Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

82-68, 37-38 Away

Final

71-78, 38-40 Home


KC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	0
1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	-	4	7	1

Royals Hitting

hitters
T. PhamLF
B. Witt Jr.SS
S. PerezC
M. MasseyDH
bR. GrossmanPH
P. DeJong3B
A. FrazierRF
Y. Gurriel1B
M. Garcia2B
G. HampsonCF
aK. IsbelPH-CF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	2	.268	.305	.446
4	0	0	1	1	1	.331	.384	.595
5	0	1	0	0	1	.275	.336	.473
3	1	2	0	1	0	.259	.291	.455
1	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.350	.188
4	0	1	0	0	0	.240	.292	.458
3	0	0	0	1	1	.204	.282	.300
2	2	1	1	1	0	.294	.364	.412
4	0	2	1	0	2	.239	.285	.346
1	0	0	0	1	1	.230	.272	.305
1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.288	.376
33	3	8	3	5	8

a-hit by pitch for Hampson in the 6th

b-grounded to third for Massey in the 9th

Batting
2BGurriel (2, Jones); Massey (15, Santana); Garcia (27, Jones)
3BPham (3, Jones)
RBIGurriel (4), Witt Jr. (103), Garcia (57)
2Out RBIWitt Jr.
SFGurriel
Team LOB10
Team RISP1-12 (Perez 0-1, Pham 0-2, Frazier 0-1, DeJong 0-2, Gurriel 0-1, Hampson 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-2, Garcia 1-2)

Pirates Hitting

hitters
I. Kiner-FalefaSS
B. ReynoldsLF
O. CruzCF
M. TaylorCF
A. McCutchenDH
J. BartC
R. Tellez1B
aC. JoePH-1B
N. Gonzales2B
J. Triolo3B
B. CookRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	3	1	0	1	.241	.272	.315
4	0	1	1	0	1	.282	.348	.457
2	1	1	0	1	0	.268	.326	.459
1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.248	.284
3	0	0	0	1	3	.237	.337	.426
3	0	1	0	1	2	.267	.347	.488
1	0	0	1	2	0	.247	.303	.398
1	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.316	.371
3	0	0	1	1	0	.267	.305	.377
4	0	0	0	0	1	.215	.304	.317
4	1	1	0	0	2	.167	.167	.222
31	4	7	4	6	10

a-popped out to second for Tellez in the 7th

Batting
2BReynolds (29, Singer)
RBIKiner-Falefa (43), Tellez (55), Reynolds (85), N. Gonzales (46)
2Out RBITellez
Team LOB9
Team RISP0-7 (McCutchen 0-2, Cruz 0-1, Bart 0-1, Triolo 0-1, N. Gonzales 0-2)

Fielding
DP1 (Cook-Bart)
EJones (1, throw)
AssistsCook (Pham at Home)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
B. Singer(L, 9-11)
C. Hernandez
D. Lynch IV
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	6	4	4	4	6	89-52	3.53
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	20-12	3.04
2.0	0	0	0	2	3	35-19	4.28
8.0	7	4	4	6	10	144-83

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSinger 17/25; Lynch IV 3/8; Hernández 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSinger-15-10-12-15; Lynch IV-4-6-6-3; Hernández-3-4-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsSinger 4-5; Lynch IV 0-3; Hernández 0-2
Game ScoresB Singer 41

Pirates Pitching

pitchers
J. Jones
C. Mlodzinski(W, 3-5)
C. Holderman(H, 19)
D. Santana(H, 7)
D. Bednar(H, 3)
A. Chapman(S, 9)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	6	2	2	3	5	97-61	3.85
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	8-7	3.60
0.2	1	1	1	2	1	23-8	3.35
1.1	1	0	0	0	0	20-15	4.11
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	14-8	5.87
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	12-8	4.11
9.0	8	3	3	5	8	174-107

Pitching
HBPIsbel (by Holderman)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedChapman 3/3; Bednar 2/3; Santana 5/5; Mlodzinski 3/3; Holderman 5/6; Jones 12/20
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesChapman-1-2-3-2; Bednar-3-1-2-2; Santana-5-3-2-5; Mlodzinski-1-2-1-3; Holderman-3-2-1-1; Jones-13-8-28-12
Ground Balls-Fly BallsChapman 2-0; Bednar 2-0; Santana 1-3; Mlodzinski 1-2; Holderman 0-1; Jones 2-4
Game ScoresJ Jones 44

Scoring Summary

		KC	PIT
1st	Reynolds doubled to left, Kiner-Falefa scored.	0	1
2nd	Gurriel hit sacrifice fly to center, Massey scored.	1	1
4th	Garcia doubled to left, Gurriel scored.	2	1
4th	N. Gonzales grounded out to third, Cruz scored, Tellez to second, Bart to third.	2	2
5th	Kiner-Falefa singled to center, Cook scored.	2	3
5th	Tellez walked, Kiner-Falefa scored, Bart to second, Cruz to third.	2	4
6th	Witt Jr. walked, Gurriel scored, Isbel to second, Garcia to third.	3	4

Royals
8
Pirates
3

Game 1

13/9

Royals
5
Pirates
1

Game 2

14/9

Royals
3
Pirates
4

Game 3

15/9

PNC Park

6:35 PM, 15 September 2024

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 20,078

Game Time:2:48

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Wills
First Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
Second Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild

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

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

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

C. Mlodzinski3-5

B. Singer9-11

A. Chapman9

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