JAL’s I Know There’s an Answer Morning Links

I Know There’s an Answer Beach Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4z3yvWEc6o

1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Opportunity Is Knocking For Jordan Luplow

https://rumbunter.com/2018/09/17/opportunity-knocking-pittsburgh-pirates-jordan-luplow/

6 Green Weenie

Jake Walks It Off As Bucs Comeback For 7-6 Win In Royals Opener

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/09/jake-walks-it-off-as-bucs-comeback-for.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Stock Report: September 9-15

https://thesportsdaily.com/2018/09/17/pittsburgh-pirates-stock-report-september-pbd11/

8 Point of Pittsburgh

Pirates Looking To Fill A Polanco Sized Hole In Right

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/pirates-looking-to-fill-a-polanco-sized-hole-in-right/

9 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Notes: Veteran Erik Kratz caught on quickly for the Brewers

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2018/09/16/notes-veteran-erik-kratz-caught-quickly-brewers/1306628002/

10 Kansas City Star</b>

Royals squander late lead, fall to Pirates on walk-off single

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article218551025.html

11 NY Post

The irony behind Yankees winning the trade deadline

https://nypost.com/2018/09/17/the-irony-behind-yankees-winning-the-trade-deadline/

12 SB Nation

Tracking the tightening National League Wild Card race

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/9/13/17856294/nl-wild-card-standings-mlb-playoffs-2018

13 CBS Sports

Everything you need to know about the pivotal Rockies-Dodgers series which could decide the NL West title

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-pivotal-rockies-dodgers-series-which-could-decide-the-nl-west-title/

14 Fangraphs

Clayton Kershaw’s Disappearing Fastball

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/clayton-kershaws-disappearing-fastball/

15 Baseball Prospectus</b>

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The Year of the Pitcher: Baseball 50 Years Ago (September 16, 1968)

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/42656/the-year-of-the-pitcher-baseball-50-years-ago-september-16-1968/

16 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html

17 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?final=true&gamecode=380917123

Kansas City Royals 52-98 at Pittsburgh Pirates 75-74  7:05 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 76°F • Clear • 3% PoP

Royals

Eric Skoglund (L)   1-5  6.19 ERA

Pirates

Jameson Taillon (R)  13-9  3.37 ERA

Royals

1. Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

2. Adalberto Mondesi (S) SS

3. Alex Gordon (L) LF

4. Salvador Perez (R) C

5. Ryan O'Hearn (L) 1B

6. Jorge Bonifacio (R) RF

7. Brian Goodwin (L) CF

8. Alcides Escobar (R) 3B

9. Eric Skoglund (L) P

Pirates

1. Pablo Reyes (R) RF

2. Starling Marte (R) CF

3. Josh Bell (S) 1B

4. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

5. Jordan Luplow (R) LF

6. Jose Osuna (R) 3B

7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Jameson Taillon (R) P

JAL’s One Less Bell to Answer Morning Links

  

One Less Bell to Answer The Fifth Dimension

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjW_z02EjaA

1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: Jason Martin Struggles at Triple-A

https://rumbunter.com/2018/09/15/pittsburgh-pirates-jason-martin-struggles-at-triple-a/

6 Green Weenie

Corey, K-Man, Willy Led Bucs to 3-2 Win Over the Crew

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/09/corey-k-man-willy-led-bucs-to-3-2-win.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

Should the Pirates look to sign Jameson Taillon to an extension this winter?

https://thesportsdaily.com/2018/09/16/pittsburgh-pirates-jameson-taillon-extension-pbd11/

8 ESPN

Don Mattingly calls for changes to September roster rules

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24702546/don-mattingly-calls-changes-september-roster-rules

9 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Pirates 3, Brewers 2: Offense comes up short yet again

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2018/09/16/pirates-3-brewers-2-offense-comes-up-short-yet-again/1306613002/

10 MLB</b>

First in, but do they win? Earliest division clinchers

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-teams-that-clinched-earliest/c-294803488

11 NY Post

Statistical revolution is killing the next generation of MLB fans

https://nypost.com/2018/09/15/statistical-revolution-is-killing-the-next-generation-of-mlb-fans/

12 SB Nation

Explaining the MLB postseason tiebreakers

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/9/14/17852766/mlb-postseason-tiebreakers-2018-playoffs

13 CBS Sports

MLB scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Chris Sale goes three scoreless, Red Sox outlast Mets and Jacob deGrom

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-chris-sale-goes-three-scoreless-red-sox-outlast-mets-and-jacob-degrom/

14 Fangraphs

Sunday Notes: Trevor Story Hovers, Then Explodes

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-trevor-story-hovers-then-explodes/

15 Baseball Prospectus</b>

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Fantasy Freestyle: Missives from an Expert League Fantasy Pennant Race, September 2018

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/article/42648/fantasy-freestyle-missives-from-an-expert-league-fantasy-pennant-race-september-2018/

16 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html

17 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?final=true&gamecode=380915108

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7:05 PM ET, September 17, 2018 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Attendance: 10,316

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Kansas City Royals Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG W. Merrifield, 2B 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 .301 .365 .434 A. Mondesi, SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .290 .318 .478 A. Gordon, LF 4 1 2 2 3 0 0 .245 .328 .365 S. Perez, C 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .235 .272 .446 R. O'Hearn, 1B 4 1 2 2 6 0 0 .277 .381 .655 J. Bonifacio, RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .239 .315 .373 H. Dozier, 3B 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .231 .281 .393 B. Goodwin, CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 .333 .375 B. Keller, P 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333   T. Hill, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Newberry, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   R. Herrera, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .293 .313   K. McCarthy, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   B. Lively, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 36 6 10 6 16 0 5 - - -

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG A. Frazier, 2B 2 1 2 2 3 1 0 .283 .348 .452   P. Reyes, PR-2B 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .444 .524 .667 S. Marte, CF 5 0 2 1 4 0 1 .273 .317 .452 C. Dickerson, LF 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 .292 .323 .453 J. Bell, 1B 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 .264 .357 .410 J. Luplow, RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .286 .387 K. Kramer, 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .167 .250 .167 K. Newman, SS 5 1 3 0 3 0 0 .224 .270 .259 J. Stallings, C 5 1 3 1 3 0 1 .250 .286 .250 J. Musgrove, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .161 .161 .194   C. Moran, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .337 .393   S. Brault, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .200 .211   M. Feliz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   J. Osuna, PH 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .210 .226 .346   E. Santana, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 41 7 16 6 19 3 8 - - -

2B: KC 3, A. Gordon (23), R. O'Hearn (8), H. Dozier (17). Pit 1, A. Frazier (20).

3B: Pit 1, S. Marte (5).

HR: KC 1, R. O'Hearn (11).

HR Detail: KC, R. O'Hearn (Inning: 8 , 0 Out, 0 on) off S. Brault.

Scoring Position: KC - 4 for 10.Pit - 5 for 12.

SF: KC 1, J. Bonifacio (1). Pit 0,

SH: KC 1, A. Mondesi (1). Pit 0,

Kansas City Royals Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA B. Keller 6.0 10 4 4 1 7 0 29 109 38 - 71 3.17 .257 T. Hill, (Hld ) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - 3 4.50 .262 J. Newberry, (Hld ) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 - 4 2.53 .211 K. McCarthy, (BS 4) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 6 23 10 - 13 3.41 .257 B. Lively 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 5 20 11 - 9 5.40 .429

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA J. Musgrove 6.0 8 5 5 0 4 0 28 82 22 - 60 4.06 .253 S. Brault 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 11 3 - 8 4.46 .244 M. Feliz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 21 7 - 14 6.02 .277 E. Santana 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2 - 6 2.76 .231

Errors: KC 1, R. O'Hearn (3). Pit 1, K. Newman (2).

Double Plays: KC 1, (Dozier to Merrifield to O'Hearn).

Wild Pitches: KC 1, K. McCarthy.

Hit by Pitch: KC, A. Gordon by J. Musgrove.

Umpires: HP--Nauert, 1B--Barry, 2B--Libka, 3B--Torres.