GROWN UP BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/23/2025
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GROWN UP BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2829 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (77-74) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 7 10 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (72-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 10 0
Pirates Sneak Past Royals, 8-7
Edward Olivares led Pittsburgh to a win over Kansas City. The final score was 8-7. Olivares collected 2 runs batted in, while going 2 for 3 at the plate. The first baseman also scored 2 times. The second-place Royals have dropped 4 straight games.

The decisive blow was delivered by Connor Joe in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 27-year old right-handed pitcher Ryan Fernandez to win the game for Pittsburgh. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's great when the crowd is energized," Joe said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .262 4 51
A. Frazier 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .269 3 41
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .303 28 89
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .247 16 63
S. Perez C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .302 28 91
J. Altuve DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 2 16
D. Waters LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .230 7 45
N. Velazquez RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .283 21 67
L. Matos CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .171 2 13
Totals 37 7 10 7 2 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Witt Jr. (38, 1st Inning off P. Skenes, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Matos (5, 7th Inning off J. Lawrence, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Pasquantino (16, 4th Inning off P. Skenes, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Perez (28, 8th Inning off R. Contreras, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Velazquez (21, 8th Inning off R. Contreras, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. 3 , V. Pasquantino 4 , S. Perez 4 , J. Altuve , D. Waters , N. Velazquez 5 , L. Matos 3
2-out RBI: N. Velazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Frazier 2 , V. Pasquantino , N. Velazquez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. (23) , D. Waters (15) , L. Matos (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Cheng SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .271 0 4
J. Suwinski CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .214 32 76
B. Reynolds LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .256 27 81
R. Tellez DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .221 27 64
L. Peguero 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .259 6 38
E. Olivares 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .288 7 41
C. Joe RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .167 1 7
K. Hayes 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 4 .288 8 65
   a-T. Johnson PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .143 1 3
   b-N. Gonzales 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Grandal C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .219 9 17
Totals 35 8 10 8 6 7 27      
a - T. Johnson pinch hit for K. Hayes in the 8th
b - N. Gonzales substituted for T. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Peguero (44, 9th Inning off R. Fernandez, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Joe (3, 9th Inning off R. Fernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hayes (8, 7th Inning off M. Foster, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Johnson (1, 8th Inning off M. Diaz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Cheng , L. Peguero 4 , E. Olivares 2 , C. Joe 2 , K. Hayes 4 , T. Johnson 4 , Y. Grandal
2-out RBI: L. Peguero , E. Olivares , C. Joe , T. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Reynolds , R. Tellez , K. Hayes , Y. Grandal
Sac Bunt: T. Cheng
Hit by Pitch: E. Olivares
Team LOB: 9
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Wacha 5.1 4 0 0 2 6 0 96 4.28   
M. Foster H (4) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 25 3.90   
M. Diaz 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 16 4.17   
W. Klein H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.47   
R. Fernandez L (8-5), BS (6) 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 24 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wacha 64
Batters Faced: M. Wacha 23, M. Foster 7, M. Diaz 5, W. Klein 1, R. Fernandez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wacha 4-6, M. Foster 3-2, M. Diaz 1-0, W. Klein 0-1, R. Fernandez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wacha 96-61, M. Foster 25-15, M. Diaz 16-8, W. Klein 2-1, R. Fernandez 24-9
WP: M. Diaz , R. Fernandez
Hit Batsmen: M. Wacha
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Skenes 6.1 5 3 3 1 7 1 85 3.87   
J. Lawrence 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 23 3.77   
R. Contreras 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 2 15 14.40   
M. Gonzales W (8-4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Skenes 57
Batters Faced: P. Skenes 25, J. Lawrence 6, R. Contreras 4, M. Gonzales 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Skenes 5-7, J. Lawrence 1-1, R. Contreras 1-0, M. Gonzales 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Skenes 85-60, J. Lawrence 23-14, R. Contreras 15-10, M. Gonzales 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lawrence 1-1 , R. Contreras 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edward Olivares
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 20231
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