Royals vs Pirates Game Breakdown

Get ready to throw your caps in the air as the Kansas City Royals, boasting a solid 80-66 record, ride into PNC Park to duel with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who are currently sailing at 70-76 this season. The clash is set for a 06:40 PM EST start, with the Royals looking to close a 3-game gap in the AL, while the Pirates aim to claw back from a 14-game deficit in the NL. The stakes are high and the betting lines are buzzing, with an over/under tantalizingly set at 8.5. Fresh off a narrow loss to the Yankees, the Royals are hungry for redemption, while the Pirates, riding the wave of a recent victory against Miami, are not ready to walk the plank just yet. With clear skies and a gentle breeze setting the stage, tonight’s game promises to be nothing short of spectacular. So, will the Royals rule or will the Pirates plunder? Let’s find out as these two teams battle it out in a game that’s sure to be royally riveting and piratically explosive!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 13, 2024 06:40PM EST

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Weather: Sunny with winds from the ESE at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 81.0° with 44% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	KC ML	PIT ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+105	-125	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-108	-112	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-213	+13	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

117W-195L

51.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

146W-169L

48.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/28/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	5	Under	-3.5
08/28/23	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-3.5
08/29/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	6	Over	+0.5
08/29/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Over	+0.5
08/30/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Under	-3.5
08/30/23	Kansas City Royals KC	1	Under	-3.5

Royals Vs Over/Under

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Will Smith

ERA 6.471 | IP 40.3 | 0.0W-4.0L | KO 27.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-07-24	vsMIN	2-4W	5.0	4	2	5	Under
09-01-24	@HOU	2-7L	5.0	4	3	5	Over
08-26-24	@CLE	9-4W	4.7	5	4	2	Over
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	4.7	6	2	3	Over
07-23-24	vsARI	6-2L	5.0	5	5	6	Under
07-19-24	vsCWS	1-7W	1.0	2	0	1	Under
07-10-24	@STL	6-4W	6.0	3	3	8	Over
07-04-24	vsTB	10-8L	3.0	6	5	1	Over
06-28-24	vsCLE	3-10W	6.0	4	1	5	Over
06-23-24	@TEX	0-4L	5.7	8	3	4	Under
08-25-24	vsPHI	11-3L	1.0	4	5	1	Over
08-24-24	vsPHI	11-2L	1.0	3	2	2	Over
08-20-24	vsLAA	9-5L	1.0	1	2	1	Over
08-13-24	@MIN	3-13L	1.3	3	3	1	Over
08-09-24	vsSTL	8-5L	0.3	1	2	0	Over
08-07-24	vsBOS	4-8W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
08-06-24	vsBOS	6-5L	1.0	0	0	1	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
08-01-24	@DET	7-1W	1.0	0	0	2	Under
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	1.0	0	0	0	Over

Luis Ortiz

ERA 3.185 | IP 118.7 | 6.0W-5.0L | KO 90.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-07-24	vsWAS	5-3L	5.7	6	4	2	Under
08-31-24	@CLE	3-0W	6.0	1	0	5	Under
08-25-24	vsCIN	3-4W	6.0	4	0	5	Under
08-19-24	@TEX	3-4L	6.0	5	4	7	Under
08-13-24	@SD	0-3L	5.0	3	2	3	Under
08-08-24	vsSD	7-6L	6.0	4	4	3	Over
08-02-24	vsARI	9-8L	5.3	6	6	2	Over
07-26-24	@ARI	3-4L	5.0	5	3	4	Under
07-20-24	vsPHI	1-4W	7.0	3	0	2	Under
07-13-24	@CWS	6-2W	5.7	4	1	5	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/13	vs NYY	3-4L	8	1	Under
09/12	vs NYY	5-0W	11	1	Under
09/11	vs NYY	4-10L	7	2	Over
09/10	@ MIN	2-0W	6	0	Under
09/09	@ MIN	4-2W	6	0	Under
09/08	@ MIN	5-0W	10	1	Under
09/06	@ CLE	4-1W	10	1	Under
09/05	@ CLE	1-7L	4	0	Under
09/04	@ CLE	2-4L	2	0	Under
09/03	vs HOU	2-7L	7	1	Over
09/02	vs HOU	2-4L	7	1	Under
09/01	vs HOU	2-3L	2	1	Under
08/31	vs HOU	3-6L	4	0	Over
08/30	vs CLE	5-7L	11	3	Over
08/29	vs CLE	6-1W	9	1	Under

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/13	@ MIA	3-1W	6	1	Under
09/12	@ MIA	6-4W	8	1	Over
09/11	@ MIA	3-2W	7	1	Under
09/10	@ WAS	7-3W	12	3	Over
09/09	@ WAS	6-8L	11	0	Over
09/09	@ WAS	3-4L	5	1	Under
09/07	@ WAS	9-4W	8	0	Over
09/06	vs CHC	0-12L	0	0	Over
09/05	vs CHC	5-0W	8	1	Under
09/04	vs CHC	5-3W	8	2	Under
09/03	vs CLE	1-6L	2	0	Under
09/02	vs CLE	3-0W	9	0	Under
09/01	vs CLE	8-10L	12	2	Over
08/30	@ CHC	10-14L	16	2	Over
08/29	@ CHC	5-9L	10	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Tommy Pham	9.0	11.5	0.261	0.395	0.360	0.755	0.309	0.024
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	9.8	12.7	0.333	0.600	0.426	1.026	0.411	0.052
#3 Salvador Perez	7.8	10.3	0.277	0.470	0.375	0.845	0.344	0.047
#4 Michael Massey	8.0	10.4	0.259	0.457	0.309	0.766	0.317	0.046
#5 Hunter Renfroe	7.3	9.7	0.237	0.402	0.344	0.746	0.305	0.038
#6 Robbie Grossman	7.0	9.1	0.230	0.321	0.401	0.722	0.293	0.016
#6 Will Smith	3.7	9.1	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#7 Adam Frazier	6.3	8.2	0.203	0.270	0.312	0.582	0.245	0.008
#8 Yuli Gurriel	6.3	8.3	0.250	0.333	0.333	0.667	0.277	0.000
#9 Kyle Isbel	5.3	6.9	0.231	0.363	0.303	0.666	0.276	0.020

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Isiah Kiner-Falefa	9.2	11.6	0.270	0.381	0.334	0.715	0.297	0.020
#2 Bryan Reynolds	9.6	12.4	0.279	0.449	0.380	0.829	0.337	0.037
#3 Oneil Cruz	10.0	13.0	0.265	0.460	0.356	0.817	0.333	0.039
#4 Andrew McCutchen	8.3	11.0	0.241	0.433	0.393	0.826	0.332	0.050
#5 Joey Bart	7.2	9.6	0.267	0.485	0.388	0.874	0.353	0.058
#6 Rowdy Tellez	6.4	8.4	0.254	0.412	0.334	0.746	0.307	0.036
#7 Nick Gonzales	6.7	8.7	0.274	0.383	0.327	0.710	0.295	0.017
#8 Bryan De La Cruz	7.0	9.0	0.237	0.388	0.293	0.681	0.283	0.035
#9 Jose Rojas	6.8	6.8	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
#9 Jared Triolo	6.0	7.9	0.212	0.317	0.340	0.657	0.271	0.023

Royals Notable Injuries

Michael Lorenzen OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 4.5
Vinnie Pasquantino OUT (1B): Avg: 0.262 SLG:0.447 Last game: 08/31/24. Impact: 2.9
Will Smith OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: -0.2

Pirates Notable Injuries

Ke’Bryan Hayes OUT (3B): Avg: 0.228 SLG:0.283 Last game: 08/19/24. Impact: 1.3
Henry Davis OUT (C): Avg: 0.144 SLG:0.212 Last game: 09/06/24. Impact: 0.6
Hunter Stratton OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/26/24. Impact: 0.7
Ben Heller OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/29/24. Impact: 0.5