Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

66-85, 27-49 Away

Final

76-75, 38-38 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. JensenC	1-4	0	0	1	.232
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-4	0	0	0	.280
J. CaglianoneDH	0-4	0	0	0	.279
M. Garcia3B	0-3	0	0	0	.266
V. Pasquantino1B	1-3	1	1	1	.240
S. PerezPH	1-1	0	0	0	.231
M. Massey2B	0-3	0	0	0	.278
N. LoftinPH	0-1	0	0	0	.230
J. RaveRF	0-2	0	0	0	.218
T. TolbertPH	0-1	0	0	0	.295
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 9th: Tolbert struck out swinging.
K. IsbelCF	0-3	0	0	0	.222
I. CollinsLF	0-2	1	0	0	.220

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Wacha	6.0	4	4	1	2	99-61	3.34
L. Erceg	1.0	0	0	0	1	14-10	6.09
J. Cuas	1.0	0	0	1	2	19-10	2.37

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

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Total Bases

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Daikin Park

5:40 AM, 16 September 2026

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 28,635

Game Time:2:21

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

Jeremy Peña hits 2 early homers, Yordan Alvarez hits 39th as Astros beat Royals 4-2

— Jeremy Peña homered in his first two at-bats and Yordan Alvarez slugged his 39th home run to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Sep 16, 2026, 08:15 am - AP


KC
HOU

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

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
1st	Peña homered to left center (440 feet).	0	1
3rd	Peña homered to left (370 feet).	0	2
5th	Jensen doubled to left, Collins scored.	1	2
5th	Alvarez homered to right (376 feet), Peña scored.	1	4
6th	Pasquantino homered to right center (376 feet).	2	4

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Royals
2
Astros
4

Game 1

16/9

Royals
Astros

Game 2

17/9

Royals
Astros

Game 3

18/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	77	74	.510	-	L1
Cleveland	77	75	.507	0.5	W1
Detroit	72	79	.477	5	W6
Minnesota	70	81	.464	7	L3
Kansas City	66	85	.437	11	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	76	75	.503	-	W1
Texas	75	76	.497	1	W3
Seattle	70	82	.461	6.5	L3
Athletics	61	90	.404	15	L1
Los Angeles	58	93	.384	18	W2

Ryan Johnson and Josh Lowe deliver for Angels in 2-1 win that clinches losing season for Mariners

— Ryan Johnson pitched six strong innings, Josh Lowe hit a tiebreaking home run and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Angels beat the Mariners 2-1 at home

Cole Carrigg goes 4 for 5 and the Rockies defeat the Padres 9-3 to end 8-game losing streak

— Cole Carrigg homered twice on a 4-for-5 night, Troy Johnston had three hits and two RBI, and the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Diego Padres 9-3 on Tuesday to end an eight-game losing streak.

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Video Highlights

Jeremy Peña hits 2 early homers, Yordan Alvarez hits 39th as Astros beat Royals 4-2

H. Brown6-3

M. Wacha9-9

J. Hader26

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