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Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 10–8 on Friday, June 12, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 10 81-81
at Kansas City Royals 8 69-93

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10 0
Kansas City Royals 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 13 1
  • W: Nate Pearson (1-0)
  • L: Luinder Avila (1-3)
  • S: Josh Hader

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Yordan Alvarez 2 (24), Christian Walker (17), Brice Matthews (5)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores. 2–0
Top 1st Houston Astros Christian Walker homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. 3–0
Top 1st Houston Astros Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. 4–0
Top 1st Houston Astros Jeremy Peña walks. 5–0
Top 1st Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (24) to center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Christian Vázquez scores. Jeremy Peña scores. 9–0
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. 9–1
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Maikel Garcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia to 1st. 9–2
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Michael Massey doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. 9–3
Bottom 1st Kansas City Royals Kameron Misner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey scores. 9–5
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. 9–6
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen walks. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. 9–7
Bottom 8th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña, deflected by third baseman Isaac Paredes. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Carter Jensen to 2nd. 9–8
Top 9th Houston Astros Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. 10–8

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 3 2 1 0 2 0 .282
Yordan Alvarez DH 5 2 3 6 0 0 .321
Christian Walker 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .248
Isaac Paredes 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .233
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 .232
Joey Loperfido LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .246
Brice Matthews LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .209
Cam Smith RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .220
Taylor Trammell CF 3 1 2 1 1 1 .292
Jake Meyers CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210
Christian Vázquez C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .229
Totals 36 10 10 9 7 4
Pitcher
Tatsuya Imai 0.2 4 5 5 1 1 0 38 6.43
Steven Okert 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 2.78
AJ Blubaugh 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 38 4.03
Nate Pearson (W, 1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.12
Enyel De Los Santos 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 0 27 3.94
Bryan King (H, 6) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.45
Josh Hader (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.00

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 .215
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 .278
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .223
Starling Marte RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Maikel Garcia 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .264
Jac Caglianone 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .272
Salvador Perez C 5 2 3 0 0 0 .205
Michael Massey 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 .262
Kameron Misner CF 3 0 2 2 0 0 .600
Lane Thomas CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Isaac Collins LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .217
Totals 38 8 13 8 3 6
Pitcher
Luinder Avila (L, 1-3) 0.2 5 8 8 3 0 2 49 6.19
Mason Black 2.1 3 1 1 3 3 1 48 2.63
Steven Cruz 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 5.95
Lucas Erceg 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 43 5.81
Eli Morgan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.19
Matt Strahm 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 4.64

Game info

Weather
83 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, R To L
First pitch
7:09 PM
Time of game
3:19
Attendance
25,672
Umpires
Home Plate: Bruce Dreckman, First Base: Nate Tomlinson, Second Base: Jacob Metz, Third Base: Mark Wegner

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Houston Astros 10 at Kansas City Royals 8 Final Game page
Houston Astros 8 at Kansas City Royals 7 Final Game page
Houston Astros 0 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Houston Astros 4 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 5 at Houston Astros 2 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at Houston Astros 6 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Jun 12

Matchup Status Details
Miami Marlins 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 10 at Washington Nationals 2 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 3 at Baltimore Orioles 7 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Guardians 3 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 1 at Boston Red Sox 10 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 5 at New York Mets 7 Final Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 Final Game page
New York Yankees 5 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Chicago White Sox 8 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Minnesota Twins 9 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Los Angeles Angels 4 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 4 at Athletics 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at San Francisco Giants 1 Final Game page

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