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Royals vs Pirates

Final · Fri Sep 18 · 6:40 PM ET · PNC Park

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals67-87
5
FinalSep 18, 2026
Pittsburgh PiratesPirates77-77
8
StreamMLB.TVRoyals.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch
Moneyline
KC+158
PIT−193
Run line
KC +1.5−135
PIT −1.5+112
Total O/U
Over 8.5−104
Under 8.5−116
  • Run line: Pirates −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 8.5 (13 runs).

Recap

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Sep 18, 2026 to move to 77-77.

The Pirates came back from 4 runs down, trailing 4-0 in the Top 3.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates, score by inning
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KC1031000005
PIT00221030x8

W: Ramirez (7-4) · L: Pearson (2-2) · S: Soto (6-5)

Scoring plays

Top 1

  1. KCHome runPasquantino homered to right (395 feet).1-0

Top 3

  1. KCSinglePasquantino singled to right, Isbel scored, Witt Jr. to second.2-0
  2. KCDoubleGarcia doubled to right, Pasquantino scored and Witt Jr. scored, Garcia out stretching at third.4-0

Bottom 3

  1. PITHome runLowe homered to center (417 feet), Griffin scored.4-2

Top 4

  1. KCHome runMassey homered to right (371 feet).5-2

Bottom 4

  1. PITDoubleDavis doubled to right, Simon scored, Horwitz to third.5-3
  2. PITGroundoutGriffin grounded out to shortstop, Horwitz scored.5-4

Bottom 5

  1. PITFielder's choiceO'Hearn grounded into fielder's choice to third, Cruz scored, Gonzales out at second.5-5

Bottom 7

  1. PITSingleHorwitz singled to left, Cruz scored and Gonzales scored.5-7
  2. PITSingleGriffin reached on infield single to shortstop, Horwitz scored, Davis to second.5-8

Team stats

KCPIT
Hits
8
15
Home Runs
2
1
Runs Batted In
5
8
Walks
2
3
Strikeouts
11
7
Runners Left On Base
8
26
Errors
2
0

Player stats

Royals · Batting

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Carter Jensen C0-4400000321.233.320.450
Bobby Witt Jr. SS1-4411000015.276.358.440
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B2-4422210013.240.327.395
Maikel Garcia 3B1-4401200113.262.318.378
Michael Massey 2B1-4411110016.279.312.444
Salvador Perez DH0-4400000216.226.270.374
John Rave LF1-2201001113.227.319.454
Isaac Collins PH0-110000015.219.325.332
Nick Loftin RF1-3301001115.232.319.376
Kyle Isbel CF1-221100018.221.267.326
Tyler Tolbert PH0-110000016.293.358.407

Royals · Pitching

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Randy Dobnak P3.274421174-463.0874
Connor Thomas P1.121102019-169.1519
Anthony Gose P1.020002022-150.0022
Nate Pearson P1.033312028-143.0728
Lucas Erceg P1.010000012-85.9612

Pirates · Batting

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Konnor Griffin SS4-5514200018.271.325.393
Brandon Lowe 2B1-5511210219.260.331.488
Bryan Reynolds RF2-5502000117.263.366.427
Oneil Cruz CF3-5523000121.277.364.483
Nick Gonzales 3B1-331100008.304.368.391
Jared Triolo 3B0-110000003.241.311.307
Ryan O'Hearn DH0-3300101119.266.333.449
Ronny Simon RF1-4411000117.318.362.386
Billy Cook LF0-000000000.176.208.235
Spencer Horwitz 1B2-3322201013.248.347.368
Henry Davis C1-3301101120.169.272.313

Pirates · Pitching

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Paul Skenes P6.065517289-633.9189
Brandon Eisert P0.210011014-75.2314
Yohan Ramirez P1.100001020-163.0020
Gregory Soto P1.010002018-133.7818

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