The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-5 at PNC Park on September 18, 2026. Konnor Griffin led the way at the plate with four hits, driving in two runs to help power the Pirates’ offense. Brandon Lowe added to the attack with a no-doubt home run, his 32nd of the season. Backed by Griffin’s big night and Lowe’s power, the Pirates secured an 8-5 victory to open the series against Kansas City. Subscribe to the Pirates YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Pirates?sub_confir...
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Roughly two hours after the Pirates rallied past the Royals, 8-5, Friday night at PNC Park, another game in San Diego mathematically ensured there'd be no playoff baseball in Pittsburgh for an 11th consecutive year, the past seven under Ben Cherington.
BJ Murray joined the Iowa Cubs from Chicago and right-hander Connor Noland, who was probably done for the year after yesterday’s start, was placed on the Development List. Just Iowa tonight. And for the rest of the year, which ends Sunday. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs swept a doubleheader from the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), […]
The game started off so well for the Royals as they got out to a 4-0 lead after the top of the third. But the Pirates scored 8 over the remaining six offensive innings, and the Royals could only score 1 more. KC, therefore, fell to Pittsburgh by a score of 8-5. Paul Skenes, in […]
Welcome to the penultimate weekend of regular season baseball and the Royals’ final road series of the year. What a long, disappointing journey it’s been. I’m old enough to remember when the baseball season seemed like it would never end, and this one felt like it just started a couple of weeks ago. Speaking of […]
Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, September 18, 2026, 6:40 p.m. ET The Pittsburgh Pirates are starting off a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals this weekend inside PNC Park The Royals will hand the ball off to 31-year-old right-hander Randy Dobnak, who is in his first season with the Royals after spending the […]
The Pirates have hovered around .500 all season, which was enough to keep them in contention through the trade deadline. But the Phillies and Padres have pulled away since then, leaving the Pirates without a postseason appearance for the eleventh consecutive season. Kansas City Royals (67-86) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (76-77) at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers are one game behind the Houston Astros in the American League West with nine games left. Texas lost 4-3 to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night at Globe Life Field, while Houston beat the Kansas City Royals. The teams had been tied atop the division at 76-76. Texas […]
Quad Cities rolled through the Midwest League postseason undefeated, and Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco break down why this championship run matters well beyond one trophy for the Kansas City Royals system. The pitching that powered the River Bandits’ dominance is the story worth knowing. L.P. Langevin’s late-season strikeout surge has some fans dreaming about […]
The Houston Astros got a big win against the Kansas City Royals in the final game of their series, and their big dogs came out to reel them in for a victory. That big dog happened to be Yordan Alvarez, who hit his 40th homer of the season during the game, making him the fifth […]
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Here’s the TJStats Daily Recap for September 18, 2026, covering 15 completed games. All advanced metrics (Whiffs, CSW%, tjStuff+) are sourced from the TJStats pitch database. Starting Pitchers Pitcher Team Opp IP H ER K BB Pitches Whiffs SwStr% CSW% tjStuff+ GS Dec Paul Skenes PIT KC 6.0 6 5 7 1 89 17 19.1% […]
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The The Star, Jaylon Thompson writes about Maikel Garcia’s goal for next season: Kansas City Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia has one specific goal in mind heading into the 2027 campaign: Stay healthy. …In total, Garcia missed 67 games due to injuries… Garcia added more weight this offseason. However, the added strength caused unforeseen problems […]
The Yordan Alvarez American League Most Valuable Player hype just keeps on getting bigger. Alvarez added to that again on Thursday, when he hit another home run, his 40th of the 2026 MLB season, during a matchup against the Kansas City Royals at Daikin Park in Houston. With two outs and nobody on in the […]
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The Royals dropped the rubber game against the Houston Astros Thursday night. Despite scoring first, Kansas City falls 6-2 as Houston homered five times. The game started off promising as the Royals loaded the bases in the top of the first on just nine pitches—two four-pitch walks to Carter Jensen and Bobby Witt Jr. before […]
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TONIGHT’S GAME: With just 10 games remaining on their regular season schedule, the Houston Astros will continue their final homestand of the season tonight as they host the Kansas City Royals for a rubber game of their three-game series at Daikin Park. Rookie RHP Miguel Ullola (0-0, 3.38 ERA) will serve as an opener for […]
The Royals will try to win their series against the Astros with the rubber game airing on FOX tonight, not Royals.TV. Because when you have a chance to give a 67-85 team a regional audience, you take it! But the Royals will have all their stars available tonight for the larger viewing audience. Cags returns […]
The Kansas City Royals have nothing left to play for in 2026. Or do they? Kansas City has officially been eliminated from postseason contention, but the Royals could still have an enormous impact on which AL Central rival gets to play in October. The Royals will host the Chicago White Sox for three games beginning […]
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Joel Penfield breaks down Carter Jensen’s evolution in 2026, his value as a hitter, why he’s the catcher of the future for the Royals and more! — Looking for tickets for your next event? Tickets for Less is your #1 source! Save big on every purchase when you use promo code KCSN. https://www.ticketsforless.com/kcsn-special?promo=KCSN — 📧 KCSN Chiefs Newsletter: Join 20,000+ Chiefs fans and subscribe FREE for the latest news and analysis directly to your inbox every weekday ➡️ https://www.kcsn.c...
The Royals are going to need to make major changes if they want to get back to the postseason anytime soon.
TONIGHT’S GAME: With just 10 games remaining on their regular season schedule, the Astros will continue their final homestand of the season tonight as they host the Royals for a rubber game of their three-game series in Houston, TX. Rookie RHP Miguel Ullola (0-0) will serve as an opener for the Astros tonight opposite the […]
Aram and Jack highlight the players being sent out to the AFL by America League teams, discussing what they’re looking forward to seeing and what makes them good AFL candidates. Intro: 0:00 Blue Jays: 1:57 Orioles: 6:31 Rays: 11:19 Red Sox: 13:46 Yankees: 15:45 Guardians: 18:51 Royals: 21:31 Tigers: 25:30 Twins: 28:09 White Sox: 31:53 Angels: 36:53 Astros: 36:59 A’s: 42:27 Mariners: 45:56 Rangers: 50:06 Just Baseball Top 100: https://www.justbaseball.com/prospects/top-100-mlb-prospects/ SUPPOR...
Giancarlo Stanton’s less-than-stellar speed is widely known throughout the baseball community. During the Yankees’ pennant run two years ago, Bob Costas went viral in the baseball community for bringing it up at every possible opportunity as the Bombers took on the Kansas City Royals, noting that “it’s not his fault” because repeated lower body injuries […]
I am not a prospect hound. I don’t spend my time poring over scouting reports or watching tape. But that doesn’t mean that I am not interested in what’s happening on the Kansas City Royals farm. Those players playing in Omaha and Springfield and Davenport and Columbia have the potential to be future big leaguers, […]