One final Pirates home game for me to cover this season. Grateful for my time at PNC Park this year

Happy Sunday to Altoona’s dynamic duo

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Jared Jones goes 1-2-3 to start this one off Reached 100 mph or higher three times, including twice while striking out Bobby Witt Jr. swinging

1-0, Pirates Reynolds doubles down the LF line and Kiner-Falefa comes around to score all the way from first

1-1 Oneil Cruz ranges to his left to take away a base hit from Yuli Gurriel, but a run scores for a sac fly

RF Billy Cook just hosed Tommy Pham at home Royals are challenging

2-1, Royals Back-to-back doubles by Kansas City puts the visitors in front for the first time today

2-2 heading into the fifth Pirates get a run on an RBI groundout by Gonzales

Carmen Mlodzinski enters for Jared Jones in the top of the fifth Final line for Jones: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K

3-2, Pirates Billy Cook singles to lead off the fifth, and scores from first on a base hit by Kiner-Falefa

4-2, Pirates Tellez draws a bases-loaded walk. That's the third walk the Pirates have drawn this inning

4-3, Pirates Colin Holderman walks in a run, and that's enough for Derek Shelton. Dennis Santana will enter

Santana induces an inning-ending fly out to right to strand three

Michael A. Taylor is in for Oneil Cruz in center field here in the seventh Oneil Cruz was due to lead off the seventh

Aroldis Chapman is on in the ninth as the Pirates look to retain their 4-3 lead

FINAL: PIT 4, KCR 3 Pirates avoid a sweep. Billy Cook impressed in RF and on the basepaths. Reynolds, IKF, Tellez and Gonzales all with RBIs. Chapman closed out his ninth save of the season The Pirates are now 71-78

Manager Derek Shelton said Oneil Cruz left the game with left ankle discomfort after slipping in the OF: "Was able to run, he made a really good base-running play later in the game but it just stiffened up. We see that happen at times and it got to the point where it just

As much as he could, Billy Cook did Roberto Clemente justice with his performance on "The Great One's" day of honor post-gazette.com/sports/pirates…

Crosby is back for two more years with the same AAV