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Royals at Pirates: September 20, 2026

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 at PNC Park on September 20, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 20, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Jac Caglianone and Salvador Perez (Royals, 2 each); Rafael Flores Jr. (Pirates, 2). Most strikeouts: Michael Wacha (Royals, 5); Yohan Ramirez (Pirates, 4).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Kansas City Royals1000002003
Pittsburgh Pirates0001010204

Team comparison

Team statsKCPIT
Hits98
Errors11

What stood out

  • Hits: Royals 9, Pirates 8.
  • The Pirates' biggest edge came in the 8th inning (2-0).

Player lines

  • Anthony Gose (KC RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 6 PIT
  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Connor Thomas (KC RP): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 26 PIT
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jac Caglianone (KC RF): 3 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Jose Cuas (KC RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 7 PIT
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Luke Maile (KC C): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Maikel Garcia (KC 3B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Wacha (KC SP): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 113 PIT
  • Nate Pearson (KC RP): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 25 PIT
  • Nick Loftin (KC 3B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 1 TB
  • Nolan Hoffman (KC RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 5 PIT
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Tyler Tolbert (KC SS): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 1 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Brandon Lowe (PIT 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Bryan Reynolds (PIT LF): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT RP): 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 45 PIT
  • Jake Mangum (PIT CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jared Triolo (PIT SS): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Konnor Griffin (PIT SS): 5 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Lake Bachar (PIT RP): 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 20 PIT
  • Mason Montgomery (PIT RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 11 PIT
  • Nick Gonzales (PIT 3B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Oneil Cruz (PIT CF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Rafael Flores Jr. (PIT C): 3 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 6 TB
  • Ronny Simon (PIT RF): 0 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Ryan O'Hearn (PIT RF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Spencer Horwitz (PIT 1B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Wilber Dotel (PIT RP): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 32 PIT
  • Yohan Ramirez (PIT RP): 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, 30 PIT

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Head-to-head

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

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