MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/19/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2889 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (66-89) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (90-65) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 X 5 8 1
Royals Lose to Pirates, 5-3
Mike Gallagher led Pittsburgh to a win over Kansas City. The final score was 5-3. The Sand Springs, Oklahoma native collected 2 extra-base hits, including 1 home run and 1 double. Kansas City's current losing streak is now 4 games.

Gallagher had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a first pitch fastball from Mike Long, he banged a 2-run home run to right-center, giving the Pirates a 5-3 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Gallagher.

"It was a good effort all around," said Gallagher.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .197 0 11
I. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .194 3 30
G. Lópes RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .286 6 41
J. Washington 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .309 10 48
G. Encarnación 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .261 2 4
D. Carlisle DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .242 1 8
L. Bejaran 2B 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .261 0 21
   a-C. Jones PR, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 14 48
Z. Phillips LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .273 0 4
S. Núñez C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .190 1 18
   b-D. Moon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 12 58
   c-W. Payan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 9 38
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 14 23      
a - C. Jones pinch ran for L. Bejaran in the 5th
b - D. Moon pinch hit for S. Núñez in the 8th
c - W. Payan substituted for D. Moon in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Washington (27, 5th Inning off C. Wall, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Lópes (22, 5th Inning off J. Reynolds, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Bejaran (10, 5th Inning off C. Wall, 2 on, 2 outs) , I. Rodriguez (16, 9th Inning off J. Kaiser, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Rodriguez 2 , G. Lópes 2 , J. Washington 2 , D. Carlisle , L. Bejaran 4 , C. Jones , S. Núñez
2-out RBI: L. Bejaran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Reeves 2 , J. Washington , G. Encarnación , Z. Phillips 2
Sac Bunt: J. Reeves
Hit by Pitch: G. Encarnación
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Encarnación (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Encarnación (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez-Bejaran-Washington, Jones-Rodriguez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Correa 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252 2 50
M. Rodríguez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 16 89
   a-J. Allen 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 9 53
J. Reyes LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .317 16 80
A. Jackson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 23 76
J. Choi DH 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .266 5 36
M. Andujar 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .265 3 22
D. Murray CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .440 1 3
C. Avilés C 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .247 7 41
M. Gallagher SS 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .275 1 10
Totals 31 5 8 5 1 3 8      
a - J. Allen substituted for M. Rodríguez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gallagher (4, 5th Inning off S. Mercedes, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Andujar (11, 5th Inning off S. Mercedes, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Murray (1, 7th Inning off M. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Gallagher (1, 7th Inning off M. Long, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Rodríguez , J. Reyes , A. Jackson , M. Andujar 2 , D. Murray 3 , M. Gallagher 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Andujar
GIDP: J. Reyes
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Andujar (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes 6.0 6 3 3 1 2 0 24 97 4.34   
M. Long L (2-5) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 5 16 3.14   
K. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 4.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 49
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 24, M. Long 5, K. Martin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 6-8, M. Long 1-2, K. Martin 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 97-59, M. Long 16-12, K. Martin 8-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Reynolds 4.1 5 1 1 3 7 0 21 92 2.89   
C. Wall 0.1 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 14 5.92   
K. Crockett 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2.45   
J. Vásquez W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 31 1.04   
C. Maxwell H (9) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 19 3.74   
J. Kaiser SV (45) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 12 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Reynolds 53
Batters Faced: J. Reynolds 21, C. Wall 4, K. Crockett 1, J. Vásquez 6, C. Maxwell 5, J. Kaiser 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Reynolds 4-1, C. Wall 0-0, K. Crockett 1-0, J. Vásquez 0-2, C. Maxwell 1-2, J. Kaiser 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Reynolds 92-52, C. Wall 14-9, K. Crockett 7-4, J. Vásquez 31-18, C. Maxwell 19-10, J. Kaiser 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wall 1-1 , K. Crockett 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Reynolds
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Gallagher
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 37960
Special Notes: 2B Leonel Bejaran was injured while running the bases.
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