Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 6:40PM CST

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Game Recap

Kansas City defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. The Royals victory was powered by a pair of home runs from Salvador Perez, while rookie Jac Caglianone also contributed a significant blast, measured as the longest ever hit by a Kansas City rookie. Read the full game recap.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

Time: 6:40PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,398

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Kansas City RoyalsKC 01020001-
Pittsburgh PiratesPIT 000003000

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Fermin 2 (7, Ashcraft, Falter); Witt Jr. (31, Falter); Pasquantino (13, Ashcraft); Garcia (24, Falter)

Home Runs: Perez 2 (13, 2nd inning off Falter 0 on, 0 Out, 8th inning off Mattson 0 on, 0 Out); Caglianone (4, 4th inning off Falter 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Perez 2 (54), Caglianone 2 (7)

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Perez 0-1, India 0-1, Isbel 0-1, Pasquantino 0-1, Tolbert 0-1, Garcia 0-3, Caglianone 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pasquantino 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Estévez 3/4; Erceg 3/3; Schreiber 2/5; Bubic 15/24

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Estévez-4-2-2-3; Erceg-1-4-0-2; Schreiber-1-2-6-4; Bubic-19-6-11-16

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Estévez 1-1; Erceg 2-0; Schreiber 1-2; Bubic 8-2

Game Scores: K Bubic 49


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: India (4, 2nd base by Falter/Bart)

Stolen Bases: Witt Jr. (25, 2nd base off Ashcraft/Bart)

Picked Off: India (1st base, Falter)



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Pham (8, Schreiber); Cruz (12, Bubic)

Runs Batted In: Hayes 2 (31), Cruz (37)

2-out Runs Batted In: Hayes 2.

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (McCutchen 0-2, Hayes 1-2, Reynolds 1-2, Cruz 0-1, N. Gonzales 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: McCutchen 1; Cruz 2


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Wild Pitches: Falter

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ashcraft 6/10; Mattson 6/6; Falter 17/21

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ashcraft-10-6-9-7; Mattson-3-1-4-4; Falter-15-6-13-15

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ashcraft 2-2; Mattson 0-2; Falter 2-8

Game Scores: B Falter 41


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Cruz (4, 3rd base by Bubic/Fermin)


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