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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Kansas City Royals @ Pittsburgh Pirates Slate date: 2026-09-20 Generated: 2026-08-06 12:44:35 AM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.4K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 1:35 PM ET - Venue: PNC Park (day game) - Series: Regular Season, game 3 of 3 - Away: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 48-67 (.417) Probable starter: TBD - Home: Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] — record 57-59 (.491) Probable starter: TBD ## RECENT FORM — Kansas City Royals [KC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 11 (3.7/gm), allowed 11 (3.7/gm), combined 22 (7.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — W 2-1 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | KC 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x R/H/E: MIN 1/2/0 — KC 2/5/0 Decisions: W: Noah Cameron | L: A.J. Minter | SV: Steven Cruz Conditions: Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 4 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:13. | Att: 13,439. MIN batting: 1 R, 2 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Austin Martin (RF): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .234 Ryan Jeffers (C): 1-4, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .245 Kody Clemens (CF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .233 Royce Lewis (2B): 1-3 | avg .233 Victor Caratini (1B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .227 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 2 K | avg .240 Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .280 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .232 MIN pitching: Dean Kremer: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 5.93 Tommy Nance: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.46 A.J. Minter: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.49 Jeff Hoffman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.86 KC batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .228 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .281 Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-3 | avg .254 Salvador Perez (C): 0-3 | avg .214 Michael Massey (2B): 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .267 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-3 | avg .241 Nick Loftin (3B): 1-3 | avg .250 John Rave (RF): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .278 Kyle Isbel (CF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .247 KC pitching: Noah Cameron: 8.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 106 pitches | season ERA 4.37 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 4.29 ### 2026-08-04 — W 8-2 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1 Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak | L: Joe Ryan Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:50 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 20,177. MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB | avg .283 Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .247 Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .236 Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B | avg .232 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .242 Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .214 Austin Martin (RF): 0-2 | avg .236 Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .263 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .236 MIN pitching: Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.18 Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 5.67 Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 5.09 KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .231 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .283 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .253 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .216 Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .262 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .249 Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .240 John Rave (RF): 0-2 | avg .294 Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .255 Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .250 KC pitching: Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches | season ERA 1.16 Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.96 John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.67 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.39 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.00 ### 2026-08-02 — L 1-8 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | COL 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 x R/H/E: KC 1/5/0 — COL 8/9/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Freeland | L: Seth Lugo Conditions: Weather: 99 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 11 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 1:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 32,226. KC batting: 1 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .232 Nick Loftin (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Jac Caglianone (RF): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .251 Salvador Perez (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .215 Starling Marte (LF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (CF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .313 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .325 Josh Rojas (3B): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .230 Luke Maile (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .267 KC pitching: Seth Lugo: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 4.41 Aaron Bummer: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 8.82 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.13 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.28 COL batting: 8 R, 9 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Jake McCarthy (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI | avg .289 Mickey Moniak (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .273 Cole Carrigg (CF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 SB | avg .305 TJ Rumfield (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .296 Willi Castro (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .263 Troy Johnston (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Edouard Julien (2B): 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB | avg .212 Brett Sullivan (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB | avg .236 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .193 COL pitching: Kyle Freeland: 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 115 pitches | season ERA 6.81 ## RECENT FORM — Pittsburgh Pirates [PIT] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 8 (2.7/gm), allowed 11 (3.7/gm), combined 19 (6.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — L 2-4 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 | MIL 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/3/1 — MIL 4/4/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Harrison | L: Paul Skenes | SV: Trevor Megill Conditions: Weather: 75 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 6 mph, In From CF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:37. | Att: 33,528. PIT batting: 2 R, 3 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 3 BB, 14 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .298 Brandon Lowe (2B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .248 Nick Gonzales (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .306 Endy Rodríguez (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .269 Jared Triolo (SS): 0-2, 1 K | avg .240 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-1, 1 K | avg .235 Rafael Flores Jr. (1B): 0-1, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .200 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-1 | avg .270 Jhostynxon Garcia (CF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .174 Ronny Simon (LF): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .000 PIT pitching: Paul Skenes: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.96 Lake Bachar: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Evan Sisk: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 2.17 MIL batting: 4 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 6 BB, 10 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .266 Jackson Chourio (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .276 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 SB | avg .257 William Contreras (C): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .270 Christian Yelich (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .234 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB | avg .300 Luis Lara (RF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .236 Cooper Pratt (SS): 0-3, 1 K | avg .286 David Hamilton (3B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .235 MIL pitching: Kyle Harrison: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 69 pitches | season ERA 2.84 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.42 DL Hall: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 2.76 Antonio Senzatela: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4 pitches | season ERA 3.52 Abner Uribe: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 2.14 Trevor Megill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.70 ### 2026-08-04 — L 2-4 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 x R/H/E: PIT 2/5/0 — MIL 4/11/0 Decisions: W: Logan Henderson | L: Jared Jones | SV: Trevor Megill Conditions: Weather: 82 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,014. PIT batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (DH): 2-4, 2 K | avg .257 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-4, 4 K | avg .253 Spencer Horwitz (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .271 Nick Gonzales (2B): 0-4 | avg .306 Endy Rodríguez (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .268 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .237 Jared Triolo (3B): 0-2, 1 HBP | avg .242 PIT pitching: Jared Jones: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 4.02 Wilber Dotel: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 33 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Yohan Ramírez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.95 Kirby Yates: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.81 MIL batting: 4 R, 11 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .268 Jackson Chourio (LF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .280 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-4, 3 K | avg .258 William Contreras (C): 2-4, 1 R | avg .270 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .231 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Luis Lara (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .245 Cooper Pratt (SS): 2-4, 1 R | avg .293 David Hamilton (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .238 MIL pitching: Logan Henderson: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 83 pitches | season ERA 2.70 Antonio Senzatela: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.54 Abner Uribe: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 2.18 Trevor Megill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.76 ### 2026-08-03 — W 4-3 @ Milwaukee Brewers Innings: PIT 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 | MIL 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 R/H/E: PIT 4/8/1 — MIL 3/6/1 Decisions: W: Bubba Chandler | L: Brandon Sproat | SV: Mason Montgomery Conditions: Weather: 76 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 10 mph, In From RF. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 30,684. PIT batting: 4 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 14 LOB Jake Mangum (CF): 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .302 Brandon Lowe (2B): 1-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .254 Bryan Reynolds (LF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 K | avg .270 Esmerlyn Valdez (RF): 0-1, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 K | avg .260 Spencer Horwitz (DH): 1-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .276 Nick Gonzales (3B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .309 Endy Rodríguez (1B): 3-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .266 Jacob Gonzalez (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 Henry Davis (C): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .173 PIT pitching: Bubba Chandler: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 96 pitches | season ERA 4.49 Gregory Soto: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 35 pitches | season ERA 3.59 Camilo Doval: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 4.54 Mason Montgomery: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 3.72 MIL batting: 3 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 12 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB Brice Turang (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .269 Jackson Chourio (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .274 Christian Yelich (DH): 0-4, 1 K | avg .234 William Contreras (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .268 Jake Bauers (RF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .270 Andrew Vaughn (1B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .299 Garrett Mitchell (CF): 0-3, 1 HBP | avg .262 David Hamilton (3B): 1-2 | avg .238 Cooper Pratt (SS): 0-2, 2 K | avg .286 Joey Ortiz (3B): 3-4, 1 RBI | avg .241 MIL pitching: Brandon Sproat: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 64 pitches | season ERA 5.27 Garrett Stallings: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 43 pitches | season ERA 0.00 Aaron Ashby: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 38 pitches | season ERA 3.73 Chad Patrick: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 3.46 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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