Kansas City Royals 5–8 Pittsburgh Pirates: match recap

Kansas City Royals5
Pittsburgh Pirates8

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Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates finished 5–8 (MLB) on September 18, 2026. Below: the form, standings and head-to-head record both teams took into the game.

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Matchup edge

Form edge: Pittsburgh Pirates, 2-3 in the last 5 games against 1-4 for Kansas City Royals.

Matchup to watch: Kansas City Royals’ attack (index 94) against Pittsburgh Pirates’ defence (index 103).

Matchup to watch: Pittsburgh Pirates’ attack (index 106) against Kansas City Royals’ defence (index 108).

Recent form: last 5

Kansas City Royals: 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5, with 11 runs scored and 21 conceded.

Kansas City Royals
Sep 17, 2026at Houston AstrosL2–6
Sep 16, 2026at Houston AstrosW5–2
Sep 15, 2026at Houston AstrosL2–4
Sep 13, 2026at Boston Red SoxL1–4
Sep 12, 2026at Boston Red SoxL1–5

Pittsburgh Pirates: 2 wins and 3 losses in the last 5, with 19 runs scored and 21 conceded.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Sep 17, 2026vs Milwaukee BrewersW7–4
Sep 16, 2026vs Milwaukee BrewersL4–5
Sep 15, 2026vs Milwaukee BrewersL1–5
Sep 13, 2026at Chicago CubsW4–3
Sep 12, 2026at Chicago CubsL3–4

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Head-to-head

In the last 3 meetings on record, Kansas City Royals won 3, Pittsburgh Pirates won 0.

Jul 9, 2025 · last seasonKansas City Royals4–3Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 8, 2025 · last seasonKansas City Royals4–3Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 7, 2025 · last seasonKansas City Royals9–3Pittsburgh Pirates

Season so far

Kansas City Royals are 26th of 30 on win rate after 153 games (67-86).

Pittsburgh Pirates are 15th of 30 on win rate after 153 games (76-77).

#TeamPWLRuns
26Kansas City Royals1536786643:740
15Pittsburgh Pirates1537677730:706

Team season model

  • Kansas City Royals attack index 94: 6% less scoring per game than the league average.
  • Kansas City Royals defence index 108: 8% more conceded per game than the league average.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates attack index 106: 6% more scoring per game than the league average.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates defence index 103: 3% more conceded per game than the league average.

Index 100 is the league average per game. Above 100 in attack means more scoring; below 100 in defence means fewer conceded.

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