Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals

Jul 9, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	8	0	6
KC	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	-	4	11	0	9

loss:

I. Mattson(2-1)win: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Erceg(4-2)save: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Estevez(25)

Game Recap

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- The sinker that Jac Caglianone hit in the fourth inning Wednesday night was gone as soon as his bat made contact with it -- everyone in the ballpark knew that. But then it just kept going. Caglianone’s two-run home run off Pirates starter Bailey Falter cleared not...

Scoring Summary

PITKC

2Salvador Perez homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 01
4Jac Caglianone homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Maikel Garcia scores. [2 runs] 03
6Oneil Cruz grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. Tommy Pham scores. Andrew McCutchen to 3rd. Bryan Reynolds to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 13
6Ke'Bryan Hayes singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nick Loftin. Andrew McCutchen scores. Bryan Reynolds scores. [2 runs] 33
8Salvador Perez homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 34

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Tommy PhamLF	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	.250
2Andrew McCutchenDH	1	3	1	0	1	1	3	.259
3Bryan ReynoldsRF	1	4	1	0	2	0	3	.227
4Nick Gonzales2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	.273
5Oneil CruzCF	1	4	0	1	1	0	2	.204
6Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	1	4	0	2	2	0	1	.241
7Joey BartC	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	.230
Adam FrazierPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258
8Jared Triolo1B	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.158
Spencer HorwitzPH-1B	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.237
9Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	.267
TOTAL	8	34	3	3	9	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bailey FalterLHP	4.2	6	3	3	3	2	2	74	3.79
Braxton AshcraftRHP	2.1	3	0	0	3	0	0	45	2.05
Isaac MattsonRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	17	1.89

TOTAL	8.0	11	4	4	7	3	3	136	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jonathan India2B	1	4	0	0	2	1	0	2	.243
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.295
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.270
4Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.305
5Salvador Perez1B	3	4	2	2	0	0	2	1	.245
6Jac CaglianoneRF	1	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.151
John RaveRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183
7Nick LoftinLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.193
8Freddy FerminC	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.275
9Tyler TolbertCF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.083
Kyle IsbelPH-CF	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.240
TOTAL	11	34	4	4	7	3	3	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kris BubicLHP	5.2	6	3	3	6	2	83	2.48
John SchreiberRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	22	3.34
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	10	2.04
Carlos EstevezRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	16	2.03
TOTAL	9.0	8	3	3	9	2	131	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Tommy Pham grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Salvador Perez. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Andrew McCutchen singles on a line drive to center fielder Tyler Tolbert.
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GROUNDOUT — Bryan Reynolds grounds out sharply, pitcher Kris Bubic to first baseman Salvador Perez. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Nick Gonzales grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Jonathan India strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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DOUBLE — Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (31) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tommy Pham.
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FLYOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Jared Triolo. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

PIT

3Runs4

8Hits11

0Errors0

.235Batting Avg.324

34At Bats34

2Extra-base Hits8

0Home Runs3

3Runs-Batted-In4

2Walks3

0Stolen Bases1

9Strikeouts7

6Left on Base9

10Total Bases25

Game Details

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 18,398 (48.5%)

weather: 91 degrees, clear