Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 2, Kansas City 1
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - John Libka, 2B - Carlos Torres, 3B - Paul Nauert
Attendance: 11566
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield 2B-2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .301
Adalberto Mondesi SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .284
Alex Gordon LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .244
Jorge Bonifacio RF 4 1 0 0 1 4 1 .235
Ryan O'Hearn 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279
     Salvador Perez PH-1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
Alcides Escobar 3B-2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .218
     Jake Newberry RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Burch Smith RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Brian Goodwin CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .288
     Hunter Dozier PH-3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233
Meibrys Viloria C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .200
Eric Skoglund SP 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
     Brandon Maurer RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Rosell Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232
     Jason Hammel RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Tim Hill RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Brett Phillips CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
Totals 38 1 7 1 3 17 10  
Batting
2B - Alex Gordon (24), Alcides Escobar (21), Hunter Dozier (18)
TB - Whit Merrifield, Alex Gordon 2, Ryan O'Hearn, Salvador Perez, Alcides Escobar 2, Brian Goodwin, Hunter Dozier 2
RBI - Hunter Dozier (30)
2-Out RBI - Hunter Dozier (13)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jorge Bonifacio (17)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
E - Alcides Escobar (12)
PB - Salvador Perez (5)
PO - Eric Skoglund (Marte at 1st)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Eric Skoglund 6.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5.60
Brandon Maurer 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.98
Jason Hammel 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.98
Tim Hill 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46
Jake Newberry 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.45
Burch Smith (L 1-6) 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 6.75
IBB - Adam Frazier (by Smith)
Pitches-Strikes - Eric Skoglund 85-56, Brandon Maurer 8-6, Jason Hammel 27-22, Tim Hill 2-1, Jake Newberry 10-4, Burch Smith 31-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Eric Skoglund 3-4, Brandon Maurer 2-1, Jason Hammel 1-1, Tim Hill 1-0, Jake Newberry 0-1, Burch Smith 1-1
Batters Faced - Eric Skoglund 21, Brandon Maurer 4, Jason Hammel 6, Tim Hill 1, Jake Newberry 2, Burch Smith 8
Inherited Runners-Scored - Tim Hill 2-0, Jake Newberry 2-0
Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Pablo Reyes RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .435
Starling Marte CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .276
Josh Bell 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .266
Francisco Cervelli C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255
Jordan Luplow LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
     Adam Frazier PH-LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .282
Jose Osuna 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205
     Colin Moran PH-3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277
     Elias Diaz PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
     Edgar Santana RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Kyle Crick RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Ryan Lavarnway PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Josh Harrison 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251
Jordy Mercer SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
Jameson Taillon SP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .057
     Richard Rodriguez RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Corey Dickerson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
     Felipe Vazquez RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Kevin Kramer 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
Totals 38 2 9 2 3 4 11  
Batting
2B - Josh Bell (30)
HR - Colin Moran (10)
TB - Pablo Reyes 2, Starling Marte 3, Josh Bell 3, Colin Moran 4, Ryan Lavarnway
RBI - Colin Moran (53), Ryan Lavarnway (1)
2-Out RBI - Colin Moran (29)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Francisco Cervelli (45), Josh Harrison 2 (21)
S - Francisco Cervelli (2)
Team LOB - 9
Baserunning
CS - Pablo Reyes (1, 2nd by Hammel/Viloria), Starling Marte (13, 2nd by Skoglund/Viloria)
PO - Starling Marte (1st by Skoglund)
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Pablo Reyes (O'Hearn at Home), Jordan Luplow (Perez at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jameson Taillon 7.0 4 0 0 1 11 0 3.24
Richard Rodriguez (H 11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.53
Felipe Vazquez (BS 5) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.91
Edgar Santana 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.71
Kyle Crick (W 3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.51
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 104-70, Richard Rodriguez 19-11, Felipe Vazquez 16-11, Edgar Santana 17-10, Kyle Crick 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 6-2, Richard Rodriguez 0-0, Felipe Vazquez 0-0, Edgar Santana 1-1, Kyle Crick 0-0
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 25, Richard Rodriguez 4, Felipe Vazquez 5, Edgar Santana 4, Kyle Crick 3