Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 14, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	4
KC	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	4	10	1	5

loss:

S. Arrighettiwin: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Kolek

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- Bobby Witt Jr. had a memorable 26th birthday Sunday. He scored the game’s first run, made an outstanding diving catch and even stole his MLB-leading 25th and 26th bases in the Royals’ 4-0 victory over the Astros at Kauffman Stadium. “That’s all I wanted for my birthday...

Scoring Summary

HOUKC

1
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
01
3
Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd. [1 run]
02
3
Maikel Garcia doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores. [2 runs]
04

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	0	4	0	0	3	.271
2Yordan AlvarezDH	1	4	1	0	0	.326
3Christian Walker1B	1	4	0	0	0	.247
4Joey LoperfidoLF	0	4	0	0	3	.232
5Cam SmithRF	1	3	0	0	2	.218
6Jake MeyersCF	0	3	0	0	0	.215
7Brice Matthews2B	1	2	1	1	0	.220
8Raynel Delgado3B	1	3	1	0	1	.333
9Collin PriceC	0	2	1	0	1	.167
Taylor TrammellPH	0	1	1	0	2	.288
Christian VazquezC	0	0	0	0	0	.224
TOTAL	5	30	5	1	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Spencer ArrighettiRHP	6.0	8	4	4	7	1	101	2.57
Alimber SantaRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	18	0.71
Nate PearsonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	14	2.79
TOTAL	8.0	10	4	4	9	1	133	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenDH	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.220
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.287
3Jac Caglianone1B	1	4	1	1	3	0	0	2	.269
4Maikel Garcia3B	3	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	.268
5Michael Massey2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	4	.263
6Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.202
7Kameron MisnerCF	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.500
8Lane ThomasRF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.224
9Isaac CollinsLF	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.218


TOTAL	10	32	4	4	9	1	0	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	BB	PC	ERA
Stephen KolekRHP	7.1	5	4	1	97	2.68
Steven CruzRHP	0.2	0	1	0	8	5.75
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	0	0	0	8	1.80
TOTAL	9.0	5	5	1	113	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUKC

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Jeremy Pena grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Jac Caglianone. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Yordan Alvarez lines out to third baseman Maikel Garcia. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Christian Walker grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido.
00
STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. Bobby Witt Jr. steals (25) 2nd base. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run]
01
STOLEN BASE 2B — Maikel Garcia steals (5) 2nd base.
01
STRIKEOUT — Michael Massey strikes out swinging, catcher Collin Price to first baseman Christian Walker. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

HOU

0Runs4

5Hits10

1Errors1

.167Batting Avg.313

30At Bats32

1Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

0Runs-Batted-In4

1Walks1

0Stolen Bases4

5Strikeouts9

4Left on Base5

6Total Bases11

Game Details

Sunday, June 14, 2026 · 2:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 23,730 (62.6%)

weather: 74 degrees, sunny

spread: KC -120

over/under: 8.5