PIT 5, KC 10 | Jun 1, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, June 2, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•72°F, Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

Royals

Final

WIN

Brady Singer

LOSS

Wil Crowe

The Royals cruised past the Pirates 10-5 in a dominant performance.

★Salvador Perez2 HR, 3 RBI

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Andrew Benintendi5 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 5: Andrew Benintendi hits a grand slam (5) to right field. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Carlos Santana scores.

Weather: 72°F, CloudyWind: 6 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:28Att: 10,333Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Dan Bellino

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91.3%C

14 missed calls

+1.5% PIT

+0.52 runs PIT

Win Probability

KC WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	10	0
KC	1	0	0	2	5	0	1

Game 633891 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Adam FrazierLF	4	1	2	1	1	1	.335/.396/.481	100.4	.279	.382
Will Craig1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.217/.277/.300	80.5	.050	.070
Bryan ReynoldsDH	5	0	1	1	0	1	.283/.382/.481	105.3	.365	.524
Gregory PolancoRF	4	0	0	1	0	2	.215/.287/.375	91	.208	.188
Ben GamelCF	4	0	0	1	0	2	.175/.250/.270	103.4	.171	.383
Wilmer Difo2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	.250/.294/.375	102.9	.388	.461
Kevin NewmanSS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.215/.242/.269	88.1	.355	.327
Michael PérezC	4	0	2	1	0	1	.145/.221/.323	98.9	.443	.431
Erik González3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.214/.250/.286	74	.132	.118
Bench
Ka'ai TomLF	1	1	0	0	0	1	.169/.321/.277	-	-	-
Wil CroweP							.167/.286/.167	-	-
Totals	36	5	10	5	2	11	-	-	-	-

2B:Frazier 2; Pérez

TB:13

RBI:Frazier; Reynolds; Gamel; Polanco; Pérez

SF:Gamel; Polanco

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	2	3	1	0	0	.259/.320/.380	99.5	.346

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Wil CroweL	4.0	8	8	8	2	3	2	76-42	89.6	7.26
Chris Stratton	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	30-18	88.6	3.29
Chasen Shreve	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	10-7	86.9	3.38
David Bednar	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	28-19	90.5	3.05
Sam Howard	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	84.8	2.89
Totals	8.0	12	10	10	4	6	3	147-88	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Howard 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Crowe 76-42; Stratton 30-18; Shreve 10-7; Bednar 28-19; Howard 3-2

Groundouts-flyouts:Crowe 3-5; Stratton 2-2; Shreve 0-2; Bednar 1-1; Howard 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady SingerW	5.2	8	5	4	1	6	0	94-58	90.4	5.06

Game Notes

📺

T2Replay review: Pirates challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Kevin Newman grounds into a force out, shortstop Nicky Lopez to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Wilmer Difo out at 2nd. Kevin Newman to 1st.

⚠️

T6Bryan Reynolds grounds out to catcher Salvador Perez. Bryan Reynolds out on batter interference.

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to right fielder Gregory Polanco. Whit Merrifield scores. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Gregory Polanco to shortstop Kevin Newman.

EV: 98.2 mph126 ftLA: 8°

Top 3 • PIT

3-1

Ben Gamel out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Ka'ai Tom scores.

EV: 97.8 mph378 ftLA: 30°

2-1

Gregory Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Adam Frazier scores. Ka'ai Tom to 3rd.

EV: 91.0 mph354 ftLA: 23°

1-1

Bryan Reynolds singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Edward Olivares. Erik Gonzalez scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd. Ka'ai Tom to 2nd.

EV: 101.9 mph56 ftLA: 2°

Top 4 • PIT

4-1

Michael Perez doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Edward Olivares. Kevin Newman scores.

EV: 98.9 mph305 ftLA: 17°

Bot 4 • KC

4-3

Salvador Perez homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Carlos Santana scores.

EV: 112.6 mph💣 375 ftLA: 22°

Bot 5 • KC

4-4

Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Adam Frazier. Michael A. Taylor scores. Nicky Lopez to 2nd.

EV: 88.2 mph172 ftLA: 12°

4-8

Andrew Benintendi hits a grand slam (5) to right field. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Carlos Santana scores.

EV: 101.5 mph💣 393 ftLA: 30°

Top 6 • PIT

5-8

Adam Frazier doubles (19) on a fly ball to third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez. Wilmer Difo scores. Kevin Newman to 3rd.

EV: 69.8 mph198 ftLA: 50°

Bot 7 • KC

5-9

Salvador Perez homers (12) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 97.8 mph💣 380 ftLA: 32°

Bot 8 • KC

5-10

Michael A. Taylor out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Gregory Polanco. Kelvin Gutierrez scores.

EV: 82.3 mph295 ftLA: 31°

HR:Perez (4th off Crowe, 1 on, 1 out); Benintendi (5th off Crowe, 3 on, 0 out); Perez (7th off Shreve, 0 on, 1 out)

3B:Gutiérrez; Taylor

TB:25

RBI:Perez 3; Merrifield; Benintendi 5; Taylor

SB:Merrifield

SF:Taylor

Team LOB:5

Bench
Brady SingerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kyle ZimmerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jakob JunisP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wade DavisP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-