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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2018-09-17 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 10316 · 71°F, overcast · Wind 5 mph from LF · 3:08

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Kansas City Royals 7–6. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 3rd — Alex Gordon doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Luplow. Whit Merrifield scores. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 4th — Adam Frazier doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Kevin Newman scores. Jacob Stallings scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 5th — Ryan O'Hearn doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Luplow. Alex Gordon scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 9th — Jacob Stallings singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Kevin Kramer scores. Kevin Newman to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Jacob Stallings singles on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Kevin Kramer scores. Kevin Newman to 2nd — worth 39% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	6	10
PIT	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	7	16

W: Edgar Santana L: Ben Lively SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Paul Nauert · 1B: Scott Barry · 2B: John Libka · 3B: Carlos Torres · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Whit Merrifield	5	1	1	0	1
Adalberto Mondesi	4	1	1	0	1
Alex Gordon	4	1	2	2	0
Salvador Perez	4	1	1	1	0
Ryan O'Hearn	4	1	2	2	0
Jorge Bonifacio	3	0	0	1	1
Hunter Dozier	4	0	1	0	1
Brian Goodwin	4	0	1	0	0
Brad Keller	3	1	1	0	1
Rosell Herrera	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adam Frazier	2	1	2	2	1	0
Starling Marte	5	0	2	1	0	1
Corey Dickerson	5	0	1	1	0	1
Josh Bell	4	0	2	1	1	0
Jordan Luplow	5	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Kramer	4	1	0	0	1	3
Kevin Newman	5	1	3	0	0	0
Jacob Stallings	5	1	3	1	0	1
Joe Musgrove	2	0	0	0	0	2
Colin Moran	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pablo Reyes	2	2	2	0	0	0
Jose Osuna	1	1	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brad Keller	6.0	10	1	7
Tim Hill	0.1	1	0	0
Jake Newberry	0.2	0	0	0
Kevin McCarthy	1.0	3	0	1
Ben Lively	0.2	2	2	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Joe Musgrove	6.0	8	4
Steven Brault	1.0	1	0
Michael Feliz	1.0	1	1
Edgar Santana	1.0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: 9/L89M
Adalberto Mondesi: K
Alex Gordon: HP
Salvador Perez: E6/G6S-.1-3;B-2
Ryan O'Hearn: 13/G13S-

Bot 1

Adam Frazier: W
Starling Marte: 64(1)/FO/G6MS-
Corey Dickerson: 4/F34S-
Josh Bell: 13/G13-

Top 2

Jorge Bonifacio: 8/F8RM
Hunter Dozier: D7/F78XD+
Brian Goodwin: 43/G4S-.2-3
Brad Keller: K

Bot 2

Jordan Luplow: 9/F9LM
Kevin Kramer: K
Kevin Newman: S7/L56D+
Jacob Stallings: 3/L34S-

Top 3

Whit Merrifield: S7/L6+
Adalberto Mondesi: 13/SH/BG13S.1-2
Alex Gordon: D9/L9LM.2-H
Salvador Perez: 9/F9D
Ryan O'Hearn: 43/G4

Bot 3

Joe Musgrove: K
Adam Frazier: S8/G6M
Starling Marte: 63/G6S.1-2
Corey Dickerson: S7/G56.2-H
Josh Bell: S8/L8RM+.1-3
Jordan Luplow: 4/F4MD-

Top 4

Jorge Bonifacio: K
Hunter Dozier: 13/G13S-
Brian Goodwin: 43/G4

Bot 4

Kevin Kramer: K
Kevin Newman: S4/G4S-
Jacob Stallings: S7/G56+.1-3
Joe Musgrove: K
Adam Frazier: D9/F9D+.3-H;1-H
Starling Marte: K

Top 5

Brad Keller: S9/G4
Whit Merrifield: 8/F89D
Adalberto Mondesi: S9/L34+.1-2
Alex Gordon: S7/G6.2-H;1-3
Salvador Perez: S7/L7M.3-H;1-2
Ryan O'Hearn: D9/F9LM.2-H;1-3
Jorge Bonifacio: 7/SF/F7D+.3-H
Hunter Dozier: 63/G6+

Bot 5

Corey Dickerson: K
Josh Bell: 43/G4+
Jordan Luplow: 7/F7M

Top 6

Brian Goodwin: 7/F78M
Brad Keller: 63/G6
Whit Merrifield: K

Bot 6

Kevin Kramer: K
Kevin Newman: 8/F89XD+
Jacob Stallings: S9/G4
Colin Moran: 31/G34S-

Top 7

Adalberto Mondesi: 3/F23-
Alex Gordon: 1/G23-
Salvador Perez: 8/F78M

Bot 7

Pablo Reyes: S8/G6
Starling Marte: S5/G5S-.1-2
Corey Dickerson: 63/G6MS-.2-3;1-2
Josh Bell: S6/G56.3-H;2-3
Jordan Luplow: 5/L5+
Kevin Kramer: 8/F8LXD+

Top 8

Ryan O'Hearn: HR/F9D+
Jorge Bonifacio: 9/F89M
Hunter Dozier: K
Brian Goodwin: S9/G3+
Rosell Herrera: 43/G34

Bot 8

Kevin Newman: 53/G56S-
Jacob Stallings: K
Jose Osuna: S1/G56S-
Pablo Reyes: WP.1-2
Pablo Reyes: S5/G56S-.2-H(NR)(E3)
Starling Marte: T9/G3.1-H
Corey Dickerson: 3/G3+

Top 9

Whit Merrifield: 3/L34S
Adalberto Mondesi: 8/F8RXD+
Alex Gordon: 9/F9D

Bot 9

Josh Bell: W
Jordan Luplow: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
Kevin Kramer: W
Kevin Newman: S7/G56+.1-2
Jacob Stallings: S7/L7S.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Injury Delay
Adam Frazier left with an injured knee, hurt on foul ball on pitch before his double
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Pirates challgned call that Dickerson was out at 1st; call was upheld - ground out
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