Kansas City Royals
67 - 85 .441
F
September 16, 2026, 8:10 PM
Daikin Park
Daikin Park
501 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, 77002
2
Houston Astros
76 - 76 .500| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
W: Daniel Lynch IV
(W, 6-5)
5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, BB
L: Cristian Javier
(L, 2-6)
5.1 IP, 2 ER, 2 K, 3 BB
Top Performers
Lynch IV
(W, 6-5)
5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, BB
Massey
3-5 | HR, K, RBI
Diaz, Y
2-4 | HR, RBI, R
Kansas City Royals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .278 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .237 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| 5 | Michael Massey 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| 6 | Nick Loftin RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Jac Caglianone PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | |
| a- Kyle Isbel CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | |
| 7 | John Rave CF-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| 8 | Josh Rojas 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| 9 | Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .245 |
a-Struck out for Loftin in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Jensen (33, De Los Santos, E).
HR Rave (6, 4th inning off Javier, 1 on, 1 out) Massey (12, 8th inning off De Los Santos, E, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Collins Jensen 2 Loftin Massey 6 Rave 4 Rojas, J.
RBI Jensen (74) Massey (46) Rave 2 (13).
2-out RBI Jensen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Massey 2 Rojas, J Witt Jr. Jensen Perez, S 2.
Team RISP 1-for-11.
Team LOB 10.
BASERUNNING
SB Witt Jr. (42, 2nd base off De Los Santos, E/Diaz, Y).
FIELDING
DP (Massey-Witt Jr.-Pasquantino).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lynch IV(W, 6-5) | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 49 | 23 | 3.29 |
| Craig Kimbrel(H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4.50 |
| Nolan Hoffman(H, 2) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4.35 |
| Anthony Gose(H, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 2.51 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 136 | 93 | 43 | 4.61 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
IBB Witt Jr. (by King, B).
ABS Challenge Peña (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Diaz, Y (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Rojas, J (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Jensen (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Cruz (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Lynch IV 72-49 Kimbrel 17-10 Hoffman, N 6-6 Gose 5-4 Pearson 16-9 Cruz 20-15 Javier 85-53 King, B 18-14 De Los Santos, E 28-15 Imai 18-11.
Groundouts-flyouts Lynch IV 5-2 Kimbrel 2-1 Hoffman, N 0-1 Gose 0-1 Pearson 1-2 Cruz 0-0 Javier 2-7 King, B 2-1 De Los Santos, E 2-0 Imai 1-0.
Batters faced Lynch IV 17 Kimbrel 4 Hoffman, N 3 Gose 2 Pearson 5 Cruz 5 Javier 24 King, B 6 De Los Santos, E 8 Imai 4.
Inherited runners-scored Gose 2-0 King, B 2-0 De Los Santos, E 2-0.
Umpires HP: Stu Scheurwater. 1B: Jordan Baker. 2B: Junior Valentine. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather 73 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind 0 mph, None.
First pitch 7:12 PM.
T 2:48.
Att 28,497.
Venue Daikin Park.
September 16, 2026