Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 7:10PM CST
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday. Edinson Volquez delivered an effective pitching performance against his former team, going deep into the eighth inning, while Mike Moustakas contributed significantly with a three-run home run to lead the way for Kansas City.
Date: Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 39,105
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Cain (22, Morton); K. Morales (24, Morton); Hosmer (19, Morton); Pérez (14, Guerra)
Home Runs: Hosmer (9, 4th inning off Morton 0 on, 1 Out); Moustakas (10, 7th inning off Morton 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Hosmer (49), Dyson (12), Moustakas 3 (39)
2-out Runs Batted In: Moustakas 3
Ground Into Double Play: Escobar
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Pérez 0-1, Moustakas 1-1, Rios 0-1, Infante 0-2, K. Morales 0-2, Escobar 0-1, Dyson 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rios 2; Infante 1; K. Morales 2

Hit By Pitch: Hosmer (By Morton); Dyson (By Morton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vólquez 21-31; Davis 0-1; Madson 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vólquez 21-14-14-22; Davis 0-1-0-1; Madson 3-3-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vólquez 10-5; Davis 0-1; Madson 1-0
Game Scores: E Volquez 66

Double Plays: 1 (Infante-Escobar-Hosmer)

Doubles: Polanco (19, Vólquez)
Runs Batted In: Walker (37)
Sacrifice Flies: Walker
Ground Into Double Play: Stewart
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (Kang 0-1, Ishikawa 0-2, Stewart 0-2, Decker 0-1, McCutchen 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kang 1; Decker 1; McCutchen 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Morton 19-29; Bastardo 0-1; Guerra 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Morton 21-8-10-22; Bastardo 0-2-1-0; Guerra 5-3-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Morton 13-3; Bastardo 0-0; Guerra 0-1
Game Scores: C Morton 43

Double Plays: 1 (Kang-Walker-Ishikawa)
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