MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/08/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1944 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (41-52) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Kansas City Royals (44-49) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 X 7 10 0
Pittsburgh Upended by Kansas City, 7-3
The home crowd had a good time watching the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals get after it.

Royals designated hitter Kyle Manzardo put his stamp on his team's 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Manzardo was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for Kansas City in the contest. Taylor Dollard got the win, improving to 1-0. He held the Pirates to 3 runs on 4 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 0. Ryan Helsley was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 1 of 3 save opportunities.

Francisco Mejía came through for Kansas City with a run-scoring double in the bottom of the fifth. The catcher went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 runs batted in.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Manzardo told the Kansas City Citizen.

After today's action, Kansas City sits at 44-49; Pittsburgh slips to 41-52.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 12 39
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 13 40
B. Rice C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 13 42
T. O'Neill RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .239 17 45
S. Hilliard LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .184 7 27
J. Bride 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 7 40
D. Keirsey Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 3 22
A. Volpe SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 11 44
J. Westbrook 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .242 5 25
Totals 32 3 6 3 0 6 4      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. O'Neill (17, 2nd Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Hilliard (7, 2nd Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Westbrook (5, 3rd Inning off T. Dollard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich 2 , T. O'Neill 4 , S. Hilliard 4 , A. Volpe , J. Westbrook 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Chapman
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Yelich (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Berti 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .213 2 11
J. Merrill CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .264 21 60
P. Goldschmidt 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .269 20 55
W. Adames SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 13 52
K. Manzardo DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .241 7 16
D. Varsho LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .203 9 34
J. Kelenic RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .262 4 16
O. Cabrera 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 5 23
F. Mejía C 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .203 1 4
Totals 34 7 10 7 1 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Manzardo (6, 5th Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kelenic (5, 5th Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Mejía (2, 5th Inning off B. Ober, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Merrill (21, 4th Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 1 out) , F. Mejía (1, 7th Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Goldschmidt (20, 8th Inning off B. Hanifee, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Manzardo (7, 8th Inning off B. Hanifee, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Berti , J. Merrill 4 , P. Goldschmidt 4 , W. Adames , K. Manzardo 7 , J. Kelenic 2 , F. Mejía 6
2-out RBI: K. Manzardo , F. Mejía 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Berti , O. Cabrera
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Adames (14) , D. Varsho (11)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober L (6-5) 6.2 7 5 5 0 4 2 86 3.07   
B. Hanifee 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 2 26 3.10   
T. Saucedo 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 11 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 44
Batters Faced: B. Ober 27, B. Hanifee 5, T. Saucedo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 7-9, B. Hanifee 1-1, T. Saucedo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 86-59, B. Hanifee 26-16, T. Saucedo 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Dollard W (1-0) 6.0 4 3 3 0 3 3 105 4.50   
A. Adams H (2) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 33 3.86   
R. Helsley SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Dollard 55
Batters Faced: T. Dollard 21, A. Adams 7, R. Helsley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Dollard 7-7, A. Adams 2-2, R. Helsley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Dollard 105-66, A. Adams 33-24, R. Helsley 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Helsley 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Manzardo
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 19452
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