Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

81-67, 36-37 Away

Final

70-77, 37-39 Home


KC
PIT

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

A. Marsh8-8

5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 11 K, 2 BB

L. Ortiz6-6

4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- L. Ortiz pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 95
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- A. Marsh pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- L. Ortiz pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pham to second on wild pitch by Ortiz.
  4
  0
- 6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesBottom 2nd
- A. Marsh pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- L. Ortiz pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- A. Marsh pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- L. Ortiz pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- A. Marsh pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Wentz pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- A. Marsh pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Wentz pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- A. Marsh pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- K. Nicolas pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- K. Nicolas pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Fermin catching.
  8
  1
- Garcia at third base.
  8
  1
- Joe hit for Tellez
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- R. Borucki pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Joe at first base.
  8
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 9th
- C. Stratton pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	95

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

11:40 PM, 13 September 2024

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 24,748

Game Time:2:46

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

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

A. Marsh8-8

L. Ortiz6-6

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