Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, June 1, 2021
June 1, 2021, 8:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Pittsburgh PiratesKansas City Royals
.673
OPS.702
124
HR163
609
Runs686
5.08
ERA4.64
1.44
WHIP1.39
1312
Strikeouts by pitchers1344
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Frazier2B/LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ka'ai TomLF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will CraigPH/1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregory PolancoRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben GamelCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wilmer Difo3B/2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin NewmanSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael PérezC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik González1B/3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Whit Merrifield led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Pitching
Wil Crowe went 4.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (3 SO, 8 ER); Brady Singer went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Wil Crowe | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Chris Stratton | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Chasen Shreve | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Bednar | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Howard | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 5.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- at-bats
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- H
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- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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