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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Jones pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 99
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 99
  3
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 99
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Jones pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Jones pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Jones pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Garcia to third on pickoff error by pitcher Jones.
  2
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesBottom 4th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Holderman pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Isbel hit for Hampson
  2
  4
- D. Santana pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- C. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Isbel in center field.
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- D. Santana pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Taylor in center field.
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Joe hit for Tellez
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- D. Bednar pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Joe at first base.
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- A. Chapman pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Grossman hit for Massey
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	99
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	99
3 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	99

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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