Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB

Royals

67-88

5-6

Final

Pirates

78-77

PNC Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	5
PIT	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	X	6

Who won: Pirates 6-5

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at PNC Park. The Pirates win the series 3-0. The Pirates outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Brandon Lowe went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Pirates. Carter Jensen went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Royals.

PIT

Batting	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter JensenC	1-5	5	1	1	1	1	0	3	26	.233	.319	.454
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3-5	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	13	.279	.360	.442
Jac CaglianoneRF	2-3	3	2	2	1	0	2	0	28	.279	.332	.485
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2-4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	19	.242	.328	.396
Michael Massey2B	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	20	.277	.310	.441
Nick Loftin3B	4-5	5	0	4	1	0	0	0	14	.240	.324	.382
John RaveRF	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	12	.228	.317	.447
Kyle IsbelCF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	.218	.263	.321
Isaac CollinsLF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	.217	.324	.329
Bench
Tyler TolbertSS	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.358	.407
Salvador PerezDH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.225	.269	.373
Maikel Garcia3B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.261	.317	.376