Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

5–2

Final

Houston AstrosHOU

Daikin Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 6 of 18

Houston AstrosLeads 12 of 18

Batting

4.21Runs per game4.46
0.245Batting average0.239
0.315On-base percentage0.314
0.399Slugging percentage0.409
0.714OPS0.722
1.03Home runs per game1.32
8.21Hits per game8.03
156Home runs200
122Stolen bases45

Pitching

4.63ERA4.53
1.39WHIP1.35
7.40Strikeouts per nine8.87
3.64Walks per nine4.08
4.53Runs allowed per game4.46
0.258Opponent batting average0.238
1093Pitching strikeouts1319
61Quality starts43
36Saves48

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	9	+141	-170
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+136	-162
BBetMGM	-1.5	8.5	+140	-170
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+140	-164
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+147	-163
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+140	-175
BBetus	-1.5	9	+145	-163
BBovada	-1.5	9	+141	-170
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+140	-170
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+147	-163
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+139	-164

Game Information

Daikin Park

Stadium

Sep 16, 2026

8:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Mainly clear

Wind 7 mph

86°

Lineups

Starters

HOU

Starters

Rankings

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

Matchup

KCHOU

66-85Record76-75
43.7%Win %50.3%
39-36Home record38-38
27-49Road record38-37
3-7Last 104-6
-3Streak1
-96Run diff-51
23-23Division22-24
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

KCStatHOU

5Runs2
8Hits8
0Errors1
2Home runs1
4RBI2
1Stolen bases0
6K (bat)7
7K (pit)6
2BB (pit)7

Player Stats

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Michael Massey2B	5	2	3	1	1	0
Salvador PerezDH	5	0	0	0	0	0
John RaveRF	4	1	1	1	2	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	0	1	1
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Rojas3B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	0	0	0	2
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	0	1
Nick Loftin3B	2	0	1	0	0	1
Kyle IsbelCF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	1	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Daniel Lynch IVRP	5.0	2	0	0	1	3
Steven CruzRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	3
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Anthony GoseRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
Nolan HoffmanRP	0.1	2	0	0	0	0

HOU — Batting

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

HOU — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Cristian JavierSP	5.1	5	2	2	3	2
Bryan KingRP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1
Enyel De Los SantosRP	1.1	2	3	2	2	2
Tatsuya ImaiSP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1

Scoring Summary

96 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen walked.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. walked, Jensen to second.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Perez grounded out to second, Witt Jr. to second, Jensen to third.
0-0
Top
Massey fouled out to first.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Peña doubled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Alvarez struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Paredes grounded out to catcher, Peña to third.
0-0
Bottom
Altuve flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Loftin singled to left.
0-0
Top
Rave popped out to second.
0-0
Top
Rojas singled to center, Loftin to third.
0-0
Top
Collins struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Jensen flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Diaz grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Walker flied out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Smith popped out to second.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Witt Jr. flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Pasquantino lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Perez struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Varsho grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Barrosa walked.
0-0
Bottom
Peña singled to left, Barrosa to second.
0-0
Bottom
Alvarez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Peña out at second.
0-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Massey singled to center.
0-0
Top
Loftin flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Rave homered to right (366 feet), Massey scored.
2-0
Top
Rojas flied out to center.
2-0
Top
Collins grounded out to first.
2-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Paredes struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Altuve grounded out to third.
2-0
Bottom
Diaz popped out to second.
2-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Jensen flied out to right.
2-0
Top
Witt Jr. popped out to shortstop.
2-0
Top
Pasquantino flied out to center.
2-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Smith lined out to left.
2-0
Bottom
Varsho fouled out to catcher.
2-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Perez lined out to center.
2-0
Top
Massey singled to right.
2-0
Top
Loftin walked, Massey to second.
2-0
Top
King relieved Javier
2-0
Top
Rave struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Rojas grounded out to shortstop.
2-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Kimbrel relieved Lynch IV
2-0
Bottom
Barrosa grounded out to second.
2-0
Bottom
Peña singled to right.
2-0
Bottom
Alvarez flied out to right.
2-0
Bottom
Paredes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Peña out at second.
2-0

Inning 7 Top

Top
Collins singled to center.
2-0
Top
Jensen grounded out to pitcher, Collins to second.
2-0
Top
Witt Jr. intentionally walked.
2-0
Top
Pasquantino flied out to center, Collins to third.
2-0
Top
De Los Santos relieved King
2-0
Top
Witt Jr. stole second.
2-0
Top
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
2-0

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Hoffman relieved Kimbrel
2-0
Bottom
Altuve singled to center.
2-0
Bottom
Diaz singled to center, Altuve to second.
2-0
Bottom
Walker flied out to right.
2-0
Bottom
Wade Jr. hit for Smith
2-0
Bottom
Velázquez hit for Wade Jr.
2-0
Bottom
Gose relieved Hoffman
2-0
Bottom
Velázquez struck out swinging.
2-0
Bottom
Varsho flied out to right.
2-0

Inning 8 Top

Top
Velázquez in left field.
2-0
Top
Barrosa in right field.
2-0
Top
Massey homered to right (342 feet).
3-0
Top
Caglianone hit for Loftin
3-0
Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
3-0
Top
Rave grounded out to first.
3-0
Top
Rojas walked.
3-0
Top
Collins walked, Rojas to second.
3-0
Top
Jensen doubled to right, Collins scored on throwing error by right fielder Barrosa and Rojas scored, Jensen to third. Houston Astros challenged: call on the field was upheld.
5-0
Top
Witt Jr. struck out looking.
5-0

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Isbel in center field.
5-0
Bottom
Rave in right field.
5-0
Bottom
Pearson relieved Gose
5-0
Bottom
Barrosa walked.
5-0
Bottom
Peña flied out to right.
5-0
Bottom
Alvarez doubled to center, Barrosa to third.
5-0
Bottom
Paredes hit sacrifice fly to center, Barrosa scored.
5-1
Bottom
Altuve grounded out to third.
5-1

Inning 9 Top

Top
Imai relieved De Los Santos
5-1
Top
Pasquantino walked.
5-1
Top
Perez lined out to shortstop.
5-1
Top
Massey struck out swinging.
5-1
Top
Isbel grounded out to third.
5-1

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Cruz relieved Pearson
5-1
Bottom
Diaz homered to left (381 feet).
5-2
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
5-2
Bottom
Loperfido hit for Velázquez
5-2
Bottom
Loperfido struck out looking.
5-2
Bottom
Varsho singled to right.
5-2
Bottom
Varsho to second on fielder's indifference.
5-2
Bottom
Barrosa struck out swinging.
5-2

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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
Yainer Diaz Hits props & line Yainer Diaz Hits Runs Rbis props Yainer Diaz Home Runs props
Daulton Varsho
Hits: 9/18 over · last line 0.5
Daulton Varsho Hits props & line Daulton Varsho Home Runs props Daulton Varsho Hits Runs Rbis props
Noah Cameron
Strikeouts: 10/18 over · last line 4.5
Noah Cameron Strikeouts props & line Noah Cameron Outs props Noah Cameron Hits Allowed props
Seth Lugo
Strikeouts: 5/18 over · last line 4.5
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Christian Vazquez
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
Christian Vazquez Hits props & line Christian Vazquez Hits Runs Rbis props Christian Vazquez Home Runs props
John Rave
Hits: 11/17 over · last line 0.5
John Rave Hits props & line John Rave Home Runs props John Rave Runs props
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
Hayden Wesneski Strikeouts props & line Hayden Wesneski Hits Allowed props Hayden Wesneski ER props
Tatsuya Imai
Strikeouts: 4/10 over · last line 6.5
Tatsuya Imai Strikeouts props & line Tatsuya Imai Hits Allowed props Tatsuya Imai Outs props
Randy Dobnak
Strikeouts: 4/7 over · last line 3.5
Randy Dobnak Strikeouts props & line Randy Dobnak Hits Allowed props Randy Dobnak ER props
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 Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 5-2 in this MLB game at Daikin Park on Wednesday, September 16, 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 9. Moneylines are Kansas City Royals +141 and Houston Astros -170. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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