Pittsburgh Pirates @ Kansas City Royals

61-73, 29-37 Away

Final

41-94, 23-43 Home


PIT
KC

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

PiratesTop 1st
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 93
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  4
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  5
  Ball
  Changeup 88
  6
  Ground Out
  Changeup 88
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- A. Jackson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Suwinski to second on pickoff error by pitcher Zerpa.
  3
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- A. Jackson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- A. Jackson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- A. Jackson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- A. Jackson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- C. Snider pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Jackson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- R. Borucki pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- C. Snider pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- T. Hatch pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- T. Clarke pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Holderman pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- Bae in center field.
  4
  1
- Suwinski in right field.
  4
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- J. Kowar pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- D. Bednar pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	94
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	93
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
4 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
5 Ball	Changeup	88
6 Ground Out	Changeup	88

Pirates
5
Royals
0

Game 1

8/28

Pirates
6
Royals
3

Game 2

8/29

Pirates
4
Royals
1

Game 3

8/30

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, August 30, 2023

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 10,592

Game Time:2:25

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	59	37	.615	-	L3
Chicago	54	42	.563	5	W2
St. Louis	50	45	.526	8.5	L1
Pittsburgh	50	47	.515	9.5	W3
Cincinnati	43	52	.453	15.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

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