Royals 5-1 Pirates (23 Jul, 2015) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

57-36, 32-17 home


PIT
KC

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

E. Volquez9-5

7.2 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

C. Morton6-4

6.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 94
  2
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 95
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Curve 82
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Morton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Morton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Morton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Morton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Morton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Morton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Morton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- A. Bastardo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- D. Guerra pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- R. Madson pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	94
2 Foul Ball	Fastball	95
3 Strike Swinging	Curve	82

Pirates
10
Royals
7

Game 1

21/7

Pirates
1
Royals
3

Game 2

22/7

Pirates
1
Royals
5

Game 3

23/7

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 23 July 2015

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 39,105

Game Time:2:39

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
First Base Umpire - Will Little
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Gerry Davis

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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E. Volquez9-5

C. Morton6-4

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