Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros — Sep 17, 2026

MLB Minute Maid Park, Houston·September 17, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 66-86-1, 28-50 Away
2
Final
6
Houston Astros HOU 77-76, 39-39 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0
HOU 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 11 0
Leaders
Hits
C.
C. Jensen C KC
2 H
J.
J. Peña SS HOU
2 H
Home Runs
J.
J. Peña SS HOU
1 HR
RBI
C.
C. Jensen C KC
1 RBI
J.
J. Peña SS HOU
2 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 8th 0 - 1 2 - 6
2 - 6
Taylor Trammell Taylor Trammell homers to right field. HR RBI
Top 8th 1 - 0 2 - 5
RBI Carter Jensen Carter Jensen singles to shallow right field. John Rave scores.
2 - 5
Bot 6th 0 - 1 1 - 5
1 - 5
Jeremy Peña Jeremy Peña singles to third base. LaMonte Wade to third. Taylor Trammell scores. RBI
Bot 5th 0 - 2 1 - 4
1 - 4
Yordan Alvarez Yordan Alvarez homers to right field. HR RBI
1 - 3
LaMonte Wade Jr. LaMonte Wade homers to right field. HR RBI
Bot 2nd 0 - 1 1 - 2
1 - 2
Daulton Varsho Daulton Varsho homers to center field. HR RBI
Bot 1st 0 - 1 1 - 1
1 - 1
Jeremy Peña Jeremy Peña homers to left field. HR RBI
Top 1st 1 - 0 1 - 0
RBI Maikel Garcia Maikel Garcia grounds out to second base. Jac Caglianone out at second. Bobby Witt to third. Carter Jensen scores.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: HOU +4 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Royals
Astros
Batting
3 Hits 11
2 Runs 6
0 Home Runs 5
1 RBI 6
6 Strikeouts 7
2 Walks 2
1 Doubles 2
0 Triples 0
8 Left on Base 11
Pitching
6 Runs Allowed 2
6 Earned Runs 2
11 Hits Allowed 3
7 Strikeouts 6
2 Walks 2
5 HR Allowed 0
37 Batters Faced 32
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
6 Assists 9
Head-to-Head
Astros leads 3-2
Final
KC Royals
5
HOU Astros
2
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
Minute Maid Park
Houston, US · 41,168 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
September 17, 2026
Time
11:15 pm