Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

67-87, 28-51 Away

Final

77-77, 40-36 Home


KC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	2
0	0	2	2	1	0	3	0	-	8	15	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 97
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 96
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 96
  4
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 96
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- R. Dobnak pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- R. Dobnak pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- R. Dobnak pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- R. Dobnak pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Simon stole second, Simon safe at third on throwing error by catcher Jensen.
  5
  2
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 5th
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- P. Skenes pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- A. Gose pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- B. Eisert pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Gonzales to second on wild pitch by Pearson, Cruz to third on wild pitch by Pearson.
  5
  5
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Reynolds in right field.
  5
  8
- Triolo at third base.
  5
  8
- Cook in left field.
  5
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- L. Erceg pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 9th
- G. Soto pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Collins hit for Rave
  5
  8
- Tolbert hit for Isbel
  5
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	97
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	96
3 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	96
4 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	96

Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Game Highlights

0:53

Brandon Lowe smashes a home run

0:27

Royals
5
Pirates
8

Game 1

18/9

Royals
Pirates

Game 2

19/9

Royals
Pirates

Game 3

20/9

PNC Park

11:40 PM, 18 September 2026

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 25,424

Game Time:2:42

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
First Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
Second Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	79	75	.513	-	W3
Chicago	78	76	.506	1	L1
Detroit	73	81	.474	6	W1
Minnesota	72	82	.468	7	W1
Kansas City	67	87	.435	12	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	96	58	.623	-	W1
Chicago	85	69	.552	11	L1
Pittsburgh	77	77	.500	19	W2
St. Louis	75	79	.487	21	L3
Cincinnati	72	82	.468	24	W1

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Y. Ramirez7-4

N. Pearson2-2

G. Soto15