Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

67-88, 28-52 Away

7th,0 outs

78-77, 41-36 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Garcia3B	0-3	0	0	0	.258
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-3	1	0	0	.280
J. CaglianoneDH	2-3	0	0	0	.282
S. Perez1B	2-3	0	0	1	.228
M. Massey2B	0-3	0	0	0	.275
N. LoftinRF	1-2	0	0	0	.241
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Loftin grounded out to pitcher. 4th: Loftin singled to left.
J. RaveLF	0-2	0	0	0	.224
L. MaileC	0-2	0	0	0	.154
T. TolbertCF	0-2	0	0	0	.288

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Wacha	5.2	4	2	4	5	113-78	3.33
N. Hoffman	0.1	0	0	0	1	5-3	3.86

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

1:35 PM, September 20, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Current Weather

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Walsh
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Chad Whitson

C. MlodzinskiRHP

1.0IP

0ER

0BB

N. LoftinRF

1-2

PITCH COUNT: 14|ON DECK: J. Rave

Balls

Strikes

Outs

.083

.211

.125

.243

.373

.256

.194

.152

.333

ON BASE:1B: Base empty2B: Base empty3B: Base empty

Ball

Curve82 MPH

Foul Ball

Cutter91 MPH

Ball

Sinker93 MPH

Ball - Confirmed

Sinker94 MPH

Scoring Summary


KC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	1	6	1
0	0	0	1	0	1	-	-	-	2	4	0

		KC	PIT
1st	Perez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Caglianone to second.	1	0
4th	Cruz homered to center (420 feet).	1	1
6th	Horwitz singled to center, O'Hearn scored, Flores Jr. to second.	1	2

Kansas City Royals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Craig Kimbrel RP	Bereavement	Sep 22
Tony Gonsolin SP	15-Day IL	Sep 22
James McArthur RP	60-Day IL	Sep 22
Connor Seabold RP	60-Day IL	Sep 23
Beck Way RP	15-Day IL	Feb 1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Kirby Yates RP	15-Day IL	Sep 20
Isaac Mattson RP	15-Day IL	Sep 22
Esmerlyn Valdez RF	10-Day IL	Sep 23
Braxton Ashcraft SP	15-Day IL	Feb 1
Mitch Keller SP	60-Day IL	Feb 1

Data is currently unavailable.

Top 7thCloseMLTotalRL

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(67-88)

(67-88, 28-52 Away)

(67-88)

Michael Wacha

(9-9, 3.34)

+101

Pittsburgh PiratesPiratesPIT

(78-77)

(78-77, 41-36 Home)

(78-77)

Lake Bachar

(1-4, 3.50)

u8.5

-112

Note: Odds and lines subject to change.

Royals
5
Pirates
8

Game 1

9/18

Royals
5
Pirates
6

Game 2

9/19

Royals
Pirates

Game 3

MLB.TV

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	80	75	.516	-	W4
Chicago	79	76	.510	1	W1
Detroit	73	82	.471	7	L1
Minnesota	72	83	.465	8	L1
Kansas City	67	88	.432	13	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	58	.626	-	W2
Chicago	86	69	.555	11	W1
Pittsburgh	78	77	.503	19	W3
St. Louis	75	80	.484	22	L4
Cincinnati	72	83	.465	25	L1

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Rangers place pitcher Cal Quantrill on 15-day injured list

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

C. MlodzinskiRHP

N. LoftinRF

Inning