Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros — Sep 17, 2026

MLB Minute Maid Park, Houston·September 17, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 66-85-1, 28-49 Away
5
Final
2
Houston Astros HOU 76-76, 38-39 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 8 0
HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 1
Leaders
Hits
M.
M. Massey 2B KC
3 H
J.
J. Peña SS HOU
3 H
Home Runs
M.
M. Massey 2B KC
1 HR
Y.
Y. Diaz-DUP C HOU
1 HR
RBI
J.
J. Rave RF KC
2 RBI
I.
I. Paredes 3B HOU
1 RBI
Batting
Royals
Astros
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Royals
Astros
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 9th 0 - 1 5 - 2
5 - 2
Yainer Diaz Yainer Diaz homers to left field. HR RBI
Bot 8th 0 - 1 5 - 1
5 - 1
Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Kyle Isbel. Jorge Barrosa scores. RBI
Top 8th 3 - 0 5 - 0
2B RBI 2 E Carter Jensen Carter Jensen doubles to right field, advances to 3rd. Isaac Collins scores. Josh Rojas scores. Throwing error by Jorge Barrosa.
5 - 0
HR RBI Michael Massey Michael Massey homers to right field.
3 - 0
Top 4th 2 - 0 2 - 0
HR RBI 2 John Rave John Rave homers to right field. Michael Massey scores.
2 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: KC +5 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Royals
Astros
Batting
8 Hits 8
5 Runs 2
2 Home Runs 1
4 RBI 2
6 Strikeouts 7
6 Walks 2
1 Doubles 2
0 Triples 0
25 Left on Base 16
Pitching
2 Runs Allowed 5
2 Earned Runs 4
8 Hits Allowed 8
7 Strikeouts 6
2 Walks 6
1 HR Allowed 2
36 Batters Faced 42
Fielding
27 Put Outs 27
8 Assists 5
Head-to-Head
Astros leads 4-1
Final
KC Royals
2
HOU Astros
4
Final
KC Royals
3
HOU Astros
4
Final
KC Royals
1
HOU Astros
2
Final
KC Royals
7
HOU Astros
5
Final
KC Royals
2
HOU Astros
7
Minute Maid Park
Houston, US · 41,168 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
September 17, 2026
Time
12:10 am