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Royals at Astros: September 15, 2026

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 at Daikin Park on September 15, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 15, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Bobby Witt Jr. and Carter Jensen and Salvador Perez (Royals, 1 each); Jeremy Pena (Astros, 3). Most strikeouts: Jose Cuas and Michael Wacha (Royals, 2 each); Hunter Brown (Astros, 10).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Kansas City Royals0000110002
Houston Astros1010200004

Team comparison

Team statsKCHOU
Hits44
Errors00

What stood out

  • The Astros' biggest edge came in the 1st inning (1-0).

Player lines

  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 1 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 2 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO, 1 SB, 0 TB
  • Jac Caglianone (KC RF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 3 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jose Cuas (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 19 PIT
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Lucas Erceg (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 14 PIT
  • Maikel Garcia (KC 3B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Wacha (KC SP): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3 HR, 99 PIT
  • Nick Loftin (KC 3B): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 1 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Tyler Tolbert (KC SS): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • AJ Blubaugh (HOU RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 10 PIT
  • Bennett Sousa (HOU RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 17 PIT
  • Bryan Abreu (HOU RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 7 PIT
  • Cam Smith (HOU RF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Christian Walker (HOU 1B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Daulton Varsho (HOU CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Hunter Brown (HOU SP): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K, 0 HR, 91 PIT
  • Isaac Paredes (HOU 3B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jeremy Pena (HOU SS): 4 AB, 3 H, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 9 TB
  • Jorge Barrosa (HOU CF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jose Altuve (HOU 2B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Josh Hader (HOU RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 13 PIT
  • LaMonte Wade Jr. (HOU LF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Nick Allen (HOU SS): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Yainer Diaz (HOU C): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Yordan Alvarez (HOU DH): 2 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Astros vs Royals head-to-head (12 meetings).

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