MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/15/2024
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2810 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (71-79) 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 11 12 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (75-74) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 1
Royals Roast Pirates, 11-3
The Kansas City Royals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 11-3, with the largest share of the credit going to left fielder MJ Melendez. Melendez was 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 3 for the Royals. Blake Snell, who went 7 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 2 runs on 6 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 6. His record now stands at 6-5. The third-place Royals raised their record to 71-79.

Gavin Cross took JT Brubaker deep in the top of the first. His grand slam home run put the Royals on top, 4-0. In all, Cross had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 5.

Cross told a Kansas City Times reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Guzman SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .248 10 32
V. Pasquantino 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .275 21 88
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .283 15 95
M. Melendez LF 5 2 3 3 0 2 3 .279 17 64
G. Cross RF 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .291 6 21
N. Velazquez DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .211 18 54
K. Isbel CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .282 11 49
F. Fermin C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .266 16 54
M. Garcia 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234 2 43
Totals 39 11 12 11 3 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Melendez (29, 7th Inning off J. García, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Cross (6, 1st Inning off J. Brubaker, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Melendez (17, 4th Inning off Y. De Los Santos, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Isbel (11, 8th Inning off J. García, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Fermin (16, 8th Inning off W. Crowe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Pasquantino 2 , B. Witt Jr. , M. Melendez 7 , G. Cross 5 , N. Velazquez , K. Isbel 5 , F. Fermin 4
2-out RBI: V. Pasquantino , M. Melendez , N. Velazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Pasquantino , N. Velazquez
GIDP: F. Fermin
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Garcia 2 (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guzman-Garcia-Pasquantino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hayes 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .266 11 64
C. Arroyo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .247 12 59
O. Cruz SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .258 28 74
M. Nunez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 30 87
C. Julks DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .271 22 68
J. Suwinski CF, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .217 19 62
H. Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 1 15
   d-E. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323 23 80
T. Gonzalez LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 2 23
   a-T. Marcano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 0 4
   c-J. Bae LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 1 8
C. Smith-Njigba RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 8 34
   b-I. Vargas PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 10      
a - T. Marcano pinch hit for T. Gonzalez in the 7th
b - I. Vargas pinch hit for C. Smith-Njigba in the 7th
c - J. Bae substituted for T. Marcano in the 8th
d - E. Rodriguez pinch hit for H. Davis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Arroyo (34, 3rd Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Julks (26, 4th Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Cruz (28, 1st Inning off B. Snell, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Hayes (11, 8th Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hayes 4 , C. Arroyo 3 , O. Cruz 5 , C. Julks 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nunez , J. Suwinski , T. Gonzalez , J. Bae
GIDP: E. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Julks (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Nunez (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Hayes-Arroyo-Nunez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Snell W (6-5) 7.0 6 2 2 1 6 1 97 3.96   
B. Singer 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 1 23 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 62
Batters Faced: B. Snell 27, B. Singer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 6-8, B. Singer 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 97-64, B. Singer 23-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brubaker L (9-13) 2.2 4 5 5 2 4 1 58 4.98   
Y. De Los Santos 1.2 3 4 4 1 2 1 38 5.79   
J. García 2.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 35 4.07   
W. Crowe 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 35 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brubaker 28
Batters Faced: J. Brubaker 15, Y. De Los Santos 9, J. García 10, W. Crowe 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brubaker 2-2, Y. De Los Santos 0-3, J. García 2-3, W. Crowe 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brubaker 58-35, Y. De Los Santos 38-23, J. García 35-25, W. Crowe 35-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. De Los Santos 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: MJ Melendez
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 38265
Sunday, April 7th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 24.10 Build 82