MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/18/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2870 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (66-88) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (89-65) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 10 0
Pirates Take Nail-Biter Over Royals
Getting offensive support from Jeremy Bowen, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Kansas City Royals, 7-4. Bowen went 2-5 with a home run and a double, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once for the Pirates. Pittsburgh reliever Joe Kaiser picked up the win, upping his record to 6-11. Edward Escoboza absorbed the loss. The first-place Pirates, at 89-65, now lead their division by 4 games.

The game was still up for grabs in the bottom of the tenth. With two out, Bowen hit a fastball from Kevin Martin for a 3-run home run. The Pirates, in dramatic fashion, had a walk-off win.

"This place went bonkers at the end," Bowen said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Lópes CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 6 41
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .193 3 30
J. Washington 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .311 10 47
R. La Arena LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .255 13 55
D. Moon DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .299 12 58
   a-L. Bejaran DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 0 19
C. Jones 2B 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .256 14 48
W. Burgess 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .168 2 13
   b-D. Carlisle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 1 8
   c-G. Encarnación 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 2 4
Z. Phillips RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 .316 0 4
J. Fok C 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .260 1 11
   d-J. Reeves PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 0 11
   e-W. Payan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 9 38
Totals 37 4 8 4 5 10 23      
a - L. Bejaran inserted as DH in the 6th
b - D. Carlisle pinch hit for W. Burgess in the 8th
c - G. Encarnación substituted for D. Carlisle in the 8th
d - J. Reeves pinch hit for J. Fok in the 9th
e - W. Payan substituted for J. Reeves in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (24, 4th Inning off L. Fernández, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Fok (7, 5th Inning off L. Fernández, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Jones (14, 2nd Inning off L. Fernández, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Washington , D. Moon 2 , L. Bejaran , C. Jones 6 , J. Fok 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. La Arena , D. Carlisle , Z. Phillips 2 , J. Fok
Sac Fly: I. Rodriguez , Z. Phillips
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Bejaran (14) , W. Burgess (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Miller CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .303 16 69
M. Rodríguez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .258 16 89
J. Reyes LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .317 16 80
A. Jackson RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .282 23 76
H. Correa 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .254 2 50
D. Murray DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .409 1 3
J. Bowen 3B, SS 5 1 2 5 0 0 2 .277 12 64
J. Pérez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 3 29
M. Gallagher SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 0 7
   a-J. Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 9 53
   b-M. Andujar SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 3 22
Totals 38 7 10 7 4 8 22      
a - J. Allen pinch hit for M. Gallagher in the 8th
b - M. Andujar substituted for J. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Correa (36, 1st Inning off K. Walker, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Bowen (26, 6th Inning off M. Long, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bowen (12, 10th Inning off K. Martin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Miller 2 , M. Rodríguez , J. Reyes , A. Jackson , H. Correa 2 , D. Murray , J. Bowen 6 , M. Gallagher
2-out RBI: H. Correa , J. Bowen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Miller , J. Reyes , D. Murray , J. Bowen
Hit by Pitch: D. Murray
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Miller (23)
CS: P. Miller (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Walker 5.0 5 4 4 3 1 0 23 92 4.01   
M. Long BS (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 22 2.98   
J. Garza 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 26 3.41   
E. Escoboza L (4-7) 2.2 0 1 0 0 3 0 8 32 2.53   
K. Martin 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 7 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 39
Batters Faced: K. Walker 23, M. Long 5, J. Garza 5, E. Escoboza 8, K. Martin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 9-4, M. Long 0-1, J. Garza 1-0, E. Escoboza 3-2, K. Martin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 92-60, M. Long 22-13, J. Garza 26-15, E. Escoboza 32-22, K. Martin 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Long 2-2 , K. Martin 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Walker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Fernández 5.0 7 4 4 0 5 1 23 89 3.50   
E. Mendoza 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 33 4.32   
C. Maxwell 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 3.92   
J. Kaiser W (6-11) 2.0 0 0 0 4 3 0 10 42 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Fernández 42
Batters Faced: L. Fernández 23, E. Mendoza 7, C. Maxwell 4, J. Kaiser 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Fernández 3-8, E. Mendoza 1-3, C. Maxwell 1-2, J. Kaiser 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Fernández 89-64, E. Mendoza 33-17, C. Maxwell 14-9, J. Kaiser 42-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Mendoza 1-1
WP: L. Fernández
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeremy Bowen
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 4:08
Attendance: 38177
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