Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

52-99, 22-52 Away

Final/11

77-74, 42-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
W. Merrifield2B-CF-2B	1-4	0	0	.301
A. MondesiSS	0-5	0	0	.284
A. GordonLF	1-5	0	0	.244
J. BonifacioRF	0-4	1	0	.235
R. O'Hearn1B	1-3	0	0	.279
S. PerezPH-1B	1-2	0	0	.236
A. Escobar3B-2B	1-4	0	0	.218
J. NewberryP	0-0	0	0	.000
B. SmithP	0-0	0	0	.000
B. GoodwinCF	1-2	0	0	.235
H. DozierPH-3B	1-1	0	1	.233
M. ViloriaC	0-4	0	0	.200
E. SkoglundP	0-2	0	0	.000
B. MaurerP	0-0	0	0	.000
R. HerreraPH	0-1	0	0	.228
J. HammelP	0-0	0	0	.000
T. HillP	0-0	0	0	.000
B. PhillipsCF	0-1	0	0	.198

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
E. Skoglund	6.0	3	0	0	2	85-56	5.60
B. Maurer	1.0	1	1	0	0	8-6	7.98
J. Hammel	1.1	3	0	0	0	27-22	5.98
T. Hill	0.1	0	0	0	0	2-1	4.46
J. Newberry	0.1	0	0	1	0	10-4	2.45
B. Smith	1.1	2	1	2	2	31-17	6.75

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

7:05 PM, September 18, 2018

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 11,566

Game Time:3:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Scott Barry
First Base Umpire - John Libka
Second Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Left Field Umpire - -
Right Field Umpire - -

Lavarnway drives in winning run, Pirates top Royals in 11

Pinch-hitter Ryan Lavarnway drove in the winning run with a single in the 11th inning, Jameson Taillon struck out a career-high 11 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Sep 19, 2018, 12:01 am - Associated Press


KC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	7	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	9	0

K. Crick3-2

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

B. Smith1-6

1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	PIT
7th	Moran homered to right center (396 feet).	0	1
9th	Dozier doubled to deep left, Bonifacio scored, Pérez thrown out at home.	1	1
11th	Lavarnway singled to shallow center, Marte scored, Bell to third, Frazier to second.	1	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
6
Pirates
7

Game 1

9/17

Royals
1
Pirates
2

Game 2

9/18

Royals
1
Pirates
2

Game 3

9/19

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

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

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Nimmo's walk-off single gives Rangers 6-5 win over Astros and winning record at All-Star break

— Brandon Nimmo hit a game-ending single that drove in Wyatt Langford with his third hit of the game, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday to enter the All-Star break with a winning record at 49-47.

Braves rally in 9th for 4-3 victory over Cardinals

— Ozzie Albies doubled and scored the winning run on Masyn Winn’s throwing error in the ninth inning, allowing the Atlanta Braves to avoid a sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with a 4-3 win Sunday.

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Information

Lavarnway drives in winning run, Pirates top Royals in 11

K. Crick3-2

B. Smith1-6

Scoring Summary

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