Pirates 5-0 Royals (29 Aug, 2023) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

41-92, 23-41 home


PIT
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	12	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

J. Oviedo8-13

9.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

Z. Greinke1-13

4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Curve 72
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 88
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 89
  4
  Single
  Curve 71
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Oviedo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Oviedo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Oviedo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Oviedo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- T. Davidson pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Oviedo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- T. Davidson pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Oviedo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- T. Hearn pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Oviedo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- J. Kowar pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Oviedo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Oviedo pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Curve	72
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	88
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	89
4 Single	Curve	71

Pirates
5
Royals
0

Game 1

29/8

Pirates
6
Royals
3

Game 2

30/8

Pirates
4
Royals
1

Game 3

31/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 29 August 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 11,610

Game Time:2:16

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nestor Ceja
First Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora
Second Base Umpire - Pat Hoberg
Third Base Umpire - Tom Hanahan

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	28	20	.583	-	W1
Chicago	27	22	.551	1.5	W1
Pittsburgh	23	26	.469	5.5	W2
St. Louis	21	26	.447	6.5	W1
Cincinnati	20	28	.417	8	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	32	17	.653	-	W5
Kansas City	31	19	.620	1.5	W5
Minnesota	25	23	.521	6.5	W1
Detroit	23	25	.479	8.5	L3
Chicago	15	34	.306	17	W1

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Pittsburgh Pirates

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J. Oviedo8-13

Z. Greinke1-13

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