DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
05/28/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 636 - THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (36-17) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (25-29) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 4 8 0
Blankenship Slugs Pirates to 4-3 Win
The Pittsburgh Pirates grabbed a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals at Three Rivers Stadium. Pittsburgh center fielder Lance Blankenship was 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk to earn player of the game honors. Pittsburgh reliever Bob Scanlan picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Rick Reed was saddled with the loss. The 5th-place Pirates lifted their record to 25-29.

The Pirates got a lift from left fielder Craig Shipley, who in the bottom of the eighth stroked a first pitch changeup into center for a run-scoring single. It was his 65th hit of the season and put the Pirates ahead, 4-3.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Shipley said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 2 23
O. Merced LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .320 9 36
J. Thome DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .321 14 28
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .310 9 30
R. Lankford CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 6 19
R. Sanders RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245 5 18
C. Hale 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .252 2 12
R. Wilkins C 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .283 7 17
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .255 6 28
Totals 36 3 11 3 3 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Hale 2 (6, 4th Inning off C. Eldred, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Eldred, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (7, 8th Inning off B. Scanlan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Wilkins 6 , J. Thome 2 , R. Sanders , O. Merced , R. Lankford , J. Olerud , C. Hale 4
2-out RBI: R. Wilkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lankford , J. Olerud , B. Larkin
GIDP: C. Hale
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cangelosi RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262 0 16
L. Blankenship CF 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .250 8 27
B. Bonilla DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .294 15 53
A. Van Slyke 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240 7 28
J. King 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 12 30
C. Baerga 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 2 19
   a-H. Meulens 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
C. Shipley LF 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .342 6 26
E. Taubensee C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .242 2 7
J. Valentin SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .168 8 24
Totals 31 4 8 4 3 6 13      
a - H. Meulens substituted for C. Baerga in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Meulens (1, 8th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Blankenship 2 (8, 1st Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Taubensee , L. Blankenship 9 , C. Shipley 2 , J. Cangelosi , H. Meulens 2
2-out RBI: C. Shipley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Taubensee , B. Bonilla
Hit by Pitch: J. King
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Shipley (18) , H. Meulens (1)
CS: J. Cangelosi (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Taubensee-Baerga-Van Slyke)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (4-5) 8.0 8 4 4 3 6 2 109 69 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 53
Batters Faced: R. Reed 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 109-69
Hit Batsmen: R. Reed
Balk: R. Reed
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Eldred 6.1 9 2 2 3 4 0 117 72 4.44   
B. Scanlan W (1-0), BS (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 16 6.00   
B. Harvey SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 8 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Eldred 48
Batters Faced: C. Eldred 30, B. Scanlan 6, B. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Eldred 10-4, B. Scanlan 0-3, B. Harvey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Eldred 117-72, B. Scanlan 19-16, B. Harvey 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Scanlan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance Blankenship
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 28991
Special Notes: 2B Carlos Baerga was injured in a collision at a base.
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