Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals

Jul 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

D. Santana(2-2)win: Kansas City Royals logo

C. Estevez(3-2)

Game Recap

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- Back-to-back days with a home run had to have Nick Loftin feeling good, but there was no better feeling than when he saw the ball he lined to center field find grass, or when he rounded first base to watch Maikel Garcia score from third, or when...

Scoring Summary

PITKC

2Jac Caglianone homers (3) on a line drive to center field. [1 run] 01
4Oneil Cruz homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 11
7Nick Gonzales homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 21
7Nick Loftin homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Salvador Perez scores. [2 runs] 23
8Bryan Reynolds grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Loftin to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Jared Triolo to 3rd. Tommy Pham out at 2nd. Bryan Reynolds to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 33
9Nick Loftin singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run] 34

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Spencer Horwitz1B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.240
Jared TrioloPR-1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159
2Tommy PhamLF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.240
3Bryan ReynoldsDH	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.226
4Nick Gonzales2B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.282
5Oneil CruzCF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.203
6Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.240
7Jack SuwinskiRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.109
8Henry DavisC	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206
Adam FrazierPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254
Joey BartC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234
9Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.271
TOTAL	6	32	3	3	7	3	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mitch KellerRHP	6.2	4	3	2	5	1	2	93	3.58
Caleb FergusonLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.77
Dennis SantanaRHP	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	25	1.60
Isaac MattsonRHP	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.50
TOTAL	8.1	7	4	3	6	1	2	121	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jonathan IndiaDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.243
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.295
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.270
4Maikel Garcia3B	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.305
5Salvador PerezC	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	.239
6Jac CaglianoneRF	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.148
7Nick Loftin2B	2	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.202
8John RaveLF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.183
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.237



TOTAL	7	32	4	4	6	1	2	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	6.0	4	2	2	5	1	2	82	2.67
Angel ZerpaLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	4.03
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	22	2.10
Carlos EstevezRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	2.08
TOTAL	9.0	6	3	3	7	3	2	128	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningPITKC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Spencer Horwitz flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [1 out]
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DOUBLE — Tommy Pham doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder John Rave.
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LINEOUT — Bryan Reynolds lines out sharply to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Tommy Pham to 3rd. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Nick Gonzales flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Jonathan India grounds out, shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
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SINGLE — Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
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FLYOUT — Maikel Garcia flies out to right fielder Jack Suwinski. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

PIT

3Runs4

6Hits7

1Errors1

.188Batting Avg.219

32At Bats32

5Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs2

3Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks1

0Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts6

5Left on Base5

15Total Bases13

Game Details

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 22,855 (60.3%)

weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy