Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Final Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

5–2

Final

Houston AstrosHOU

Daikin Park

Team Season Average

KCHOU

Batting

4.21

R/G

4.46

0.245

AVG

0.239

0.315

OBP

0.314

0.399

SLG

0.409

0.714

OPS

0.722

1.03

HR/G

1.32

8.21

H/G

8.03

156

200

122

Pitching

4.63

ERA

4.53

1.39

WHIP

1.35

7.40

K/9

8.87

3.64

BB/9

4.08

4.53

RA/G

4.46

0.258

OPP AVG

0.238

1093

1319

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 17, 2026

12:10 AM UTC

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

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

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