Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros

KC 2 — 6 HOU
Final — 2026-09-17
MVP: (gpid=sa:814490) 5.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 K

Houston Astros defeated Kansas City Royals 6-2. (gpid=sa:814490) led the way with 5.2 IP, 1 ER, 4 K. Bryan King earned the win and Seth Lugo took the loss.

123456789 RHE
KC 100000010 2
HOU 11002101 6

Scoring Plays

Top 1: 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. (1-0)
Bot 1: Jeremy Peña homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. (1-1)
Bot 2: Daulton Varsho homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. (1-2)
Bot 5: LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. (1-3)
Bot 5: Yordan Alvarez homers (40) on a fly ball to right field. (1-4)
Bot 6: Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Taylor Trammell scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd. (1-5)
Top 8: Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. John Rave scores. (2-5)
Bot 8: Taylor Trammell homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. (2-6)

KC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Jensen C3120001100 .235.322.454.776
Collins LF3000000000 .219.325.333.658
Perez 1B3000000000 .227.272.376.648
Loftin PH1000000000 .231.317.373.690
Rave RF3111000010 .222.311.453.764
Massey 2B4000000010 .279.313.438.751
Isbel CF3000000010 .219.265.325.590
Garcia 3B4000000000 .262.319.376.695
Caglianone DH2000000010 .277.328.483.811
Witt SS3000000120 .276.359.441.800

HOU — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Paredes 3B3010000100 .257.355.429.784
Allen 2B0000000000 .279.327.382.709
Smith RF3000000021 .212.278.395.673
Varsho CF4110011010 .224.285.361.646
Altuve 2B4011000010 .243.303.393.696
Trammell LF3210011110 .206.295.366.661
Pena SS5120012010 .279.330.477.807
Wade 1B4121011010 .212.316.364.680
Diaz C4010000000 .277.309.436.745
Alvarez DH4120011000 .311.429.5981.027

KC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Cuas 1.0000010 14-9 2.251.75
Thomas 1.0211100 21-12 9.331.91
Lugo 5.0844154 76-53 5.061.46L
Lange 1.0111011 23-14 6.091.56

HOU — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Abreu 0.1000010 5-3 3.771.34H
Hader 1.0000000 14-11 0.830.65
(gpid=sa:814490) 5.2311040 71-49 3.771.12H
King 1.1000010 16-12 4.781.44W
Ullola 0.2011200 11-2 4.150.92

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas

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