MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/17/2045
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2372 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2045 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (63-57) 0 1 0 4 0 5 1 1 0 12 15 0
Kansas City Royals (67-53) 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 12 0
Pirates Deal Royals 12-6 Loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates bested the Kansas City Royals, 12-6, at Kauffman Stadium. Tommie Eaton was one of the standouts. He was 2 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 4. Sam Richardson got the win, improving to 9-7. He worked 6.1 innings, giving up 6 runs on 10 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 1. The victory gives Pittsburgh a record of 63-57.

Eaton contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Pittsburgh in the top of the fourth. With his team trailing 3-2, Eaton took a cutter from Brandon Ferrari and stroked the home run to right. His 16th home run of the season allowed the Pirates to leap in front, 5-3.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Eaton.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bravenboer 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .288 17 55
S. Jordan RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .321 30 102
M. McAleer CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .322 24 71
P. Sutton DH 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .306 29 78
V. Poopwell C 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .323 13 50
T. Conboy LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .277 18 54
M. Bates 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .295 6 44
T. Eaton SS 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 .288 16 65
D. Contreras 2B 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .260 6 42
Totals 40 12 15 12 4 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Eaton (26, 6th Inning off G. Ts'ong, 1 on, 0 outs) , V. Poopwell (19, 9th Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Conboy (4, 7th Inning off D. Dill, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Sutton (29, 2nd Inning off B. Ferrari, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. McAleer (24, 4th Inning off B. Ferrari, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Eaton (16, 4th Inning off B. Ferrari, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Conboy (18, 6th Inning off S. Quinones, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Bravenboer (17, 6th Inning off G. Ts'ong, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Bravenboer 5 , S. Jordan , M. McAleer 5 , P. Sutton 4 , V. Poopwell 3 , T. Conboy 7 , M. Bates 3 , T. Eaton 6
2-out RBI: M. McAleer , T. Eaton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Poopwell , T. Eaton
GIDP: M. Bates
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Jordan (23) , V. Poopwell (25) , D. Contreras (20)
CS: D. Contreras (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Bates-Contreras-Bravenboer, Bravenboer-Eaton-Bravenboer, Bates-Contreras-Bravenboer)
PB: V. Poopwell
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Jaquez 3B 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 .252 37 86
G. Switzer RF 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 .289 14 72
M. Meyerhoff C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .428 21 69
T. Prado CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .308 19 70
I. Faber 2B 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .303 11 46
A. Matthews SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .276 19 63
B. Baconneck DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 8 31
V. Moya 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 2 25
Z. Davidson LF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .308 8 27
   a-A. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378 12 39
Totals 36 6 12 6 1 6 10      
a - A. Martin pinch hit for Z. Davidson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Switzer (19, 7th Inning off S. Richardson, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Jaquez 2 (30, 7th Inning off S. Richardson, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Yamashita, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Jaquez (37, 1st Inning off S. Richardson, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Faber 2 (11, 1st Inning off S. Richardson, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off S. Richardson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Jaquez 8 , G. Switzer 2 , M. Meyerhoff 2 , T. Prado , I. Faber 8 , Z. Davidson 3
2-out RBI: I. Faber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Switzer 2 , M. Meyerhoff
GIDP: T. Prado 2 , B. Baconneck
Hit by Pitch: M. Jaquez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Davidson (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Meyerhoff-Faber, Matthews-Faber-Moya)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Richardson W (9-7) 6.1 10 6 6 1 3 3 91 4.39   
R. Yamashita 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 32 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Richardson 31
Batters Faced: S. Richardson 29, R. Yamashita 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Richardson 7-7, R. Yamashita 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Richardson 91-65, R. Yamashita 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Yamashita 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Richardson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ferrari L (10-6) 3.2 6 5 5 1 2 3 73 4.93   
S. Quinones 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 33 4.14   
G. Ts'ong 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 9 8.06   
D. Dill 3.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 36 7.26   
B. Boykin 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ferrari 28
Batters Faced: B. Ferrari 17, S. Quinones 8, G. Ts'ong 3, D. Dill 12, B. Boykin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ferrari 6-2, S. Quinones 2-1, G. Ts'ong 0-0, D. Dill 2-6, B. Boykin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ferrari 73-45, S. Quinones 33-21, G. Ts'ong 9-3, D. Dill 36-20, B. Boykin 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ts'ong 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tommie Eaton
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 35352
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