Game Recap
Final
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros
KC
Kansas City Royals
65-85 · L2
2
Final
HOU
Houston Astros
74-76 · L3
4
Houston Astros beat Kansas City Royals 4-2 at Daikin Park. Hunter Brown earned the win; Michael Wacha took the loss. Josh Hader recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Jeremy Peña homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.
0-1
▼ 3rd
Jeremy Peña homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.
0-2
▲ 5th
Carter Jensen doubles (32) on a fly ball to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Isaac Collins scores.
1-2
▼ 5th
Yordan Alvarez homers (39) on a fly ball to right field. Jeremy Peña scores.
1-4
▲ 6th
Vinnie Pasquantino homers (12) on a line drive to right center field.
2-4
Key Performers
Jeremy Peña
HOU
3-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
Yordan Alvarez
HOU
1-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Vinnie Pasquantino
KC
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Carter Jensen
KC
1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Batting
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tyler Tolbert PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Salvador Perez PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nick Loftin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Rave RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Allen 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jorge Barrosa LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yainer Diaz C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Pitching
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacha (L, 9-9) | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 99-61 | 3.34 |
| Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-10 | 6.09 |
| Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19-10 | 2.37 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, H (W, 6-3) | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 91-51 | 3.43 |
| Sousa (H, 10) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-11 | 5.54 |
| Blubaugh (H, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-6 | 3.26 |
| Abreu, B (H, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-5 | 3.79 |
| Hader (S, 26) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-10 | 0.85 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
Research Not included in official record
NRFI: NRFI model leaned strong nrfi at 62% First 5: F5 model leaned home at 54%