Starting Lineups:
Kansas City Royals Pittsburgh Pirates
1. Damon lf Morris 2b
2. Febles 2b Kendall c
3. Sweeney 1b Cordero lf
4. Dye rf Giles cf
5. Beltran cf Young 1b
6. Randa 3b Vander Wal rf
7. Zaun c Meares ss
8. Sanchez ss Sojo 3b
9. Batista p Ritchie p
ROYALS 1ST: Damon struck out; Febles grounded out (third to
first); Sweeney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0,
Pirates 0.
PIRATES 1ST: Morris grounded out (second to first); Kendall
singled to center; Cordero flied to left; Kendall stole second;
Giles walked; Young walked [Kendall to third, Giles to second];
Vander Wal walked [Kendall scored, Giles to third, Young to
second]; Meares struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Royals 0,
Pirates 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Dye homered to right-center; Beltran grounded out
(first unassisted); Randa singled to right; Zaun homered to
right [Randa scored]; Sanchez grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Batista struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3,
Pirates 1.
PIRATES 2ND: Sojo grounded out (second to first); Ritchie struck
out; Morris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates
1.
ROYALS 3RD: Damon singled to center; Damon was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Febles walked; Sweeney grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Febles out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 3RD: Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first); Cordero
flied to center; Giles popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, Pirates 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Dye popped to second; Beltran grounded out (first
unassisted); Randa flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
3, Pirates 1.
PIRATES 4TH: Young walked; Vander Wal flied to center; Meares
homered to left [Young scored]; Sojo flied to right; Ritchie
popped to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 3.
ROYALS 5TH: Zaun flied to right in foul territory; Sanchez
grounded out (second to first); Batista struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 3.
PIRATES 5TH: Morris homered to center; Kendall struck out;
Cordero flied to right; Giles walked; Young flied to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.
ROYALS 6TH: Damon walked; Febles grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Damon out at second]; Sweeney flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.
PIRATES 6TH: Vander Wal flied to center; Meares flied to right;
Sojo popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.
ROYALS 7TH: Dye lined to shortstop; Beltran struck out; Randa
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3,
Pirates 4.
PIRATES 7TH: AVEN BATTED FOR RITCHIE; Aven reached on an error
by Randa; Morris grounded out (pitcher to first) [Aven to
second]; Kendall singled [Aven stayed at second]; Cordero struck
out while Aven was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.
ROYALS 8TH: A. BROWN REPLACED AVEN (PLAYING LF); CHRISTIANSEN
REPLACED CORDERO (PITCHING); Zaun was called out on strikes;
Sanchez grounded out (third to first); QUINN BATTED FOR BATISTA;
Quinn flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 4.
PIRATES 8TH: RAKERS REPLACED QUINN (PITCHING); Giles walked;
Young walked [Giles to second]; Vander Wal doubled to left
[Giles scored, Young scored]; Vander Wal stole third; Meares
singled to left [Vander Wal scored]; Sojo doubled to right
[Meares to third]; A. Brown popped to third in foul territory;
Morris singled to right [Meares scored, Sojo to third]; Kendall
forced Morris (third to second) [Sojo scored]; CRUZ BATTED FOR
CHRISTIANSEN; Cruz was called out on strikes; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Royals 3, Pirates 9.
ROYALS 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED CRUZ (PITCHING); Damon flied to
left; POSE BATTED FOR FEBLES; Pose flied to center; Sweeney
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals
3, Pirates 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Royals 3 4 1 0
Pirates 9 8 0 6
