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Kansas City Royals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Starting Lineups — September 18, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
6:40 PM ET · PNC ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 18, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:36 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
KC.718
−27 ptsOPS edge
PIT
.745
Slight edge: PIT
Power
Season HR
107vs116
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.314vs.336
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.744vs.776
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.689vs.686
KC wins 3 of 9 batting-order slots · PIT wins 6
KCSlotPIT
Carter Jensen.768
1.707Konnor Griffin
Bobby Witt Jr..789
2.805Brandon Lowe
Vinnie Pasquantino.714
3.781Bryan Reynolds
Maikel Garcia.701
4.815Oneil Cruz
Michael Massey.745
5.753Nick Gonzales
Salvador Perez.659
6.772Ryan O'Hearn
John Rave.746
7.729Ronny Simon
Nick Loftin.696
8.711Spencer Horwitz
Kyle Isbel.623
9.615Henry Davis
5 of 9 Kansas City Royals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Paul Skenes (6 of 9 for Pittsburgh Pirates)
Kansas City Royals
- Balanced lineup, no standout strength or weakness
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots