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Royals at Pirates: September 18, 2026

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 8-5 at PNC Park on September 18, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 18, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Vinnie Pasquantino (Royals, 2); Konnor Griffin (Pirates, 4). Most strikeouts: Anthony Gose and Connor Thomas and Nate Pearson (Royals, 2 each); Paul Skenes (Pirates, 7).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Kansas City Royals1031000005
Pittsburgh Pirates0022103008

Team comparison

Team statsKCPIT
Hits815
Errors20

What stood out

  • Hits: Royals 8, Pirates 15.
  • Errors: Royals 2, Pirates 0.
  • The Pirates' biggest edge came in the 7th inning (3-0).

Player lines

  • Anthony Gose (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 22 PIT
  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Connor Thomas (KC RP): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 19 PIT
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 2 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 2 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Lucas Erceg (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 12 PIT
  • Maikel Garcia (KC 3B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Nate Pearson (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 28 PIT
  • Nick Loftin (KC 3B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Randy Dobnak (KC SP): 3.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 74 PIT
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Tyler Tolbert (KC SS): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 4 AB, 2 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 5 TB
  • Billy Cook (PIT CF): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Brandon Eisert (PIT RP): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 14 PIT
  • Brandon Lowe (PIT 2B): 5 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Bryan Reynolds (PIT LF): 5 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Gregory Soto (PIT RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 18 PIT
  • Henry Davis (PIT C): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Jared Triolo (PIT SS): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Konnor Griffin (PIT SS): 5 AB, 4 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Nick Gonzales (PIT 3B): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Oneil Cruz (PIT CF): 5 AB, 3 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Paul Skenes (PIT SP): 6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 HR, 89 PIT
  • Ronny Simon (PIT RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 2 TB
  • Ryan O'Hearn (PIT RF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Spencer Horwitz (PIT 1B): 3 AB, 2 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Yohan Ramirez (PIT RP): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 20 PIT

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Pirates vs Royals head-to-head (6 meetings).

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