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Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros

Daikin Park, Houston Roberto Clemente Day Final

Final score

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 4–2 on Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 2 69-93
at Houston Astros 4 81-81

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
Houston Astros 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 0
  • W: Hunter Brown (6-3)
  • L: Michael Wacha (9-9)
  • S: Josh Hader

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino (12)
  • Houston Astros: Jeremy Peña 2 (19), Yordan Alvarez (39)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Houston Astros Jeremy Peña homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Houston Astros Jeremy Peña homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. 0–2
Top 5th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen doubles (32) on a fly ball to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Isaac Collins scores. 1–2
Bottom 5th Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez homers (39) on a fly ball to right field. Jeremy Peña scores. 1–4
Top 6th Kansas City Royals Vinnie Pasquantino homers (12) on a line drive to right center field. 2–4

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 4 0 1 1 0 2 .232
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280
Jac Caglianone DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .279
Maikel Garcia 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .266
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 .240
Salvador Perez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .231
Michael Massey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Nick Loftin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230
John Rave RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .218
Tyler Tolbert PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .295
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Isaac Collins LF 2 1 0 0 1 2 .220
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 14
Pitcher
Michael Wacha (L, 9-9) 6.0 4 4 4 1 2 3 99 3.34
Lucas Erceg 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.09
Jose Cuas 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 2.37

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 4 3 3 2 0 1 .273
Yordan Alvarez DH 2 1 1 2 2 0 .310
Isaac Paredes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Nick Allen 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Yainer Diaz C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .274
Daulton Varsho CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Christian Walker 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .223
Cam Smith RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214
LaMonte Wade Jr. LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .202
Jorge Barrosa LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .201
Totals 28 4 4 4 2 5
Pitcher
Hunter Brown (W, 6-3) 5.0 2 1 1 3 10 0 91 3.43
Bennett Sousa (H, 10) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 5.54
AJ Blubaugh (H, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.26
Bryan Abreu (H, 15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.79
Josh Hader (S, 26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.85

Game info

Weather
73 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
7:10 PM
Time of game
2:21
Attendance
28,635
Umpires
Home Plate: Rob Drake, First Base: Stu Scheurwater, Second Base: Jordan Baker, Third Base: Junior Valentine

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

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Matchup Status Details
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Atlanta Braves 6 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final Game page
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Seattle Mariners 1 at Los Angeles Angels 2 Final Game page
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