Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 6:40PM CST

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Game Recap

On Tuesday night, the Kansas City Royals earned a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, a win spearheaded by Nick Loftin. He provided a go-ahead two-run home run in the seventh inning and later secured the victory with a one-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Read the full game recap.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, July 8th, 2025

Time: 6:40PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 22,855

Line Score

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Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Home Runs: Loftin (3, 7th inning off Keller 1 on, 2 Out); Caglianone (3, 2nd inning off Keller 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Loftin 3 (10), Caglianone (5)

2-out Runs Batted In: Loftin 2.

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Perez 0-1, Loftin 1-1, Garcia 0-1, Caglianone 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Garcia 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Lugo pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Estévez 4/4; Lugo 13/22; Erceg 3/6; Zerpa 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Estévez-3-0-1-4; Lugo-17-4-10-16; Erceg-2-1-3-4; Zerpa-5-1-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Estévez 0-3; Lugo 4-8; Erceg 3-0; Zerpa 0-1

Game Scores: S Lugo 60


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Errors: Erceg (2, throw)

Passed Balls: Perez



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Pham (7, Lugo); Hayes (8, Estévez); Davis (5, Lugo)

Home Runs: Cruz (16, 4th inning off Lugo 0 on, 2 Out); N. Gonzales (4, 7th inning off Lugo 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Reynolds (46), Cruz (36), N. Gonzales (12)

2-out Runs Batted In: Cruz, O.

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Frazier 0-1, Suwinski 0-1, Reynolds 0-2, N. Gonzales 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Suwinski 1; Reynolds 3


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Santana pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. ; Mattson pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Keller 14/26; Santana 3/6; Ferguson 1/1; Mattson 0/1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Keller-15-8-21-18; Santana-2-3-10-5; Ferguson-0-0-0-1; Mattson-0-0-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Keller 5-10; Santana 1-2; Ferguson 1-0

Game Scores: M Keller 60


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Errors: Davis (2, catcher's interference)


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Davis (1, 3rd base by Lugo/Perez)


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