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Kansas City Royals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
GAME #22 (losers’ bracket): The Royals’ Mike Jones tossed a three-hit shutout, walking one and striking out two. The Pirates put runners on third base twice and second base in two other innings, but he shut Pittsburgh down from there. Kansas City scored three runs with two outs in the second inning to take the…
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Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
GAME #6 (winners’ bracket first round): Phil Niekro threw eight strong innings to lead the Braves to victory. Atlanta’s Claudell Washington got things started with a home run in the first inning, but Pittsburgh’s Tim Foli tied it with an RBI single in the top of the third. What turned out to be the winning…
