Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

67-89, 28-53 Away

Final

79-77, 42-36 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
M. Garcia3B	0-4	0	0	0	.258
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-4	1	0	0	.279
J. CaglianoneDH	2-3	0	0	0	.282
S. Perez1B	2-4	0	0	1	.227
M. Massey2B	0-4	0	0	0	.274
N. LoftinRF	1-4	0	0	0	.240
J. RaveLF	1-4	1	0	0	.228
L. MaileC	1-4	0	0	0	.171
T. TolbertCF	0-2	0	0	0	.288
V. PasquantinoPH	1-1	1	1	2	.244
K. IsbelCF	0-0	0	0	0	.218
I. CollinsPH	0-1	0	0	0	.217
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pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Wacha	5.2	4	2	4	5	113-78	3.33
N. Hoffman	0.1	0	0	0	1	5-3	3.86
C. Thomas	0.2	1	0	1	1	26-15	8.85
J. Cuas	0.1	0	0	0	1	7-4	2.21
N. Pearson	0.2	3	2	0	1	25-18	3.43
A. Gose	0.1	0	0	0	0	6-5	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

1:35 AM, 21 September 2026

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 14,979

Game Time:3:00

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Walsh
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Chad Whitson

Flores Jr. hits go-ahead, 2-run homer in 8th as Pirates rally for 4-3 win and series sweep of Royals

— Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series sweep.

Sep 21, 2026, 04:48 am - AP


KC
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	9	1
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	-	4	8	1

Scoring Summary

		KC	PIT
1st	Perez singled to center, Witt Jr. scored, Caglianone to second.	1	0
4th	Cruz homered to center (420 feet).	1	1
6th	Horwitz singled to center, O'Hearn scored, Flores Jr. to second.	1	2
7th	Pasquantino homered to right center (390 feet), Rave scored.	3	2
8th	Flores Jr. homered to left (426 feet), Simon scored.	3	4

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
5
Pirates
8

Game 1

19/9

Royals
5
Pirates
6

Game 2

20/9

Royals
3
Pirates
4

Game 3

21/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	81	75	.519	-	W5
Chicago	80	76	.513	1	W2
Minnesota	73	83	.468	8	W1
Detroit	73	83	.468	8	L2
Kansas City	67	89	.429	14	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	98	58	.628	-	W3
Chicago	87	69	.558	11	W2
Pittsburgh	79	77	.506	19	W4
St. Louis	76	80	.487	22	W1
Cincinnati	72	84	.462	26	L2

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Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Video Highlights

Flores Jr. hits go-ahead, 2-run homer in 8th as Pirates rally for 4-3 win and series sweep of Royals

C. Mlodzinski8-7

N. Pearson2-3

M. Montgomery16

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