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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 4–3 on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 3 69-93
at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 82-80

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 8 1
  • W: Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)
  • L: Nate Pearson
  • S: Mason Montgomery

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino (14)
  • Pittsburgh Pirates: Oneil Cruz (20), Rafael Flores Jr. (10)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 2nd. 1–0
Bottom 4th Pittsburgh Pirates Oneil Cruz homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. 1–1
Bottom 6th Pittsburgh Pirates Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd. 1–2
Top 7th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. John Rave scores. 3–2
Bottom 8th Pittsburgh Pirates Rafael Flores Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Ronny Simon scores. 3–4

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .279
Jac Caglianone DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 .282
Salvador Perez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .227
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274
Nick Loftin RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240
John Rave LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .228
Luke Maile C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .171
Tyler Tolbert CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Vinnie Pasquantino PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 .244
Kyle Isbel CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Isaac Collins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 8
Pitcher
Michael Wacha 5.2 4 2 2 4 5 1 113 3.33
Nolan Hoffman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.86
Connor Thomas (H, 4) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 8.85
Jose Cuas (H, 5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.21
Nate Pearson (L, 2-3)(BS, 2) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 25 3.43
Anthony Gose 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batter
Konnor Griffin SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .267
Brandon Lowe 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .262
Bryan Reynolds LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .262
Oneil Cruz CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .280
Nick Gonzales 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302
Jared Triolo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Ryan O'Hearn DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .264
Ronny Simon DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
Rafael Flores Jr. C 3 1 2 2 1 1 .286
Spencer Horwitz 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .248
Jake Mangum RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279
Totals 33 4 8 4 5 9
Pitcher
Lake Bachar 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 20 3.56
Yohan Ramírez 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 30 2.93
Wilber Dotel 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 4.58
Carmen Mlodzinski (W, 8-7) 3.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 45 3.95
Mason Montgomery (S, 16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.59

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
7 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
1:37 PM
Time of game
3:00
Attendance
14,979
Umpires
Home Plate: Brian Walsh, First Base: Chad Fairchild, Second Base: Bill Miller, Third Base: Chad Whitson

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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