The Scorecard · September 19, 2026

Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates

Brandon Lowe's two-run homer in the eighth erased a one-run Royals lead.

Final · Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Kansas City Royals 5 · W Luke Weaver · L Steven Cruz · S Mason Montgomery · Plate Chad Whitson (graded)

Box score

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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	5	13	1
PIT	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	x	6	9	1

Kansas City Royals	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
JensenCarter Jensen C	5	1	1	1	0	3
WittBobby Witt Jr. SS	5	2	3	0	0	0
CaglianoneJac Caglianone DH	3	2	2	1	2	0
TolbertTyler Tolbert PR	0	0	0	0	0	0
PasquantinoVinnie Pasquantino 1B	4	0	2	1	0	1
PerezSalvador Perez PH	1	0	0	0	0	1
MasseyMichael Massey 2B	3	0	0	1	0	1
GarciaMaikel Garcia PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
LoftinNick Loftin 3B	5	0	4	1	0	0
RaveJohn Rave RF	4	0	1	0	0	2
IsbelKyle Isbel CF	4	0	0	0	0	1
CollinsIsaac Collins LF	3	0	0	0	0	3
Totals	38	5	13	5	2	12

HR: Jensen. SB: Witt, Caglianone, Tolbert.

Pittsburgh Pirates	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
GriffinKonnor Griffin SS	3	0	0	0	1	0
CruzOneil Cruz DH	3	0	2	0	0	1
ReynoldsBryan Reynolds LF	4	0	0	0	0	1
FloresRafael Flores Jr. C	3	0	2	0	1	0
TrioloJared Triolo PR-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0
LoweBrandon Lowe 2B	4	2	2	2	0	1
GonzalesNick Gonzales 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1
CookBilly Cook CF	0	0	0	0	0	0
O'HearnRyan O'Hearn 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2
SimonRonny Simon RF	4	1	1	2	0	1
DavisHenry Davis C	0	0	0	0	0	0
MangumJake Mangum CF-RF	3	1	1	2	0	0
Totals	32	6	9	6	2	7

2B: Flores, Gonzales. HR: Lowe, Simon, Mangum. SB: Cruz. CS: Griffin.

Kansas City Royals	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S
CameronNoah Cameron	6.0	7	4	4	2	6	2	94-65
HoffmanNolan Hoffman	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6
CruzSteven CruzL	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	17-12

Pittsburgh Pirates	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S
ChandlerBubba Chandler	4.0	8	3	3	1	6	1	90-57
EisertBrandon Eisert	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-5
BacharLake Bachar	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17-10
DovalCamilo Doval	1.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	26-17
WeaverLuke WeaverW	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-9
MontgomeryMason MontgomeryS	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21-13

Steven Cruz entered the eighth with a 5-4 lead and gave up two hits and two runs — the second was Brandon Lowe's home run to right center, his thirty-third of the year. Ronny Simon's home run in the second was the first of his season, a two-run shot on an 80.5 mph changeup, and it gave Pittsburgh a lead that held until the seventh. Jac Caglianone's single in the seventh put Kansas City ahead, and Nick Loftin's single followed it — two line drives, two RBI, and a lead that lasted exactly one inning. Camilo Doval gave up two runs in the seventh to blow Pittsburgh's first lead, and Luke Weaver pitched a clean eighth to get the win.

Fever Baseball · Scored on the record

Kansas City Royals at Pittsburgh Pirates

PNC Park · September 19, 2026 · Final: KC 5, PIT 6 · W: Luke Weaver

First pitch 6:40 PM · Final out 9:27 PM · Time of game 2:47

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

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

5R13H1E10LOB

Batter

pinch-ran, did not bat

Vinnie Pasquantino1B KC

PHSalvador PerezPH KC

PHMaikel GarciaPH KC

John RaveRF KC

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Noah Cameron6.0744269465

Nolan Hoffman1.00000096

Steven CruzL1.0222011712

SBBobby Witt Jr. (3B),Jac Caglianone (2B),Tyler Tolbert (2B)

Pittsburgh Pirates

6R9H1E5LOB

Batter

Konnor GriffinSS PIT

Oneil CruzDH PIT

Bryan ReynoldsLF PIT

Rafael Flores Jr.C PIT

PRJared Triolo3B PIT

pinch-ran, did not bat

Brandon Lowe2B PIT

Nick Gonzales3B PIT

→Billy CookCF PIT

entered on defense, did not bat

Ryan O'Hearn1B PIT

Ronny SimonRF PIT

→Henry DavisC PIT

entered on defense, did not bat

Jake MangumCF/RF PIT

Runs

PitchersIPHRERBBSOPS

Bubba Chandler4.0833169057

Brandon Eisert1.01000085

Lake Bachar1.0000021710

Camilo Doval1.0422022617

Luke WeaverW1.000001139

Mason MontgomerySV1.0000112113

SBOneil Cruz (2B)

CSKonnor Griffin

Excitement 4.48 of win probability moved, per nine inningsComeback 6.1 — the winner's floor was 17%Biggest swing +0.507 in the 8th, at leverage 3.5

The hit chart

Where every ball landed

KC — visitors

PIT — home

hit

out

All 22 hits located, and 52 balls in play with them. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.

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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

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

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

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