The Pirates edged the Royals 2-1 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.
Top 9: Hunter Dozier doubles (18) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jordan Luplow. Jorge Bonifacio scores. Salvador Perez out at home on the throw, left fielder Jordan Luplow to shortstop Jordy Mercer to catcher Francisco Cervelli.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game 531666 • Sources: MLB + Statcast
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| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | ||||
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Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Adalberto MondesiSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Alex GordonLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Jorge BonifacioRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Salvador Perez1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Burch SmithP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Hunter Dozier3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Meibrys ViloriaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Brett PhillipsCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Ryan O'Hearn1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Alcides Escobar2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | ||||
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
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Pablo ReyesRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
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Eric Skoglund | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.60 |
Brandon Maurer | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.98 |
Jason Hammel | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.98 |
Tim Hill | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.46 |
Jake Newberry | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 |
Burch SmithL | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 10.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | ERA |
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Jameson Taillon | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3.24 |
Brian GoodwinCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Eric SkoglundP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rosell HerreraPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Starling MarteCF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Bell1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Francisco CervelliC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Adam FrazierLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ryan LavarnwayPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Harrison2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jordy MercerSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kevin Kramer3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Jordan LuplowLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
José Osuna3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Colin Moran3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jameson TaillonP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Corey DickersonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 38 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Felipe VázquezBS | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.91 |
Edgar Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.71 |
Kyle CrickW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.51 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | - |