Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros

MLB Minute Maid Park, Houston·September 17, 2026

KC

Kansas City Royals KC 63-81, 26-46 Away

September 17, 2026 11:15 pm

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Houston Astros HOU 73-71, 37-38 Home

HOU

Standings

American League Central American League West American League League

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	CWS White Sox	69	63	.523	-	42-28	32-40
2	CLE Guardians	68	66	.507	2	36-39	37-33
3	MIN Twins	64	69	.481	5.5	38-34	30-41
4	DET Tigers	62	71	.466	7.5	35-35	31-43
5	KC Royals	59	75	.440	11	37-35	26-46

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	HOU Astros	66	67	.496	-	37-38	36-33
2	TEX Rangers	66	67	.496	-	40-32	31-41
3	SEA Mariners	64	70	.478	2.5	38-34	29-43
4	OAK Athletics	52	81	.391	14	26-44	32-43
5	LAA Angels	52	82	.388	14.5	30-44	24-46

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	TB Rays	79	54	.594	-	47-25	38-33
2	NYY Yankees	75	57	.568	3.5	37-31	44-31
3	BOS Red Sox	73	60	.549	6	36-34	44-31
4	CWS White Sox	69	63	.523	9.5	42-28	32-40
5	CLE Guardians	68	66	.507	11.5	36-39	37-33
6	HOU Astros	66	67	.496	13	37-38	36-33
7	TEX Rangers	66	67	.496	13	40-32	31-41
8	BAL Orioles	64	68	.485	14.5	35-38	34-37
9	SEA Mariners	64	70	.478	15.5	38-34	29-43
10	MIN Twins	64	69	.481	15	38-34	30-41
11	TOR Blue Jays	65	69	.485	14.5	37-35	35-38
12	DET Tigers	62	71	.466	17	35-35	31-43
13	KC Royals	59	75	.440	20.5	37-35	26-46
14	OAK Athletics	52	81	.391	27	26-44	32-43
15	LAA Angels	52	82	.388	27.5	30-44	24-46

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF
1	MIL Brewers	82	51	.617	-	48-25	41-30	660	493	+167
2	LAD Dodgers	80	53	.602	2	45-28	42-29	661	512	+149
3	TB Rays	79	54	.594	3	47-25	38-33	595	548	+47
4	ATL Braves	78	55	.586	4	48-24	36-35	624	512	+112
5	NYY Yankees	75	57	.568	6.5	37-31	44-31	595	491	+104
6	CHC Cubs	76	58	.567	6.5	41-31	40-33	695	576	+119
7	PHI Phillies	74	60	.552	8.5	40-31	41-31	608	585	+23
8	BOS Red Sox	73	60	.549	9	36-34	44-31	600	499	+101
9	SD Padres	72	62	.537	10.5	44-29	32-38	569	552	+17
10	ARI Diamondbacks	71	63	.530	11.5	41-31	36-37	605	600	+5
11	CWS White Sox	70	63	.526	12	42-28	32-40	641	597	+44
12	CLE Guardians	68	66	.507	14.5	36-39	37-33	543	547	-4
13	MIA Marlins	68	66	.507	14.5	43-30	29-43	582	563	+19
14	HOU Astros	66	67	.496	16	37-38	36-33	608	656	-48
15	STL Cardinals	66	68	.493	16.5	34-38	38-35	593	608	-15
16	TEX Rangers	66	68	.493	16.5	40-32	31-41	543	590	-47
17	BAL Orioles	65	68	.489	17	35-38	34-37	604	626	-22
18	TOR Blue Jays	65	69	.485	17.5	37-35	35-38	527	581	-54
19	MIN Twins	64	69	.481	18	38-34	30-41	611	664	-53
20	PIT Pirates	65	70	.481	18	38-33	33-39	657	633	+24
21	SEA Mariners	64	70	.478	18.5	38-34	29-43	526	583	-57
22	CIN Reds	63	71	.470	19.5	35-38	33-37	548	648	-100
23	DET Tigers	62	71	.466	20	35-35	31-43	592	522	+70
24	WSH Nationals	62	73	.459	21	33-39	34-39	697	691	+6
25	NYM Mets	60	73	.451	22	34-40	31-38	550	596	-46
26	KC Royals	59	75	.440	23.5	37-35	26-46	565	657	-92
27	SF Giants	54	79	.406	28	34-36	25-49	540	614	-74
28	OAK Athletics	52	81	.391	30	26-44	32-43	578	766	-188
29	COL Rockies	52	81	.391	30	30-40	25-47	636	768	-132
30	LAA Angels	52	82	.388	30.5	30-44	24-46	548	623	-75

Key Players

Royals

SP

S. Perez C

0.229 AVG

19 HR

71 RBI

BW

B. Witt Jr. SS

0.281 AVG

17 HR

51 RBI

LM

L. Maile C

0 ERA

0 W

0 SO

Astros

CW

C. Walker 1B

0.226 AVG

24 HR

76 RBI

YA

Y. Alvarez LF

0.315 AVG

38 HR

95 RBI

JM

J. Meyers CF

0 ERA

0 W

0 SO

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 3–3

.246 15th

AVG

20th .240

.309 13th

OBP

26th .303

.401 16th

SLG

9th .407

.710 18th

OPS

19th .710

1.04 23rd

HR/G

6th 1.30

4.3 21st

R/G

15th 4.5

Pitching 1–4

4.68 28th

ERA

24th 4.52

1.38 27th

WHIP

24th 1.35

7.4 28th

K/9

9th 8.9

3.6 24th

BB/9

30th 4.1

4.9 25th

RA/G

24th 4.8

2025

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 0–6

.247 15th

AVG

11th .250

.301 22nd

OBP

18th .307

.397 18th

SLG

15th .399

.698 19th

OPS

15th .706

0.98 26th

HR/G

17th 1.12

4.0 27th

R/G

24th 4.2

Pitching 3–2

3.73 6th

ERA

11th 3.86

1.23 12th

WHIP

8th 1.22

8.0 25th

K/9

2nd 9.4

2.9 8th

BB/9

15th 3.1

3.9 4th

RA/G

9th 4.1

Head-to-Head

Astros leads 4-1

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

Final

KC Royals

2

HOU Astros

5

Recent Form

Royals

L vs ARI 4-5

W vs TOR 6-1

L vs TOR 3-4

L vs TOR 2-9

W vs MIA 7-3

Astros

L vs ARI 2-3

L vs ARI 3-4

W vs ARI 3-1

W vs CWS 6-2

W vs CWS 2-0

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

Minute Maid Park

Houston, US · 41,168 capacity

League: MLB
Season: MLB 2026
Date: September 17, 2026
Time: 11:15 pm