Kansas City Royals 3 - Pittsburgh Pirates 4: Final score, results, recap, box score, stats

Kansas City Royals

KC KC

67-89

3 3

Final

Pittsburgh Pirates

PIT PIT

79-77

4 4

SN PT
73° F
PIT -119, U 8.5

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The Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder persevered and excelled in a difficult 2026 season.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City Royals	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	1
Pittsburgh Pirates	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	-	4	8	1

Pitching Summary

C. Mlodzinski

Win

1

W
0

L
3.0

IP
2

ER
1

K
1

BB

N. Pearson

Loss

0

W
1

L
0.2

IP
2

ER
1

K
0

BB

M. Montgomery

Save

1

SV
1.0

IP
0

ER
1

K
0

BB

Player Stats

Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SB	BB	K	LOB	AVG
M. Garcia 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.258
B. Witt Jr. SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.279
J. Caglianone DH	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.282
S. Perez 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	.227
M. Massey 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.274
N. Loftin RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.240
J. Rave LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.228
L. Maile C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	.171
T. Tolbert CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.288
V. Pasquantino PH	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.244
K. Isbel CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218
I. Collins PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.217

Batting

2B - L Maile (2) HR - V Pasquantino (14, 7th inning off C Mlodzinski, 1 on, 2 out) RBI - V Pasquantino 2 (54), S Perez (73) 2-out RBI - V Pasquantino 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Loftin, I Collins, L Maile GIDP - M Massey Team LOB - 6.

Running

SB - N Loftin (4, 2nd base off W Dotel).

Fielding

E - M Massey.

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC	HR	WHIP	ERA
M. Wacha P	5.2	4	2	2	4	5	113	1	1.11	3.33
N. Hoffman P	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1.00	3.86
C. Thomas P	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	26	0	1.29	3.21
J. Cuas P	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	1.72	2.21
N. Pearson P	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	25	1	1.30	3.43
A. Gose P	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.93	0.00

Pitching

Pitches-strikes - M Wacha 113-78, N Hoffman 5-3, C Thomas 26-15, J Cuas 7-4, N Pearson 25-18, A Gose 6-5 Ground balls-fly balls - M Wacha 1-6, N Hoffman 0-0, C Thomas 2-0, J Cuas 0-0, N Pearson 2-1, A Gose 1-0 Batters faced - M Wacha 26, N Hoffman, C Thomas 4, J Cuas, N Pearson 5, A Gose.

Stat Leaders

Strikeouts

5 K

5.2 IP

2 ER

4 BB

M. Wacha

4 K

2.0 IP

0 ER

0 BB

Y. Ramírez
Total Hits

2 H

4 AB

0 R

0 SB

S. Perez

2 H

3 AB

1 R

0 SB

R. Flores Jr.
RBI

2 RBI

V. Pasquantino

2 RBI

R. Flores Jr.
Home Runs

1 HR

V. Pasquantino

1 HR

R. Flores Jr.

Plays

All Plays

Scoring Plays

N. Pearson
RHP

0.2

IP

25

PC

2

ER

1

K

3

H

R. Flores Jr.
C

3

AB

.286

AVG

2

H

2

RBI

4

3

2

1

4

In Play

Slider

89mph

3

Ball

Fastball

98mph

2

Swinging Strike

Slider

89mph

1

Ball

Sinker

97mph

4

3

2

1

4

In Play

Slider

89mph

3

Ball

Fastball

98mph

2

Swinging Strike

Slider

89mph

1

Ball

Sinker

97mph
Vinnie Pasquantino homered (409 ft.) to deep right center, John Rave scored

KC
3

PIT
2
Spencer Horwitz singled to center, Rafael Flores Jr. to second, Ryan O'Hearn scored

KC
1

PIT
2
Oneil Cruz homered (441 ft.) to deep center

KC
1

PIT
1
Salvador Perez singled to center, Jac Caglianone to second, Bobby Witt Jr. scored

KC
1

PIT
0

Win Probability

PIT 100%

Final

KC 3

PIT 4

100 50 100

PIT

Odds

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Spread Spread	Total Total	Money Line Money
Kansas City Royals KC	-1.5	U 8.5	+100
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	+1.5	O 8.5	-119

Game Details

SN PT
PNC Park
Game Duration: 3:00
Umpires: 1B-Chad Fairchild. 3B-Chad Whitson. 2B-Bill Miller. HP-Brian Walsh.
Weather: 69 degrees. Light rain shower.Wind: 5 MPH, WNW.
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