Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals, September 18, 2018
September 18, 2018, 7:05 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Kansas City RoyalsPittsburgh Pirates
.697
OPS.724
155
HR157
638
Runs692
4.94
ERA4.00
1.46
WHIP1.31
1157
Strikeouts by pitchers1336
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
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Box Score
Batting
7 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B/CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezPH/1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alcides Escobar3B/2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake NewberryP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burch SmithP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric SkoglundP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon MaurerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosell HerreraPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason HammelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim HillP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
Starling Marte led Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo ReyesRF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Starling MarteCF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bell1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco CervelliC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan LuplowLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierPH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Osuna3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colin MoranPH/3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elias DíazPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edgar SantanaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle CrickP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan LavarnwayPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Harrison2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordy MercerSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jameson TaillonP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard RodríguezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey DickersonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe VázquezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kramer3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Pitching
Eric Skoglund went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 0 ER); Jameson Taillon went 7.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (11 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Eric Skoglund | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Maurer | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Hammel | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Hill | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Newberry | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burch Smith | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Jameson Taillon | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Richard Rodríguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Felipe Vázquez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Edgar Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Crick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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