Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

67-88, 28-52 Away

Final

78-77, 41-36 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. JensenC	1-5	1	1	1	.233
B. Witt Jr.SS	3-5	2	0	0	.279
J. CaglianoneDH	2-3	2	0	1	.279
T. TolbertPR	0-0	0	0	0	.293
V. Pasquantino1B	2-4	0	0	1	.242
S. PerezPH	0-1	0	0	0	.225
M. Massey2B	0-3	0	0	1	.277
M. GarciaPH	0-1	0	0	0	.261
N. Loftin3B	4-5	0	0	1	.240
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Loftin singled to center. 4th: Loftin singled to left. 5th: Loftin singled to left. 7th: Loftin singled to center, Caglianone scored, Pasquantino to third. 9th: Loftin fouled out to catcher.
J. RaveRF	1-4	0	0	0	.228
K. IsbelCF	0-4	0	0	0	.218
I. CollinsLF	0-3	0	0	0	.217

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
N. Cameron	6.0	7	4	2	6	94-65	3.92
N. Hoffman	1.0	0	0	0	0	9-6	3.97
S. Cruz	1.0	2	2	0	1	17-12	4.37

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

8:40 AM, 20 September 2026

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 21,004

Game Time:2:44

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

Brandon Lowe's go-ahead homer in the 8th lifts the Pirates past the Royals, 6-5

— Brandon Lowe hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Sep 20, 2026, 11:44 am - AP


KC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	5	13	1
0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	-	6	9	1

Scoring Summary

		KC	PIT
2nd	Simon homered to left (393 feet), Lowe scored.	0	2
3rd	Jensen homered to right center (375 feet). Umpire review: call on the field was upheld.	1	2
4th	Mangum homered to left (397 feet), Gonzales scored.	1	4
5th	Pasquantino grounded out to first, Witt Jr. scored, Caglianone to third.	2	4
5th	Massey hit sacrifice bunt to first, Caglianone scored.	3	4
7th	Caglianone singled to left, Witt Jr. scored.	4	4
7th	Loftin singled to center, Caglianone scored, Pasquantino to third.	5	4
8th	Lowe homered to right center (401 feet), Triolo scored.	5	6

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
5
Pirates
8

Game 1

19/9

Royals
5
Pirates
6

Game 2

20/9

Royals
Pirates

Game 3

21/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	80	75	.516	-	W4
Chicago	79	76	.510	1	W1
Detroit	73	82	.471	7	L1
Minnesota	72	83	.465	8	L1
Kansas City	67	88	.432	13	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	58	.626	-	W2
Chicago	86	69	.555	11	W1
Pittsburgh	78	77	.503	19	W3
St. Louis	75	80	.484	22	L4
Cincinnati	72	83	.465	25	L1

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Video Highlights

Brandon Lowe's go-ahead homer in the 8th lifts the Pirates past the Royals, 6-5

L. Weaver3-1

S. Cruz2-4

M. Montgomery15

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