Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 2, Kansas City 1
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - John Libka, 2B - Carlos Torres, 3B - Paul Nauert
Attendance: 11566
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 000000001-171
Pittsburgh 0000001001290
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 52-99 30-47 22-52 L3
Pittsburgh 76-74 42-34 34-40 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 42-34 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 22-52 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kyle Crick pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.51. Burch Smith took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Colin Moran had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Pittsburgh
Eric Skoglund Player Jameson Taillon
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 7.0
2 Strikeouts 11
3 Hits 4
0.00 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Kansas City   Pittsburgh
Hunter Dozier Player Starling Marte
1 Hits 3
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
1.000 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 7 0 10 .184 17 1 3 0 1
Pittsburgh 9 1 13 .237 4 2 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Pirates have a W/L % of .547 after a win and .459 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Royals have a W/L % of .346 after a win and .343 after a loss.