Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals - September 15, 2024

Pirates fans get one last insult after watching playoff hopes dieThe Pittsburgh Pirates are officially out of the postseason race. But apparently, that wasn't painful enough. After the Pirates swept the Kansas City Royals ove

Paul Skenes revives tired WBC excuse after Pirates season slips awayThe Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t miss the postseason because of one player, one stretch or one bad decision. But if you’re making a list of reasons why a team that

Royals announce 2026 organizational minor league award winnersCongrats!

Rafael Flores Jr.’s colorful quote captures why Pirates trust him in big momentsRafael Flores Jr. might have delivered the best explanation possible for why the Pittsburgh Pirates have grown so comfortable putting him in important situation

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This brutal Royals bullpen stat demands an offseason overhaulThe Kansas City Royals bullpen has been brutal to watch this season, and Fangraphs' meltdown stat shows just how many times it has let the team down this year

Some thoughts from France, and who was the first player ever signed by the Royals?Your best source for quality Kansas City Royals news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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New MLB Playoff Predictions 🔮No seeds locked in yet. Projecting the bracket with 1 week to go 📲

Pirates offense just embarrassed the Steelers in the funniest possible wayFor years, Pittsburgh sports fans have been able to count on at least one thing: If one of the city’s teams was going to have trouble scoring, it was probably g

The Royals need to go to Costco this offseason to pick up a whole new bullpenAnother day, another bullpen implosion

Silver Linings Loom Behind Royals Losing Cloud Following RoadtripThe Kansas City Royals cap off their final roadtrip being swept, while a break at home is needed.

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Skenes Blames WBC for VelocityPirates ace feels tournament is 'root' of drop this season (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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MLB Power Rankings Entering Final Week 🔢Where the Royals stand as they finish out the season ➡️

Kansas City Royals news: Carter Jensen sets the Royals rookie home run recordAnd we enter the last week of the season.

Pirates bullpen collapse made their 2026 playoff miss feel inevitableThere will be plenty of blame to go around when the Pittsburgh Pirates begin dissecting why a season that carried legitimate postseason expectations will end wi

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Pirates Braxton Ashcraft injury has no structural damageThe Bucs got some good injury news over the weekend.

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Pirates’ playoff elimination makes Brandon Lowe decision their first major test of 2027 ambitionThe Pittsburgh Pirates can officially stop pretending there is anything left to play for in 2026 beyond pride, development and perhaps finally finishing with a

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Royals bullpen blows another one in PittsburghAnother day, another bullpen disaster

Royals vs. Pirates (09/20/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-3 win vs. Kansas City Royals 🎥

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Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Michael Wacha vs. Lake BacharThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

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Trade Ideas for Every Team 💡1 Move each squad wishes they could make this season

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Blake Mitchell's title-winning homer puts Royals future in focus with one hurdle to clearThe Kansas City Royals may have a future star in Blake Mitchell, but one major flaw in his game could hold him back.

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Royals refuse to give in, but can’t overcome the Rays of PittsburghThey just kept coming back until they didn’t.

Royals vs. Pirates (09/19/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 6-5 win vs. Kansas City Royals 🎥

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Caglianone returns to lineup, apologizes for punching wallYour best source for quality Kansas City Royals news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

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Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Noah Cameron vs. Bubba ChandlerThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

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Henry Davis helped shape Pirates future even if his own is running outHenry Davis has spent the past few years proving he can be a major-league catcher. The question now is whether he’s done enough to remain the Pittsburgh Pirates

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Brandon Lowe's openness to a Pirates extension means nothing given team's stingy historyThe Pittsburgh Pirates just had another door open to them after Brandon Lowe's comments on a extension. However, them walking through is, at best, uncertain.

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Minor League POY For Every Team 🏆B/R's top prospect performers of MiLB season for every squad ➡️

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Kansas City Royals news: David Shields is Midwest League Pitcher of the YearAnd how George Brett coined a popular baseball term.

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Royals may have an easier road back to contention in 2027 than fans thinkDespite an underwhelming season for the Kansas City Royals, the outlook for 2027 isn't as bad when looking around the AL Central

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Breaking down the Pirates' prospects and potential breakouts on Arizona Fall League rostersThe Pittsburgh Pirates’ season might be winding down, but there will still be plenty of meaningful baseball for the organization to follow this fall. Pittsburgh

Pearsed through the heart, Royals fall againThe Royals started hot, but finished with a dud.

Royals vs. Pirates (09/18/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 8-5 win vs. Kansas City Royals 🎥

Braxton Ashcraft shutdown comes with one huge silver lining for PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates almost certainly won't see Braxton Ashcraft pitch again this season. Considering how important the right-hander has become to Pittsburgh'

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Livvy Dunne Claps Back at Fan ✋Influencer defends BF Paul Skenes with 'South Park' meme after troll comment

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Kansas City Royals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Randy Dobnak vs. Paul SkenesThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Don Kelly accidentally highlighted Henry Davis' biggest problem with attempted complimentHenry Davis hit his 10th home run of the season Thursday, and if you've watched Davis hit for any length of time, you can probably picture it without even seein

Pirates series preview: An offensive turnaroundThe Pirates were dead last in runs scored last year. But they’ve turned it around in a big way.

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David Shields could be half of the Royals' next great pitching duoThe Kansas City Royals have two pitchers in their top five prospects and one just went out and shoved in the minor league playoffs

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Three young players that could be stars next season for PiratesThe Bucs have some good young talent.

River Bandits Run Wild While BA Doubts Kansas City Royals SystemThe Quad Cities River Bandits are champions, while outside opinions are down of the Kansas City Royals.

Pirates suddenly have an exciting Rafael Flores Jr. problem to solveA year ago, Rafael Flores Jr. was nothing more than an intriguing name in the David Bednar trade. He could hit; that much was fairly clear. Whether he could cat

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Paul Skenes Trade Ideas 💡Which New York team offers better package for Pirates ace? 📲

Kansas City Royals news: Setting healthy goals!This is the dek

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Ranking Every Team's Best Rookie in 2026 🔢Where Esmerlyn Valdez stands among standout first-year players ➡️

Pirates keep rewriting the rules to justify Ben Cherington's jobA year ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates made the standard perfectly clear: “The goal is to make the playoffs in 2026. Period. Full stop." That's what president Travi

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Pirates send three top prospects to Arizona Fall LeagueThree young Bucs are heading to the desert!

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Royals defy poetry, go gentle into that good nightWith a chance to play spoiler, the Royals instead lose meekly.

Pirates may never have a better chance to extend Oneil Cruz than they do right nowFor years, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been waiting for Oneil Cruz to emerge as a cornerstone to build around. After last season's massive step back, it seemed

Pirates’ franchise home run record makes another October absence sting even moreThe Pittsburgh Pirates spent much of last offseason trying to fix the most obvious flaw on their roster: They needed power. They needed more legitimate threats

Brewers vs. Pirates (09/17/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 7-4 win vs. Milwaukee Brewers 🎥

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Carter Jensen's record-breaking Royals rookie season is flying under the radarKansas City Royals' catcher Carter Jensen is having a rookie season that might be overlooked, but it doesn't mean it hasn't been impressive.

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Schlittler and Caminero Are Crashing AL MVP Party 🎉Yordan Alvarez may not be a lock to win the award just yet ➡️

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Kyle Harrison vs. Wilber DotelThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

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The Royals’ most intriguing prospect no one is talking aboutDude gets hits

Pirates’ September surge just eliminated Bob Nutting’s favorite offseason excuseBob Nutting handed Pittsburgh the measuring stick back in April. He said the Pirates should expect to chase the postseason and play important games down the str

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Kansas City Royals news: The Royals are eliminated from the playoffsThe season is officially over with 10 games to go

Pirates somehow turn Brandon Lowe’s historic season into another letdownBrandon Lowe has given the Pittsburgh Pirates almost everything they could have asked for this season. Thirty home runs. Legitimate middle-of-the-order producti

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Royals put together a nice solid win in HoustonDaniel Lynch is solid in a Kansas City win

Royals vs. Astros (09/16/2026)

Full highlights from Kansas City Royals' 5-2 win vs. Houston Astros 🎥

Brewers vs. Pirates (09/16/2026)

Full highlights from Milwaukee Brewers' 5-4 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Logan Henderson vs. Jared JonesThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

A Brandon Lowe Silver Slugger would make Pirates’ biggest 2027 decision painfully obviousBrandon Lowe could very well finish this season holding a Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award. If he does, the trophy should arrive at PNC Park along with a

Brewers’ NL Central clinch, PNC Park takeover expose how far Pirates still have to climbMore than an hour after the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night, PNC Park belonged to the visitors. The Brewers had already handled t

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How does Carter Jensen stack up to other Royals rookie hitters?Some Royals hitters hit immediately.

Tony Beasley’s worst Pirates moment shouldn’t erase what makes him effectiveTony Beasley picked a brutal time to have one of his worst moments as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ third base coach. With Pittsburgh trailing the Milwaukee Brewers a

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Previewing Every MLB Team's Biggest Offseason Decision 🔮The most pivotal question Kansas City will have to answer this winter 📲

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Kansas City Royals news: The River Bandits are champs!How about those River Bandits!

ESPN blaming Paul Skenes for Pirates’ playoff failure is wildly unfairPaul Skenes has not been Paul Skenes in 2026. That much is fair. Calling him the biggest reason the Pittsburgh Pirates aren't headed to the postseason, however,

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Pirates Prospect update: Catcher Easton CarmichaelCarmichael has 20 homers in just his second professional season.

Royals can’t stop Jeremy Peña in loss to AstrosYour best source for quality Kansas City Royals news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Royals vs. Astros (09/15/2026)

Full highlights from Houston Astros' 4-2 win vs. Kansas City Royals 🎥

Brewers vs. Pirates (09/15/2026)

Full highlights from Milwaukee Brewers' 5-1 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Pirates’ late-season surge could save Ben Cherington but it should also raise expectations for himThe Pittsburgh Pirates' 2026 season appeared to be unraveling in August. A team that reached the All-Star break firmly in the National League Wild Card conversa

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Jacob Misiorowski vs. Lake BacharThe Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Maikel Garcia returns to the rosterYour best source for quality Kansas City Royals news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Brandon Lowe named Pirates Roberto Clemente Award nomineeLowe has been one of the most meaningful additions to the Pirates in the last decade.

Pirates reliever Kirby Yates makes heartbreaking admission about his baseball futureThe end is looming.

Astros series preview: First place in the worst divisionHey, a playoff spot is a playoff spot.

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Bobby Witt Jr.'s ceiling on the Royals' all-time list is already coming into viewWhen the Royals drafted Bobby Witt Jr. with the second overall pick in the 2019 class, they knew they were getting a potential star, but no one could've predict

Zion Rose leads Royals prospects headed to Arizona Fall LeagueSome top prospects face off this fall.

Latest Playoff Bracket Predictions 🔮Bracket projections with 2 weeks to go 📲

This Week in the Minors: Quad Cities is dominating the playoffsCan they end up winning it all?

Clint Hurdle just opened door to Pirates reunion that could be perfect for Don KellyDon Kelly has had moments this season when his lack of managerial experience has shown. His inexplicable decision to leave Gregory Soto in too long during Satur

Kansas City Royals News: Witt nominated for Roberto Clemente awardPlus we now know which companies will help develop the new stadium.

Pirates’ Silver Slugger race exposes just how badly injuries wrecked their second-half lineupGiven the years of brutal offensive performance, it's no surprise that no Pittsburgh Pirates player has won the Louisville Silver Slugger since Andrew McCutchen

MLB Playoff Picture Shaping UpLatest standings after Dodgers and Yankees clinch postseason spots 📲

Pirates’ bullpen game plan exposes a bigger problem than their fading playoff hopesThe Pittsburgh Pirates can keep saying they are trying to win every remaining game, but their rotation plan is starting to tell a different story. With Mitch Ke

Pirates Injury Update: Esmerlyn Valdez done for season, Kirby Yates return, Braxton AshcraftEsmerlyn Valdez’s breakout rookie season has officially come to an early end. Pirates general manager Ben Cherington said during his weekly radio show on 93.7 T

Are 34,000 seats enough for a new Royals ballpark?The new ballpark will have more limited seating than the K.

Lucas Erceg returnsCan he throw strikes?

Path from 2026 to 2027 Royals Roster Starts Now (Part 2) and Jensen Up!While waiting out the Boston rain, where do current Kansas City Royals pitchers stand in the 2027 plans?

A look at the Royals’ projected payroll for 2027If there is a season.

Kansas City Royals news: Carter Jensen is having a record Royals rookie yearAnd Jac is back.

Updated Power Rankings 📊Where the Royals stand as they finish out the season 📲

3 Pirates playing their way out of the team's 2027 plansThe Pittsburgh Pirates still have games left to play in 2026, but September is already providing some clarity about what their 2027 roster should — and shouldn'

Rookie Esmerlyn Valdez heads to IL for PiratesThe Bucs got some players back, but another has gone down.

Royals drop series finale in BostonA bad day at the office for the offense

Oneil Cruz is quietly showing what a full-season Silver Slugger campaign could look like in 2027Oneil Cruz will not be winning the Louisville Silver Slugger Award in 2026. The reason (finally) isn't a lack of production, but rather a lack of time on the fi

Royals vs. Red Sox (09/13/2026)

Full highlights from Boston Red Sox' 4-1 win vs. Kansas City Royals 🎥

MLB Playoff Picture Shaping UpLatest standings after Brewers and Rays clinch postseason spots 📲

Pirates vs. Cubs (09/13/2026)

Full highlights from Pittsburgh Pirates' 4-3 win vs. Chicago Cubs 🎥

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2 players Kansas City should absolutely target this offseason to fix their walk issuesThe Kansas City Royals have been mostly mid pack in a lot of offensive stats, they have struggled to draw walks, and its a problem they should address.

Nightmare Scenarios for Every Team 😱Worst possible outcome each squad could face this season

Pirates finally got their dream September script, then completely butchered the endingThe Pittsburgh Pirates couldn't have scripted the first seven innings of Saturday’s game at Wrigley Field much better. Paul Skenes looked like Paul Skenes again

Esmerlyn Valdez injury highlights Jake Mangum’s quietly crucial role for PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates have already spent much of the 2026 season asking their depth to survive injuries to key players. Now they will have to do it again. Prio

SB Nation Reacts: Will Pittsburgh Pirates manager Don Kelly be back next season?It may have to do with whether the GM stays, but will Kelly return for a second full year?

Jenzo jack not enough; Royals loseYour best source for quality Kansas City Royals news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Royals vs. Red Sox (09/12/2026)

Full highlights from Boston Red Sox' 5-1 win vs. Kansas City Royals 🎥

Pirates vs. Cubs (09/12/2026)

Full highlights from Chicago Cubs' 4-3 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs: Paul Skenes vs. Clay HolmesThe Bucs are battling to finish the year but the MLB Playoffs are slipping away.

Kansas City Royals news: Is Jac close to being back?And Rex Hudler is done for the year.

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Surging Royals prospect is already making a case for 2027 roster spotThis Kansas City Royals prospect is hitting so many home runs that he's earned a chance to make the roster in 2027.

MLB Teams' Worst Value Player 📉One name for each squad that isn't living up to his contract this season ➡️

Pirates’ biggest offseason need might depend entirely on Ryan O’Hearn’s final two weeksThe Pittsburgh Pirates already know they need to add offense this winter. Ryan O’Hearn's final two weeks could determine just how aggressively they need to do i

Carter Jensen does the Monster Mash; Royals beat Red SoxThe bullpen locked things down.

Royals vs. Red Sox (09/11/2026)

Full highlights from Kansas City Royals' 3-2 win vs. Boston Red Sox 🎥

Pirates’ Ryan O’Hearn return immediately overshadowed by brutal Esmerlyn Valdez injuryThe Pittsburgh Pirates finally got Ryan O’Hearn back Friday. A few hours later, they watched Esmerlyn Valdez get helped off the field without putting weight on

Pirates vs. Cubs (09/11/2026)

Full highlights from Chicago Cubs' 12-2 win vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 🎥

Don Kelly loses it on umpires after replay review kills Pirates' playoff momentum vs CubsThe Pittsburgh Pirates couldn't have scripted a better start to Friday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Somehow, MLB's replay system still found a way to suck t

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Don Kelly was in disbelief that replay did not overturn Oneil Cruz being called out on this steal "Holy fuck! How in the world do you not overturn that?"

Pirates enter Wrigley Field as second-hottest team in NLThe Pirates are looking to make one of the most improbable runs to the postseason in team history.

Red Sox series preview: What a turnaroundChanging managers has helped in Boston.

Royals Reacts Results: True QGuess he’s not going anywhere

Is this year one of the most disappointing seasons in Royals history?When expectations are dashed.

Pirates had one of baseball's best hidden advantages and still blew itFortune favors those with good luck... unless you're the Pirates.

MLB Manager Hot-Seat Check 🔥Rating Don Kelly's status as the skipper 📲

Kansas City Royals news: What is a “three-fastball” pitcher?I pity the fool who does not find today’s OT at least somewhat interesting

Updated Top 100 Prospects 📊Ranking who's next as the regular season winds down 📲