KC 5, PIT 8 | Sep 18, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, September 18, 2026•PNC Park•75°F, Clear

Royals

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Yohan Ramírez

LOSS

Nate Pearson

SAVE

Gregory Soto

The Pirates defeated the Royals 8-5.

★Oneil Cruz3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Konnor Griffin4-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales scores.

Weather: 75°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, CalmFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:42Att: 25,424Venue: PNC Park

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92.0%B

12 missed calls

+10.9% KC

+0.52 runs KC

Win Probability

PIT WinKC Win

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

Game 823331 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	4	0	0	0	0	3	.233/.320/.450	92.6	.006	.007
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.276/.358/.440	98.7	.380	.370
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	2	2	2	0	0	.240/.327/.395	106.7	.483	.700
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	1	2	0	1	.262/.318/.378	90	.125	.130
Michael Massey2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.279/.312/.444	99.1	.273	.339
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.226/.270/.374	100	.092	.187
Isaac CollinsPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.219/.325/.332	-	-	-
Nick LoftinRF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.232/.319/.376	97.3	.163	.155
Tyler TolbertPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.293/.358/.407	77.9	-	-
Bench
John RaveLF	2	0	1	0	1	1	.227/.319/.454	80.7	.040	.036
Kyle IsbelCF	2	1	1	0	0	1	.221/.267/.326
Totals	33	5	8	5	2	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Pasquantino (1st off Skenes, 0 on, 2 out); Massey (4th off Skenes, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Loftin; Garcia

TB:16

RBI:Massey; Pasquantino 2; Garcia 2

Team LOB:4

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Konnor GriffinSS	5	1	4	2	0	0	.271/.325/.393	107.6	.546

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Randy Dobnak	3.2	7	4	4	2	1	1	74-46	86.8	3.08
Connor Thomas	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	19-16	89.1	9.15
Anthony Gose	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	22-15	90.2	0.00
Nate PearsonL	1.0	3	3	3	1	2	0	28-14	93	3.07
Lucas Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	94.2	5.96
Totals	8.0	15	8	8	3	7	1	155-99	-	-

WP:Pearson

HBP:O'Hearn (by Dobnak); Gonzales (by Pearson)

Inherited runners-scored:Thomas 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Dobnak 74-46; Thomas 19-16; Gose 22-15; Pearson 28-14; Erceg 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Dobnak 4-4; Thomas 2-0; Gose 1-0; Pearson 0-1; Erceg 2-1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Paul Skenes	6.0	6	5	5	1	7	2	89-63	90.3	3.91

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Vinnie Pasquantino homers (13) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 106.7 mph💣 395 ftLA: 25°

Top 3 • KC

4-0

Maikel Garcia doubles (19) on a line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Maikel Garcia out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Ronny Simon to second baseman Brandon Lowe to third baseman Nick Gonzales.

EV: 90.0 mph270 ftLA: 21°

2-0

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 102.5 mph177 ftLA: 11°

Bot 3 • PIT

4-2

Brandon Lowe homers (32) on a fly ball to center field. Konnor Griffin scores.

EV: 105.6 mph💣 417 ftLA: 33°

Top 4 • KC

5-2

Michael Massey homers (13) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 99.1 mph💣 371 ftLA: 28°

Bot 4 • PIT

5-3

Henry Davis doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Ronny Simon scores. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd.

EV: 99.9 mph292 ftLA: 18°

5-4

Konnor Griffin grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Spencer Horwitz scores.

EV: 89.6 mph46 ftLA: 1°

Bot 5 • PIT

5-5

Ryan O'Hearn grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Ryan O'Hearn to 1st.

EV: 92.8 mph12 ftLA: -11°

Bot 7 • PIT

5-7

Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales scores.

EV: 91.4 mph187 ftLA: 10°

5-8

Konnor Griffin singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Spencer Horwitz scores. Henry Davis to 2nd.

EV: 107.6 mph127 ftLA: 7°

Bench
Nick Gonzales3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.304/.368/.391	99.6	.239	.237
Ronny SimonRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.318/.362/.386	98.8	.221	.202
Paul SkenesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon EisertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yohan RamírezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gregory SotoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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