Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, July 8, 2025
July 8, 2025, 7:40 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Pittsburgh PiratesKansas City Royals
.655
OPS.706
117
HR159
583
Runs651
3.76
ERA3.73
1.22
WHIP1.24
1314
Strikeouts by pitchers1271
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Pittsburgh Pirates, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
6 players led Pittsburgh Pirates with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Horwitz1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared TrioloPR/1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy PhamLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan ReynoldsDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Gonzales2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oneil CruzCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack SuwinskiRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry DavisC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey BartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Nick Loftin led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan IndiaDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Loftin2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John RaveLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Pitching
Mitch Keller went 6.2 innings for Pittsburgh Pirates (5 SO, 2 ER); Seth Lugo went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Mitch Keller | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Caleb Ferguson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Santana | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Mattson | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Seth Lugo | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Angel Zerpa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- H
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- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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