KC 5, PIT 6 | Sep 19, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 19, 2026•PNC Park•70°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Luke Weaver

LOSS

Steven Cruz

SAVE

Mason Montgomery

The Pirates edged the Royals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nick Loftin4-for-5, 1 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

Weather: 70°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:44Att: 21,004Venue: PNC Park

Ump Audit

Chad Whitson

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95.0%A

7 missed calls

+5.3% KC

+0.13 runs KC

Win Probability

PIT WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	5	13	1
PIT	0	2	0	2	0	0	0

Game 823330 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	5	1	1	1	0	3	.233/.319/.454	99.9	.133	.202
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	2	3	0	0	0	.279/.360/.442	107.5	.265	.239
Tyler TolbertPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293/.358/.407	-	-	-
Salvador PerezPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.225/.269/.373	84.6	-	-
Maikel GarciaPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261/.317/.376	76	.526	.505
Nick Loftin3B	5	0	4	1	0	0	.240/.324/.382	101.6	.565	.532
John RaveRF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.228/.317/.447	96.6	.447	.426
Kyle IsbelCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.218/.263/.321	90.2	.189	.184
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.217/.324/.329	95.7	-	-
Bench
Jac CaglianoneDH	3	2	2	1	2	0	.279/.332/.485	96.1	.473	.465
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	.242/.328/.396
Totals	38	5	13	5	2	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Jensen (3rd off Chandler, 0 on, 2 out)

TB:16

RBI:Jensen; Loftin; Massey; Pasquantino; Caglianone

SB:Tolbert; Caglianone; Jr.

GIDP:Massey

Team LOB:10

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Konnor GriffinSS	3	0	0	0	1	0	.269/.324/.389	106.1	.253

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Noah Cameron	6.0	7	4	4	2	6	2	94-65	86.6	3.92
Nolan HoffmanH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	87.5	3.97
Steven CruzLBS	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	17-12	97	4.37
Totals	8.0	9	6	6	2	7	3	120-83	-	-

HBP:Cruz (by Hoffman)

Pitches-strikes:Cameron 94-65; Hoffman 9-6; Cruz 17-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Cameron 4-7; Hoffman 2-1; Cruz 1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Bubba Chandler	4.0	8	3	3	1	6	1	90-57	95.4	4.34

Game Notes

📺

T3Replay review: Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Carter Jensen homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field.

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T6Replay review: Isaac Collins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Isaac Collins called out on strikes.

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T9Replay review: Henry Davis challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jac Caglianone walks.

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T7Wild pitch by Camilo Doval

Bot 2 • PIT

0-2

Ronny Simon homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Brandon Lowe scores.

EV: 104.7 mph💣 393 ftLA: 25°

Top 3 • KC

1-2

Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Carter Jensen homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 99.9 mph💣 375 ftLA: 40°

Bot 4 • PIT

1-4

Jake Mangum homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Nick Gonzales scores.

EV: 102.2 mph💣 397 ftLA: 32°

Top 5 • KC

3-4

Michael Massey out on a sacrifice bunt, first baseman Ryan O'Hearn to pitcher Brandon Eisert. Jac Caglianone scores.

EV: 46.7 mph9 ftLA: -24°

2-4

Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd.

EV: 79.6 mph82 ftLA: 6°

Top 7 • KC

5-4

Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Mangum. Jac Caglianone scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.

EV: 99.9 mph121 ftLA: 6°

4-4

Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 79.0 mph232 ftLA: 23°

Bot 8 • PIT

5-6

Brandon Lowe homers (33) on a fly ball to right center field. Jared Triolo scores.

EV: 103.7 mph💣 401 ftLA: 30°

WP:Doval

HBP:Collins (by Chandler)

Inherited runners-scored:Eisert 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Chandler 90-57; Eisert 8-5; Bachar 17-10; Doval 26-17; Weaver 13-9; Montgomery 21-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Chandler 2-3; Eisert 2-1; Bachar 0-1; Doval 0-1; Weaver 1-1; Montgomery 0-2

Bench
Rafael Flores Jr.C	3	0	2	0	1	0	.277/.343/.523	97.7	.367	.353
Nick Gonzales3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.304/.367/.392	94.6	.324	.297
Ronny SimonRF	4	1	1	2	0	1	.313/.353/.438	104.7	.369	.645
Bubba ChandlerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon EisertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Lake BacharP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Camilo DovalP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luke WeaverP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mason MontgomeryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-