Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

3–4

Final

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT

PNC Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 2 of 18

Pittsburgh PiratesLeads 16 of 18

Batting

4.21Runs per game4.80
0.245Batting average0.254
0.315On-base percentage0.331
0.398Slugging percentage0.405
0.713OPS0.737
1.04Home runs per game1.15
8.21Hits per game8.74
161Home runs179
126Stolen bases128

Pitching

4.66ERA4.20
1.39WHIP1.30
7.41Strikeouts per nine9.25
3.61Walks per nine3.66
4.55Runs allowed per game4.16
0.259Opponent batting average0.238
1121Pitching strikeouts1421
61Quality starts45
36Saves37

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	+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

1:35 PM EDT

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

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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 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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