The Captain and Cags | Big Power Leads the Charge to Sweep the Pirates

The Captain and Cags | Big Power Leads the Charge to Sweep the Pirates

And the Royals go for their first sweep of the month of July. And meanwhile, it has been a week of extreme peaks and valleys for the Pittsburgh Pirates about a week ago, they were on top of the world, but now they have lost five in a row and they’ve been outscored 21 to last start for Chris Botz before he heads to the all star game in Atlanta. And now with him being an all star, the Royals opening day rotation at some point in their career has been an all star, Tommy Pham, having a pretty good series homered here on Monday night on the ground to third hard hit but out off the bat but right to garcia one away, so one away and now andrew Mccutchen swinging a liner up the middle, there’s a base hit and Tober will cut it off. Keeping Mccutchen to a one out single does a great job with it like he does with so many just right back up where it came from and now within five hits of really star on the all time major league hit list. Impressive company continues for Mccutchen Pirates have one on one out for Brian reynolds off’s foot and Salvi gets it right in front of reynolds and that was 105. That’s three hard hit balls right out of the gate for the Pirates. And Schin nick Gonzalez steps to the plate two out and a ground ball whip scoops and throws and he got it in. It’s one hit and one left and after half an inning, Pirates zero, the Royals are coming up with Bailey Falter. He’s looking to continue to go back to his, well, the fastball that plays well today should be a really good one this evening. Oh, sorry about late, just 92 MPH. But location matters down. He goes and up comes with hitting 295 with 108 hits to left field. That’s going to be up against the top of the fence. A rocket off the chain link fence in left field 114 off the bat. Bobby WJR adds to his major league lead in doubles and he has a 13 game hitting streak and he passed Pitino with a runner in scoring position, swinging the fly ball out to center field shallow Cruz drifting in and the catch is made for the second out. And so two outs for Michael garcia in a backhand play, slick play there by Kiner-Falefa gets Garcia scoreless after one. Cruz hitting a two or three hit his 16th home run last night. Here’s a liner into center base hit Tober will try to cut it off from the wall and he will. Cruz has good will. He’s headed the second and they belly flap with a double, good hustle double by o’neil Cruz o’neil Cruz with a rocket in right center field. And if he doesn’t get to that, there’s, that’s easily a triple for Brian Hayes is the batter hitting 240 right handed hitter called third strike. It looked good as far as the white box goes, but you’re always, always going to get a reaction like that from the dugout when the ball pops out of the catcher’s glove, Joey Bart is hitting 340 against lefties. This season. There goes o’neal to third. Freddie’s throw is right on the money tag again by Garcia getting it out there. You got to get that glove out there and get him in the chest before his hand gets on there. That’s close. A swing and a strikeout. Salvador Perez leads off and he bangs it. The deepest center field back goes Cruz to the wall and gone. So the Royals jump in front on Perez 12th home run. There was never any doubt as he took a half step back and that was it. It’s a fluke single for Tommy Pham with runners on 1st and 2nd with one out for Andrew Mccutchen swung on and missed strike three Mccutchen cuts underneath the high fastball. Boo has his third strikeout and there are two outs. Now in the third inning. Runners on 1st and 2nd with two outs for Brian Reynolds swung on and missed strike three change up over the outer half. Reynolds was out in front back to back strikeouts for he’s got four total tonight in three scoreless innings. Chris is back on the mound for the top of the fourth inning. He faces nick Gonzalez. A right handed hitter swung on and missed strike three fastball above the zone. Gonzalez chased it. That’s five Ks for Boo now and he’s now struck out each of the last three batters. He’s faced one in the top of the fourth that brings up left handed hitting o’neil Cruz. He is down looking and that’s four strikeouts in a row for Bubbi brings up to Brian Hayes who struck out looking his first time up. He delivers and Hayes shoots it on the ground at first. He scoops it up, races to the bag touches it before Hayes and the inning is over. Garcia advances to third. Now, Jack Cag Leone, he bats with the infield in and one out in the bottom of the fourth. Vater delivers and Cag Leone blasts it deep. Center field, Cruz is back. He looks up second home run at Kauffman Stadium. He’s a moon shot to dead center 466 ft 110.8 off the bat. A two run homer for Jack Cagle. The Royals lead 30 in the bottom of the fourth innings. You can see that. Bubic is a little bit frustrated on mound. His command has not been as sharp tonight as we’ve seen it. And now the bases are loaded with nobody out for Nick Gonzalez who homered yesterday and he slices it back of second base. Jonathan is there. He makes the catch, everybody stays put and there is a crucial first out. Cruz doubled off the lefty hit on the ground back up the middle with scoops it up. No chance for a double play. Only play to first with makes it comes in to score from third. So the Pirates get on the board. Mccutchen moves to third. Reynolds is over to second. It’s now 31 in the top of the sixth inning. Brian Hayes is zero for two tonight and play today at 329 with runners in scoring position and a ground ball base hit into left field. This will tie it. Brian Hayes a gigantic two out two run game tying single in the sixth and that’s the end of the line for chris Bin. It’s a double for freddie Fermin. The Royals have runners on 2nd and 3rd with two outs. Kyle Isbell is stepping to the plate to pick. Here comes his 32 swing and a miss. He struck him out down and in curveball and Ashcraft strands the two runners in scoring position. Two parents are gone in the seventh inning. Tommy Fam, a pair of singles in three tries. He’s coming up, oh, get away from him down the line and yes over the head of the right fielder and no chance for Cag Leone and Tommy Pham has his third straight hit. So the Pirates have the potential. Go ahead run in scoring position. Schreiber delivers and Mccutchen Dribbles it up the first base side. Perez, scoops it up, dives to first touches the bag before Mccutchen. He’s out a great play from Salvador Perez at first base. He actually picked up ball barehanded, Then put it into his first baseman’s glove dove to first and slapped the bag that gets john Schreiber through the seventh. The Strands F at second, Salvador Perez is going to face isaac Matson pitch is hammered to deep center field back goes Cruz away back and gone. Salvador Perez second home run of the game. His third hit. He now has 13 home runs. Carlos Est-vez 24 out of 27 in saves. And the Royals still have the second best save percentage in the major leagues. 76% only Houston at 77% is better. Key Brian Hayes will lead it off , swing and a miss and he goes so one away and up comes Adam Frazier hitting for Joey Bart going the other way, slaps it to left field and the Pirates have the tying run aboard. Take what they give you. Adam Fraser just a professional at Bat Frazier with his fifth pinch hit Hazon for HTZ in a high fly ball in the short center. Here comes Kyle Isbell in a hurry to make the catch and that is out. Number two, 18 1003 198 are here. Royals are six and two in July and now they’re one out away from their first sweep this month. And now Isaiah Kiner Jam and speaking of junior, he’ll flip to India and the Royals sweep. The Pirates. Big Jack hit the big Jack Salvi , the cap cap to drive the bus man for sure. Are you kidding?

Jac Caglianone hits a monster homer, and Salvador Perez goes yard twice to power the way to a Royals win.
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