Royals vs Astros Game (Sep 17, 2026)

Final · September 17, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Daikin Park

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City RoyalsKC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0
Houston AstrosHOU	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	-	6	11	0

Decisions

WinnerBryan King
LoserSeth Lugo

Scoring plays

Top 1Maikel Garcia grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia out at 1st.1-0
Bot 1Jeremy Peña homers (20) on a fly ball to left field.1-1
Bot 2Daulton Varsho homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field.1-2
Bot 5LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.1-3
Bot 5Yordan Alvarez homers (40) on a fly ball to right field.1-4
Bot 6Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Taylor Trammell scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd.1-5
Top 8Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. John Rave scores.2-5
Bot 8Taylor Trammell homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.2-6

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Carter JensenC	3	1	2	1	1	0	.235
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	0	0	1	2	.276
Jac CaglianoneDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.277
Nick LoftinPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.262
Michael Massey2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.279
Salvador Perez1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.227
John RaveRF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.222
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.219
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.219
Totals	29	2	3	1	2	6

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

Houston Astros

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Jeremy PeñaSS	5	1	2	2	0	1	.279
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	1	2	1	0	0	.311
Isaac Paredes3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.257
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.243
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279
Yainer DiazC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.277
Daulton VarshoCF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.224
Taylor TrammellLF	3	2	1	1	1	1	.206
Cam SmithRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.212
LaMonte Wade Jr.1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.212
Totals	34	6	11	6	2	7

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

Game info

Ballpark: Daikin Park
Attendance: 34,853
Duration: 2 h 24
Weather: 72 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
Umpires: Jordan Baker (Home plate) · Junior Valentine (First base) · Rob Drake (Second base) · Stu Scheurwater (Third base)

About this game

Who won Royals vs Astros?

Astros won 6-2 over Royals on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

When was Royals vs Astros played?

On Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 7:15 PM ET at Daikin Park.

Where was Royals vs Astros played?

At Daikin Park.

Team

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Houston AstrosHOU

Scoring plays

Top 1Maikel Garcia grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia out at 1st.1-0

Bot 1Jeremy Peña homers (20) on a fly ball to left field.1-1

Bot 2Daulton Varsho homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field.1-2

Bot 5LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.1-3

Bot 5Yordan Alvarez homers (40) on a fly ball to right field.1-4

Bot 6Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Taylor Trammell scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd.1-5

Top 8Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. John Rave scores.2-5

Bot 8Taylor Trammell homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.2-6

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Carter JensenC	3	1	2	1	1	0	.235
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	0	0	1	2	.276
Jac CaglianoneDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.277
Nick LoftinPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Maikel Garcia3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.262
Michael Massey2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.279
Salvador Perez1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.227
John RaveRF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.222
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.219
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.219
Totals	29	2	3	1	2	6

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

Houston Astros

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Jeremy PeñaSS	5	1	2	2	0	1	.279
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	1	2	1	0	0	.311
Isaac Paredes3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.257
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.243
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279
Yainer DiazC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.277
Daulton VarshoCF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.224
Taylor TrammellLF	3	2	1	1	1	1	.206
Cam SmithRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.212
LaMonte Wade Jr.1B	4	1	2	1	0	1	.212
Totals	34	6	11	6	2	7

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