Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

67-87, 28-51 Away

9th,1 out

77-77, 40-36 Home


KC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	5	13	1
0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	-	6	9	1

M. Montgomery

0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

M. Garcia

0-0

RoyalsTop 9th
- M. Montgomery pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pitch
- Garcia hit for Massey
  5
  6
- Tolbert stole second.
  5
  6
- Perez hit for Pasquantino
  5
  6
- Tolbert ran for Caglianone
  5
  6
- Mangum in right field.
  5
  6
- Davis catching.
  5
  6
- Cook in center field.
  5
  6
- Triolo at third base.
  5
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Triolo ran for Flores Jr.
  5
  4
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- L. Weaver pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- N. Hoffman pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Doval pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Pasquantino to second on wild pitch by Doval.
  4
  4
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
PiratesBottom 6th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- L. Bachar pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- B. Eisert pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- Caglianone stole second, Witt Jr. stole third.
  1
  4
- B. Chandler pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Griffin picked off and caught stealing first.
  1
  4
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- B. Chandler pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- B. Chandler pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- B. Chandler pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- N. Cameron pitching for KC
  KC
  PIT
- Cruz stole second, Cruz safe at third on throwing error by catcher Jensen.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 1st
- B. Chandler pitching for PIT
  KC
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
5
Pirates
8

Game 1

9/18

Royals
Pirates

Game 2

MLB.TV

Royals
Pirates

Game 3

9/20

MLB.TV

PNC Park

6:40 PM, September 19, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Current Weather

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Whitson
First Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	80	75	.516	-	W4
Chicago	79	76	.510	1	W1
Detroit	73	82	.471	7	L1
Minnesota	72	82	.468	7.5	W1
Kansas City	67	87	.435	12.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	58	.626	-	W2
Chicago	86	69	.555	11	W1
Pittsburgh	77	77	.500	19.5	W2
St. Louis	75	79	.487	21.5	L3
Cincinnati	72	83	.465	25	L1

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Benge breaks Mets rookie hits record held by Alonso in New York's 10-3 win over Phillies

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