MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/13/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2785 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (70-78) 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 6 12 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (74-73) 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 X 8 10 0
Cruz Leads Pirates to 8-6 Win Over Royals
A 4-RBI performance from shortstop Oneil Cruz, who finished 5th in the NL in RBI with 113 last year, led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a win over the Kansas City Royals, 8-6. Pittsburgh reliever Colin Selby got the win, raising his record to 6-1. Joe Barlow was tagged with the loss. Pittsburgh is third in the National League Central Division with a record of 74-73.

Ke'Bryan Hayes, who is tied for 3rd in the NL in doubles with 41, contributed to the Pittsburgh win with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 RBI.

"I just tried to put the barrel on it," said Cruz.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guzman SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .253 10 32
V. Pasquantino 1B 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .273 21 87
   a-D. Mann PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .190 11 39
B. Witt Jr. 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .285 15 95
M. Melendez LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .273 16 61
G. Cross RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .293 5 17
N. Velazquez DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .211 18 52
K. Isbel CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .283 10 48
F. Fermin C 5 1 1 0 0 4 6 .268 15 53
M. Garcia 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .237 2 43
Totals 38 6 12 6 3 10 20      
a - D. Mann pinch hit for V. Pasquantino in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Garcia (28, 3rd Inning off T. Mahle, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Pasquantino (32, 4th Inning off T. Mahle, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Melendez 2 (27, 5th Inning off T. Mahle, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Moreta, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (27, 6th Inning off D. Moreta, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: V. Pasquantino (21, 6th Inning off D. Moreta, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Pasquantino 6 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , M. Melendez 5 , G. Cross , N. Velazquez , K. Isbel , F. Fermin , M. Garcia 3
2-out RBI: , V. Pasquantino 2 , M. Melendez , M. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , M. Melendez , G. Cross , F. Fermin 2
Sac Fly: N. Velazquez
Hit by Pitch: V. Pasquantino , K. Isbel
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hayes 3B 4 2 2 3 0 0 0 .265 10 60
C. Arroyo 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .247 12 59
O. Cruz SS 4 2 3 4 0 1 1 .258 27 72
E. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .326 23 80
M. Nunez 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260 30 87
C. Julks DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266 22 67
T. Gonzalez LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .226 2 23
J. Bae CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 1 8
C. Smith-Njigba RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .209 8 34
Totals 33 8 10 8 3 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Arroyo 2 (33, 1st Inning off A. Lacy, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off A. Lacy, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Gonzalez (11, 2nd Inning off A. Lacy, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Rodriguez (26, 7th Inning off N. Burdi, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Cruz 2 (27, 6th Inning off A. Lacy, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Barlow, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hayes (10, 7th Inning off J. Barlow, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Hayes 5 , C. Arroyo 4 , O. Cruz 9 , E. Rodriguez 2 , M. Nunez , T. Gonzalez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rodriguez , M. Nunez , C. Julks , C. Smith-Njigba
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Cruz (6)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Lacy 6.1 7 5 5 2 8 1 108 3.19   
J. Barlow L (2-5), BS (4) 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 2 12 4.21   
N. Burdi 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Lacy 45
Batters Faced: A. Lacy 27, J. Barlow 3, N. Burdi 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Lacy 7-3, J. Barlow 0-0, N. Burdi 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Lacy 108-66, J. Barlow 12-6, N. Burdi 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Barlow 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mahle 5.0 6 4 4 3 4 0 86 4.53   
D. Moreta 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 22 3.86   
C. Selby W (6-1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.55   
B. Bowden H (16) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.70   
D. Bednar SV (35) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mahle 40
Batters Faced: T. Mahle 26, D. Moreta 6, C. Selby 5, B. Bowden 2, D. Bednar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mahle 2-9, D. Moreta 1-1, C. Selby 0-2, B. Bowden 0-0, D. Bednar 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mahle 86-54, D. Moreta 22-15, C. Selby 11-9, B. Bowden 11-7, D. Bednar 9-7
Hit Batsmen: T. Mahle 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oneil Cruz
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 38129
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