Royals vs Astros

Final · Tue Sep 15 · 8:10 PM ET · Daikin Park

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals66-85

FinalSep 15, 2026

Houston AstrosAstros76-75

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+136

HOU−165

Run line

KC +1.5−161

HOU −1.5+133

Total O/U

Over 8−105

Under 8−115

Run line: Astros −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 8 (6 runs).

Recap

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 at Daikin Park in Houston on Sep 15, 2026 to move to 76-75.

The game was played before 28,635.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and Houston Astros, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
HOU	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	x	4

W: Brown (6-3) · L: Wacha (9-9) · S: Hader (4-1)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

HOUHome runPeña homered to left center (440 feet).0-1

Bottom 3

HOUHome runPeña homered to left (370 feet).0-2

Top 5

KCDoubleJensen doubled to left, Collins scored.1-2

Bottom 5

HOUHome runAlvarez homered to right (376 feet), Peña scored.1-4

Top 6

KCHome runPasquantino homered to right center (376 feet).2-4

Team stats

KCHOU

Hits: 4; 4
Home Runs: 1; 3
Runs Batted In: 2; 4
Walks: 3; 2
Strikeouts: 14; 5
Runners Left On Base: 11; 7
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	16	.232	.319	.452
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	15	.280	.359	.447
Jac Caglianone DH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	.279	.328	.486
Maikel Garcia 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	.266	.323	.381
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	18	.240	.327	.391
Salvador Perez PH	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.231	.275	.382
Michael Massey 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.278	.312	.433
Nick Loftin PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.230	.315	.374
John Rave RF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	.218	.312	.427
Tyler Tolbert PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.295	.360	.410
Kyle Isbel CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.222	.269	.330
Isaac Collins LF	0-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	15	.220	.326	.335

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha P	6.0	4	4	4	1	2	3	99-61	3.34	99
Lucas Erceg P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	6.09	14
Jose Cuas P	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	19-10	2.37	19

Astros · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jeremy Pena SS	3-4	4	3	3	2	2	0	1	13	.273	.325	.465
Yordan Alvarez DH	1-2	2	1	1	2	1	2	0	17	.310	.429	.594
Isaac Paredes 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	.258	.357	.432
Jose Altuve 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	.243	.303	.393
Nick Allen 2B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.327	.382
Yainer Diaz C	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.274	.307	.428
Daulton Varsho CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.224	.286	.356
Christian Walker 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	.223	.297	.415
Cam Smith RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	.214	.279	.399
LaMonte Wade Jr. LF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.202	.311	.325
Jorge Barrosa LF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.201	.282	.345

Astros · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Hunter Brown P	5.0	2	1	1	3	10	0	91-51	3.43	91
Bennett Sousa P	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	17-11	5.54	17
AJ Blubaugh P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	3.26	10
Bryan Abreu P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	3.79	7
Josh Hader P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	0.85	13

Game info

VenueDaikin Park, Houston, TX

Attendance28,635

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Rob Drake · First Base Umpire: Stu Scheurwater · Second Base Umpire: Jordan Baker · Third Base Umpire: Junior Valentine

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