Kansas City Royals
67 - 87 .435
F
September 18, 2026, 6:40 PM
PNC Park
PNC Park
115 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
8
Pittsburgh Pirates
77 - 77 .500| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 |
W: Yohan Ramírez
(W, 7-4)
1.1 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
L: Nate Pearson
(L, 2-2)
1.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 K, BB
S: Gregory Soto
(S, 15)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Griffin
4-5 | 2 RBI, R
Pasquantino
2-4 | HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Horwitz
2-3 | BB, 2 RBI, 2 R
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .233 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| 5 | Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| 6 | Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .226 |
| 7 | John Rave LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .227 |
| b- Isaac Collins PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | |
| 8 | Nick Loftin RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .232 |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| a- Tyler Tolbert PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .244 |
a-Struck out for Rave in the 9th.
b-Struck out for Isbel in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Garcia, M (19, Skenes) Loftin (26, Soto, G).
HR Pasquantino (13, 1st inning off Skenes, 0 on, 2 out) Massey (13, 4th inning off Skenes, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Garcia, M 2 Isbel Loftin 2 Massey 4 Pasquantino 5 Rave Witt Jr.
RBI Garcia, M 2 (34) Massey (47) Pasquantino 2 (51).
2-out RBI Garcia, M 2 Pasquantino 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Tolbert Witt Jr. 2.
SAC Isbel.
Team RISP 2-for-5.
Team LOB 4.
FIELDING
E Jensen (4, throw) Pasquantino (5, fielding).
DP 2 (Massey-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino Witt Jr.-Pasquantino).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Dobnak | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 46 | 28 | 3.08 |
| Connor Thomas | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 9.15 |
| Anthony Gose | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0.00 |
| Nate Pearson(L, 2-2) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 3.07 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5.96 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 155 | 99 | 56 | 4.65 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Pearson.
HBP O'Hearn (by Dobnak) Gonzales, N (by Pearson).
Pitch timer violations Cruz, O (batter timeout).
ABS Challenge Reynolds, B (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Davis, H 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed) Jensen 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike) Witt Jr. (Strike-Confirmed) Horwitz (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes Dobnak 74-46 Thomas 19-16 Gose 22-15 Pearson 28-14 Erceg 12-8 Skenes 89-63 Eisert 14-7 Ramírez 20-16 Soto, G 18-13.
Groundouts-flyouts Dobnak 4-2 Thomas 2-0 Gose 1-0 Pearson 0-0 Erceg 2-0 Skenes 2-3 Eisert 1-0 Ramírez 3-0 Soto, G 0-1.
Batters faced Dobnak 19 Thomas 6 Gose 5 Pearson 8 Erceg 4 Skenes 24 Eisert 4 Ramírez 4 Soto, G 4.
Inherited runners-scored Thomas 1-0 Ramírez 2-0.
Umpires HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Chad Whitson. 2B: Brian Walsh. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather 75 degrees, Clear.
Wind 8 mph, Calm.
First pitch 6:42 PM.
T 2:42.
Att 25,424.
Venue PNC Park.
September 18, 2026