PIT 0, KC 11 | Sep 13, 2020 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, September 13, 2020•Kauffman Stadium•64°F, Sunny

PIT

Pirates

Royals

Final

WIN

Brad Keller

LOSS

Chad Kuhl

The Royals cruised past the Pirates 11-0 in a dominant performance.

★Maikel Franco3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Salvador Perez3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Hunter Dozier3-for-3, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 1: Maikel Franco singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Adam Frazier, deflected by third baseman JT Riddle. Whit Merrifield scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

Weather: 64°F, SunnyWind: 3 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 3:020Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Jeremie Rehak

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90.7%C

16 missed calls

+40.4% PIT

+0.51 runs PIT

Win Probability

KC WinPIT Win

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

Game 631401 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jason MartinCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.222/.000	67.8	-	-
Kevin NewmanSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.222/.274/.281	103.5	.268	.346
Colin MoranDH	4	0	2	0	0	1	.258/.343/.484	107.2	.407	.384
Josh Bell1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.232/.300/.371	100.1	.232	.212
Gregory PolancoRF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.147/.198/.319	104.2	.346	.383
Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.176/.273/.331	95.4	.200	.205
JT Riddle3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.167/.200/.271	106.5	.338	.314
Cole Tucker2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.230/.264/.290	93	.140	.129
John Ryan MurphyC	3	0	1	0	0	0	.186/.239/.233	101.4	.259	.357
Bench
Adam Frazier2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.233/.295/.346	89.5	.133	.120
Chad KuhlP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	31	0	5	0	1	2	-	-	-	-

2B:Murphy

TB:6

GIDP:Tucker

Team LOB:5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	3	1	2	2	2	1	.273/.327/.464	93.6	.623

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chad KuhlL	2.1	4	9	9	6	5	1	70-31	90.7	5.50
Nick Tropeano	2.2	4	1	1	1	6	0	57-35	82.7	1.35
Dovydas Neverauskas	2.0	2	1	1	1	3	1	35-21	88	7.50
Richard Rodríguez	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	22-14	91.4	3.26
Austin Davis	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	81.2	14.54
Totals	8.0	12	11	11	8	15	2	185-102	-	-

WP:Kuhl; Tropeano

HBP:Dozier (by Kuhl)

Inherited runners-scored:Tropeano 3-3; Davis 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Kuhl 70-31; Tropeano 57-35; Neverauskas 35-21; Rodríguez 22-14; Davis 1-1

Groundouts-flyouts:Kuhl 1-0; Tropeano 0-2; Neverauskas 2-1; Rodríguez 0-1; Davis 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerW	9.0	5	0	0	1	2	0	111-73	88.9	2.06
Totals

Game Notes

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B8Replay review: Royals challenged (other), call on the field was overturned: Nick Heath reaches on catcher interference by John Ryan Murphy. Maikel Franco to 3rd. Hunter Dozier to 2nd. Nick Heath to 1st.

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B8Royals challenged (other), call on the field was overturned: Nick Heath reaches on catcher interference by John Ryan Murphy. Maikel Franco to 3rd. Hunter Dozier to 2nd. Nick Heath to 1st.

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B1Wild pitch by Chad Kuhl

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B4Wild pitch by Nick Tropeano

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Maikel Franco singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Adam Frazier, deflected by third baseman JT Riddle. Whit Merrifield scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

EV: 104.8 mph30 ftLA: -3°

0-2

Alex Gordon grounds out, first baseman Josh Bell to second baseman Adam Frazier. Salvador Perez scores. Maikel Franco to 3rd. Hunter Dozier to 2nd.

EV: 71.3 mph7 ftLA: -20°

0-4

Kelvin Gutierrez walks.

Bot 3 • KC

0-5

Salvador Perez homers (5) on a line drive to center field.

EV: 108.9 mph💣 440 ftLA: 22°

0-6

Nick Heath walks. Maikel Franco scores. Hunter Dozier to 3rd. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

0-7

Nicky Lopez walks. Hunter Dozier scores. Alex Gordon to 3rd. Nick Heath to 2nd.

0-9

Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to right fielder Gregory Polanco. Alex Gordon scores. Nick Heath scores. Nicky Lopez to 2nd.

EV: 89.8 mph179 ftLA: 12°

0-10

Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Gregory Polanco. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd.

EV: 78.1 mph183 ftLA: 17°

Bot 6 • KC

0-11

Hunter Dozier homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 110.3 mph💣 442 ftLA: 29°

Bench
Adalberto MondesiSS	4	0	0	0	0	3	.208/.243/.324	75.6	-	-
Alex GordonLF	3	1	0	1	1	1	.226/.312/.343	97.4	.146	.238
Brad KellerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-