{"id":2389,"date":"2021-04-28T10:28:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T15:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2021-05-07T15:48:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T20:48:29","slug":"royals-fans-believe-the-pirates-closer-had-a-foreign-substance-on-his-glove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/?p=2389","title":{"rendered":"Royals fans believe the Pirates\u2019 closer had a foreign substance on his glove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1280\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 720 \/ 1280;\" width=\"720\" autoplay controls poster=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/glove.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webfxonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/n_Eo8Zy1hyBpn13x.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pirates closer&nbsp;Richard Rodriguez&nbsp;slammed the door on the Royals in&nbsp;Pittsburgh\u2019s 2-1 win&nbsp;on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodriguez needed a&nbsp;mere nine pitches&nbsp;to get the save as he retired all three Royals batters in order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Dodgers starter Trevor Bauer was on HBO\u2019s \u201cReal Sports With Bryant Gumbel\u201d and said Major League Baseball needs to crack down on pitchers using pine tar. 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