Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates — Sep 20, 2026

MLB PNC Park, Pittsburgh·September 20, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 67-89, 28-53 Away
3
Final
4
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 79-77, 42-36 Home
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 0 4 8 1
Umpires HP Brian Walsh 1B Chad Fairchild 2B Bill Miller 3B Chad Whitson
Leaders
Hits
J.
J. Caglianone RF KC
2 H
R. Flores Jr. C PIT
2 H
Home Runs
V.
V. Pasquantino 1B KC
1 HR
O.
O. Cruz CF PIT
1 HR
RBI
V.
V. Pasquantino 1B KC
2 RBI
R. Flores Jr. C PIT
2 RBI
Batting
Royals
Pirates
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Royals
Pirates
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 8th 0 - 2 3 - 4
3 - 4
Rafael Flores Jr. Rafael Flores homers to left field. Ronny Simon scores. HR RBI 2
Top 7th 2 - 0 3 - 2
HR RBI 2 Vinnie Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino homers to center field. John Rave scores.
3 - 2
Bot 6th 0 - 1 1 - 2
1 - 2
Spencer Horwitz Spencer Horwitz singles to shallow center field. Rafael Flores to second. Ryan O'Hearn scores. RBI
Bot 4th 0 - 1 1 - 1
1 - 1
Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz homers to center field. HR RBI
Top 1st 1 - 0 1 - 0
RBI Salvador Perez Salvador Perez singles to center field. Jac Caglianone to second. Bobby Witt scores.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: KC +1 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Royals
Pirates
Batting
9 Hits 8
3 Runs 4
1 Home Runs 2
3 RBI 4
8 Strikeouts 9
1 Walks 5
1 Doubles 2
0 Triples 0
12 Left on Base 18
Pitching
4 Runs Allowed 3
4 Earned Runs 3
8 Hits Allowed 9
9 Strikeouts 8
5 Walks 1
2 HR Allowed 1
38 Batters Faced 36
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
3 Assists 11
Head-to-Head
Pirates leads 2-0
Final
Royals
5
Pirates
6
Final
Royals
5
Pirates
8
Highlights
Royals 3 - 4 Pirates
September 20, 2026
PNC Park
Pittsburgh, US · 38,747 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
September 20, 2026
Time
5:35 pm