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Royals at Astros: September 16, 2026

The Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 5-2 at Daikin Park on September 16, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 16, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Michael Massey (Royals, 3); Jeremy Pena (Astros, 3). Most strikeouts: Daniel Lynch IV and Steven Cruz (Royals, 3 each); Cristian Javier and Enyel De Los Santos (Astros, 2 each).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Kansas City Royals0002000305
Houston Astros0000000112

Team comparison

Team statsKCHOU
Hits88
Errors01

What stood out

  • Errors: Royals 0, Astros 1.
  • The Royals' biggest edge came in the 4th inning (2-0).

Player lines

  • Anthony Gose (KC RP): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 5 PIT
  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 0 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Craig Kimbrel (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 17 PIT
  • Daniel Lynch IV (KC RP): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, 72 PIT
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Jac Caglianone (KC RF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Josh Rojas (KC 3B): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 5 AB, 3 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 6 TB
  • Nate Pearson (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 16 PIT
  • Nick Loftin (KC 3B): 2 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Nolan Hoffman (KC RP): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 6 PIT
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 5 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Steven Cruz (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 20 PIT
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Bryan King (HOU RP): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 18 PIT
  • Cam Smith (HOU RF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Christian Walker (HOU 1B): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Cristian Javier (HOU SP): 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 85 PIT
  • Daulton Varsho (HOU CF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Enyel De Los Santos (HOU RP): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 28 PIT
  • Isaac Paredes (HOU 3B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jeremy Pena (HOU SS): 4 AB, 3 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Joey Loperfido (HOU LF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jorge Barrosa (HOU CF): 2 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jose Altuve (HOU 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • LaMonte Wade Jr. (HOU LF): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 TB
  • Nelson Velazquez (HOU LF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Tatsuya Imai (HOU SP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 18 PIT
  • Yainer Diaz (HOU C): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 5 TB
  • Yordan Alvarez (HOU DH): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB

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Head-to-head

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

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