Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

67-89, 28-53 Away

Final

79-77, 42-36 Home


KC
PIT

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- L. Bachar pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Sweeper 87
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 95
  4
  Foul Ball
  Curve 87
  5
  Ground Out
  Sweeper 88
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- W. Dotel pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Loftin stole second.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- W. Dotel pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- N. Hoffman pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pasquantino hit for Tolbert
  1
  2
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Isbel in center field.
  3
  2
- J. Cuas pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Simon ran for O'Hearn
  3
  2
- A. Gose pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- M. Montgomery pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Triolo at third base.
  3
  4
- Simon as designated hitter.
  3
  4
- Collins hit for Isbel
  3
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	94
2 Strike Swinging	Sweeper	87
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	95
4 Foul Ball	Curve	87
5 Ground Out	Sweeper	88

Rafael Flores smashes a home run

0:25

Royals
5
Pirates
8

Game 1

9/18

Royals
5
Pirates
6

Game 2

9/19

Royals
3
Pirates
4

Game 3

9/20

PNC Park

1:35 PM, September 20, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 14,979

Game Time:3:00

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	80	75	.516	-	W4
Chicago	79	76	.510	1	W1
Detroit	73	82	.471	7	L1
Minnesota	72	83	.465	8	L1
Kansas City	67	89	.429	13.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	58	.626	-	W2
Chicago	87	69	.558	10.5	W2
Pittsburgh	79	77	.506	18.5	W4
St. Louis	76	80	.487	21.5	W1
Cincinnati	72	84	.462	25.5	L2

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Bernal, Herrera homer in eighth inning to help Cardinals beat Nationals 5-3

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

C. Mlodzinski8-7

N. Pearson2-3

M. Montgomery16