Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

2–4

Final

Houston AstrosHOU

Daikin Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 6 of 18

Houston AstrosLeads 12 of 18

Batting

4.23Runs per game4.46
0.246Batting average0.240
0.316On-base percentage0.314
0.399Slugging percentage0.408
0.715OPS0.722
1.03Home runs per game1.31
8.24Hits per game8.06
155Home runs197
120Stolen bases45

Pitching

4.63ERA4.55
1.39WHIP1.35
7.41Strikeouts per nine8.84
3.64Walks per nine4.09
4.53Runs allowed per game4.48
0.259Opponent batting average0.239
1088Pitching strikeouts1305
61Quality starts43
36Saves47

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (HOU)	Total	KC ML	HOU ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	8	+136	-165
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+136	-162
BBetMGM	-1.5	8	+135	-165
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+139	-164
BBetOnline	-1.5	8	+144	-159
BBetRivers	-1.5	8	+128	-155
BBetus	-1.5	8	+140	-157
BBovada	-1.5	8	+135	-161
FFanatics	-1.5	8	+135	-165
LLowVig	-1.5	8	+144	-159
MMyBookie	-1.5	8	+138	-163

Game Information

Daikin Park

Stadium

Sep 15, 2026

8:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 2 mph

82°

Lineups

Starters

HOU

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	23rd	25th
HOU	17th	24th

Matchup

KCHOU

66-84Record75-75
44.0%Win %50.0%
39-36Home record37-38
27-48Road record38-37
4-6Last 104-6
-2Streak-3
-94Run diff-53
23-23Division22-24
2Rest days2

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
HOU	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	—	4

Team Stats

KCStatHOU

2Runs4
4Hits4
0Errors0
1Home runs3
2RBI4
2Stolen bases0
14K (bat)5
5K (pit)14
2BB (pit)3

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Maikel Garcia3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Massey2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	1	1	1	1	0
John RaveRF	2	0	0	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	2	1	0	0	0	1
Nick Loftin3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	1	0	1	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	6.0	4	4	4	1	2
Jose CuasRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
Lucas ErcegRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

HOU — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jeremy PenaSS	4	3	3	2	2	0
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cam SmithRF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Daulton VarshoCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Walker1B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Yainer DiazC	2	0	0	0	0	0
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Yordan AlvarezDH	2	1	1	1	2	2
Jorge BarrosaCF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nick AllenSS	0	0	0	0	0	0

HOU — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Hunter BrownSP	5.0	2	1	1	3	10
Josh HaderRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
AJ BlubaughRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Bryan AbreuRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Bennett SousaRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1

Scoring Summary

78 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. lined out to right.
0-0
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Peña homered to left center (440 feet).
0-1
Bottom
Alvarez flied out to left.
0-1
Bottom
Paredes flied out to center.
0-1
Bottom
Altuve flied out to right.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Garcia grounded out to second.
0-1
Top
Pasquantino struck out looking.
0-1
Top
Massey grounded out to second.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Diaz hit by pitch.
0-1
Bottom
Varsho grounded into fielder's choice to first, Diaz out at second.
0-1
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
0-1
Bottom
Smith grounded out to third.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Rave walked.
0-1
Top
Isbel struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Jensen struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Wade Jr. grounded out to first.
0-1
Bottom
Peña homered to left (370 feet).
0-2
Bottom
Alvarez walked.
0-2
Bottom
Paredes lined out to left.
0-2
Bottom
Altuve flied out to center.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Witt Jr. singled to center.
0-2
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging, Witt Jr. stole second.
0-2
Top
Garcia walked.
0-2
Top
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Massey struck out swinging.
0-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Diaz grounded out to shortstop.
0-2
Bottom
Varsho fouled out to first.
0-2
Bottom
Walker struck out looking.
0-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Rave struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Isbel grounded out to second.
0-2
Top
Collins walked. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
0-2
Top
Collins stole second.
0-2
Top
Jensen doubled to left, Collins scored.
1-2
Top
Witt Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
1-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Smith fouled out to first.
1-2
Bottom
Wade Jr. fouled out to catcher.
1-2
Bottom
Peña singled to center.
1-2
Bottom
Alvarez homered to right (376 feet), Peña scored.
1-4
Bottom
Paredes grounded out to shortstop.
1-4

Inning 6 Top

Top
Sousa relieved Brown
1-4
Top
Barrosa in left field.
1-4
Top
Caglianone lined out to left.
1-4
Top
Garcia struck out swinging.
1-4
Top
Pasquantino homered to right center (376 feet).
2-4
Top
Massey flied out to center.
2-4

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Altuve grounded out to second.
2-4
Bottom
Diaz lined out to center.
2-4
Bottom
Varsho grounded out to second.
2-4

Inning 7 Top

Top
Blubaugh relieved Sousa
2-4
Top
Rave grounded out to shortstop.
2-4
Top
Isbel flied out to left.
2-4
Top
Collins struck out looking.
2-4

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Erceg relieved Wacha
2-4
Bottom
Walker grounded out to shortstop.
2-4
Bottom
Smith lined out to second.
2-4
Bottom
Barrosa struck out swinging.
2-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
Abreu relieved Blubaugh
2-4
Top
Jensen flied out to right.
2-4
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
2-4
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
2-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Cuas relieved Erceg
2-4
Bottom
Peña struck out swinging.
2-4
Bottom
Alvarez walked.
2-4
Bottom
Paredes struck out swinging.
2-4
Bottom
Altuve grounded out to third.
2-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Allen at second base.
2-4
Top
Hader relieved Abreu
2-4
Top
Garcia flied out to right.
2-4
Top
Perez hit for Pasquantino
2-4
Top
Perez singled to right.
2-4
Top
Loftin hit for Massey
2-4
Top
Perez to second on wild pitch by Hader.
2-4
Top
Loftin popped out to shortstop.
2-4
Top
Tolbert hit for Rave
2-4
Top
Tolbert struck out swinging.
2-4

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Player props

Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Carlos Correa
Hits: 12/21 over · last line 0.5
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Yainer Diaz
Hits: 12/20 over · last line 0.5
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Daulton Varsho
Hits: 9/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Strikeouts: 10/18 over · last line 4.5
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Seth Lugo
Strikeouts: 5/18 over · last line 4.5
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Christian Vazquez
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Hits: 11/17 over · last line 0.5
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Kyle Isbel
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Hits: 9/16 over · last line 0.5
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Michael Wacha
Strikeouts: 11/16 over · last line 3.5
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Hunter Brown
Strikeouts: 7/15 over · last line 6.5
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Peter Lambert
Strikeouts: 8/13 over · last line 2.5
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Hayden Wesneski
Strikeouts: 5/10 over · last line 3.5
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Tatsuya Imai
Strikeouts: 4/10 over · last line 6.5
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Randy Dobnak
Strikeouts: 4/7 over · last line 3.5
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Daniel Lynch IV
Strikeouts: 3/5 over · last line 3.5
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AJ Blubaugh
Strikeouts: 0/1 over · last line 1.5
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Kai-Wei Teng
Strikeouts: 1/1 over · last line 5.5
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Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros: Final Score & Recap

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 in this MLB game at Daikin Park on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Odds

DraftKings lists the Houston Astros at HOU -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +136 and Houston Astros -165. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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