Friday, September 18, 2026
Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates
KC
Kansas City Royals
66-87 · L1
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
74-79 · W1
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Kansas City Royals 8-5 at PNC Park. Yohan Ramírez earned the win; Nate Pearson took the loss. Gregory Soto recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 8 | 15 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Vinnie Pasquantino homers (13) on a fly ball to right field.
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
Maikel Garcia doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Maikel Garcia out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Ronny Simon to second baseman Brandon Lowe to third baseman Nick Gonzales.
Brandon Lowe homers (32) on a fly ball to center field. Konnor Griffin scores.
Michael Massey homers (13) on a fly ball to right field.
Henry Davis doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Ronny Simon scores. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd.
Konnor Griffin grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Spencer Horwitz scores.
Ryan O'Hearn grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Ryan O'Hearn to 1st.
Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales scores.
Konnor Griffin singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Spencer Horwitz scores. Henry Davis to 2nd.
Key Performers
Vinnie Pasquantino
KC
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Brandon Lowe
PIT
1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Michael Massey
KC
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Konnor Griffin
PIT
4-5, 2 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Tyler Tolbert PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Isaac Collins PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nick Loftin RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| John Rave LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| PIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ronny Simon RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Billy Cook LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Henry Davis C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
Pitching
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobnak | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 74-46 | 3.08 |
| Thomas | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19-16 | 9.15 |
| Gose | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22-15 | 0.00 |
| Pearson (L, 2-2) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28-14 | 3.07 |
| Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 5.96 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skenes | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 89-63 | 3.91 |
| Eisert | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-7 | 5.23 |
| Ramírez (W, 7-4) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20-16 | 3.00 |
| Soto, G (S, 15) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18-13 | 3.78 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 |