After clubbing a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning, Kansas City's Nick Loftin recorded a walk-off single in the ninth for the Royals' 4-3 home win over the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

Maikel Garcia singled leading off the ninth against Dennis Santana (2-2) and Salvador Perez followed with a base ... Carlos Estevez (3-2) worked a scoreless ninth for Kansas City. The Pirates’ Mitch Keller and the Royals’ Seth Lugo, both rumored ...

The Royals now stand at 45-48, having won three in a row and six of their last eight. Tomorrow, they go for the sweep. One day after being baptized by the Salvy Splash, second baseman Nick Loftin nearly single-handedly propeled the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 walkoff victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.