Pittsburgh Pirates @ Kansas City Royals
Pirates Hitting
- Batting
- 2BMurphy (2, Keller)
- GIDPTucker
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP0-3 (Polanco 0-1, Frazier 0-1, Newman 0-1)
- Fielding
- EMurphy (2, catcher's interference)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
W. MerrifieldRF-2B |
N. HeathCF |
N. Lopez2B-SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .273 | .327 | .464 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .208 | .243 | .324 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .286 | .318 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .349 | .559 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .321 | .481 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .377 | .452 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .226 | .312 | .343 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .342 | .350 | .579 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .444 | .167 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .364 | .333 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 | .302 | .299 |
| 35 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
- Batting
- 2BLopez (7, Tropeano)
- HRPérez (5, 3rd inning off Kuhl 0 on, 0 Out); Dozier (6, 6th inning off Neverauskas 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIGordon (10), Pérez 2 (15), Franco (31), Merrifield 2 (29), Dozier (12), Lopez (13), Heath (3)
- 2Out RBIPérez
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP3-17 (Gordon 0-2, Pérez 1-3, Franco 1-2, Merrifield 1-2, Mondesi 0-2, Olivares 0-1, Gutiérrez 0-3, Lopez 0-1, Heath 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSMerrifield (3, 2nd base by Kuhl/Murphy)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Gutiérrez-Mondesi-Dozier)
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Kuhl(L, 1-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 70-31 | 5.50 |
| 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 57-35 | 1.35 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 35-21 | 7.50 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 3.26 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 14.54 |
| 8.0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 185-102 |
- Pitching
- WPTropeano; Kuhl
- HBPDozier (by Kuhl)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedTropeano 8/13; Kuhl 7/17; Rodríguez 3/5; Neverauskas 4/9; Davis 1/1
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesTropeano-12-11-6-6; Kuhl-10-9-7-5; Rodríguez-5-3-2-4; Neverauskas-8-5-3-5; Davis-0-0-0-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsTropeano 0-2; Kuhl 1-0; Rodríguez 0-1; Neverauskas 2-1; Davis 1-0
- Game ScoresC Kuhl 12
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Keller(W, 4-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 111-73 | 2.06 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 111-73 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKeller 18/32
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKeller-17-8-19-29
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKeller 13-11
- Game ScoresB Keller 78
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Franco reached on infield single to shortstop, Merrifield scored, Pérez to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Gordon grounded out to first, Pérez scored, Dozier to second, Franco to third. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1st | Franco scored on Kuhl wild pitch and Dozier scored on Kuhl wild pitch. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | Pérez homered to center (440 feet). | 0 | 5 | ||
| 3rd | Heath walked, Franco scored, Gordon to second, Dozier to third. | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3rd | Lopez walked, Dozier scored, Heath to second, Gordon to third. | 0 | 7 | ||
| 3rd | Merrifield singled to right, Gordon scored and Heath scored, Lopez to second. | 0 | 9 | ||
| 3rd | Pérez singled to right, Lopez scored, Merrifield to third. | 0 | 10 | ||
| 6th | Dozier homered to left (442 feet). | 0 | 11 | ||
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:05 PM, 13 September 2020
Kansas City, Missouri
Game Time:3:02
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Second Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
- Third Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

