Pittsburgh 5, Kansas City 3
Saturday, June 9, 2012 7:15 PM
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, June 9, 2012
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
84°
Umpires:
Home -
Jim Wolf, 1B -
Derryl Cousins, 2B -
Ron Kulpa, 3B -
D.J. Reyburn
Attendance:
39312
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 18-11 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 16-13 record on the road.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Kansas City has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Jared Hughes pitched 2.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.78. Joel Hanrahan closed out the game to get the save and has 17 saves for the season. Vin Mazzaro took the loss for Kansas City.
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Yuniesky Betancourt had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Kansas City |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Eric Hosmer
| Player |
Rod Barajas |
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
4 |
TB |
2 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Pirates have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .679 after a loss.
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Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Royals have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .406 after a loss.
