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Royals at Pirates: September 19, 2026

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 at PNC Park on September 19, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 19, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Nick Loftin (Royals, 4); Brandon Lowe and Oneil Cruz and Rafael Flores Jr. (Pirates, 2 each). Most strikeouts: Noah Cameron (Royals, 6); Bubba Chandler (Pirates, 6).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Kansas City Royals0010202005
Pittsburgh Pirates0202000206

Team comparison

Team statsKCPIT
Hits139
Errors11

What stood out

  • Hits: Royals 13, Pirates 9.
  • The Pirates' biggest edge came in the 2nd inning (2-0).

Player lines

  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 5 AB, 3 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 3 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 5 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jac Caglianone (KC RF): 3 AB, 2 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 2 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Maikel Garcia (KC 3B): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Nick Loftin (KC 3B): 5 AB, 4 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Noah Cameron (KC SP): 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR, 94 PIT
  • Nolan Hoffman (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 9 PIT
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Steven Cruz (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 17 PIT
  • Tyler Tolbert (KC SS): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 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): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 8 PIT
  • Brandon Lowe (PIT 2B): 4 AB, 2 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 5 TB
  • Bryan Reynolds (PIT LF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Bubba Chandler (PIT SP): 4.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 90 PIT
  • Camilo Doval (PIT RP): 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 26 PIT
  • Henry Davis (PIT C): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jake Mangum (PIT CF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Jared Triolo (PIT SS): 0 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Konnor Griffin (PIT SS): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Lake Bachar (PIT RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 17 PIT
  • Luke Weaver (PIT RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 13 PIT
  • Mason Montgomery (PIT RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 21 PIT
  • Nick Gonzales (PIT 3B): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Oneil Cruz (PIT CF): 3 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 2 TB
  • Rafael Flores Jr. (PIT C): 3 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 3 TB
  • Ronny Simon (PIT RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Ryan O'Hearn (PIT RF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB

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Head-to-head

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

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