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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/13/2024
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2788 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (81-67) 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 8 11 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (71-76) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 1
Royals Roll to 8-3 Win Over Pirates
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at PNC Park, knocking off the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3. Starting pitcher Kenny Funkhouser played a key role in the triumph. Funkhouser picked up the win for Kansas City, going 6.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 16-6. With the win, Kansas City upped its record to 81-67.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Dan Bryant? The Kansas City right fielder had a 2-run double in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals on top, 2-1. For the game, Bryant had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Funkhouser called the win "a team effort."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. López 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .300 6 59
N. De Sedas 3B 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .298 10 65
M. Baker LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .293 23 66
K. Clemens 1B 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 .248 33 94
F. Alvarez C 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .260 21 74
B. Swagger DH 3 0 1 1 0 2 5 .231 1 8
D. Cameron CF 3 1 1 1 0 2 4 .250 15 71
D. Bryant RF 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 .247 4 21
D. Moore SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .202 1 5
Totals 36 8 11 8 2 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Cameron (30, 5th Inning off D. May, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Bryant (12, 5th Inning off D. May, 2 on, 1 out) , N. De Sedas (26, 6th Inning off A. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Clemens (24, 7th Inning off Z. Linginfelter, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. López 2 , N. De Sedas 3 , K. Clemens 2 , F. Alvarez 2 , B. Swagger , D. Cameron 2 , D. Bryant 3
2-out RBI: D. Bryant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. López , N. De Sedas , D. Moore
Sac Fly: B. Swagger , D. Cameron
Hit by Pitch: K. Clemens
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. López (36)
CS: M. Baker (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Blalock DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 1 2
J. Groshans 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .307 17 49
W. Franco SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .325 19 52
D. Fletcher LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 25 77
C. Griffin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .241 3 23
O. Cruz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .207 8 35
S. Samuels RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .251 6 40
J. Vega CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .265 3 20
A. Seigler C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .236 6 34
Totals 34 3 9 3 2 4 15      
BATTING
Triples: J. Vega (2, 7th Inning off G. Shapiro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Franco (19, 1st Inning off K. Funkhouser, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Groshans (17, 8th Inning off G. Shapiro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Groshans 4 , W. Franco 5 , C. Griffin , O. Cruz , S. Samuels , J. Vega 4 , A. Seigler
2-out RBI: W. Franco , J. Vega
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Franco , A. Seigler 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Samuels (4)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cruz (10)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
K. Funkhouser W (16-6) 6.2 4 2 2 2 3 1 95 64 3.71
G. Shapiro 1.2 5 1 1 0 0 1 35 21 4.97
H. Wesneski 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 3.34
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Funkhouser 59
Batters Faced: K. Funkhouser 25, G. Shapiro 9, H. Wesneski 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Funkhouser 10-6, G. Shapiro 1-3, H. Wesneski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Funkhouser 95-64, G. Shapiro 35-21, H. Wesneski 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Shapiro 1-1 , H. Wesneski 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
D. May L (5-4) 5.0 4 2 2 0 5 0 76 50 2.85
A. Jones 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 0 23 11 1.77
Z. Linginfelter 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 24 17 4.78
K. Waldichuk 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 19 3.62
A. Kloffenstein 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 4.34
PITCHING
Game Score: D. May 56
Batters Faced: D. May 19, A. Jones 5, Z. Linginfelter 7, K. Waldichuk 8, A. Kloffenstein 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. May 7-2, A. Jones 0-0, Z. Linginfelter 0-2, K. Waldichuk 1-3, A. Kloffenstein 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. May 76-50, A. Jones 23-11, Z. Linginfelter 24-17, K. Waldichuk 28-19, A. Kloffenstein 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Linginfelter 3-2 , K. Waldichuk 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kenny Funkhouser
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 29859
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