Kansas City Royals
67 - 88 .432
F
September 19, 2026, 6:40 PM
PNC Park
PNC Park
115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
6
Pittsburgh Pirates
78 - 77 .503| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
W: Luke Weaver
(W, 3-1)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
L: Steven Cruz
(L, 2-4)(BS, 2)
1.0 IP, 2 ER, K, 0 BB
S: Mason Montgomery
(S, 15)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, BB
Top Performers
Caglianone
2-3 | 2 BB, RBI, 2 R
Lowe, B
2-4 | HR, K, 2 RBI
Loftin
4-5 | RBI
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Jensen C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .233 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| 3 | Jac Caglianone DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .279 |
| a- Tyler Tolbert PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 | |
| 4 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| b- Salvador Perez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 | |
| 5 | Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| 1- Maikel Garcia PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | |
| 6 | Nick Loftin 3B | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| 7 | John Rave RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 |
| 8 | Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| 9 | Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .217 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .245 |
a-Struck out for Pasquantino in the 9th.
b-Flied out for Massey in the 9th.
1-Ran for Caglianone in the 9th.
BATTING
HR Jensen (25, 3rd inning off Chandler, 0 on, 2 out).
TB Caglianone 2 Jensen 4 Loftin 4 Pasquantino 2 Rave Witt Jr. 3.
RBI Caglianone (71) Jensen (76) Loftin (43) Massey (48) Pasquantino (52).
2-out RBI Jensen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Isbel Jensen 2 Pasquantino Loftin.
SAC Massey.
GIDP Massey.
Team RISP 2-for-12.
Team LOB 10.
BASERUNNING
SB Witt Jr. (43, 3rd base off Eisert/Flores Jr.) Caglianone (7, 2nd base off Eisert/Flores Jr.) Tolbert (22, 2nd base off Montgomery, M/Davis, H).
FIELDING
E Jensen (5, throw).
Pickoffs Cameron (Griffin at 1st base).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cameron | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 94 | 65 | 29 | 3.92 |
| Nolan Hoffman(H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3.97 |
| Steven Cruz(L, 2-4)(BS, 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4.37 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 120 | 83 | 37 | 4.66 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Doval.
HBP Collins (by Chandler) Cruz, O (by Hoffman, N).
ABS Challenge Flores Jr. (Ball-Confirmed) Jensen 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed) Collins (Strike-Confirmed) Davis, H (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Cameron 94-65 Hoffman, N 9-6 Cruz 17-12 Chandler 90-57 Eisert 8-5 Bachar 17-10 Doval 26-17 Weaver 13-9 Montgomery, M 21-13.
Groundouts-flyouts Cameron 4-6 Hoffman, N 2-0 Cruz 1-0 Chandler 2-1 Eisert 2-1 Bachar 0-1 Doval 0-0 Weaver 1-0 Montgomery, M 0-1.
Batters faced Cameron 26 Hoffman, N 4 Cruz 5 Chandler 21 Eisert 4 Bachar 3 Doval 7 Weaver 3 Montgomery, M 4.
Inherited runners-scored Eisert 2-2.
Umpires HP: Chad Whitson. 1B: Brian Walsh. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Bill Miller.
Weather 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 6 mph, In From CF.
First pitch 6:43 PM.
T 2:44.
Att 21,004.
Venue PNC Park.
September 19, 2026