Royals vs Astros

Final · Thu Sep 17 · 7:15 PM ET · Daikin Park

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals67-86

FinalSep 17, 2026

Houston AstrosAstros77-76

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+129

HOU−156

Run line

KC +1.5−163

HOU −1.5+135

Total O/U

Over 9−102

Under 9−118

Run line: Astros −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9 (8 runs).

Recap

The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 at Daikin Park in Houston on Sep 17, 2026 to move to 77-76.

The game was played before 34,853.

Score by inning

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

W: King (3-5) · L: Lugo (7-9)

Scoring plays

Top 1

KCDouble playGarcia grounded into double play, second to first, Jensen scored, Caglianone out at second, Witt Jr. to third.1-0

Bottom 1

HOUHome runPeña homered to left (394 feet).1-1

Bottom 2

HOUHome runVarsho homered to right center (407 feet).1-2

Bottom 5

HOUHome runWade Jr. homered to right (365 feet).1-3
HOUHome runAlvarez homered to right (385 feet).1-4

Bottom 6

HOUSinglePeña reached on infield single to third, Trammell scored, Wade Jr. to third.1-5

Top 8

KCSingleJensen singled to right, Rave scored.2-5

Bottom 8

HOUHome runTrammell homered to right (359 feet).2-6

Team stats

KCHOU

Hits: 3; 11
Home Runs: 0; 5
Runs Batted In: 1; 6
Walks: 2; 2
Strikeouts: 6; 7
Runners Left On Base: 8; 11
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	2-3	3	1	2	1	1	0	14	.235	.322	.454
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	2	16	.276	.359	.441
Jac Caglianone DH	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	12	.277	.328	.483
Nick Loftin PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.231	.317	.373
Maikel Garcia 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.262	.319	.376
Michael Massey 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	14	.279	.313	.438
Salvador Perez 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	.227	.272	.376
John Rave RF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	14	.222	.311	.453
Kyle Isbel CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	15	.219	.265	.325
Isaac Collins LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.219	.325	.333

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Seth Lugo P	5.0	8	4	4	1	5	4	76-53	5.06	76
Connor Thomas P	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	21-12	9.33	21
Jose Cuas P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	2.25	14
Alex Lange P	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	23-14	6.09	23

Astros · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jeremy Pena SS	2-5	5	1	2	2	1	0	1	11	.279	.330	.477
Yordan Alvarez DH	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	17	.311	.429	.598
Isaac Paredes 3B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	18	.257	.355	.429
Jose Altuve 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	14	.243	.303	.393
Nick Allen 2B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.327	.382
Yainer Diaz C	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	12	.277	.309	.436
Daulton Varsho CF	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	12	.224	.285	.361
Taylor Trammell LF	1-3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	17	.206	.295	.366
Cam Smith RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	.212	.278	.395
LaMonte Wade Jr. 1B	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	14	.212	.316	.364

Astros · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Miguel Ullola P	0.2	0	1	1	2	0	11-2	4.15	11
Bryan King P	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	16-12	4.78	16
Ethan Pecko P	5.2	3	1	1	0	4	71-49	3.77	71
Bryan Abreu P	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	5-3	3.77	5
Josh Hader P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	14-11	0.83	14

Game info

VenueDaikin Park, Houston, TX

Attendance34,853

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

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