Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

52-100, 22-53 Away

Final

78-74, 43-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
W. MerrifieldCF	1-4	0	0	0	.301
A. MondesiSS	2-4	1	1	1	.288
A. GordonLF	0-4	0	0	0	.242
S. PerezC	0-4	0	0	0	.234
R. O'Hearn1B	0-3	0	0	0	.272
J. BonifacioPH	0-0	0	0	0	.235
H. Dozier3B	2-4	0	0	0	.236
A. Escobar2B	1-3	0	0	0	.219
B. PhillipsRF	0-2	0	0	0	.195
H. FillmyerP	0-2	0	0	0	.000
B. GoodwinPH	0-1	0	0	0	.234
B. FlynnP	0-0	0	0	0	.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
H. Fillmyer	7.0	8	2	0	5	93-59	4.56
B. Flynn	1.0	1	0	0	1	10-7	4.00

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

12:05 AM, 20 September 2018

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 13,073

Game Time:2:22

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Libka
First Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Left Field Umpire - -
Right Field Umpire - -

Archer shines as Pirates top Royals 2-1 for 3-game sweep

Chris Archer pitched seven strong innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 2-1 win on Wednesday night.

Sep 20, 2018, 03:37 am - Associated Press


KC
PIT

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

Scoring Summary

		KC	PIT
2nd	Moran hit sacrifice fly to left, Dickerson scored.	0	1
3rd	Mondesi homered to right center (421 feet).	1	1
5th	Frazier homered to right center (402 feet).	1	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
6
Pirates
7

Game 1

18/9

Royals
1
Pirates
2

Game 2

19/9

Royals
1
Pirates
2

Game 3

20/9

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

Game Information

Archer shines as Pirates top Royals 2-1 for 3-game sweep

C. Archer2-3

H. Fillmyer3-2

F. Vazquez35

Scoring Summary

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