Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, August 30, 2023
August 30, 2023, 8:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Pittsburgh PiratesKansas City Royals
.707
OPS.701
159
HR163
692
Runs676
4.60
ERA5.17
1.38
WHIP1.41
1363
Strikeouts by pitchers1270
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Bryan Reynolds and Jack Suwinski led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor JoeRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jihwan BaeCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew McCutchenDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Endy RodríguezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Liover Peguero2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinny Capra3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack SuwinskiCF/RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alika WilliamsSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfonso Rivas III1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
4 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Beaty1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dairon BlancoRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Samad Taylor2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Pitching
Andre Jackson went 5.2 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (7 SO, 1 ER); Angel Zerpa went 5.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Andre Jackson | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Ryan Borucki | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Hatch | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Holderman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Angel Zerpa | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Collin Snider | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Clarke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Kowar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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