Box Score
KCKansas City Royals67-893
PITPittsburgh Pirates79-774

Final · MLB · Sun Sep 20, 12:35 PM CDT

Probable pitchers
Michael Wacha (KC) vs Lake Bachar (PIT)
TV
SportsNet Pittsburgh, Royals.TV
Where
PNC Park

Pirates hold off Royals 4-3. Pirates took the lead for good in the 8th.

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Win: Carmen Mlodzinski. Loss: Nate Pearson. Save: Mason Montgomery. Home runs: Pasquantino (KC), Cruz, O (PIT), Flores Jr. (PIT).

By the numbers: Hits KC 9, PIT 8; Errors KC 1, PIT 1; Left on base KC 12, PIT 18.

Team stats

KCPIT
Hits98
Errors11
Left on base1218
Home runs12
Walks15
Strikeouts89

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batting

BatterABRHRBIBBKHR
Garcia, M 3B4000010
Witt Jr. SS4110010
Caglianone DH3020100
Perez, S 1B4021010
Massey 2B4000010
Loftin RF4010000
Rave LF4110020
Maile C4010020
Tolbert CF2000000
Pasquantino PH1112001
Isbel CF0000000
Collins PH1000000
Totals35393181

Pitching

PitcherIPHRERBBKHRNP
Wacha5.2422451113
Hoffman, N0.10000105
Thomas0.210011026
Cuas0.10000107
Pearson (L)0.232201125
Gose0.10000006
Totals8.0844592182

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting

BatterABRHRBIBBKHR
Griffin SS5010010
Lowe, B 2B4010110
Reynolds, B LF3010110
Cruz, O CF4111001
Gonzales, N 3B4000010
Triolo 3B0000000
O'Hearn DH3110110
Simon DH0100000
Flores Jr. C3122111
Horwitz 1B4011020
Mangum RF3000110
Totals33484592

Pitching

PitcherIPHRERBBKHRNP
Bachar1.031101020
Ramírez2.010004030
Dotel2.010001032
Mlodzinski (W)3.032211145
Montgomery, M (S)1.010001011
Totals9.0933181138

Play-by-play

Top 1st 6
  1. 1 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  2. 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to second baseman Brandon Lowe.
  3. 1 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Mangum. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
  4. 1 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. KC 1, PIT 0
  5. 2 out KC Michael Massey strikes out swinging.
  6. 3 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out softly to pitcher Lake Bachar.
Bottom 1st 5
  1. 1 out PIT Konnor Griffin flies out sharply to center fielder Tyler Tolbert.
  2. 1 out PIT Brandon Lowe walks.
  3. 1 out PIT Bryan Reynolds singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.
  4. 2 out PIT Oneil Cruz pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. on the infield fly rule.
  5. 3 out PIT Nick Gonzales flies out to right fielder Nick Loftin.
Top 2nd 3
  1. 1 out KC John Rave strikes out swinging.
  2. 2 out KC Luke Maile called out on strikes.
  3. 3 out KC Tyler Tolbert grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
Bottom 2nd 4
  1. 1 out PIT Ryan O'Hearn strikes out on a foul tip.
  2. 1 out PIT Rafael Flores Jr. doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to left fielder John Rave.
  3. 2 out PIT Spencer Horwitz strikes out swinging.
  4. 3 out PIT Jake Mangum lines out to left fielder John Rave.
Top 3rd 4
  1. 1 out KC Maikel Garcia strikes out on a foul tip.
  2. 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.
  3. 2 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Mangum.
  4. 3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
Bottom 3rd 3
  1. 1 out PIT Konnor Griffin lines out sharply to left fielder John Rave.
  2. 2 out PIT Brandon Lowe strikes out on a foul tip.
  3. 3 out PIT Bryan Reynolds flies out to center fielder Tyler Tolbert.
Top 4th 4
  1. 1 out KC Michael Massey lines out to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  2. 1 out KC Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds.
  3. 2 out KC John Rave grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Nick Loftin to 3rd.
  4. 3 out KC Luke Maile strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th 4
  1. 0 out PIT Oneil Cruz homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. KC 1, PIT 1
  2. 1 out PIT Nick Gonzales bunt pops out softly to pitcher Michael Wacha.
  3. 2 out PIT Ryan O'Hearn pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
  4. 3 out PIT Rafael Flores Jr. strikes out on automatic strike.
Top 5th 3
  1. 1 out KC Tyler Tolbert pops out to third baseman Nick Gonzales.
  2. 2 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  3. 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to right fielder Jake Mangum.
Bottom 5th 5
  1. 1 out PIT Spencer Horwitz lines out to first baseman Salvador Perez.
  2. 1 out PIT Jake Mangum walks.
  3. 1 out PIT Konnor Griffin reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Maikel Garcia. Jake Mangum to 2nd. Jake Mangum advances to 2nd, on a missed catch error by second baseman Michael Massey, assist to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
  4. 2 out PIT Brandon Lowe pops out to third baseman Maikel Garcia on the infield fly rule.
  5. 3 out PIT Bryan Reynolds strikes out swinging.
Top 6th 3
  1. 1 out KC Jac Caglianone lines out sharply to left fielder Bryan Reynolds.
  2. 1 out KC Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz.
  3. 3 out KC Michael Massey grounds into a double play, second baseman Brandon Lowe to shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Michael Massey out at 1st.
Bottom 6th 6
  1. 1 out PIT Oneil Cruz flies out sharply to center fielder Tyler Tolbert.
  2. 2 out PIT Nick Gonzales flies out to right fielder Nick Loftin.
  3. 2 out PIT Ryan O'Hearn walks.
  4. 2 out PIT Rafael Flores Jr. walks. Ryan O'Hearn to 2nd.
  5. 2 out PIT Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd. KC 1, PIT 2
  6. 3 out PIT Jake Mangum called out on strikes.
Top 7th 5
  1. 1 out KC Nick Loftin pops out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  2. 1 out KC John Rave singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Nick Gonzales.
  3. 2 out KC Luke Maile grounds out softly, pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. John Rave to 2nd.
  4. 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. John Rave scores. KC 3, PIT 2
  5. 3 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
Bottom 7th 5
  1. 1 out PIT Konnor Griffin strikes out swinging.
  2. 1 out PIT Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia, deflected by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
  3. 1 out PIT Bryan Reynolds walks. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.
  4. 2 out PIT Oneil Cruz grounds out to first baseman Salvador Perez. Brandon Lowe to 3rd. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd.
  5. 3 out PIT Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging.
Top 8th 4
  1. 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  2. 1 out KC Jac Caglianone walks.
  3. 2 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
  4. 3 out KC Michael Massey grounds out to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
Bottom 8th 6
  1. 0 out PIT Ryan O'Hearn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
  2. 0 out PIT Rafael Flores Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Ronny Simon scores. KC 3, PIT 4
  3. 1 out PIT Luke Maile challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Spencer Horwitz called out on strikes.
  4. 2 out PIT Jake Mangum grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Nate Pearson.
  5. 2 out PIT Konnor Griffin doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder John Rave.
  6. 3 out PIT Brandon Lowe grounds out softly, pitcher Anthony Gose to first baseman Salvador Perez.
Top 9th 4
  1. 1 out KC Nick Loftin grounds out, shortstop Konnor Griffin to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.
  2. 2 out KC John Rave strikes out swinging.
  3. 2 out KC Luke Maile doubles (2) on a fly ball to right fielder Jake Mangum. Luke Maile to 3rd. Luke Maile advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by right fielder Jake Mangum.
  4. 3 out KC Isaac Collins flies out to right fielder Jake Mangum.

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