Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, May 31, 2021
May 31, 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
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
6 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam FrazierDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Newman2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregory PolancoRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Craig1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ka'ai TomLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Erik González3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole TuckerSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nicky LopezPH/SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
Chad Kuhl went 4.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 3 ER); Mike Minor went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (7 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Chad Kuhl | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Duane Underwood Jr. | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luis Oviedo | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Mike Minor | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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