Royals 4-3 Pirates (Jul 9, 2025) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

46-48, 23-24 home


PIT
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	8	0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	-	4	11	0

PiratesTop 1st
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 91
  2
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 90
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Cruz caught stealing third, catcher to third.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- Fermin to third on wild pitch by Falter.
  0
  3
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- B. Falter pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- India picked off and caught stealing second.
  0
  3
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- K. Bubic pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- Isbel hit for Tolbert
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Horwitz hit for Triolo
  3
  3
- Isbel in center field.
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Ashcraft pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- Horwitz at first base.
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- I. Mattson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- C. Estevez pitching for KC
  PIT
  KC
- Rave in right field.
  3
  4
- Frazier hit for Bart
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	91
2 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	90

Pirates
3
Royals
9

Game 1

7/7

Pirates
3
Royals
4

Game 2

7/8

Pirates
3
Royals
4

Game 3

7/9

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, July 9, 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Line: KC -200

Over/Under: 8.5

Attendance: 18,398

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz
First Base Umpire - Erich Bacchus
Second Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora
Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	54	38	.587	-	L2
Milwaukee	53	40	.570	1.5	W4
St. Louis	49	44	.527	5.5	L1
Cincinnati	47	46	.505	7.5	W1
Pittsburgh	38	56	.404	17	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	59	35	.628	-	L1
Kansas City	46	48	.489	13	W4
Minnesota	45	47	.489	13	W2
Cleveland	43	48	.473	14.5	W3
Chicago	31	62	.333	27.5	W1

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Kansas City Royals

L. Erceg4-2

I. Mattson2-1

C. Estevez25

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Gunnar Henderson homers as the Orioles beat the Mets 3-1 in doubleheader opener

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