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Royals at Astros: September 17, 2026

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 at Daikin Park on September 17, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 17, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Carter Jensen (Royals, 2); Jeremy Pena and LaMonte Wade Jr. and Yordan Alvarez (Astros, 2 each). Most strikeouts: Seth Lugo (Royals, 5); Bryan Abreu and Bryan King (Astros, 1 each).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Kansas City Royals1000000102
Houston Astros1100210106

Team comparison

Team statsKCHOU
Hits311
Errors00

What stood out

  • Hits: Royals 3, Astros 11.
  • The Astros' biggest edge came in the 5th inning (2-0).

Player lines

  • Alex Lange (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 23 PIT
  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 3 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Connor Thomas (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 21 PIT
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jac Caglianone (KC RF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Jose Cuas (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 14 PIT
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Maikel Garcia (KC 3B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • 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): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Seth Lugo (KC SP): 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 4 HR, 76 PIT
  • Bryan Abreu (HOU RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 5 PIT
  • Bryan King (HOU RP): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 16 PIT
  • Cam Smith (HOU RF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 1 SB, 0 TB
  • Daulton Varsho (HOU CF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Isaac Paredes (HOU 3B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Jeremy Pena (HOU SS): 5 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 5 TB
  • Jose Altuve (HOU 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Josh Hader (HOU RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 14 PIT
  • LaMonte Wade Jr. (HOU LF): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 6 TB
  • Miguel Ullola (HOU RP): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 11 PIT
  • Nick Allen (HOU SS): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Taylor Trammell (HOU LF): 3 AB, 1 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Yainer Diaz (HOU C): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Yordan Alvarez (HOU DH): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 5 TB

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Head-to-head

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

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