Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

5–6

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 2 of 17

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 15 of 17

Batting

4.21Runs per game4.79
0.244Batting average0.254
0.314On-base percentage0.331
0.398Slugging percentage0.404
0.712OPS0.735
1.04Home runs per game1.14
8.18Hits per game8.74
160Home runs176
123Stolen bases127

Pitching

4.65ERA4.19
1.39WHIP1.30
7.40Strikeouts per nine9.23
3.62Walks per nine3.67
4.55Runs allowed per game4.16
0.259Opponent batting average0.237
1114Pitching strikeouts1409
61Quality starts45
36Saves36

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	-101	-119
FFanDuel	+1.5	7.5	-102	-116
BBetMGM	+1.5	8	-102	-118
CCaesars	+1.5	7.5	-103	-115
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+102	-112
BBetRivers	+1.5	8	+102	-121
BBetus	-1.5	8	+102	-112
BBovada	-1.5	8	-101	-119
FFanatics	+1.5	8	-105	-115
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+102	-112
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+101	-118

Game Information

PNC Park

Stadium

Sep 19, 2026

6:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 4 mph

75°

Lineups

Starters

PIT

Starters

Rankings

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

Matchup

KCPIT

67-87Record77-77
43.5%Win %50.0%
39-36Home record40-36
28-51Road record37-41
3-7Last 106-4
-2Streak2
-100Run diff+27
23-23Division24-25
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

KCStatPIT

5Runs6
13Hits9
1Errors1
1Home runs3
5RBI6
2Stolen bases1
12K (bat)7
7K (pit)12
2BB (pit)2

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Nick Loftin3B	5	0	4	0	1	0
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	2	3	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	5	1	1	1	1	0
John RaveRF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	2	0	1	0
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	3	2	2	0	1	2
Michael Massey2B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Maikel Garcia3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	0	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Noah CameronSP	6.0	7	4	4	2	6
Steven CruzRP	1.0	2	2	2	0	1
Nolan HoffmanRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ronny SimonRF	4	1	1	1	2	0
Ryan O'HearnRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	2	2	1	2	0
Nick Gonzales3B	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bryan ReynoldsLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Oneil CruzCF	3	0	2	0	0	0
Jake MangumCF	3	1	1	1	2	0
Konnor GriffinSS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rafael Flores Jr.C	3	0	2	0	0	1
Billy CookCF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry DavisC	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jared TrioloSS	0	1	0	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Bubba ChandlerSP	4.0	8	3	3	1	6
Lake BacharRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
Luke WeaverRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Camilo DovalRP	1.0	4	2	2	0	2
Brandon EisertRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Mason MontgomeryRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1

Scoring Summary

97 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Caglianone flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Griffin grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Cruz singled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Reynolds flied out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Cruz stole second, Cruz safe at third on throwing error by catcher Jensen.
0-0
Bottom
Flores Jr. flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Pasquantino singled to center.
0-0
Top
Massey grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Pasquantino out at second.
0-0
Top
Loftin singled to center.
0-0
Top
Rave struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Lowe singled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Gonzales grounded out to third, Lowe to second.
0-0
Bottom
O'Hearn struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Simon homered to left (393 feet), Lowe scored.
0-2
Bottom
Mangum flied out to left.
0-2

Inning 3 Top

Top
Isbel struck out looking.
0-2
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Jensen homered to right center (375 feet). Umpire review: call on the field was upheld.
1-2
Top
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop.
1-2
Top
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
1-2
Top
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
1-2

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Griffin flied out to center.
1-2
Bottom
Cruz singled to center.
1-2
Bottom
Reynolds struck out swinging.
1-2
Bottom
Flores Jr. walked, Cruz to second.
1-2
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to second.
1-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Massey lined out to right.
1-2
Top
Loftin singled to left.
1-2
Top
Rave singled to right, Loftin to third.
1-2
Top
Isbel fouled out to first.
1-2
Top
Collins hit by pitch, Rave to second.
1-2
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
1-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Gonzales doubled to left.
1-2
Bottom
O'Hearn struck out swinging.
1-2
Bottom
Simon fouled out to third.
1-2
Bottom
Mangum homered to left (397 feet), Gonzales scored.
1-4
Bottom
Griffin walked.
1-4
Bottom
Griffin picked off and caught stealing first.
1-4

Inning 5 Top

Top
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to third.
1-4
Top
Caglianone walked, Witt Jr. to second.
1-4
Top
Eisert relieved Chandler
1-4
Top
Caglianone stole second, Witt Jr. stole third.
1-4
Top
Pasquantino grounded out to first, Witt Jr. scored, Caglianone to third.
2-4
Top
Massey hit sacrifice bunt to first, Caglianone scored.
3-4
Top
Loftin singled to left.
3-4
Top
Rave flied out to left.
3-4

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Cruz struck out looking.
3-4
Bottom
Reynolds flied out to right.
3-4
Bottom
Flores Jr. doubled to left.
3-4
Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
3-4

Inning 6 Top

Top
Bachar relieved Eisert
3-4
Top
Isbel flied out to left.
3-4
Top
Collins struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
3-4
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
3-4

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Gonzales struck out looking.
3-4
Bottom
O'Hearn grounded out to shortstop.
3-4
Bottom
Simon flied out to left.
3-4

Inning 7 Top

Top
Doval relieved Bachar
3-4
Top
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to pitcher, Witt Jr. safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Doval.
3-4
Top
Caglianone singled to left, Witt Jr. scored.
4-4
Top
Pasquantino singled to left, Caglianone to third.
4-4
Top
Pasquantino to second on wild pitch by Doval.
4-4
Top
Massey struck out swinging.
4-4
Top
Loftin singled to center, Caglianone scored, Pasquantino to third.
5-4
Top
Rave struck out swinging.
5-4
Top
Isbel lined out to second.
5-4

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Hoffman relieved Cameron
5-4
Bottom
Mangum lined out to center.
5-4
Bottom
Griffin grounded out to first.
5-4
Bottom
Cruz hit by pitch.
5-4
Bottom
Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Cruz out at second.
5-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
Weaver relieved Doval
5-4
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
5-4
Top
Jensen popped out to shortstop.
5-4
Top
Witt Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
5-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Cruz relieved Hoffman
5-4
Bottom
Flores Jr. singled to center.
5-4
Bottom
Triolo ran for Flores Jr.
5-4
Bottom
Lowe homered to right center (401 feet), Triolo scored.
5-6
Bottom
Gonzales grounded out to shortstop.
5-6
Bottom
O'Hearn popped out to shortstop.
5-6
Bottom
Simon struck out swinging.
5-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Triolo at third base.
5-6
Top
Cook in center field.
5-6
Top
Davis catching.
5-6
Top
Mangum in right field.
5-6
Top
Montgomery relieved Weaver
5-6
Top
Caglianone walked. Pittsburgh Pirates challenged: call on the field was upheld.
5-6
Top
Tolbert ran for Caglianone
5-6
Top
Perez hit for Pasquantino
5-6
Top
Tolbert stole second.
5-6
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
5-6
Top
Garcia hit for Massey
5-6
Top
Garcia flied out to right.
5-6
Top
Loftin fouled out to catcher.
5-6

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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 6-5 in this MLB game at PNC Park on Saturday, September 19, 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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