Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

3–4

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Average

KCPIT

Batting

4.21

R/G

4.80

0.245

AVG

0.254

0.315

OBP

0.331

0.398

SLG

0.405

0.713

OPS

0.737

1.04

HR/G

1.15

8.21

H/G

8.74

161

179

126

128

Pitching

4.66

ERA

4.20

1.39

WHIP

1.30

7.41

K/9

9.25

3.61

BB/9

3.66

4.55

RA/G

4.16

0.259

OPP AVG

0.238

1121

1421

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (PIT)	Total	KC ML	PIT ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	8.5	+100	-120
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	+100	-118
BBetMGM	+1.5	8.5	+100	-120
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-102	-117
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+105	-116
BBetRivers	+1.5	8.5	-108	-110
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	+105	-115
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+102	-122
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	+100	-120
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+105	-116
MMyBookie	-1.5	8.5	+100	-118

Game Information

PNC Park

Stadium

Sep 20, 2026

5:35 PM UTC

Gametime weather

Overcast

Wind 5 mph

73°

Lineups

Starters

PIT

Starters

Rankings

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

Matchup

KCPIT

67-88Record78-77
43.2%Win %50.3%
39-36Home record41-36
28-52Road record37-41
3-7Last 106-4
-3Streak3
-101Run diff+28
23-23Division24-25
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

KCStatPIT

3Runs4
9Hits8
1Errors1
1Home runs2
3RBI4
1Stolen bases0
8K (bat)9
9K (pit)8
5BB (pit)1

Player Stats

KC — Batting

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

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	5.2	4	2	2	4	5
Nate PearsonRP	0.2	3	2	2	0	1
Connor ThomasRP	0.2	1	0	0	1	1
Jose CuasRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
Anthony GoseRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Nolan HoffmanRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

PIT — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Konnor GriffinSS	5	0	1	0	0	0
Oneil CruzCF	4	1	1	1	1	0
Brandon Lowe2B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nick Gonzales3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Spencer Horwitz1B	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jake MangumCF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan O'HearnRF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Bryan ReynoldsLF	3	0	1	0	0	1
Rafael Flores Jr.C	3	1	2	1	2	1
Ronny SimonRF	0	1	0	0	0	0
Jared TrioloSS	0	0	0	0	0	0

PIT — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Carmen MlodzinskiRP	3.0	3	2	2	1	1
Wilber DotelRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
Yohan RamirezRP	2.0	1	0	0	0	4
Lake BacharRP	1.0	3	1	1	0	1
Mason MontgomeryRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

90 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Garcia grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to second.
0-0
Top
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
0-0
Top
Perez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Caglianone to second.
1-0
Top
Massey struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Loftin grounded out to pitcher.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Griffin flied out to center.
1-0
Bottom
Lowe walked.
1-0
Bottom
Reynolds singled to right, Lowe to second.
1-0
Bottom
Cruz popped out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Gonzales flied out to right.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Ramírez relieved Bachar
1-0
Top
Rave struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Maile struck out looking.
1-0
Top
Tolbert grounded out to shortstop.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
O'Hearn struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Flores Jr. doubled to left.
1-0
Bottom
Horwitz struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Mangum lined out to left.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Garcia struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Witt Jr. struck out looking.
1-0
Top
Caglianone singled to right.
1-0
Top
Perez grounded out to second.
1-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Griffin lined out to left.
1-0
Bottom
Lowe struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Reynolds flied out to center.
1-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Dotel relieved Ramírez
1-0
Top
Massey lined out to center.
1-0
Top
Loftin singled to left.
1-0
Top
Loftin stole second.
1-0
Top
Rave grounded out to second, Loftin to third.
1-0
Top
Maile struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Cruz homered to center (420 feet).
1-1
Bottom
Gonzales bunt popped out to pitcher.
1-1
Bottom
O'Hearn popped out to shortstop.
1-1
Bottom
Flores Jr. strikes out on automatic strike.
1-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Tolbert popped out to third.
1-1
Top
Garcia grounded out to third.
1-1
Top
Witt Jr. lined out to right.
1-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Horwitz lined out to first.
1-1
Bottom
Mangum walked.
1-1
Bottom
Griffin grounded into fielder's choice to third, Mangum safe at second on error by second baseman Massey.
1-1
Bottom
Lowe popped out to third.
1-1
Bottom
Reynolds struck out swinging.
1-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Mlodzinski relieved Dotel
1-1
Top
Caglianone lined out to left.
1-1
Top
Perez singled to center.
1-1
Top
Massey grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Perez out at second.
1-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Cruz flied out to center.
1-1
Bottom
Gonzales flied out to right.
1-1
Bottom
O'Hearn walked.
1-1
Bottom
Flores Jr. walked, O'Hearn to second.
1-1
Bottom
Horwitz singled to center, O'Hearn scored, Flores Jr. to second.
1-2
Bottom
Hoffman relieved Wacha
1-2
Bottom
Mangum struck out looking.
1-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Loftin popped out to first.
1-2
Top
Rave reached on bunt single to third.
1-2
Top
Maile grounded out to pitcher, Rave to second.
1-2
Top
Pasquantino hit for Tolbert
1-2
Top
Pasquantino homered to right center (390 feet), Rave scored.
3-2
Top
Garcia grounded out to shortstop.
3-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel in center field.
3-2
Bottom
Thomas relieved Hoffman
3-2
Bottom
Griffin struck out swinging.
3-2
Bottom
Lowe reached on infield single to third.
3-2
Bottom
Reynolds walked, Lowe to second.
3-2
Bottom
Cruz grounded out to first, Reynolds to second, Lowe to third.
3-2
Bottom
Cuas relieved Thomas
3-2
Bottom
Gonzales struck out swinging.
3-2

Inning 8 Top

Top
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
3-2
Top
Caglianone walked.
3-2
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
3-2
Top
Massey grounded out to first.
3-2

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Pearson relieved Cuas
3-2
Bottom
O'Hearn singled to center.
3-2
Bottom
Simon ran for O'Hearn
3-2
Bottom
Flores Jr. homered to left (426 feet), Simon scored.
3-4
Bottom
Horwitz struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
3-4
Bottom
Mangum grounded out to first.
3-4
Bottom
Griffin doubled to left.
3-4
Bottom
Gose relieved Pearson
3-4
Bottom
Lowe grounded out to pitcher.
3-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Triolo at third base.
3-4
Top
Simon as designated hitter.
3-4
Top
Montgomery relieved Mlodzinski
3-4
Top
Loftin grounded out to shortstop.
3-4
Top
Rave struck out swinging.
3-4
Top
Maile doubled to right, Maile safe at third on fielding error by right fielder Mangum.
3-4
Top
Collins hit for Isbel
3-4
Top
Collins flied out to right.
3-4

Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 in this MLB game at PNC Park on Sunday, September 20, 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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