Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals, April 27, 2021
April 27, 2021, 6:35 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Kansas City RoyalsPittsburgh Pirates
.702
OPS.673
163
HR124
686
Runs609
4.64
ERA5.08
1.39
WHIP1.44
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1312
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
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Carlos Santana led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge SolerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakob JunisP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott BarlowP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan McBroomPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg HollandP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Colin Moran led Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Frazier2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phillip EvansLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Moran1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik González3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob StallingsC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory PolancoRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin NewmanSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler AndersonP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Duane Underwood Jr.P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilmer DifoPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam HowardP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard RodríguezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Pitching
Jakob Junis went 6.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (9 SO, 2 ER); Tyler Anderson went 6.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Tyler Anderson | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Duane Underwood Jr. | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Howard | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Rodríguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- at-bats
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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