Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

5–8

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Average

KCPIT

Batting

4.20

R/G

4.77

0.244

AVG

0.253

0.314

OBP

0.330

0.397

SLG

0.402

0.712

OPS

0.733

1.03

HR/G

1.14

8.18

H/G

8.70

158

175

123

126

Pitching

4.63

ERA

4.19

1.39

WHIP

1.30

7.40

K/9

9.22

3.62

BB/9

3.68

4.52

RA/G

4.15

0.258

OPP AVG

0.237

1107

1398

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

10:40 PM UTC

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

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

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