Sep 15, 2026
8:10 PM (Eastern Time)
MLB
Final
Kansas City Royals
2
VS
Houston Astros
4

Box Score

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0
Houston Astros
Houston Astros
1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 4 0
Hits KC 4 · HOU 4
Errors KC 0 · HOU 0

Away Batting

Kansas City Royals
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
CCarter Jensen 2B 40 11 02 1 .232
SSBobby Witt Jr. 40 10 00 1 .280
DHJac Caglianone 40 00 03 1 .279
3BMaikel Garcia 30 00 11 0 .266
1BVinnie Pasquantino HR 31 11 02 2 .240
PHSalvador Perez 10 10 00 0 .231
2BMichael Massey 30 00 01 2 .278
PHNick Loftin 10 00 00 1 .230
RFJohn Rave 20 00 11 0 .218
PHTyler Tolbert 10 00 01 1 .295
CFKyle Isbel 30 00 01 1 .222
LFIsaac Collins 21 00 12 1 .220
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 14 11 —

Away Pitching

Kansas City Royals
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Michael Wacha (L, 9-9) 6.0 44 41 23 99-61 3.34
Lucas Erceg 1.0 00 00 10 14-10 6.09
Jose Cuas 1.0 00 01 20 19-10 2.37
Totals 8.0 4 4 4 2 5 3 ——

Home Batting

Houston Astros
BatterABRHRBIBBKLOBAVG
SSJeremy Peña HR x2 43 32 01 0 .273
DHYordan Alvarez HR 21 12 20 0 .310
3BIsaac Paredes 40 00 01 2 .258
2BJose Altuve 40 00 00 2 .243
2BNick Allen 00 00 00 0 .279
CYainer Diaz 20 00 00 0 .274
CFDaulton Varsho 30 00 00 1 .224
1BChristian Walker 30 00 02 1 .223
RFCam Smith 30 00 00 1 .214
LFLaMonte Wade Jr. 20 00 00 0 .202
LFJorge Barrosa 10 00 01 0 .201
Totals 28 4 4 4 2 5 7 —

Home Pitching

Houston Astros
PitcherIPHRERBBKHRP‑SERA
Hunter Brown (W, 6-3) 5.0 21 13 100 91-51 3.43
Bennett Sousa (H, 10) 1.0 11 10 11 17-11 5.54
AJ Blubaugh (H, 11) 1.0 00 00 10 10-6 3.26
Bryan Abreu (H, 15) 1.0 00 00 10 7-5 3.79
Josh Hader (S, 26) 1.0 10 00 10 13-10 0.85
Totals 9.0 4 2 2 3 14 1 ——

Scoring Plays

InnScore (A-H)Play
B1 0–1 Jeremy Peña homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.
B3 0–2 Jeremy Peña homers (19) on a fly ball to left field.
T5 1–2 Carter Jensen doubles (32) on a fly ball to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Isaac Collins scores.
B5 1–4 Yordan Alvarez homers (39) on a fly ball to right field. Jeremy Peña scores.
T6 2–4 Vinnie Pasquantino homers (12) on a line drive to right center field.

Game Details

Daikin Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Michael Wacha
Kansas City Royals Away
ERA
3.25
WHIP
1.106
K/9
7.24
BB/9
2.36
IP
182.7
GS
29
Last 3 Starts ERA 3.31 WHIP —
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros Home
ERA
3.52
WHIP
1.304
K/9
9.78
BB/9
4.50
IP
92.0
GS
17
Last 3 Starts ERA 3.39 WHIP —

Betting Odds

TeamMoneylineRun LineTotal
Kansas City Royals +140 +1.5 (-157) O 8 (+100)
Houston Astros -152 -1.5 (+141) U 8 (-113)
Closing line · Sep 15

Weather & Conditions

Temp87°F
Wind 9 mphSSE · crossL
Gusts16 mph
Humidity70%
Precip1%
SkyClear