Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Kansas City RoyalsKC

2–6

Final

Houston AstrosHOU

Daikin Park

Team Season Averages

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 6 of 18

Houston AstrosLeads 12 of 18

Batting

4.22Runs per game4.44
0.245Batting average0.239
0.315On-base percentage0.313
0.399Slugging percentage0.409
0.714OPS0.722
1.04Home runs per game1.32
8.21Hits per game8.03
158Home runs201
123Stolen bases45

Pitching

4.61ERA4.53
1.39WHIP1.35
7.40Strikeouts per nine8.85
3.63Walks per nine4.10
4.51Runs allowed per game4.46
0.258Opponent batting average0.238
1100Pitching strikeouts1325
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	+129	-156
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+124	-146
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+125	-155
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+129	-152
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+131	-145
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+120	-143
BBetus	-1.5	9	+130	-145
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+127	-152
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+125	-150
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+131	-145

Game Information

Daikin Park

Stadium

Sep 17, 2026

7:15 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 8 mph

87°

Lineups

Starters

HOU

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
KC	23rd	25th
HOU	18th	24th

Matchup

KCHOU

67-85Record76-76
44.1%Win %50.0%
39-36Home record38-39
28-49Road record38-37
4-6Last 103-7
1Streak-1
-93Run diff-54
23-23Division22-24
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

KCStatHOU

2Runs6
3Hits11
0Errors0
0Home runs5
1RBI6
0Stolen bases1
6K (bat)7
7K (pit)6
2BB (pit)2

Player Stats

KC — Batting

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

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	5.0	8	4	4	1	5
Jose CuasRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Alex LangeRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	1
Connor ThomasRP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0

HOU — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jeremy PenaSS	5	1	2	1	2	0
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Yainer DiazC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Daulton VarshoCF	4	1	1	1	1	0
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	4	1	2	1	1	0
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	1	2	1	1	0
Cam SmithRF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Paredes3B	3	0	1	0	0	1
Taylor TrammellLF	3	2	1	1	1	1
Nick AllenSS	0	0	0	0	0	0

HOU — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Ethan PeckoSP	5.2	3	1	1	0	4
Bryan KingRP	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
Josh HaderRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel UllolaSP	0.2	0	1	1	2	0
Bryan AbreuRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

80 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Jensen walked. Houston Astros challenged: call on the field was upheld.
0-0
Top
Witt Jr. walked, Jensen to second.
0-0
Top
Caglianone hit by pitch, Witt Jr. to second, Jensen to third.
0-0
Top
Garcia grounded into double play, second to first, Jensen scored, Caglianone out at second, Witt Jr. to third.
1-0
Top
King relieved Ullola
1-0
Top
Massey grounded out to second.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Peña homered to left (394 feet).
1-1
Bottom
Alvarez flied out to left.
1-1
Bottom
Paredes walked.
1-1
Bottom
Altuve grounded into double play, third to second to first, Paredes out at second.
1-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Perez lined out to third.
1-1
Top
Rave struck out swinging.
1-1
Top
Isbel grounded out to third.
1-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Diaz grounded out to third.
1-1
Bottom
Varsho homered to right center (407 feet).
1-2
Bottom
Trammell flied out to right.
1-2
Bottom
Smith struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was overturned.
1-2

Inning 3 Top

Top
Pecko relieved King
1-2
Top
Collins popped out to third.
1-2
Top
Jensen grounded out to second.
1-2
Top
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
1-2

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Wade Jr. struck out swinging.
1-2
Bottom
Peña grounded out to shortstop.
1-2
Bottom
Alvarez singled to left.
1-2
Bottom
Paredes lined out to left.
1-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-2
Top
Garcia lined out to center.
1-2
Top
Massey struck out swinging.
1-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Altuve popped out to shortstop.
1-2
Bottom
Diaz singled to center.
1-2
Bottom
Varsho struck out swinging.
1-2
Bottom
Trammell struck out swinging.
1-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Perez lined out to right.
1-2
Top
Rave grounded out to second.
1-2
Top
Isbel grounded out to second.
1-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Smith struck out swinging.
1-2
Bottom
Wade Jr. homered to right (365 feet).
1-3
Bottom
Peña lined out to center.
1-3
Bottom
Alvarez homered to right (385 feet).
1-4
Bottom
Paredes singled to left.
1-4
Bottom
Altuve doubled to left, Paredes to third.
1-4
Bottom
Diaz flied out to center.
1-4

Inning 6 Top

Top
Collins popped out to third.
1-4
Top
Jensen singled to center.
1-4
Top
Witt Jr. flied out to left.
1-4
Top
Caglianone grounded out to second.
1-4

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Thomas relieved Lugo
1-4
Bottom
Varsho grounded out to second.
1-4
Bottom
Trammell walked.
1-4
Bottom
Smith flied out to right.
1-4
Bottom
Wade Jr. doubled to left, Trammell to third.
1-4
Bottom
Peña reached on infield single to third, Trammell scored, Wade Jr. to third.
1-5
Bottom
Alvarez grounded out to second.
1-5

Inning 7 Top

Top
Garcia flied out to right.
1-5
Top
Massey flied out to left.
1-5
Top
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
1-5

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Cuas relieved Thomas
1-5
Bottom
Paredes flied out to center.
1-5
Bottom
Altuve struck out swinging.
1-5
Bottom
Diaz flied out to center.
1-5

Inning 8 Top

Top
Allen at second base.
1-5
Top
Rave doubled to right.
1-5
Top
Isbel struck out swinging.
1-5
Top
Collins grounded out to first, Rave to third.
1-5
Top
Jensen singled to right, Rave scored.
2-5
Top
Abreu relieved Pecko
2-5
Top
Jensen to second on wild pitch by Abreu.
2-5
Top
Witt Jr. struck out swinging.
2-5

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Lange relieved Cuas
2-5
Bottom
Varsho flied out to left.
2-5
Bottom
Trammell homered to right (359 feet).
2-6
Bottom
Smith hit by pitch. Houston Astros challenged: call on the field was overturned.
2-6
Bottom
Smith stole second.
2-6
Bottom
Wade Jr. flied out to right, Smith to third.
2-6
Bottom
Peña struck out swinging.
2-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Hader relieved Abreu
2-6
Top
Loftin hit for Caglianone
2-6
Top
Loftin flied out to left.
2-6
Top
Garcia grounded out to second.
2-6
Top
Massey grounded out to first.
2-6

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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 6-2 in this MLB game at Daikin Park on Thursday, September 17, 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 +129 and Houston Astros -156. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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