VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/07/2005
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VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2027 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (81-65) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 0
Kansas City Royals (75-71) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 5 1
Pirates Get Clonked by Royals, 4-3
Kansas City starter Mike Hampton pitched well against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Kauffman Stadium. The left-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Kansas City raised its record to 75-71 with the win.

With Kansas City leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Hampton hit a 2-run single off Pittsburgh hurler Christian Bridenbaugh. It was the 8th hit of the season for Hampton and put his team ahead, 4-1.

"We squandered some opportunities," said Pittsburgh manager Kevin Birdwell.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Redman LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252 6 43
R. Mackowiak 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252 12 43
V. Guerrero RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .297 30 93
M. Upton Jr. SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .243 27 81
J. Bautista 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .225 22 69
M. Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .252 22 73
J. Barnes C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 14 52
J. Wilson 2B 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .227 5 36
   b-K. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 2 3
D. May P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 0 1
   C. Bridenbaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 1
   a-N. McLouth PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 10 35
   S. Linebrink P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 7 9      
a - N. McLouth pinch hit for C. Bridenbaugh in the 7th
b - K. Johnson pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: V. Guerrero (30, 6th Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Wilson (5, 7th Inning off C. George, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Redman , R. Mackowiak , V. Guerrero 4 , M. Upton Jr. , J. Wilson 4
2-out RBI: V. Guerrero , J. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero , J. Bautista , J. Barnes
Sac Bunt: D. May
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Mackowiak (17) , M. Upton Jr. 2 (37)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hernandez 2B, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .291 21 76
D. Jeter 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .328 16 64
T. Clark CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .227 21 65
   c-J. Hannahan 1B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 7 17
J. Bagwell 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .252 29 94
   R. Wagner P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Molina C 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .279 21 67
C. Beltran LF, CF 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .222 21 58
R. Ankiel RF 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .268 24 95
H. Luna SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 9 .234 8 48
M. Hampton P 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .129 0 5
   C. George P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Hocking PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 3 19
   D. McGowan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Petrick LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 1
Totals 28 4 5 4 11 8 27      
a - D. Hocking pinch hit for C. George in the 7th
b - B. Petrick substituted for D. McGowan in the 9th
c - J. Hannahan substituted for T. Clark in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bagwell (27, 3rd Inning off D. May, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hernandez , D. Jeter , J. Bagwell 2 , C. Beltran , M. Hampton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hernandez , D. Jeter , J. Bagwell , H. Luna , M. Hampton
Sac Fly: C. Beltran
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Beltran (44)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bagwell (12)
PB: Y. Molina
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. May L (9-12) 4.0 4 3 3 7 2 0 95 4.60   
C. Bridenbaugh 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 51 5.31   
S. Linebrink 2.0 0 0 0 2 4 0 43 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. May 37
Batters Faced: D. May 23, C. Bridenbaugh 9, S. Linebrink 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. May 6-4, C. Bridenbaugh 1-3, S. Linebrink 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. May 95-47, C. Bridenbaugh 51-32, S. Linebrink 43-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bridenbaugh 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hampton W (11-10) 6.1 3 2 2 2 5 1 96 5.12   
C. George H (15) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 4.34   
D. McGowan H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.25   
R. Wagner SV (43) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 62
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 24, C. George 3, D. McGowan 5, R. Wagner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 9-5, C. George 0-2, D. McGowan 1-1, R. Wagner 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 96-62, C. George 4-4, D. McGowan 28-15, R. Wagner 13-8
Balk: D. McGowan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Hampton
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 22658
Special Notes: Rick Ankiel ties the KC regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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