Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Sep 18, 2026

6:40 PM (Eastern Time)

MLB

Final

Kansas City Royals

Pittsburgh Pirates

Box Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City Royals	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	2
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	2	2	1	0	3	0	-	8	15	0

Hits KC 8 · PIT 15

Errors KC 2 · PIT 0

Away Batting

Kansas City Royals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CCarter Jensen	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.233
SSBobby Witt Jr.	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.276
1BVinnie Pasquantino HR	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	.240
3BMaikel Garcia 2B	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	.262
2BMichael Massey HR	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.279
DHSalvador Perez	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.226
LFJohn Rave	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.227
PHIsaac Collins	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.219
RFNick Loftin 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.232
CFKyle Isbel	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	.221
PHTyler Tolbert	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.293
Totals	33	5	8	5	2	11	8	—

Away Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Randy Dobnak	3.2	7	4	4	2	1	1	74-46	3.08
Connor Thomas	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	19-16	9.15
Anthony Gose	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	22-15	0.00
Nate Pearson (L, 2-2)	1.0	3	3	3	1	2	0	28-14	3.07
Lucas Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	5.96
Totals	8.0	15	8	8	3	7	1	—	—

Home Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
SSKonnor Griffin	5	1	4	2	0	0	1	.271
2BBrandon Lowe HR	5	1	1	2	0	2	6	.260
RFBryan Reynolds 2B	5	0	2	0	0	1	2	.263
CFOneil Cruz 2B	5	2	3	0	0	1	1	.277
3BNick Gonzales	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.304
3BJared Triolo	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.241
DHRyan O'Hearn	3	0	0	1	1	1	5	.266
RFRonny Simon 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.318
LFBilly Cook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176
1BSpencer Horwitz	3	2	2	2	1	0	2	.248
CHenry Davis 2B	3	0	1	1	1	1	3	.169
Totals	37	8	15	8	3	7	26	—

Home Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Paul Skenes	6.0	6	5	5	1	7	2	89-63	3.91
Brandon Eisert	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	14-7	5.23
Yohan Ramírez (W, 7-4)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20-16	3.00
Gregory Soto (S, 15)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18-13	3.78
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	2	11	2	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T1	1–0	Vinnie Pasquantino homers (13) on a fly ball to right field.
T3	2–0	Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
T3	4–0	Maikel Garcia doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Maikel Garcia out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Ronny Simon to second baseman Brandon Lowe to third baseman Nick Gonzales.
B3	4–2	Brandon Lowe homers (32) on a fly ball to center field. Konnor Griffin scores.
T4	5–2	Michael Massey homers (13) on a fly ball to right field.
B4	5–3	Henry Davis doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Ronny Simon scores. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd.
B4	5–4	Konnor Griffin grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Spencer Horwitz scores.
B5	5–5	Ryan O'Hearn grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Ryan O'Hearn to 1st.
B7	5–7	Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales scores.
B7	5–8	Konnor Griffin singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Spencer Horwitz scores. Henry Davis to 2nd.

Game Details

PNC Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Randy Dobnak

Kansas City Royals Away

ERA

2.87

WHIP

1.257

K/9

6.49

BB/9

2.87

59.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.64 WHIP —

Paul Skenes

Pittsburgh Pirates Home

ERA

3.78

WHIP

1.130

K/9

10.28

BB/9

2.56

162.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 3.86 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Kansas City Royals	+166	+1.5 (-130)	O 8.5 (-102)
Pittsburgh Pirates	-182	-1.5 (+118)	U 8.5 (-110)

Closing line · Sep 18

Weather & Conditions

Temp75°F

Wind 7 mphN · crossR

Gusts13 mph

Humidity65%

Precip5%

SkyPartially cloudy

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