The Scorecard · September 18, 2026

Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates

Paul Skenes gave up five earned, and Pittsburgh's lineup picked him up.

Final · Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Kansas City Royals 5 · W Yohan Ramírez · L Nate Pearson · S Gregory Soto · Plate Bill Miller (graded)

Box score

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Team	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

Kansas City Royals	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
JensenCarter Jensen C	4	0	0	0	0	3
WittBobby Witt Jr. SS	4	1	1	0	0	0
PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino 1B	4	2	2	2	0	0
GarciaMaikel Garcia 3B	4	0	1	2	0	1
MasseyMichael Massey 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0
PerezSalvador Perez DH	4	0	0	0	0	2
RaveJohn Rave LF	2	0	1	0	1	1
CollinsIsaac Collins PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
LoftinNick Loftin RF	3	0	1	0	1	1
IsbelKyle Isbel CF	2	1	1	0	0	1
TolbertTyler Tolbert PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	33	5	8	5	2	11

2B: Garcia, Loftin. HR: Pasquantino, Massey.

Pittsburgh Pirates	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
GriffinKonnor Griffin SS	5	1	4	2	0	0
LoweBrandon Lowe 2B	5	1	1	2	0	2
ReynoldsBryan Reynolds LF-RF	5	0	2	0	0	1
CruzOneil Cruz CF	5	2	3	0	0	1
GonzalesNick Gonzales 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0
TrioloJared Triolo 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
O'HearnRyan O'Hearn DH	3	0	0	1	1	1
SimonRonny Simon RF	4	1	1	0	0	1
CookBilly Cook LF	0	0	0	0	0	0
HorwitzSpencer Horwitz 1B	3	2	2	2	1	0
DavisHenry Davis C	3	0	1	1	1	1
Totals	37	8	15	8	3	7

2B: Reynolds 2, Cruz, Simon, Davis. HR: Lowe. SB: Simon.

Kansas City Royals	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S
DobnakRandy Dobnak	3.2	7	4	4	2	1	1	74-46
ThomasConnor Thomas	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	19-16
GoseAnthony Gose	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	22-15
PearsonNate PearsonL	1.0	3	3	3	1	2	0	28-14
ErcegLucas Erceg	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-8

Pittsburgh Pirates	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S
SkenesPaul Skenes	6.0	6	5	5	1	7	2	89-63
EisertBrandon Eisert	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	14-7
RamírezYohan RamírezW	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	20-16
SotoGregory SotoS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18-13

Five earned off Paul Skenes in six innings — he struck out seven and threw 63 of 89 pitches for strikes, but the ball kept finding grass. Kansas City took the lead in the first and held it until Pittsburgh tied things in the fifth. Then the seventh flipped it for good. Fifteen hits for Pittsburgh, ten left on base, and Brandon Lowe's 32nd home run traveled 417 feet at 105.6 mph off the bat. Nate Pearson took the loss: three runs in one inning, and Kansas City did not score after the fourth.

Fever Baseball · Scored on the record

Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates

PNC Park · September 18, 2026 · Final: KC 5, PIT 8 · W: Yohan Ramírez

First pitch 6:40 PM · Final out 9:24 PM · Time of game 2:44

Umpires — HP Bill Miller · 1B Chad Whitson · 2B Brian Walsh · 3B Chad Fairchild

ABSKC PIT ● won · ✕ lost · ○ in hand

Scored play-by-play by the FVR engine from the official MLB feed — every mark reconciled, or the card refuses to print. Tap any box for the pitches that made the mark.

Kansas City Royals

5R8H2E4LOB

Batter

Carter JensenC KC

Bobby Witt Jr.SS KC

Vinnie Pasquantino1B KC

Maikel Garcia3B KC

Michael Massey2B KC

Salvador PerezDH KC

John RaveLF KC

PHIsaac CollinsPH KC

Nick LoftinRF KC

Kyle IsbelCF KC

PHTyler TolbertPH KC

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Randy Dobnak3.2744217446

Connor Thomas1.1211021916

Anthony Gose1.0200022215

Nate PearsonL1.0333122814

Lucas Erceg1.010000128

Pittsburgh Pirates

8R15H0E10LOB

Batter

Konnor GriffinSS PIT

Brandon Lowe2B PIT

Bryan ReynoldsLF/RF PIT

→Jared Triolo3B PIT

→Billy CookLF PIT

entered on defense, did not bat

Spencer Horwitz1B PIT

Henry DavisC PIT

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Paul Skenes6.0655178963

Brandon Eisert0.210011147

Yohan RamírezW1.1000012016

Gregory SotoSV1.0100021813

SBRonny Simon (2B)

Excitement 3.91 of win probability moved, per nine inningsComeback 6.8 — the winner's floor was 15%Biggest swing +0.330 in the 7th, at leverage 2.4

The hit chart

Where every ball landed

KC — visitors

PIT — home

hit

out

22 of 23 hits located — 1 the stringer didn’t place (a bunt, an infield chop). We draw what we can see. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.

Reading the marks · no black boxes

1–9 the nine fielders (1 P, 2 C, 3 1B … 9 RF)

6‑3 ground out, shortstop to first

3U put out unassisted

K strikeout · K called (backward)

F8 fly · P6 pop · L7 line (to that fielder)

1B8 hit, with where it went

BB walk · HBP hit by pitch

FC 6 fielder’s choice, fielded by 6

◆ diamond fills = run scored

⚫ the out it made (1, 2, or 3), in that runner’s box

2‑4 a runner retired on the bases (caught stealing, picked off), written small in his box as the chain that got him

one dot per run driven in (RBI)

PH · PR · → a substitute badged by his name — pinch hitter, pinch runner, or defensive sub

A ABS (Automated Ball‑Strike) challenge — filled = overturned

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