MLB, round 26
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
The Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Sunday at PNC Park.
The big inning was the eighth, when the Pirates scored 2.
The Pirates improve to 79-77. The Royals fall to 67-89.
Attendance: 14,979.
Full recap at ESPN: Flores Jr. hits go-ahead, 2-run homer in 8th as Pirates rally for 4-3 win and series sweep of RoyalsWritten automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.
| Stats | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Garcia 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .258 | .313 | .371 |
| B. Witt Jr. SS | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .279 | .359 | .440 |
| J. Caglianone RF | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .282 | .335 | .486 |
| S. Perez DH | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .227 | .271 | .374 |
| M. Massey 2B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .274 | .307 | .436 |
| N. Loftin 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .240 | .324 | .380 |
| J. Rave RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .228 | .315 | .441 |
| L. Maile C | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .171 | .244 | .293 |
| T. Tolbert SS | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .288 | .353 | .400 |
| V. Pasquantino 1B | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .244 | .330 | .406 |
| K. Isbel CF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .263 | .321 |
| I. Collins LF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .217 | .323 | .329 |
| Team | 9-35 | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 138 |
| Stats | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Wacha SP | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 113-78 | 3.33 | 113 |
| N. Hoffman RP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.86 | 5 |
| C. Thomas RP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-15 | 8.85 | 26 |
| J. Cuas RP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-4 | 2.21 | 7 |
| N. Pearson RP | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25-18 | 3.43 | 25 |
| A. Gose RP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 0.00 | 6 |
| Team | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 182-123 | 182 |
| Stats | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Griffin SS | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .267 | .322 | .389 |
| B. Lowe 2B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .262 | .332 | .492 |
| B. Reynolds LF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .262 | .365 | .423 |
| O. Cruz CF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .280 | .367 | .490 |
| N. Gonzales 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .302 | .365 | .389 |
| J. Triolo SS | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .311 | .307 |
| R. O'Hearn RF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .264 | .331 | .443 |
| R. Simon RF | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .353 | .438 |
| R. Flores Jr. C | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .286 | .354 | .556 |
| S. Horwitz 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .248 | .346 | .367 |
| J. Mangum CF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .279 | .336 | .370 |
| Team | 8-33 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 182 |
| Stats | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Bachar RP | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 3.56 | 20 |
| Y. Ramirez RP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30-19 | 2.93 | 30 |
| W. Dotel RP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32-21 | 4.58 | 32 |
| C. Mlodzinski RP | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45-26 | 3.95 | 45 |
| M. Montgomery RP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.59 | 11 |
| Team | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 138-88 | 138 |
Perez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Caglianone to second.
Cruz homered to center (420 feet).
Horwitz singled to center, O'Hearn scored, Flores Jr. to second.
Pasquantino homered to right center (390 feet), Rave scored.
Flores Jr. homered to left (426 feet), Simon scored.
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