PIT 6, KC 3 | Aug 29, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 30, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•85°F, Clear

PIT

Pirates

Royals

Final

WIN

Luis Ortiz

LOSS

Carlos Hernández

The Pirates defeated the Royals 6-3.

★Liover Peguero3-for-4, 3 RBI

⚾Cole Ragans7.0 IP, 0 ER, 9 K

Key Moment

Bot 9: Freddy Fermin singles on a ground ball to right fielder Joshua Palacios. MJ Melendez scores. Nelson Velazquez scores.

Weather: 85°F, ClearWind: 16 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:40Att: 11,233Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Brian O'Nora

View full →

89.7%C

15 missed calls

+7.6% PIT

+0.87 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinPIT Win

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

Game 716793 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	4	1	1	2	1	1	.269/.310/.442	106	.456	.722
Bryan ReynoldsLF	5	0	1	0	0	2	.263/.323/.459	101.6	.221	.244
Andrew McCutchenDH	4	0	0	0	1	0	.249/.368/.389	99.2	.147	.173
Alfonso Rivas III1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206/.313/.412	-	-	-
Endy RodríguezC	4	1	2	0	0	0	.245/.310/.387	100.5	.411	.393
Joshua PalaciosRF	3	1	0	0	1	3	.210/.258/.370	81.2	-	-
Liover PegueroSS	4	2	3	3	0	1	.248/.300/.446	102.9	.544	.725
Jack SuwinskiCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.204/.333/.436	98.6	.249	.316
Jihwan Bae2B	4	0	1	1	0	2	.240/.309/.316	84.1	.105	.115
Bench
Connor Joe1B	4	0	0	0	1	2	.250/.347/.431	109.1	.313	.326
Colin SelbyP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	36	6	9	6	4	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Hayes (8th off Hernández, 1 on, 2 out); Peguero (9th off Cruz, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Rodríguez

3B:Reynolds; Suwinski

TB:20

RBI:Peguero 3; Hayes 2; Bae

GIDP:Reynolds

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.276/.322/.367	101.8	.292

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Colin Selby	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	18-12	90.2	4.97
Luis OrtizW	5.0	3	1	1	2	5	81-51	91.1	5.08
Colin HoldermanH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	93.5	3.13
Cody Bolton	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	22-13	91.2	8.16
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	2	8	130-82	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Selby 18-12; Ortiz 81-51; Holderman 9-6; Bolton 22-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Selby 2-3; Ortiz 4-6; Holderman 3-0; Bolton 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cole Ragans	7.0	3	0	0	1	9	0	108-72	91.1	3.27

Bot 4 • KC

0-1

Drew Waters lines out, first baseman Connor Joe to second baseman Ji Hwan Bae to first baseman Connor Joe. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Nelson Velazquez to 2nd.

EV: 92.0 mph107 ftLA: 10°

Top 8 • PIT

2-1

Ke'Bryan Hayes homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Liover Peguero scores.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 424 ftLA: 24°

Top 9 • PIT

6-1

Ji Hwan Bae reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Jack Suwinski scores.

EV: 84.1 mph3 ftLA: -29°

5-1

Liover Peguero homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Endy Rodriguez scores. Joshua Palacios scores.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 416 ftLA: 31°

Bot 9 • KC

6-3

Freddy Fermin singles on a ground ball to right fielder Joshua Palacios. MJ Melendez scores. Nelson Velazquez scores.

EV: 97.4 mph15 ftLA: -5°

Inherited runners-scored:Hernández 1-1; Davidson 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Ragans 108-72; Cox 6-6; Hernández 11-6; Cruz 36-21; Davidson 3-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Ragans 6-5; Cox 0-1; Hernández 1-0; Cruz 2-0; Davidson 0-0

Bench
Cole RagansP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Austin CoxP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven CruzP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tucker DavidsonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

Ump Audit

Win Probability

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Kansas City Royals

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Kansas City Royals

Game Notes