Sunday, September 20, 2026
Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates
KC
Kansas City Royals
66-89 · L3
PIT
Pittsburgh Pirates
76-79 · W3
Pittsburgh Pirates beat Kansas City Royals 4-3 at PNC Park. Carmen Mlodzinski earned the win; Nate Pearson took the loss. Mason Montgomery recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.
Oneil Cruz homers (20) on a fly ball to center field.
Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Rafael Flores Jr. to 2nd.
Vinnie Pasquantino homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. John Rave scores.
Rafael Flores Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Ronny Simon scores.
Key Performers
Rafael Flores Jr.
PIT
2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Vinnie Pasquantino
KC
1-1, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Oneil Cruz
PIT
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Salvador Perez
KC
2-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Tolbert CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaac Collins PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Loftin RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Rave LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luke Maile C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| PIT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ronny Simon DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jared Triolo 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jake Mangum RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan O'Hearn DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rafael Flores Jr. C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Pitching
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacha | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 113-78 | 3.33 |
| Hoffman, N | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-3 | 3.86 |
| Thomas (H, 4) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26-15 | 8.85 |
| Cuas (H, 5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-4 | 2.21 |
| Pearson (L, 2-3)(BS, 2) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25-18 | 3.43 |
| Gose | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| PIT | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachar | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20-14 | 3.56 |
| Ramírez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30-19 | 2.93 |
| Dotel | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32-21 | 4.58 |
| Mlodzinski (W, 8-7) | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45-26 | 3.95 |
| Montgomery, M (S, 16) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-8 | 2.59 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |