Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals, September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024, 1:05 PM ET | PNC Park
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024Kansas City RoyalsPittsburgh Pirates
.709
OPS.672
170
HR160
735
Runs665
3.76
ERA4.15
1.24
WHIP1.31
1339
Strikeouts by pitchers1356
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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Bobby Witt Jr. led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy PhamDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Salvador Perez1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Massey2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Freddy FerminC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ MelendezLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie GrossmanPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett HampsonLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroePH/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Bryan Reynolds and Jared Triolo led Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsLF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oneil CruzCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Andrew McCutchenDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Gonzales2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan De La CruzRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yasmani GrandalC/1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Triolo3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Cook1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey BartPH/C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
Pitching
Michael Wacha went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (8 SO, 1 ER); Mitch Keller went 6.0 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (6 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Michael Wacha | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Long | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James McArthur | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Bubic | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Mitch Keller | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Carmen Mlodzinski | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Beeks | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Bednar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- ER
- earned runs
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