KC 5, PIT 6

Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 6:40 PM – 9:24 PM

PNC Park

MLB: Every Game

Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Final: 5–6 · PNC Park · 2026-09-19

Line Score

	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	2	–	6	9	1

Decisions

W: Luke WeaverL: Steven CruzS: Mason Montgomery

Kansas City Royals Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen - C	5	1	1	1	0	3	3	.233	.319	.454
Bobby Witt Jr. - SS	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.279	.360	.442
Jac Caglianone - DH	3	2	2	1	2	0	0	.279	.332	.485
Tyler Tolbert - PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.358	.407
Vinnie Pasquantino - 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1	3	.242	.328	.396
Salvador Perez - PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.225	.269	.373
Michael Massey - 2B	3	0	0	1	0	1	3	.277	.310	.441
Maikel Garcia - PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.261	.317	.376
Nick Loftin - 3B	5	0	4	1	0	0	1	.240	.324	.382
John Rave - RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	4	.228	.317	.447
Kyle Isbel - CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.218	.263	.321
Isaac Collins - LF	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	.217	.324	.329

a–Struck out for Pasquantino in the 9th.
b–Flied out for Massey in the 9th.
1–Ran for Caglianone in the 9th.

Kansas City Royals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Noah Cameron	6.0	7	4	4	2	6	2	94-65	3.92
Nolan Hoffman	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	3.97
Steven Cruz (L)	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	17-12	4.37

Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Konnor Griffin - SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269	.324	.389
Oneil Cruz - DH	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.280	.368	.484
Bryan Reynolds - LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.261	.364	.424
Rafael Flores Jr. - C	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	.277	.343	.523
Jared Triolo - 3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.311	.307
Brandon Lowe - 2B	4	2	2	2	0	1	3	.262	.332	.494
Nick Gonzales - 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.304	.367	.392
Billy Cook - CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.208	.235
Ryan O'Hearn - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.264	.329	.444
Ronny Simon - RF	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.313	.353	.438
Henry Davis - C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.272	.313
Jake Mangum - RF	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	.281	.337	.373

1–Ran for Flores Jr. in the 8th.

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Bubba Chandler	4.0	8	3	3	1	6	1	90-57	4.34
Brandon Eisert	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	5.10
Lake Bachar	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-10	3.50
Camilo Doval	1.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	26-17	4.30
Luke Weaver (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	2.79
Mason Montgomery (S)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21-13	2.63

Game Info

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

WP: Doval.

HBP: Collins (by Chandler); Cruz, O (by Hoffman, N).

Weather: 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy.

Wind: 6 mph, In From CF.

First pitch: 6:43 PM.

T: 2:44.

Att: 21,004.

Venue: PNC Park.