Royals vs Pirates: head-to-head
The Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates have met 6 times in StatsNext’s stored MLB results, from July 7, 2025 to September 20, 2026 (2 seasons). The series is level at 3-3.
Series summary
| Meetings | Games | KC wins | PIT wins | KC runs/g | PIT runs/g | Total runs/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4.5 | 9.5 |
| At KC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 3 | 8.7 |
| At PIT | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.3 | 6 | 10.3 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 9 |
Every stored meeting
| Date | Season | Venue | Score | Winner | Margin | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2026 | At PIT | KC 3, PIT 4 | PIT | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2026 | At PIT | KC 5, PIT 6 | PIT | 1 | 11 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 2026 | At PIT | KC 5, PIT 8 | PIT | 3 | 13 |
| Jul 9, 2025 | 2025 | At KC | KC 4, PIT 3 | KC | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | 2025 | At KC | KC 4, PIT 3 | KC | 1 | 7 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 2025 | At KC | KC 9, PIT 3 | KC | 6 | 12 |
What stands out
- Largest Royals win in these meetings: 9-3 on Jul 7, 2025.
- Largest Pirates win: 8-5 on Sep 18, 2026.
- Highest combined score: 13 runs (Sep 18, 2026); lowest: 7 (Sep 20, 2026).
- The Pirates have won the last 3 meetings.
- Average margin: 2.2 runs per meeting.
How to read this
- These are the final scores of the meetings stored in StatsNext (the 6 most recent, up to 30). Older meetings may not be in these records.
- Rosters, coaches and venues change between seasons, and a few meetings are a small sample: past results describe what happened, not what will happen.
- Scores are final scores.
This page contains no sportsbook prices or betting lines.
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