COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/17/2044
 
COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2795 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (76-73) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (74-74) 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 X 7 7 0
Pirates Win Streak Reaches 7
Pittsburgh left fielder Steve Law picked up 3 ribbies while helping his team beat back the Kansas City Royals, 7-6. Chris Anderson, 6-8, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 2 hits in 1.1 innings. Mike Romero wrapped it up, recording his 27th save.

Pittsburgh went up, 7-5, on Chris Pierce's 9th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which Pierce hit in the bottom of the seventh, victimized Kansas City pitcher Eric Avery.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Pirates manager Chris S. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."

The Pirates move to 74-74 with the win, while the Royals drop to 76-73.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wilkins CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .249 27 78
V. Soto RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 5 .239 30 80
W. Ayala DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .288 36 94
S. Buckholdt 2B 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 .272 17 72
A. Diaz 1B 2 0 0 0 3 2 1 .305 24 105
M. Trew C 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .286 12 34
J. Furlough LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .291 18 88
J. Fusco 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .252 10 54
M. Rankin SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .275 7 47
Totals 36 6 10 6 5 11 27      
BATTING
Triples: J. Fusco (2, 6th Inning off D. Lane, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: V. Soto (30, 1st Inning off N. Polanco, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Ayala (36, 3rd Inning off N. Polanco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wilkins , V. Soto 4 , W. Ayala 5 , S. Buckholdt , M. Trew 2 , J. Furlough , J. Fusco 3 , M. Rankin
2-out RBI: J. Wilkins , M. Rankin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , V. Soto 2 , W. Ayala , J. Furlough , J. Fusco , M. Rankin
Sac Fly: M. Trew
Hit by Pitch: J. Fusco , M. Rankin
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Buckholdt 2 (41) , A. Diaz (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fusco (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 0 44
J. Smith 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .246 12 65
   a-C. Solomon 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 6 28
S. Law LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .295 30 102
E. Goode CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .282 10 50
R. Guyon RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 9 62
   b-W. Aybar 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .359 3 12
M. Childress 1B, RF 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .254 3 12
J. Lutzi C 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .268 18 55
A. Kimmons 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 7 59
C. Pierce DH 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .236 9 41
Totals 32 7 7 7 1 8 5      
a - C. Solomon substituted for J. Smith in the 9th
b - W. Aybar substituted for R. Guyon in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Law 2 (30, 1st Inning off E. Avery, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off E. Avery, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Pierce (9, 7th Inning off E. Avery, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Smith , S. Law 8 , E. Goode , R. Guyon , A. Kimmons , C. Pierce 4
2-out RBI: S. Law
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Guyon
Hit by Pitch: M. Childress
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Goode (24)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Avery L (15-9) 6.0 7 7 6 0 6 3 105 3.39   
S. Stevic 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 5.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Avery 38
Batters Faced: E. Avery 27, S. Stevic 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Avery 10-2, S. Stevic 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Avery 105-70, S. Stevic 27-19
WP: E. Avery
Hit Batsmen: E. Avery
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Polanco 2.2 7 5 5 1 3 2 58 3.88   
D. Lane 3.1 1 0 0 1 4 0 50 5.36   
C. Anderson W (6-8) 1.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 32 8.24   
M. Romero SV (27) 1.2 0 1 1 2 1 0 25 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Polanco 22
Batters Faced: N. Polanco 16, D. Lane 13, C. Anderson 8, M. Romero 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Polanco 3-2, D. Lane 3-3, C. Anderson 1-0, M. Romero 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: N. Polanco 58-35, D. Lane 50-30, C. Anderson 32-21, M. Romero 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lane 1-0 , M. Romero 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Lane , C. Anderson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Law
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 35160
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