Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

67-86, 28-50 Away

Final

77-76, 39-39 Home


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0
1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	-	6	11	0

B. King3-5

1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

S. Lugo7-9

5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- M. Ullola pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  3
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  4
  Ball - Confirmed
  Four-seam FB 94
- B. King pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- B. King pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- E. Pecko pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- E. Pecko pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- E. Pecko pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- S. Lugo pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- E. Pecko pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- C. Thomas pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- E. Pecko pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- J. Cuas pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- E. Pecko pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Allen at second base.
  1
  5
- B. Abreu pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Jensen to second on wild pitch by Abreu.
  2
  5
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- A. Lange pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Smith stole second.
  2
  6
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Hader pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Loftin hit for Caglianone
  2
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
3 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
4 Ball - Confirmed	Four-seam FB	94

Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

1:08

Taylor Trammell smashes a home run

0:33

LaMonte Wade Jr. crushes a home run

0:27

Royals
2
Astros
4

Game 1

16/9

Royals
5
Astros
2

Game 2

17/9

Royals
2
Astros
6

Game 3

18/9

Daikin Park

12:15 AM, 18 September 2026

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 34,853

Game Time:2:24

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	78	75	.510	-	W1
Cleveland	78	75	.510	-	W2
Detroit	72	81	.471	6	L2
Minnesota	71	82	.464	7	L1
Kansas City	67	86	.438	11	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	77	76	.503	-	W1
Texas	76	77	.497	1	L1
Seattle	71	82	.464	6	W1
Athletics	61	92	.399	16	L3
Los Angeles	59	94	.386	18	W1

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