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BAL  7
PHI  2

CHC  6
@CHW  5

CIN  7
@CLE  5

(13)
STL  7
@DET  3

PIT 10
@KCR  6

(10)
MIL  5
@MIN  3

TBD  7
FLA  6

TOR  8
MON  3

ARI  3
ANA  2

BOS  5
@ATL  3

COL  9
TEX  8

OAK  6
@LAD  0

SDP  4
HOU  1

SEA  9
@SFG  2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 26,495

Sunday, June 11, 2000, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 3:37
Pirates
10
27-33
Won 1
3rd, 6 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Pirates         3  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   5   10 18  1
Royals          2  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0   1    6 11  2
W: S Sauerbeck (3-0), L: J Spradlin (2-2)
Royals
6
32-29
Lost 1
3rd, 5 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Morris 2B                   6   2   4   2    0   0  .284  .740   22    1   5   2B
A Brown RF                    6   4   4   1    0   0  .307  .821   15    5   0   2B,2·SB
W Cordero LF                  6   1   1   1    0   2  .294  .852   26    0   0   2B
B Giles CF                    6   1   2   3    0   1  .335 1.119   12    2   0   HR,2B
J Vander Wal 1B               3   0   1   0    3   1  .299  .927   27   15   0   2B,CS,IW
K Young DH                    6   0   2   1    0   0  .251  .719   27    0   0   SB,GDP
L Sojo 3B                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .285  .772   13    0   3   
  A Nunez PR-SS               1   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .450    2    0   0   
M Benjamin SS-3B              3   1   0   0    1   1  .309  .787   16    0   4   SH
K Osik C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .368 1.192   14    6   0   SH

F Cordova P                                                              1   1
  R Loiselle P                                                           0   0
  S Sauerbeck P                                                          0   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       45  10  18   9    4   5              174   30  13
BATTING
2B: A Brown (6, off J Witasick); W Morris (11, off J Spradlin); B Giles (17, off J D'Amico); W Cordero (14, off J Witasick); J Vander Wal (13, off J Witasick).
HR: B Giles (19, off J Spradlin; 10th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
SH: K Osik (1, off J Spradlin); M Benjamin (2, off J D'Amico).
IBB: J Vander Wal (4, by J D'Amico).
TB: B Giles 6; W Morris 5; A Brown 5; K Young 2; W Cordero 2; L Sojo 2; J Vander Wal 2; A Nunez; K Osik.
GIDP: K Young (10).
RBI: B Giles 3 (60); W Morris 2 (15); A Brown (6); W Cordero (28); K Young (38); L Sojo (18).
2-out RBI: B Giles 2; L Sojo; K Young; W Cordero.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 20.
FIELDING
DP: 1. F Cordova-J Vander Wal.
E: W Morris (8).
BASERUNNING
SB: K Young (3, 2nd base off J Witasick/B Johnson); A Brown 2 (5, 2nd base off J Spradlin/B Johnson, 3rd base off J Witasick/B Johnson).
CS: J Vander Wal (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Witasick).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon DH                    6   2   3   1    0   0  .273  .740   27    0   0   2B
R Sanchez SS                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .237  .582   13    0   8   2B
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .359 1.013   16   13   1   2B,HBP
J Dye RF                      4   0   1   1    1   1  .338 1.109   23    1   0   IW
C Beltran CF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .252  .686   22    1   0   
J Randa 3B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .330  .872   20    1   2   
T Dunwoody LF                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .077  .558   18    4   0   HR
B Johnson C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .577   12    5   0   
  G Zaun PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .283  .802    6    0   0   SB
L Ordaz 2B                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .174  .374    6    2   1   
  S Pose PH                   1   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .607    3    0   0   
  R Holbert 2B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    3   1   
  D McCarty PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .326 1.017    3    0   0   

J Witasick P                                                             0   1
  J D'Amico P                                                            0   1
  J Spradlin P                                                           0   0
Totals                       41   6  11   6    4   5              173   30  15
BATTING
2B: R Sanchez (10, off F Cordova); J Damon (10, off F Cordova); M Sweeney (19, off S Sauerbeck).
HR: T Dunwoody (1, off M Williams; 10th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: J Dye (4, by S Sauerbeck).
HBP: M Sweeney (8, by F Cordova).
TB: T Dunwoody 4; J Damon 4; M Sweeney 3; R Sanchez 3; G Zaun; C Beltran; J Dye.
RBI: J Dye (52); C Beltran (25); M Sweeney (63); R Sanchez (14); T Dunwoody (2); J Damon (26).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Sanchez-R Holbert-M Sweeney.
E: T Dunwoody (1); J Randa (10).
BASERUNNING
SB: G Zaun (3, 2nd base off M Williams/K Osik).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Cordova                      6     7   5   4    3   1   0   4.32   29  109-62   43· 7·12   15· 5· 4· 0     38    -     1.37  -0.14
R Loiselle, BS (1)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.14    4   13-8     5· 1· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          2-2    1.67  -0.09
S Sauerbeck, W (3-0)           2     1   0   0    1   3   0   4.02    8   27-18    7· 4· 7    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.92   0.20
M Williams                     1     2   1   1    0   1   1   1.88    5   19-12    7· 0· 5    1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.25   0.01
Totals                        10    11   6   5    4   5   1          46  168-100  62·12·26   21· 7· 7· 1          2-2 
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
J Witasick                     6    11   4   1    1   4   0   6.08   30  100-67   46· 6·15   12· 4· 9· 0     43    -     0.97  -0.05
J D'Amico                      2.1   3   1   1    1   1   0   1.69   11   39-23   15· 1· 7    5· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.60  -0.21
J Spradlin, L (2-2)            1.2   4   5   5    2   0   1   4.12   10   27-18   12· 3· 3    3· 1· 3· 1          2-0    1.74  -0.25
Totals                        10    18  10   7    4   5   1          51  166-108  73·10·25   20· 7·14· 1          2-0 
F Cordova faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Williams (1); J D'Amico (1).
IBB: J D'Amico (1; J Vander Wal); S Sauerbeck (5; J Dye).
PO: J Witasick (1; J Vander Wal, 3rd base (CS)).
HBP: F Cordova (1; M Sweeney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Charlie Reliford, 3B - Mark Carlson.
Time of Game: 3:37.
Attendance: 26,495.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 3mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Kansas City Royals                   
1. W Morris             2B    1. J Damon              DH 
2. A Brown              RF    2. R Sanchez            SS 
3. W Cordero            LF    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. B Giles              CF    4. J Dye                RF 
5. J Vander Wal         1B    5. C Beltran            CF 
6. K Young              DH    6. J Randa              3B 
7. L Sojo               3B    7. T Dunwoody           LF 
8. M Benjamin           SS    8. B Johnson            C  
9. K Osik               C     9. L Ordaz              2B 

   F Cordova            P        J Witasick           P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-4  1--  2   36%  55% B Giles         J D'Amico       Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Brown Scores
   t 9   1  5-5  12-  3  -24%  34% K Young         J Spradlin      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t10   1  5-5  -23  2   21%  92% W Morris        J Spradlin      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Nunez Scores; Benjamin Scores
   b 7   0  4-2  1--  1  -20%  48% J Damon         F Cordova       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pose Scores/unER
   b 7   1  4-4  -2-  3  -15%  23% J Dye           R Loiselle      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Sanchez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Jay Witasick facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   53%  W Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  4   64%  A Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Morris Scores/Adv on E7/unER; Brown to 2B
          -2-  2   66%  W Cordero       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      12-  3   62%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   58%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
          12-      58%  K Young         Brown Steals 3B
   R      1-3  5   66%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Brown Scores/unER; Cordero to 2B
   R      12-  2   73%  L Sojo          Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Cordero Scores/unER; Young to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Francisco Cordova facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   67%  J Damon         Single (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  5   57%  R Sanchez       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Damon Scores
          -2-  5   51%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Sanchez to 3B
   O      1-3  4   57%  J Dye           Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   R      1-3  5   50%  C Beltran       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sanchez Scores; Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
          12-  8   52%  T Dunwoody      Walk; Sweeney to 3B; Beltran to 2B
   O      123  2   59%  B Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Royals 2.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jay Witasick facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   57%  K Osik          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  W Morris        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   57%  A Brown         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   R      -2-  7   66%  W Cordero       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Brown Scores
   O      -2-  1   63%  B Giles         Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   60%  L Ordaz         Walk
   O      1--  4   62%  J Damon         Groundout: 3B-1B; Ordaz to 2B
   O      -2-  2   66%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   69%  M Sweeney       Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jay Witasick facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   72%  J Vander Wal    Walk
   O      1--  6   70%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-1B; Vander Wal to 2B
   O      -2-  3   68%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-1B; Vander Wal to 3B
   O      --3  3   65%  M Benjamin      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Francisco Cordova facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   67%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   68%  J Randa         Walk
   O      1--  2   71%  T Dunwoody      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jay Witasick facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   69%  K Osik          Flyball: CF
          ---  4   71%  W Morris        Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   68%  A Brown         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   66%  W Cordero       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Francisco Cordova facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   69%  B Johnson       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   71%  L Ordaz         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   70%  J Damon         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  3   73%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jay Witasick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   71%  B Giles         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   74%  J Vander Wal    Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      -2-      69%  K Young         Vander Wal Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B)
          ---  4   70%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--      71%  L Sojo          Young Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   68%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Francisco Cordova facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   63%  M Sweeney       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   68%  J Dye           Lineout: RF
   OO     1--  5   75%  C Beltran       Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jay Witasick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   73%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   75%  K Osik          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   78%  W Morris        Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Osik to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Osik to 3B
   O      1-3  5   71%  W Cordero       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Francisco Cordova facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   75%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   77%  T Dunwoody      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff D'Amico facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff D'Amico replaces Jay Witasick pitching
   O      ---  3   77%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   76%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  K Young         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Francisco Cordova facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Pose pinch hits for Luis Ordaz batting 9th
          ---  3   68%  S Pose          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  1   48%  J Damon         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pose Scores/unER
          -2-  1   37%  R Sanchez       Single to 3B (Bunt); Damon to 3B
                  Rich Loiselle replaces Francisco Cordova pitching
   RO     1-3  3   37%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B; Damon Scores; Sanchez to 2B
   R      -2-  3   23%  J Dye           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Sanchez Scores
   O      1--  4   25%  C Beltran       Lineout: 2B
   O      1--  3   28%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 5.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Jeff D'Amico facing 7-8-9
                  Ray Holbert replaces Scott Pose playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  5   36%  L Sojo          Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Abraham Nunez pinch runs for Luis Sojo batting 7th
   O      1--  2   32%  M Benjamin      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Nunez to 2B
          -2-      38%  K Osik          Wild Pitch; Nunez to 3B
   O      --3  3   24%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  4   15%  W Morris        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-4, Scott Sauerbeck facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Sauerbeck replaces Rich Loiselle pitching; Mike Benjamin moves to 3B; Abraham Nunez moves to SS
   O      ---  3   16%  T Dunwoody      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   18%  B Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   19%  R Holbert       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Jeff D'Amico facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   30%  A Brown         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   O      1--  3   19%  W Cordero       Strikeout Looking
   R      1--  2   55%  B Giles         Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Brown Scores
          -2-  4   58%  J Vander Wal    Intentional Walk
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Jeff D'Amico pitching
   OO     12-  3   34%  K Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 5, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Scott Sauerbeck facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   40%  J Damon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   46%  R Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   38%  M Sweeney       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  4   38%  J Dye           Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 5, Royals 5.

Top of the 10th, Pirates Batting, Tied 5-5, Jerry Spradlin facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   58%  A Nunez         Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   70%  M Benjamin      Walk; Nunez to 2B
   O      12-  2   71%  K Osik          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Nunez to 3B; Benjamin to 2B
   RR     -23  2   92%  W Morris        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Nunez Scores; Benjamin Scores
   R      -2-  1   96%  A Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Morris Scores
          1--      96%  W Cordero       Brown Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   95%  " "             Lineout: 2B
   RR     -2-  2   99%  B Giles         Home Run (LF-CF); Brown Scores
          ---  4   99%  J Vander Wal    Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  K Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Royals 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-10, Mike Williams facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Williams replaces Scott Sauerbeck pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  J Randa         Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   99%  T Dunwoody      Home Run
                  Gregg Zaun pinch hits for Brian Johnson batting 8th
          ---  6   97%  G Zaun          Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  David McCarty pinch hits for Ray Holbert batting 9th
   O      1--  3   99%  D McCarty       Strikeout Looking
          1--      99%  J Damon         Zaun Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Wild Pitch; Zaun to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Royals 6.

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