Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates

KC 5 — 8 PIT
Final — 2026-09-18
MVP: Vinnie Pasquantino 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Kansas City Royals 8-5. Vinnie Pasquantino led the way with 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI. Yohan Ramirez earned the win and Nate Pearson took the loss. Gregory Soto recorded the save.

123456789 RHE
KC 103100000 5
PIT 00221030 8

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Vinnie Pasquantino homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. (1-0)
Top 3: Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronny Simon. Kyle Isbel scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. (2-0)
Top 3: 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. (4-0)
Bot 3: Brandon Lowe homers (32) on a fly ball to center field. Konnor Griffin scores. (4-2)
Top 4: Michael Massey homers (13) on a fly ball to right field. (5-2)
Bot 4: Henry Davis doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Ronny Simon scores. Spencer Horwitz to 3rd. (5-3)
Bot 4: Konnor Griffin grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Spencer Horwitz scores. (5-4)
Bot 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. (5-5)
Bot 7: Spencer Horwitz singles on a line drive to left fielder John Rave. Oneil Cruz scores. Nick Gonzales scores. (5-7)
Bot 7: Konnor Griffin singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Spencer Horwitz scores. Henry Davis to 2nd. (5-8)

KC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Jensen C4000000030 .233.320.450.770
Tolbert PH1000000010 .293.358.407.765
Collins PH1000000010 .219.325.332.657
Perez DH4000000020 .226.270.374.644
Loftin RF3011000110 .232.319.376.695
Rave LF2010000110 .227.319.454.773
Massey 2B4110011000 .279.312.444.756
Pasquantino 1B4220012000 .240.327.395.722
Isbel CF2110000010 .221.267.326.593
Garcia 3B4011002010 .262.318.378.696
Witt SS4110000000 .276.358.440.798

PIT — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Horwitz 1B3220002100 .248.347.368.715
Simon RF4111000011 .318.362.386.748
Lowe 2B5110012020 .260.331.488.819
Reynolds RF5022000010 .263.366.427.793
Cruz CF5231000010 .277.364.483.847
Triolo 3B1000000000 .241.311.307.618
Cook LF0000000000 .176.208.235.443
Davis C3011001110 .169.272.313.585
(gpid=sa:804606) SS5140002000 .271.325.393.718
O'Hearn DH3000001110 .266.333.449.782
Gonzales 3B3110000000 .304.368.391.759

KC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Thomas 1.1211020 19-16 9.151.88
Erceg 1.0100000 12-8 5.961.83
Pearson 1.0333120 28-14 3.071.25L
(gpid=sa:677976) 3.2744211 74-46 3.081.37
(gpid=sa:543238) 1.0200020 22-15 0.000.96

PIT — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Skenes 6.0655172 89-63 3.911.14
Eisert 0.2100110 14-7 5.231.26
Soto 1.0100020 18-13 3.781.17S
Ramirez 1.1000010 20-16 3.001.21W

Venue: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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