Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals
Astros Hitting
a-homered to left for Loperfido in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BTrammell (5, Erceg)
- HRWalker (17, 1st inning off Avila 0 on, 0 Out); Alvarez 2 (24, 1st inning off Avila 1 on, 0 Out, 1st inning off Black 3 on, 2 Out); Matthews (5, 9th inning off Strahm 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIWalker (49), Alvarez 6 (54), Trammell (7), Matthews (16)
- 2Out RBIAlvarez, Y 4; Trammell.
- GIDPAltuve
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-9 (Smith 0-1, Loperfido 0-1, Peña 0-1, Trammell 1-1, Alvarez 1-1, Walker 0-1, Altuve 0-1, Vázquez 0-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Peña-Walker)
- AssistsLoperfido, J (Misner at 3rd base).
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. CaglianoneRF-1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .287 | .383 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .353 | .444 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .309 | .351 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .316 | .338 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .325 | .378 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .272 | .343 | .446 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .252 | .337 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .280 | .456 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .667 | .600 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .357 | .305 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .339 | .307 |
| 38 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
a-grounded to shortstop for Pasquantino in the 8th
b-struck out looking for Misner in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BMassey (11, Imai)
- RBIWitt Jr. (28), Misner 2 (3), Pasquantino (31), Massey 2 (22), Garcia (25), Jensen (32)
- 2Out RBIMassey; Witt Jr.; Misner 2; Jensen.
- GIDPJensen
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP5-12 (Jensen 0-1, Marte 0-1, Garcia 0-1, Massey 2-3, Pasquantino 1-1, Misner 1-1, Witt Jr. 1-2, Thomas 0-1, Perez 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Garcia-Pasquantino)
- EWitt Jr. (4, throw)
- PBPerez
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Pearson(W, 1-0) |
B. King(H, 6) |
J. Hader(S, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38-21 | 6.43 |
| 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28-20 | 2.78 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38-24 | 4.03 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-13 | 3.12 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-20 | 3.94 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.45 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-15 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 184-124 |
- Pitching
- HBPCollins (by King)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedHader 2/3; Okert 7/9; De Los Santos 4/4; Pearson 7/7; Blubaugh 2/7; King 3/5; Imai 2/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesHader-4-2-6-3; Okert-7-1-3-9; De Los Santos-3-2-12-3; Pearson-4-2-1-6; Blubaugh-2-3-15-4; King-6-0-3-2; Imai-6-4-6-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsHader 1-2; Okert 0-6; Pearson 2-3; Blubaugh 1-2; King 1-0; Imai 1-0
- Game ScoresT Imai 24
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPParedes (by Black)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedStrahm 2/4; Erceg 4/8; Morgan 1/3; Cruz 5/6; Black 8/13; Avila 4/10
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesStrahm-3-1-1-4; Erceg-5-4-11-6; Morgan-1-1-3-3; Cruz-4-3-3-5; Black-9-4-8-6; Avila-8-5-4-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsStrahm 0-3; Erceg 5-1; Morgan 0-3; Cruz 1-4; Black 2-1; Avila 0-2
- Game ScoresL Avila 7
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alvarez homered to left (368 feet), Peña scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Walker homered to left (370 feet). | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Trammell singled to center, Loperfido scored, Smith to third. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Smith scored on a passed ball by Perez, Vázquez to second on passed ball by Perez, Trammell to third on passed ball by Perez. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Alvarez homered to center (419 feet), Trammell scored, Vázquez scored and Peña scored. | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Pasquantino singled to center, Jensen scored, Witt Jr. to third. | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1st | Garcia grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Witt Jr. scored, Pasquantino out at second. | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1st | Massey doubled to right, Garcia scored, Perez to third. | 9 | 3 | ||
| 1st | Misner singled to center, Perez scored and Massey scored. | 9 | 5 | ||
| 8th | Massey singled to left, Garcia scored, Perez to second. | 9 | 6 | ||
| 8th | Jensen walked, Perez scored, Collins to second, Massey to third. | 9 | 7 | ||
| 8th | Witt Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop, Massey scored, Jensen to second, Collins to third. | 9 | 8 | ||
| 9th | Matthews homered to left (433 feet). | 10 | 8 | ||
HOU @ KC Videos
Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals: Game Highlights
Bobby Witt Jr. hits an RBI single
Yordan Alvarez crushes two home runs in the first inning
HOU leads 1-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 13 June 2026
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 25,672
Game Time:3:19
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- First Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
- Second Base Umpire - Jacob Metz
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 37 | 34 | .521 | - | W1 |
| Texas | 34 | 35 | .493 | 2 | L1 |
| Athletics | 33 | 35 | .485 | 2.5 | W2 |
| Houston | 32 | 39 | .451 | 5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 27 | 42 | .391 | 9 | W2 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 37 | 31 | .544 | - | W3 |
| Cleveland | 38 | 33 | .535 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 39 | .451 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Detroit | 29 | 41 | .414 | 9 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 28 | 42 | .400 | 10 | L3 |

