Pirates 6, Royals 2
Bruce Chen allowed four runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings on Saturday. (Keith Srakocic/AP)
By Wayne Staats / MLB.com
Bruce Chen, who was making his first big league start since 2006, took a shutout into the fourth, but a three-run homer cost him the lead and the win, as the Royals were unable to put up any more runs after Billy Butler's RBI singles in the first and third innings.
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Pittsburgh 6, Kansas City 2
Today's Boxes 6/27/09
PHI 10, TOR 0
STL 5, MIN 3
BOS 1, ATL 0
CWS 8, CHC 7
LAA 2, ARI 1
CIN 7, CLE 3
HOU 8, DET 1
MIL 7, SF 6
BAL 6, WSH 3
TB 3, FLA 2
NYY 5, NYM 0
SD 7, TEX 3
COL 11, OAK 9
SEA 5, LAD 1
June 27, 2009
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2
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9
R
H
E
Kansas City
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2 7
0
Pittsburgh
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
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X
6 11
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Standings thru 6/27/09 | Recap: KC | PIT | Gameday | Royals stats | Pirates stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus, D , LF
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.239
Bloomquist , CF
4
2
2
0
0
0
1
.278
Butler , 1B
4
0
2
2
0
0
0
.286
Guillen, J , RF
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.257
Olivo , C
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.251
Callaspo , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.296
Teahen , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.282
Hernandez, Lu , SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.195
Chen, B , P
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
1.000
Colon, R , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Pena, B , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.355
Bale , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 4 10
BATTING 3B : Bloomquist (5, Maholm).TB : Bloomquist 4; Butler 2; Guillen, J; Chen, B; Pena, B.RBI :
Butler 2 (34).2-out RBI : Butler.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hernandez, Lu.GIDP :
Guillen, J; DeJesus, D.Team RISP : 2-for-3.Team LOB : 4.BASERUNNING SB :
Bloomquist (13, 2nd base off Maholm/Diaz, R), Callaspo (1, 2nd base off Maholm/Diaz, R).FIELDING DP :
(Bale-Callaspo-Butler).Pickoffs : Chen, B 2 (Morgan at 1st base, Morgan at 1st base).
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A , CF
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.309
Morgan , LF
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
.270
Sanchez, F , 2B
4
2
2
0
0
0
1
.317
LaRoche, Ad , 1B
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
.268
Young, De , RF
4
1
2
4
0
1
0
.337
LaRoche, An , 3B
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
.269
Diaz, R , C
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.277
Wilson, J , SS
3
0
2
1
0
0
0
.291
Maholm , P
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
.100
a-Hinske , PH
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.267
Grabow , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Karstens , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.063
Totals 32 6 11 6 2 2 8
BATTING 2B : Sanchez, F (24, Bale), LaRoche, Ad (22, Bale).3B : LaRoche, An (2, Chen, B).HR :
Young, De (2, 4th inning off Chen, B, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Morgan 2; Sanchez, F 3; LaRoche, Ad 3; Young, De 5; LaRoche,
An 3; Wilson, J 2.RBI : Young, De 4 (15), Wilson, J (24), LaRoche, Ad (37).2-out RBI : Wilson, J.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : McCutchen, A 2.GIDP : Diaz, R.Team RISP : 4-for-8.Team
LOB : 4.BASERUNNING CS : Morgan 2 (10, 2nd base by Chen, B/Olivo, 2nd base by Chen, B/Olivo).PO :
Morgan 2 (1st base by Chen, B, 1st base by Chen, B).FIELDING E : Maholm (1, fielding).DP :
3 (Wilson, J-LaRoche, Ad, Wilson, J-Sanchez, F-LaRoche, Ad, Sanchez, F-Wilson, J-LaRoche, Ad).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chen, B (L, 0-1)
6.1
7
4
4
0
2
1
5.68
Colon, R
0.2
1
0
0
1
0
0
3.55
Bale
1.0
3
2
2
1
0
0
6.30
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maholm (W, 5-4)
7.0
5
2
2
1
2
0
4.35
Grabow (H, 13)
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3.86
Karstens
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
4.72
WP : Chen, B, Bale.Pitches-strikes : Chen, B 76-54, Colon, R 11-5, Bale 25-14, Maholm 85-55, Grabow 16-12,
Karstens 12-9.Groundouts-flyouts : Chen, B 4-11, Colon, R 1-1, Bale 2-1, Maholm 9-9, Grabow 0-2, Karstens 1-1.Batters
faced : Chen, B 24, Colon, R 4, Bale 6, Maholm 25, Grabow 4, Karstens 4.Inherited runners-scored : Colon, R
1-1.Ejections Kansas City Royals catcher Miguel Olivo ejected by HP umpire Phil Cuzzi. (9th).Umpires :
HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Scott Barry.Weather : 80 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
9 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:22.Att : 36,032.June 27, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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