In the seventh inning, Quatraro made a shrewd decision from the dugout. With Royals captain Salvador Perez at the plate, Quatraro challenged a potential catcher’s interference as Pirates backstop Henry Davis impeded Perez’s ability to hit the baseball.

That power flashed big-time on Wednesday, when he crushed a 466-foot homer over the batter's eye off Pittsburgh Pirates starter Bailey Falter. The long ball, measured at 110.8 mph off the bat, put the Royals up 3-0. It was the fourth homer in 32 games of Caglianone's career.