Royals vs. Pirates - Final Score - September 18, 2026

Royals vs

Pirates

・September 18, 2026 September 18 Sep 18

Pirates fight back from 4 down to knock off Royals in first game of 3-game set

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PIT	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	8	2
PIT	0	0	2	2	1	0	3	0	X	8	15	0

Pirates fight back from 4 down to knock off Royals in first game of 3-game set

KEY PLAYERS

Yohan Ramírez PIT · #49 P

(W, 7-4) 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K

Vinnie Pasquantino KC · #9 1B

2-4, 2 R, HR (13), 2 RBI

Spencer Horwitz PIT · #2 1B

2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB

Nate Pearson KC · #61 P

(L, 2-2) 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 K

RUN LINE

The Pirates needed to win by 2 runs or more to cover the spread. They did cover, so people who took the Pirates won.

TOTAL

The over/under was 8.5 and the teams scored 13 runs, so people who bet the over won

OVER

TEAM TO WIN

The Pirates won at -192 odds so a bet of $192 won $292 total

KEY PLAYS

KC SCORE

KC 1 PIT 0

Top 1, 2 out - V. Pasquantino hit a solo home run (13) off P. Skenes.

PIT KEY PLAY

KC 1 PIT 0

End 2 - Pirates fail to score after getting runner to third with 1 out.

KC SCORE

KC 2 PIT 0

Top 3, 2 out - V. Pasquantino singled off P. Skenes to drive in 1 run.

KC SCORE

KC 4 PIT 0

Mid 3, 3 out - M. Garcia doubled off P. Skenes to drive in 2 runs.

PIT SCORE

KC 4 PIT 2

Bot 3, 0 out - B. Lowe homered (32) off R. Dobnak to drive in 2 runs.

KC SCORE

KC 5 PIT 2

Top 4, 0 out - M. Massey hit a solo home run off P. Skenes.

PIT SCORE

KC 5 PIT 3

Bot 4, 1 out - H. Davis doubled off R. Dobnak to drive in 1 run.

PIT SCORE

KC 5 PIT 4

Bot 4, 2 out - K. Griffin drove in 1 run with a ground out off R. Dobnak.

KC KEY PLAY

KC 5 PIT 4

Bot 4, 1 on, 2 out - C. Thomas has replaced R. Dobnak at pitcher for Royals.

PIT SCORE

KC 5 PIT 5

Bot 5, 2 out - R. O'Hearn hit into fielder's choice off C. Thomas to drive in 1 run.

KC KEY PLAY

KC 5 PIT 5

Bot 6, 0 on, 0 out - A. Gose has replaced C. Thomas at pitcher for Royals.

PIT KEY PLAY

KC 5 PIT 5

Top 7, 0 on, 0 out - B. Eisert has replaced P. Skenes at pitcher for Pirates.

PIT KEY PLAY

KC 5 PIT 5

Top 7, 2 on, 2 out - Y. Ramírez has replaced B. Eisert at pitcher for Pirates.

KC KEY PLAY

KC 5 PIT 5

Mid 7 - Royals fail to score after getting runner to third with 1 out.

KC KEY PLAY

KC 5 PIT 5

Bot 7, 0 on, 0 out - N. Pearson has replaced A. Gose at pitcher for Royals.

PIT SCORE

KC 5 PIT 7

Bot 7, 2 out - S. Horwitz singled off N. Pearson to drive in 2 runs.

PIT KEY STAT

KC 5 PIT 8

Bot 7 - K. Griffin (PIT) has 4 hits in the game in 5 at bats, 2 RBI.

PIT SCORE

KC 5 PIT 8

Bot 7, 2 out - K. Griffin singled off N. Pearson to drive in 1 run.

KC KEY PLAY

KC 5 PIT 8

Bot 8, 0 on, 0 out - L. Erceg has replaced N. Pearson at pitcher for Royals.

PIT KEY PLAY

KC 5 PIT 8

End 8 - Pirates fail to score after getting runner to third with no outs.

PIT KEY PLAY

KC 5 PIT 8

Top 9, 0 on, 0 out - G. Soto has replaced Y. Ramírez at pitcher for Pirates.

Royals vs

Pirates

Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Sep 18, 2026

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