Pittsburgh Pirates @ Kansas City Royals

20-34, 10-19 Away

Final

27-26, 14-13 Home


PIT
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	10	0
1	0	0	2	5	0	1	1	-	10	12	2

B. Singer3-4

5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

W. Crowe0-4

4.0 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 94
  2
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 94
  3
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 94
  4
  Ball
  Slider 87
  5
  Double
  Slider 87
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- W. Crowe pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- W. Crowe pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- González reached on infield single to pitcher, González safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Singer.
  0
  1
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- W. Crowe pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Craig hit for Tom
  4
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- W. Crowe pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- Frazier in left field.
  4
  1
- Craig at first base.
  4
  1
- Difo at second base.
  4
  1
- González at third base.
  4
  1
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- W. Crowe pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- C. Stratton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- B. Singer pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Newman grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Difo safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Singer.
  4
  8
- K. Zimmer pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Stratton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- J. Brentz pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Shreve pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- D. Bednar pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- Merrifield stole second.
  5
  10
- S. Howard pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	94
2 Strike Looking	Sinker	94
3 Strike Looking	Sinker	94
4 Ball	Slider	87
5 Double	Slider	87

Pirates
3
Royals
7

Game 1

5/31

Pirates
5
Royals
10

Game 2

6/1

Kauffman Stadium

8:10 PM, June 1, 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 10,333

Game Time:3:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Bellino
First Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
Second Base Umpire - Joe West
Third Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	59	37	.615	-	L3
Chicago	54	42	.563	5	W2
St. Louis	50	45	.526	8.5	L1
Pittsburgh	50	47	.515	9.5	W3
Cincinnati	43	52	.453	15.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Kansas City Royals

B. Singer3-4

W. Crowe0-4

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