diff --git a/mlbhighlightsave.sh b/mlbhighlightsave.sh
index 2bfdf3a..3342569 100755
--- a/mlbhighlightsave.sh
+++ b/mlbhighlightsave.sh
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-gamePk=$(mlblivepk.sh -t $team)
-if [[ -z $gamePk || "$gamePk" = 'null' ]]
+# grab most recently started live pk, if multiple
+gamePk=$(mlblive schedule -t $team | jq '.dates[].games | map(select(.status.abstractGameState == "Live"))[-1].gamePk')
+if [[ "$gamePk" = 'null' ]]
 then
 	echo "$0:" 'no live games found' >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 jqFilter='.highlights.highlights.items | map(select(.keywordsAll[].value == "highlight"))[] | {headline, id} + {url: (.playbacks | map(select(.name == "mp4Avc"))[0].url)}'
-mlblive content -g $gamePk | jq -Sc --unbuffered "$jqFilter" | sed -u 's/$/0/' | writedb.sh -d $db -t mlbdata -c ''
+mlblive content -g $gamePk | jq -Sc --unbuffered "$jqFilter" | sed -u 's/$/0/' | split -l 1 --filter="sqlite3 $db '.mode ascii' '.separator ' '.import /dev/stdin mlbdata'"
diff --git a/mlblivepk.sh b/mlblivepk.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index d82a598..0000000
--- a/mlblivepk.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -e
-
-while getopts 't:' opt
-do
-	case $opt in
-		t)
-			team=$OPTARG
-			;;
-		?)
-			exit 1
-			;;
-	esac
-done
-
-if [[ -z $team ]]
-then
-	echo "$0:" '-t is required' >&2
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-# grab most recently started live pk, if multiple
-mlblive schedule -t $team | jq '.dates[].games | map(select(.status.abstractGameState == "Live"))[-1].gamePk'
diff --git a/mlbplaysave.sh b/mlbplaysave.sh
index 4ca2eda..6a711db 100755
--- a/mlbplaysave.sh
+++ b/mlbplaysave.sh
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-gamePk=$(mlblivepk.sh -t $team)
-if [[ -z $gamePk || "$gamePk" = 'null' ]]
+# grab most recently started live pk, if multiple
+gamePk=$(mlblive schedule -t $team | jq '.dates[].games | map(select(.status.abstractGameState == "Live"))[-1].gamePk')
+if [[ "$gamePk" = 'null' ]]
 then
 	echo "$0:" 'no live games found' >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 jqFilter='{gamePk} + (.gameData.teams | {awayTeam: .away.teamName, homeTeam: .home.teamName}) + (.liveData.plays.allPlays[] | (.result + (.about | {atBatIndex, halfInning, inning, isComplete, isScoringPlay, hasReview})))'
-mlblive subscribe -g $gamePk | jq -Sc --unbuffered "$jqFilter" | sed -u 's/$/0/' | writedb.sh -d $db -t mlbdata -c ''
+mlblive subscribe -g $gamePk | jq -Sc --unbuffered "$jqFilter" | sed -u 's/$/0/' | split -l 1 --filter="sqlite3 $db '.mode ascii' '.separator ' '.import /dev/stdin mlbdata'"
diff --git a/writedb.sh b/writedb.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e6af227..0000000
Binary files a/writedb.sh and /dev/null differ