Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

67-88, 28-52 Away

8th,0 outs

78-77, 41-36 Home


KC
PIT

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

N. Pearson

0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

R. Flores Jr.

1-2, 1 BB, 1 K

PiratesBottom 8th
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 98
  2
  Foul Ball
  Slider 89
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 97
- Simon ran for O'Hearn
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- J. Cuas pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Isbel in center field.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pasquantino hit for Tolbert
  1
  2
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- N. Hoffman pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 5th
- W. Dotel pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- W. Dotel pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Loftin stole second.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 1st
- L. Bachar pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	98
2 Foul Ball	Slider	89
1 Ball	Sinker	97

Royals
5
Pirates
8

Game 1

9/18

Royals
5
Pirates
6

Game 2

9/19

Royals
Pirates

Game 3

MLB.TV

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

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	87	69	.558	10.5	W2
Pittsburgh	78	77	.503	19	W3
St. Louis	75	80	.484	22	L4
Cincinnati	72	84	.462	25.5	L2

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