Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

5–8

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 3 of 18

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 15 of 18

Batting

4.20Runs per game4.77
0.244Batting average0.253
0.314On-base percentage0.330
0.397Slugging percentage0.402
0.712OPS0.733
1.03Home runs per game1.14
8.18Hits per game8.70
158Home runs175
123Stolen bases126

Pitching

4.63ERA4.19
1.39WHIP1.30
7.40Strikeouts per nine9.22
3.62Walks per nine3.68
4.52Runs allowed per game4.15
0.258Opponent batting average0.237
1107Pitching strikeouts1398
61Quality starts45
36Saves35

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (PIT)	Total	KC ML	PIT ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8.5	+158	-193
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+160	-190
BBetMGM	-1.5	8.5	+154	-190
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+158	-190
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+163	-181
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+163	-200
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	+159	-181
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+160	-195
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+155	-190
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+163	-181

Game Information

PNC Park

Stadium

Sep 18, 2026

6:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 4 mph

71°

Lineups

Starters

PIT

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	23rd	25th
PIT	5th	20th

Matchup

KCPIT

67-86Record76-77
43.8%Win %49.7%
39-36Home record39-36
28-50Road record37-41
4-6Last 106-4
-1Streak1
-97Run diff+24
23-23Division24-25
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KC	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
PIT	0	0	2	2	1	0	3	0	—	8

Team Stats

KCStatPIT

5Runs8
8Hits15
2Errors0
2Home runs1
5RBI8
0Stolen bases1
11K (bat)7
7K (pit)11
3BB (pit)2

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	0	0	0	0
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	0	2	0
Michael Massey2B	4	1	1	1	1	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	2	2	1	2	0
Nick Loftin3B	3	0	1	0	0	1
John RaveRF	2	0	1	0	0	1
Kyle IsbelCF	2	1	1	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	1	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Randy DobnakSP	3.2	7	4	4	2	1
Connor ThomasRP	1.1	2	1	1	0	2
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony GoseRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	2
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	3	3	3	1	2

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Oneil CruzCF	5	2	3	0	0	0
Brandon Lowe2B	5	1	1	1	2	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	5	0	2	0	0	0
Konnor GriffinSS	5	1	4	0	2	0
Ronny SimonRF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Henry DavisC	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ryan O'HearnRF	3	0	0	0	1	1
Nick Gonzales3B	3	1	1	0	0	0
Spencer Horwitz1B	3	2	2	0	2	1
Jared TrioloSS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Paul SkenesSP	6.0	6	5	5	1	7
Yohan RamirezRP	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
Gregory SotoRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
Brandon EisertRP	0.2	1	0	0	1	1

Scoring Summary

92 events · 10 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino homered to right (395 feet).
1-0
Top
Garcia popped out to catcher.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Griffin singled to center.
1-0
Bottom
Lowe grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Griffin out at second.
1-0
Bottom
Reynolds doubled to left.
1-0
Bottom
Cruz reached on infield single to first, Reynolds out at home on runner's fielder's choice.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Massey lined out to shortstop.
1-0
Top
Perez popped out to shortstop.
1-0
Top
Rave struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Gonzales flied out to center.
1-0
Bottom
O'Hearn walked.
1-0
Bottom
Simon doubled to left, O'Hearn to third.
1-0
Bottom
Horwitz lined out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Davis popped out to second.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Loftin struck out looking.
1-0
Top
Isbel singled to center.
1-0
Top
Jensen fouled out to third.
1-0
Top
Witt Jr. singled to right, Isbel to second.
1-0
Top
Pasquantino singled to right, Isbel scored, Witt Jr. to second.
2-0
Top
Garcia doubled to right, Pasquantino scored and Witt Jr. scored, Garcia out stretching at third.
4-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Griffin singled to right.
4-0
Bottom
Lowe homered to center (417 feet), Griffin scored.
4-2
Bottom
Reynolds grounded out to pitcher.
4-2
Bottom
Cruz struck out swinging.
4-2
Bottom
Gonzales flied out to right.
4-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Massey homered to right (371 feet).
5-2
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
5-2
Top
Rave walked.
5-2
Top
Loftin grounded into fielder's choice to third, Rave out at second.
5-2
Top
Isbel struck out looking.
5-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
O'Hearn hit by pitch.
5-2
Bottom
Simon grounded into fielder's choice to first, O'Hearn out at second.
5-2
Bottom
Simon stole second, Simon safe at third on throwing error by catcher Jensen.
5-2
Bottom
Horwitz walked.
5-2
Bottom
Davis doubled to right, Simon scored, Horwitz to third.
5-3
Bottom
Griffin grounded out to shortstop, Horwitz scored.
5-4
Bottom
Thomas relieved Dobnak
5-4
Bottom
Lowe struck out looking.
5-4

Inning 5 Top

Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
5-4
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
5-4
Top
Pasquantino fouled out to first.
5-4

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Reynolds grounded out to pitcher.
5-4
Bottom
Cruz doubled to left.
5-4
Bottom
Gonzales singled to right, Cruz to third.
5-4
Bottom
O'Hearn grounded into fielder's choice to third, Cruz scored, Gonzales out at second.
5-5
Bottom
Simon struck out swinging.
5-5

Inning 6 Top

Top
Garcia flied out to right.
5-5
Top
Massey grounded out to second.
5-5
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
5-5

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Gose relieved Thomas
5-5
Bottom
Horwitz singled to right.
5-5
Bottom
Davis struck out swinging.
5-5
Bottom
Griffin singled to right, Horwitz to second.
5-5
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to shortstop, Griffin to second, Horwitz to third.
5-5
Bottom
Reynolds struck out swinging.
5-5

Inning 7 Top

Top
Eisert relieved Skenes
5-5
Top
Rave reached on infield single to third.
5-5
Top
Loftin walked, Rave to second.
5-5
Top
Isbel hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Loftin to second, Rave to third.
5-5
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
5-5
Top
Ramírez relieved Eisert
5-5
Top
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
5-5

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Pearson relieved Gose
5-5
Bottom
Cruz reached on infield single to third.
5-5
Bottom
Gonzales hit by pitch, Cruz to second.
5-5
Bottom
Gonzales to second on wild pitch by Pearson, Cruz to third on wild pitch by Pearson.
5-5
Bottom
O'Hearn struck out swinging.
5-5
Bottom
Simon popped out to shortstop.
5-5
Bottom
Horwitz singled to left, Cruz scored and Gonzales scored.
5-7
Bottom
Davis walked, Horwitz to second.
5-7
Bottom
Griffin reached on infield single to shortstop, Horwitz scored, Davis to second.
5-8
Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
5-8

Inning 8 Top

Top
Reynolds in right field.
5-8
Top
Triolo at third base.
5-8
Top
Cook in left field.
5-8
Top
Pasquantino grounded out to third.
5-8
Top
Garcia struck out looking.
5-8
Top
Massey grounded out to second.
5-8

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Erceg relieved Pearson
5-8
Bottom
Reynolds doubled to left.
5-8
Bottom
Cruz safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Pasquantino, Reynolds safe at third on error.
5-8
Bottom
Triolo fouled out to first.
5-8
Bottom
O'Hearn grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Cruz out at second.
5-8

Inning 9 Top

Top
Soto relieved Ramírez
5-8
Top
Perez flied out to center.
5-8
Top
Collins hit for Rave
5-8
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
5-8
Top
Loftin doubled to second.
5-8
Top
Tolbert hit for Isbel
5-8
Top
Tolbert struck out swinging.
5-8

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Player props

Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Noah Cameron
Strikeouts: 10/18 over · last line 4.5
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Seth Lugo
Strikeouts: 5/18 over · last line 4.5
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John Rave
Hits: 11/17 over · last line 0.5
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Kyle Isbel
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Marcell Ozuna
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Hits: 9/16 over · last line 0.5
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Michael Wacha
Strikeouts: 11/16 over · last line 3.5
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Oneil Cruz
Hits: 11/16 over · last line 0.5
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Konnor Griffin
Hits: 9/15 over · last line 0.5
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Mitch Keller
Strikeouts: 6/15 over · last line 4.5
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Endy Rodriguez
Hits: 10/14 over · last line 0.5
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Esmerlyn Valdez
Hits: 5/14 over · last line 0.5
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Bubba Chandler
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 4.5
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Paul Skenes
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 5.5
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Henry Davis
Hits: 3/12 over · last line 0.5
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Braxton Ashcraft
Strikeouts: 6/11 over · last line 5.5
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Jared Jones
Strikeouts: 5/11 over · last line 5.5
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Randy Dobnak
Strikeouts: 4/7 over · last line 3.5
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Daniel Lynch IV
Strikeouts: 3/5 over · last line 3.5
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Lake Bachar
Strikeouts: 1/1 over · last line 2.5
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Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 in this MLB game at PNC Park on Friday, September 18, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Odds

DraftKings lists the Pittsburgh Pirates at PIT -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8.5. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +158 and Pittsburgh Pirates -193. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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