Kansas City Royals
67 - 89 .429
F
September 20, 2026, 1:35 PM
PNC Park
PNC Park
115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
4
Pittsburgh Pirates
79 - 77 .506| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
W: Carmen Mlodzinski
(W, 8-7)
3.0 IP, 2 ER, K, BB
L: Nate Pearson
(L, 2-3)(BS, 2)
0.2 IP, 2 ER, K, 0 BB
S: Mason Montgomery
(S, 16)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Flores Jr.
2-3 | HR, 2B, BB
Pasquantino
a-
1-1 | HR, 2 RBI, R
Ramírez
2.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| 3 | Jac Caglianone DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| 5 | Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| 6 | Nick Loftin RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| 7 | John Rave LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 |
| 8 | Luke Maile C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .171 |
| 9 | Tyler Tolbert CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| b- Vinnie Pasquantino PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | |
| a- Isaac Collins PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .245 |
a-Homered for Tolbert in the 7th.
b-Flied out for Isbel in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Maile (2, Montgomery, M).
HR Pasquantino (14, 7th inning off Mlodzinski, 1 on, 2 out).
TB Caglianone 2 Loftin Maile 2 Pasquantino 4 Perez, S 2 Rave Witt Jr.
RBI Pasquantino 2 (54) Perez, S (73).
2-out RBI Pasquantino 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Maile Collins Loftin.
GIDP Massey.
Team RISP 2-for-7.
Team LOB 6.
BASERUNNING
SB Loftin (4, 2nd base off Dotel/Flores Jr.).
FIELDING
E Massey (5, missed catch).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 113 | 78 | 35 | 3.33 |
| Nolan Hoffman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.86 |
| Connor Thomas(H, 4) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 8.85 |
| Jose Cuas(H, 5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2.21 |
| Nate Pearson(L, 2-3)(BS, 2) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3.43 |
| Anthony Gose | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 182 | 123 | 59 | 4.66 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Pitch timer violations Flores Jr. (batter timeout) Dotel (pitcher).
ABS Challenge Rave 2 (Strike-Confirmed, Strike-Overturned to Ball) Mangum (Strike-Confirmed) Flores Jr. (Ball-Confirmed) Maile 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes Wacha 113-78 Hoffman, N 5-3 Thomas 26-15 Cuas 7-4 Pearson 25-18 Gose 6-5 Bachar 20-14 Ramírez 30-19 Dotel 32-21 Mlodzinski 45-26 Montgomery, M 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts Wacha 1-5 Hoffman, N 0-0 Thomas 1-0 Cuas 0-0 Pearson 1-0 Gose 1-0 Bachar 2-0 Ramírez 2-0 Dotel 2-0 Mlodzinski 5-0 Montgomery, M 1-1.
Batters faced Wacha 26 Hoffman, N 1 Thomas 4 Cuas 1 Pearson 5 Gose 1 Bachar 6 Ramírez 7 Dotel 7 Mlodzinski 12 Montgomery, M 4.
Inherited runners-scored Hoffman, N 2-0 Cuas 2-0 Gose 1-0.
Umpires HP: Brian Walsh. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Chad Whitson.
Weather 72 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 7 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch 1:37 PM.
T 3:00.
Att 14,979.
Venue PNC Park.
September 20, 2026