September 20, 2026 · 1:35 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
 PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Biggest lead KC by 1 · PIT by 1 · 3 lead changes
| American League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TB Rays | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2NY Yankees | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
3BO Red Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
4CL Guardians | 85 | 77 | .525 | 13.0 |
5CW White Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
6HO Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17.0 |
7TE Rangers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18.0 |
8BA Orioles | 79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 |
9TO Blue Jays | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
10MI Twins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11DE Tigers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
12SE Mariners | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
| 13KCRoyals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
14OA Athletics | 64 | 98 | .395 | 34.0 |
15LA Angels | 62 | 100 | .383 | 36.0 |
| National League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Brewers | 103 | 59 | .636 | — |
2LA Dodgers | 100 | 62 | .617 | 3.0 |
3AT Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | 9.0 |
4SD Padres | 91 | 71 | .562 | 12.0 |
5CH Cubs | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
6PH Phillies | 88 | 74 | .543 | 15.0 |
7AZ D-backs | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17.0 |
| 8PIPirates | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 |
9MI Marlins | 80 | 82 | .494 | 23.0 |
10ST Cardinals | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 |
11WS Nationals | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 |
12CI Reds | 75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 |
13NY Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 29.0 |
14SF Giants | 65 | 97 | .401 | 38.0 |
15CO Rockies | 58 | 104 | .358 | 45.0 |
51 balls in play · 17 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
5 of 12 went over the line, 7 went under.
Maikel GarciaTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Michael MasseyTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Vinnie PasquantinoTotal bases · line 1.54Over
Oneil CruzTotal bases · line 1.54Over
Nick GonzalesTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Bobby Witt Jr.Total bases · line 1.51Under
Nick LoftinTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Michael WachaOuts recorded · line 17.517UnderMichael WachaStrikeouts · line 4.55Over
Salvador PerezTotal bases · line 1.52Over
Brandon LoweTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Jac CaglianoneTotal bases · line 1.52Over| MGMaikel Garcia3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BWBobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JCJac CaglianoneDH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SPSalvador Perez1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MMMichael Massey2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NLNick LoftinRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JR John RaveLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
LM Luke MaileC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
TT Tyler TolbertCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VPVinnie PasquantinoPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KI Kyle IsbelCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IC Isaac CollinsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2B: Maile
HR: Pasquantino
RBI: Perez, Pasquantino 2
SB: Loftin
LOB: 12
AG Anthony Gose | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
CT Connor ThomasH | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
JC Jose CuasH | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| MWMichael Wacha | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 113 |
NP Nate PearsonL | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
NH Nolan Hoffman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 182 |
KG Konnor GriffinSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BLBrandon Lowe2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
BR Bryan ReynoldsLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| OCOneil CruzCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NGNick Gonzales3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RO Ryan O'HearnDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RF Rafael Flores Jr.C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
SH Spencer Horwitz1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JM Jake MangumRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JT Jared Triolo3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RS Ronny SimonDH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
2B: Griffin, Flores Jr.
HR: Cruz, Flores Jr.
RBI: Cruz, Flores Jr. 2, Horwitz
LOB: 18
CM Carmen MlodzinskiW | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
LB Lake Bachar | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
MM Mason MontgomeryS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
WD Wilber Dotel | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
YR Yohan Ramírez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 138 |
Top 1 · KC batting
GroundoutMaikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz.101.3 mph · -6° · 20 ftSingleBobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to second baseman Brandon Lowe.76.3 mph · 6° · 90 ftSingleJac Caglianone singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Mangum. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.97.8 mph · 1° · 57 ftSingleSalvador Perez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.103.8 mph · 1° · 56 ftKC 1StrikeoutMichael Massey strikes out swinging.GroundoutNick Loftin grounds out softly to pitcher Lake Bachar.30.5 mph · 11° · 35 ftBottom 1 · PIT batting
FlyoutKonnor Griffin flies out sharply to center fielder Tyler Tolbert.102.8 mph · 43° · 342 ftWalkBrandon Lowe walks.SingleBryan Reynolds singles on a line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin. Brandon Lowe to 2nd.73.7 mph · 24° · 240 ftPop OutOneil Cruz pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. on the infield fly rule.54.5 mph · 33° · 156 ftFlyoutNick Gonzales flies out to right fielder Nick Loftin.94.0 mph · 40° · 300 ftThe Pirates edged the Royals 4-3 at PNC Park.
Carmen Mlodzinski got the win, Nate Pearson took the loss and Mason Montgomery earned the save. Rafael Flores Jr. went 2-for-3 for the Pirates, while Vinnie Pasquantino went 1-for-1 for the Royals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
