Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

44-62, 18-35 Away

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

53-52, 27-26 Home

PIT

Home Runs

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

16HR

.254AVG

37RBI

Brandon Lowe2B #5 - PIT

21HR

.241AVG

65RBI

Batting Average

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

.279AVG

.350OBP

.450SLG

Nick Gonzales3B #3 - PIT

.311AVG

.368OBP

.410SLG

Runs Batted In

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

52RBI

14HR

.241AVG

Brandon Lowe2B #5 - PIT

65RBI

21HR

.241AVG

Kansas City Royals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Kyle Isbel CF	10-Day IL	Jul 28
Connor Seabold RP	15-Day IL	Jul 28
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	10-Day IL	Jul 31
Maikel Garcia 3B	10-Day IL	Aug 1
James McArthur RP	60-Day IL	Aug 1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Spencer Horwitz 1B	10-Day IL	Jul 25
Evan Sisk RP	15-Day IL	Jul 25
Endy Rodriguez C	10-Day IL	Jul 27
Chris Devenski RP	60-Day IL	Jul 28
Rafael Flores Jr. C	7-Day IL	Jul 31

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Day
KC	.247	442	872	105	.316	.397	4.90	1.43	396	794	.263	18-23
PIT	.260	545	941	132	.338	.422	4.23	1.30	373	954	.238	29-19

Royals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/25/26	@DET	W3-2
7/24/26	@DET	L2-1
7/23/26	@DET	L4-3
7/22/26	vsSF	W5-4
7/21/26	vsSF	W3-2

Pirates Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/25/26	vsCHC	L11-0
7/24/26	vsCHC	L3-2 F/10
7/22/26	@NYY	L2-0
7/22/26	@NYY	W5-3 F/10
7/20/26	@NYY	L8-5

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 9/18

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Game 1

9/18

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Game 2

9/19

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Game 3

9/20

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	54	49	.524	-	L2
Cleveland	54	52	.509	1.5	L4
Minnesota	52	54	.491	3.5	W1
Detroit	50	55	.476	5	L1
Kansas City	44	62	.415	11.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	65	39	.625	-	W1
Chicago	59	45	.567	6	W2
St. Louis	53	51	.510	12	W1
Pittsburgh	53	52	.505	12.5	L3
Cincinnati	48	55	.466	16.5	L1

Dylan Beavers authors third walk-off hit for Orioles

In less than a year at the major league level, Dylan Beavers has already delivered three walk-off victories for the Baltimore Orioles, the last of which came Saturday night, an RBI single in the ninth inning to help his club defeat the Atlanta Braves 3-2.

Hunter Brown pitches Astros past White Sox 4-1 for 5th straight win

— Hunter Brown pitched seven shutout innings of two-hit ball and Isaac Paredes had three RBI as the Houston Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.

Tucker homers again and Yamamoto allows 1 run in 6 innings as Dodgers beat sloppy Mets 4-3

— Kyle Tucker homered for the second consecutive game, Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in six gritty innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers capitalized on two defensive mistakes by the New York Mets in a 4-3 victory Saturday night.

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

Brandon Lowe2B #5 - PIT

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

Nick Gonzales3B #3 - PIT

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

Brandon Lowe2B #5 - PIT

Injury Report

Team Stats

Dylan Beavers authors third walk-off hit for Orioles

Hunter Brown pitches Astros past White Sox 4-1 for 5th straight win

Tucker homers again and Yamamoto allows 1 run in 6 innings as Dodgers beat sloppy Mets 4-3