
| t3 | 2 | -2- | O | 4,(1-2) | 3% | 76% | 0-2 | PIT | T. Womack | T. Belcher | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | -2% | 74% | 2-0 | KCR | J. Damon | J. Lieber | Flyball: CF |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -1% | 73% | 2-0 | KCR | J. Offerman | J. Lieber | Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line) |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | -1% | 72% | 2-0 | KCR | H. Morris | J. Lieber | Strikeout Looking |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | 1,(0-0) | -4% | 67% | 0-2 | PIT | A. Martin | T. Belcher | Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B) | |
| t4 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2,(0-1) | 4% | 71% | 0-2 | PIT | J. Kendall | T. Belcher | Flyball: RF (Deep RF) |
| t4 | 1 | 1-- | O | 11,(2-2) | 4% | 75% | 0-2 | PIT | K. Young | T. Belcher | Strikeout Looking |
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | 4,(2-1) | 3% | 78% | 0-2 | PIT | T. Ward | T. Belcher | Flyball: LF |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | -2% | 76% | 2-0 | KCR | J. King | J. Lieber | Bunt Groundout: C unassisted |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | 3,(0-2) | -1% | 75% | 2-0 | KCR | D. Palmer | J. Lieber | Strikeout Swinging |
| b4 | 2 | --- | O | 6,(3-2) | -1% | 74% | 2-0 | KCR | L. Sutton | J. Lieber | Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line) |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | 5,(1-2) | -7% | 67% | 0-2 | PIT | J. Guillen | T. Belcher | Double to LF (Line Drive) | |
| t5 | 0 | -2- | O | 7,(2-2) | 5% | 72% | 0-2 | PIT | A. Ramirez | T. Belcher | Flyball: LF |
| t5 | 1 | -2- | O | 3,(0-2) | 4% | 76% | 0-2 | PIT | J. Allensworth | T. Belcher | Strikeout Swinging |
| t5 | 2 | -2- | O | 4,(1-2) | 4% | 80% | 0-2 | PIT | L. Collier | T. Belcher | Strikeout Swinging |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 2. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | R | 6,(3-2) | 7% | 87% | 2-0 | KCR | J. Conine | J. Lieber | Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF) |
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(0-2) | -1% | 86% | 3-0 | KCR | M. Lopez | J. Lieber | Strikeout Swinging |
| b5 | 1 | --- | 3,(0-2) | 2% | 88% | 3-0 | KCR | S. Fasano | J. Lieber | Double to RF (Line Drive) | |
| b5 | 1 | -2- | O | 5,(3-1) | -2% | 87% | 3-0 | KCR | J. Damon | J. Lieber | Flyball: CF |
| b5 | 2 | -2- | O | 2,(0-1) | -2% | 85% | 3-0 | KCR | J. Offerman | J. Lieber | Groundout: SS-1B |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 3,(1-1) | 2% | 88% | 0-3 | PIT | T. Womack | T. Belcher | Bunt Groundout: C-1B |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | 2% | 89% | 0-3 | PIT | A. Martin | T. Belcher | Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line) |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 1% | 90% | 0-3 | PIT | J. Kendall | T. Belcher | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Jon Lieber facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | 3,(0-2) | 1% | 92% | 3-0 | KCR | H. Morris | J. Lieber | Single to CF (Line Drive) | |
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2,(1-0) | -1% | 90% | 3-0 | KCR | J. King | J. Lieber | Flyball: RF |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4,(1-2) | -1% | 89% | 3-0 | KCR | D. Palmer | J. Lieber | Strikeout Looking |
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | RR | 2,(1-0) | 7% | 96% | 3-0 | KCR | L. Sutton | J. Lieber | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Morris Scores |
| b6 | 2 | --- | 3,(1-1) | 0% | 97% | 5-0 | KCR | J. Conine | J. Lieber | Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole) | |
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | 5,(2-2) | 0% | 97% | 5-0 | KCR | M. Lopez | J. Lieber | Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Conine to 2B | |
| b6 | 2 | 12- | O | 4,(1-2) | -1% | 96% | 5-0 | KCR | S. Fasano | J. Lieber | Strikeout Swinging |
| 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 5. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 1% | 97% | 0-5 | PIT | K. Young | T. Belcher | Flyball: LF |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | 4,(0-2) | 1% | 98% | 0-5 | PIT | T. Ward | T. Belcher | Flyball: LF |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 98% | 0-5 | PIT | J. Guillen | T. Belcher | Groundout: 3B-1B |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 5. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-0, Pirates' Javier Martinez facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Javier Martinez replaces Jon Lieber pitching | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | -0% | 98% | 5-0 | KCR | J. Damon | J. Martinez | Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B) |
| b7 | 1 | --- | 6,(3-2) | 1% | 99% | 5-0 | KCR | J. Offerman | J. Martinez | Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) | |
| b7 | 1 | --3 | RO | 3,(1-1) | 0% | 99% | 5-0 | KCR | H. Morris | J. Martinez | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Offerman Scores |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 8,(1-2) | -0% | 99% | 6-0 | KCR | J. King | J. Martinez | Strikeout Looking |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Royals 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-6, Royals' Tim Belcher facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | R | 2,(1-0) | -1% | 98% | 0-6 | PIT | A. Ramirez | T. Belcher | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) |
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(2-1) | 1% | 99% | 1-6 | PIT | J. Allensworth | T. Belcher | Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF) |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | 4,(2-1) | 0% | 99% | 1-6 | PIT | L. Collier | T. Belcher | Popfly: 1B |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 99% | 1-6 | PIT | T. Womack | T. Belcher | Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B) |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Royals 6. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pirates' Ricardo Rincon facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Ricardo Rincon replaces Javier Martinez pitching | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | 2,(0-1) | 0% | 100% | 6-1 | KCR | D. Palmer | R. Rincon | Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF) | |
| Luis Rivera pinch runs for Dean Palmer (3B) batting 5th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2,(0-1) | -0% | 99% | 6-1 | KCR | L. Sutton | R. Rincon | Flyball: CF |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | O | 1,(0-0) | -0% | 99% | 6-1 | KCR | J. Conine | R. Rincon | Rivera Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 5,(2-2) | 0% | 99% | 6-1 | KCR | J. Conine | R. Rincon | Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF) |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Royals 6. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-6, Royals' Scott Service facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Scott Service replaces Tim Belcher pitching; Luis Rivera moves from PR to 3B | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 0% | 100% | 1-6 | PIT | A. Martin | S. Service | Strikeout Swinging |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 2,(1-0) | 0% | 100% | 1-6 | PIT | J. Kendall | S. Service | Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole) |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 0% | 100% | 1-6 | PIT | K. Young | S. Service | Flyball: CF |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Royals 6. | |||||||||||
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