Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros
KC
Kansas City Royals
65-86 · L3
HOU
Houston Astros
75-76 · W1
Kansas City Royals beat Houston Astros 5-2 at Daikin Park. Daniel Lynch IV earned the win; Cristian Javier took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
John Rave homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Michael Massey scores.
Michael Massey homers (12) on a fly ball to right field.
Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Carter Jensen doubles (33) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Barrosa. Josh Rojas scores. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Throwing error by right fielder Jorge Barrosa.
Isaac Paredes out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Jorge Barrosa scores.
Yainer Diaz homers (12) on a line drive to left field.
Key Performers
John Rave
KC
1-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Michael Massey
KC
3-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Yainer Diaz
HOU
2-4, 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 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Josh Rojas 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Loftin RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| John Rave RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jac Caglianone PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joey Loperfido PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jorge Barrosa RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nelson Velázquez LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Pitching
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynch IV (W, 6-5) | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 72-49 | 3.29 |
| Kimbrel (H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.50 |
| Hoffman, N (H, 2) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 4.35 |
| Gose (H, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-4 | 0.00 |
| Pearson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 2.51 |
| Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20-15 | 4.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier (L, 2-6) | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 85-53 | 5.31 |
| King, B | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-14 | 4.89 |
| De Los Santos, E | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28-15 | 4.67 |
| Imai | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-11 | 5.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 |