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Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates

PNC Park, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 8–5 on Friday, September 18, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 5 69-93
at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 82-80

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 8 15 0
  • W: Yohan Ramírez (7-4)
  • L: Nate Pearson (2-2)
  • S: Gregory Soto

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino (13), Michael Massey (13)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Brandon Lowe (32)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. 1–0
Top 3rd Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. 2–0
Top 3rd Kansas City Royals Maikel Garcia doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Maikel Garcia out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Ronny Simon to second baseman Brandon Lowe to third baseman Nick Gonzales. 4–0
Bottom 3rd Pittsburgh Pirates Brandon Lowe homers (32) on a fly ball to center field. Konnor Griffin scores. 4–2
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. 5–2
Bottom 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Henry Davis doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Ronny Simon scores. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd. 5–3
Bottom 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Konnor Griffin grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Spencer Horwitz scores. 5–4
Bottom 5th Pittsburgh Pirates Ryan O'Hearn grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Ryan O'Hearn to 1st. 5–5
Bottom 7th Pittsburgh Pirates Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales scores. 5–7
Bottom 7th Pittsburgh Pirates Konnor Griffin singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Spencer Horwitz scores. Henry Davis to 2nd. 5–8

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .233
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .276
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .240
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .262
Michael Massey 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .279
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .226
John Rave LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 .227
Isaac Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .219
Nick Loftin RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .232
Kyle Isbel CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .221
Tyler Tolbert PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .293
Totals 33 5 8 5 2 11
Pitcher
Randy Dobnak 3.2 7 4 4 2 1 1 74 3.08
Connor Thomas 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 19 9.15
Anthony Gose 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 0.00
Nate Pearson (L, 2-2) 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 28 3.07
Lucas Erceg 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.96

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Konnor Griffin SS 5 1 4 2 0 0 .271
Brandon Lowe 2B 5 1 1 2 0 2 .260
Bryan Reynolds RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .263
Oneil Cruz CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 .277
Nick Gonzales 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .304
Jared Triolo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Ryan O'Hearn DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 .266
Ronny Simon RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .318
Billy Cook LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Spencer Horwitz 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 .248
Henry Davis C 3 0 1 1 1 1 .169
Totals 37 8 15 8 3 7
Pitcher
Paul Skenes 6.0 6 5 5 1 7 2 89 3.91
Brandon Eisert 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 5.23
Yohan Ramírez (W, 7-4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.00
Gregory Soto (S, 15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.78

Game info

Weather
75 degrees, Clear
Wind
8 mph, Calm
First pitch
6:42 PM
Time of game
2:42
Attendance
25,424
Umpires
Home Plate: Bill Miller, First Base: Chad Whitson, Second Base: Brian Walsh, Third Base: Chad Fairchild

2026 season series

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