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Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros

Daikin Park, Houston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6–2 on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 2 69-93
at Houston Astros 6 81-81

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0
Houston Astros 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 11 0
  • W: Bryan King (3-5)
  • L: Seth Lugo (7-9)

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Jeremy Peña (20), Yordan Alvarez (40), Daulton Varsho (12), Taylor Trammell (8), LaMonte Wade Jr. (4)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Kansas City Royals Maikel Garcia grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia out at 1st. 1–0
Bottom 1st Houston Astros Jeremy Peña homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. 1–1
Bottom 2nd Houston Astros Daulton Varsho homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–2
Bottom 5th Houston Astros LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. 1–3
Bottom 5th Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez homers (40) on a fly ball to right field. 1–4
Bottom 6th Houston Astros Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Taylor Trammell scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd. 1–5
Top 8th Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. John Rave scores. 2–5
Bottom 8th Houston Astros Taylor Trammell homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. 2–6

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .235
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .276
Jac Caglianone DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .277
Nick Loftin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Maikel Garcia 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279
Salvador Perez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227
John Rave RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .222
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .219
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .219
Totals 29 2 3 1 2 6
Pitcher
Seth Lugo (L, 7-9) 5.0 8 4 4 1 5 4 76 5.06
Connor Thomas 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 9.33
Jose Cuas 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.25
Alex Lange 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 23 6.09

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 .279
Yordan Alvarez DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 .311
Isaac Paredes 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .257
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .243
Nick Allen 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
Yainer Diaz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277
Daulton Varsho CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .224
Taylor Trammell LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 .206
Cam Smith RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .212
LaMonte Wade Jr. 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .212
Totals 34 6 11 6 2 7
Pitcher
Miguel Ullola 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 11 4.15
Bryan King (W, 3-5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.78
Ethan Pecko (H, 1) 5.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 71 3.77
Bryan Abreu (H, 16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.77
Josh Hader 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.83

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
6:15 PM
Time of game
2:24
Attendance
34,853
Umpires
Home Plate: Jordan Baker, First Base: Junior Valentine, Second Base: Rob Drake, Third Base: Stu Scheurwater

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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