Kansas City Royals
66 - 85 .437
F
September 15, 2026, 8:10 PM
Daikin Park
Daikin Park
501 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, 77002
4
Houston Astros
76 - 75 .503| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
W: Hunter Brown
(W, 6-3)
5.0 IP, ER, 10 K, 3 BB
L: Michael Wacha
(L, 9-9)
6.0 IP, 4 ER, 2 K, BB
S: Josh Hader
(S, 26)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Peña
3-4 | 2 HR, K, 2 RBI
Brown, H
(W, 6-3)
5.0 IP, ER, 10 K, 3 BB
Alvarez, Y
1-2 | HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI
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 | 0 | 2 | .232 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| 3 | Jac Caglianone DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 |
| 5 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .240 |
| b- Salvador Perez PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | |
| 6 | Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| c- Nick Loftin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | |
| 7 | John Rave RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .218 |
| a- Tyler Tolbert PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | |
| 8 | Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| 9 | Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .220 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | .245 |
a-Singled for Pasquantino in the 9th.
b-Popped out for Massey in the 9th.
c-Struck out for Rave in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Jensen (32, Brown, H).
HR Pasquantino (12, 6th inning off Sousa, 0 on, 2 out).
TB Jensen 2 Pasquantino 4 Perez, S Witt Jr.
RBI Jensen (73) Pasquantino (49).
2-out RBI Jensen Pasquantino.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Tolbert Massey Witt Jr.
Team RISP 1-for-6.
Team LOB 5.
BASERUNNING
SB Witt Jr. (41, 2nd base off Brown, H/Diaz, Y) Collins (8, 2nd base off Brown, H/Diaz, Y).
Kansas City Royals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha(L, 9-9) | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 99 | 61 | 38 | 3.34 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 6.09 |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 2.37 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 132 | 81 | 51 | 4.63 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Hader.
HBP Diaz, Y (by Wacha).
ABS Challenge Brown, H (Ball-Confirmed) Rave (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Collins (Strike-Overturned to Ball) Diaz, Y (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes Wacha 99-61 Erceg 14-10 Cuas 19-10 Brown, H 91-51 Sousa 17-11 Blubaugh 10-6 Abreu, B 7-5 Hader 13-10.
Groundouts-flyouts Wacha 7-4 Erceg 1-0 Cuas 1-0 Brown, H 4-0 Sousa 0-1 Blubaugh 1-1 Abreu, B 0-2 Hader 0-1.
Batters faced Wacha 24 Erceg 3 Cuas 4 Brown, H 20 Sousa 4 Blubaugh 3 Abreu, B 3 Hader 4.
Umpires HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Stu Scheurwater. 2B: Jordan Baker. 3B: Junior Valentine.
Weather 73 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind 0 mph, None.
First pitch 7:10 PM.
T 2:21.
Att 28,635.
Venue Daikin Park.
September 15, 2026