Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Live Coverage, Stats, and Updates - September 18, 2026 Gametracker - CBS Sports

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PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carlos Estevez	Ankle	03-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 1
Stephen Kolek	Oblique	04-05-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 6
James McArthur	Elbow	04-30-2026Expected to be out until at least May 1
Alec Marsh	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Michael Massey	Calf	04-02-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 3

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Jared Jones	Elbow	05-24-2026Expected to be out until at least May 25

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pirates PIT-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

PNC ParkPittsburgh, PA

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
K. Isbel CF	3	10	1	4	2	1	0	2	.400	.400	.700	1.100	0	0	2	0	13
M. Garcia 3B	4	14	1	4	0	0	3	2	.286	.412	.357	.769	1	0	1	0	10
B. Witt SS	4	15	1	4	1	0	1	2	.267	.313	.267	.580	0	0	1	0	8
S. Perez C	4	16	1	3	1	1	0	2	.188	.188	.375	.563	0	0	0	0	7
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	13	0	2	2	0	2	2	.154	.313	.154	.467	0	0	0	0	6
C. Jensen C	4	11	1	1	2	1	1	5	.091	.154	.364	.518	0	0	0	0	5
N. Loftin 1B	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	1	0	0	0	4
I. Collins LF	4	9	1	1	1	1	1	3	.111	.200	.444	.644	0	0	0	1	4
J. Caglianone 1B	4	10	0	2	0	0	1	4	.200	.273	.300	.573	1	0	0	0	2
J. India 2B	3	10	1	1	0	0	1	3	.100	.182	.100	.282	0	0	0	0	1
L. Thomas RF	4	9	0	1	0	0	1	4	.111	.200	.111	.311	0	0	0	0	0
S. Marte RF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
T. Tolbert SS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	125	9	24	9	4	11	31	.192	.261	.312	.573	3	0	4	1	60

HITTING	G
K. Isbel CF	3
M. Garcia 3B	4
B. Witt SS	4
S. Perez C	4
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
C. Jensen C	4
N. Loftin 1B	1
I. Collins LF	4
J. Caglianone 1B	4
J. India 2B	3
L. Thomas RF	4
S. Marte RF	1
T. Tolbert SS	1
Total	4

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo SP	1	1	1-0	0	0	6.1	0.00	5	0	0	0	0	3	.208	0.79	25
K. Bubic SP	1	1	1-0	0	0	6.0	1.50	2	1	1	1	3	4	.105	0.83	24
M. Wacha SP	1	1	0-0	0	0	6.0	0.00	3	0	0	0	1	7	.158	0.67	20
L. Erceg RP	2	0	0-0	1	1	2.0	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	1	.333	1.50	10
J. Schreiber RP	2	0	0-0	1	1	2.0	4.50	2	1	1	1	0	1	.250	1.00	10
M. Strahm RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.2	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	1	.167	0.60	4
B. Falter SP	1	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	6.00	5	2	2	0	0	4	.357	1.67	4
D. Lynch SP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0.00	3
A. Lange RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0.00	3
N. Mears RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	1.00	2
C. Ragans RP	1	1	0-1	0	0	4.0	9.00	6	4	4	3	4	5	.353	2.50	-4
C. Estevez RP	1	0	0-1	0	1	0.1	162.00	4	6	6	1	2	0	.800	18.00	-16
Total	4	4	2-2	2	3	34.1	3.67	31	14	14	6	11	29	.244	1.22	85

PITCHING	GP
S. Lugo SP	1
K. Bubic SP	1
M. Wacha SP	1
L. Erceg RP	2
J. Schreiber RP	2
M. Strahm RP	2
B. Falter SP	1
D. Lynch SP	1
A. Lange RP	1
N. Mears RP	1
C. Ragans RP	1
C. Estevez RP	1
Total	4

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
B. Lowe 2B	4	14	3	6	4	3	4	2	.429	.556	1.143	1.699	1	0	0	0	26
R. O'Hearn 1B	4	16	2	7	3	1	3	3	.438	.526	.625	1.151	0	0	0	0	16
N. Gonzales 2B	4	18	1	5	3	0	1	5	.278	.316	.333	.649	1	0	1	0	10
H. Davis RF	4	11	0	2	2	0	2	3	.182	.308	.273	.581	1	0	0	0	5
J. Triolo 3B	4	17	1	2	0	0	1	3	.118	.211	.176	.387	1	0	0	0	4
B. Reynolds LF	4	18	2	3	1	0	1	8	.167	.211	.167	.378	0	0	0	0	3
J. Mangum CF	2	9	1	2	0	0	0	3	.222	.222	.333	.555	1	0	0	0	2
N. Yorke 2B	2	5	0	1	0	0	2	1	.200	.429	.200	.629	0	0	0	0	2
M. Ozuna DH	3	12	0	1	0	0	2	2	.083	.214	.083	.297	0	0	0	0	2
O. Cruz SS	4	14	2	2	0	0	1	8	.143	.200	.143	.343	0	0	0	0	1
J. Bart C	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.666	0	0	0	0	0
S. Horwitz 1B	3	11	0	1	0	0	0	3	.091	.091	.091	.182	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	148	13	33	13	4	17	42	.223	.307	.338	.645	5	0	1	0	71

HITTING	G
B. Lowe 2B	4
R. O'Hearn 1B	4
N. Gonzales 2B	4
H. Davis RF	4
J. Triolo 3B	4
B. Reynolds LF	4
J. Mangum CF	2
N. Yorke 2B	2
M. Ozuna DH	3
O. Cruz SS	4
J. Bart C	1
S. Horwitz 1B	3
Total	4

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Keller SP	1	1	0-0	0	0	6.0	0.00	3	0	0	0	0	3	.143	0.50	19
D. Santana RP	3	0	1-0	0	0	3.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	0.67	15
Y. Ramirez RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	4.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	2	5	.083	0.75	11
C. Mlodzinski RP	1	1	0-0	0	0	4.1	4.15	6	2	2	0	0	8	.316	1.38	9
G. Soto RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.1	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	0.43	8
J. Urquidy SP	1	0	0-0	1	1	1.0	0.00	1	1	0	0	1	0	.333	2.00	8
B. Ashcraft P	1	1	0-1	0	0	6.0	3.00	4	2	2	0	4	3	.200	1.33	7
J. Lawrence RP	3	0	0-0	0	0	2.2	6.75	2	2	2	2	2	5	.200	1.50	4
I. Mattson RP	3	0	0-0	0	0	2.2	6.75	3	2	2	0	3	4	.273	2.25	2
M. Montgomery SP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.1	7.71	3	2	2	0	3	5	.300	2.57	1
H. Barco P	1	0	0-1	0	1	1.0	18.00	3	4	2	1	1	0	.500	4.00	-9
P. Skenes P	1	1	0-1	0	0	0.2	67.50	4	5	5	0	2	1	.800	9.00	-14
Total	4	4	1-3	1	2	36.0	4.25	30	20	17	3	21	41	.227	1.42	61

PITCHING	GP
M. Keller SP	1
D. Santana RP	3
Y. Ramirez RP	2
C. Mlodzinski RP	1
G. Soto RP	2
J. Urquidy SP	1
B. Ashcraft P	1
J. Lawrence RP	3
I. Mattson RP	3
M. Montgomery SP	2
H. Barco P	1
P. Skenes P	1
Total	4

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