Thursday, September 17, 2026
Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros
KC
Kansas City Royals
66-87 · L1
HOU
Houston Astros
76-77 · W1
Houston Astros beat Kansas City Royals 6-2 at Daikin Park. Bryan King earned the win; Seth Lugo took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Maikel Garcia grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia out at 1st.
Jeremy Peña homers (20) on a fly ball to left field.
Daulton Varsho homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field.
LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.
Yordan Alvarez homers (40) on a fly ball to right field.
Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Taylor Trammell scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd.
Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. John Rave scores.
Taylor Trammell homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.
Key Performers
Jeremy Peña
HOU
2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
LaMonte Wade Jr.
HOU
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Yordan Alvarez
HOU
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Daulton Varsho
HOU
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nick Loftin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Rave RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nick Allen 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Pitching
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugo, S (L, 7-9) | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 76-53 | 5.06 |
| Thomas | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-12 | 9.33 |
| Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-9 | 2.25 |
| Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23-14 | 6.09 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ullola | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11-2 | 4.15 |
| King, B (W, 3-5) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-12 | 4.78 |
| Pecko (H, 1) | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 71-49 | 3.77 |
| Abreu, B (H, 16) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-3 | 3.77 |
| Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-11 | 0.83 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |