Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, August 28, 2023
August 28, 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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Ke'Bryan Hayes led Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jihwan BaeCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McCutchenDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua PalaciosLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Endy RodríguezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack SuwinskiRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Liover Peguero2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alfonso Rivas III1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alika WilliamsSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
MJ Melendez and Drew Waters led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nelson VelázquezRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew WatersDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Beaty1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Duffy3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Pitching
Johan Oviedo went 9.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 0 ER); Zack Greinke went 4.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Johan Oviedo | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Zack Greinke | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tucker Davidson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor Hearn | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Kowar | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernández | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- ER
- earned runs
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