Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

14-8, 6-3 Away

Final

12-11, 5-3 Home


KC
PIT

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- T. Anderson pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Sinker 88
  2
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 86
  3
  Ball
  Changeup 81
  4
  Foul Ball
  Changeup 81
  5
  Foul Ball
  Cutter 83
  6
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 90
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Reynolds to second on wild pitch by Junis.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- T. Anderson pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- T. Anderson pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- T. Anderson pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- T. Anderson pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- T. Anderson pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- D. Underwood Jr. pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Difo hit for Underwood Jr.
  1
  1
- S. Barlow pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- S. Howard pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- McBroom hit for Barlow
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- R. Rodríguez pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Sinker	88
2 Foul Ball	Cutter	86
3 Ball	Changeup	81
4 Foul Ball	Changeup	81
5 Foul Ball	Cutter	83
6 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	90

Royals
1
Pirates
2

Game 1

28/4

Royals
9
Pirates
6

Game 2

29/4

PNC Park

4:05 AM, 28 April 2021

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 5,510

Game Time:2:20

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
First Base Umpire - Jose Navas
Second Base Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	39	35	.527	-	L1
Cleveland	40	36	.526	-	L1
Minnesota	36	41	.468	4.5	L1
Kansas City	32	45	.416	8.5	W3
Detroit	31	44	.413	8.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	45	28	.616	-	L2
St. Louis	40	34	.541	5.5	L3
Chicago	40	36	.526	6.5	W2
Pittsburgh	38	38	.500	8.5	L1
Cincinnati	35	39	.473	10.5	L2

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

D. Underwood Jr.1-0

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