Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

67-85, 28-49 Away

Final

76-76, 38-39 Home


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	5	8	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	8	1

D. Lynch IV6-5

5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

C. Javier2-6

5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  3
  Strike Looking
  Sweeper 80
  4
  Ball
  Sweeper 79
  5
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  6
  Ball
  Sweeper 81
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Javier pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- B. King pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- C. Kimbrel pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- B. King pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- E. De Los Santos pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Witt Jr. stole second.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- N. Hoffman pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Wade Jr. hit for Smith
  2
  0
- Velázquez hit for Wade Jr.
  2
  0
- A. Gose pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- E. De Los Santos pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Velázquez in left field.
  2
  0
- Barrosa in right field.
  2
  0
- Caglianone hit for Loftin
  3
  0
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosBottom 8th
- N. Pearson pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Isbel in center field.
  5
  0
- Rave in right field.
  5
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- T. Imai pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- S. Cruz pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Loperfido hit for Velázquez
  5
  2
- Varsho to second on fielder's indifference.
  5
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	92
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	92
3 Strike Looking	Sweeper	80
4 Ball	Sweeper	79
5 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	92
6 Ball	Sweeper	81

Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

1:02

Michael Massey crushes a home run

0:22

John Rave smashes a home run

0:21

Royals
2
Astros
4

Game 1

16/9

Royals
5
Astros
2

Game 2

17/9

Royals
Astros

Game 3

18/9

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 17 September 2026

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 28,497

Game Time:2:48

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
First Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Second Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	78	75	.510	-	W2
Chicago	77	75	.507	0.5	L2
Detroit	72	80	.474	5.5	L1
Minnesota	71	81	.467	6.5	W1
Kansas City	67	85	.441	10.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	76	76	.500	-	L1
Texas	76	76	.500	-	W4
Seattle	70	82	.461	6	L3
Athletics	61	91	.401	15	L2
Los Angeles	58	93	.384	17.5	W2

Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers: Game Highlights

Crow-Armstrong homers twice, Imanaga shines as Cubs beat Braves 8-4

— Pete-Crow Armstrong hit his 43rd and 44th homers and broke the Chicago Cubs' record for left-handers, and Shota Imanaga allowed a run in six innings in an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.

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