Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals

Jun 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	10	0	7
KC	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	13	1	7

loss:

L. Avila(1-3)win: Houston Astros logo

N. Pearson(1-0)save: Houston Astros logo

J. Hader(2)

Game Recap

Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- You don’t have to bleed orange and blue or prefer the barbecue in Texas over what they serve in Kansas City to appreciate greatness on the baseball field when you see it. Perhaps that’s why there was audible buzz in Kauffman Stadium on Friday night while Astros...

Scoring Summary

HOUKC

1Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Pena scores. [2 runs] 20
1Christian Walker homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 30
1Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. [1 run] 40
1Passed ball by catcher Salvador Perez. Cam Smith scores. Taylor Trammell to 3rd. Christian Vazquez to 2nd. [1 run] 50
1Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (24) to center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Christian Vazquez scores. Jeremy Pena scores. [4 runs] 90
1Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. [1 run] 91
1Maikel Garcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to second baseman Jose Altuve. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia to 1st. [1 run] [1 out] 92
1Michael Massey doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. [1 run] 93
1Kameron Misner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey scores. [2 runs] 95
8Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. [1 run] 96
8Carter Jensen walks. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. [1 run] 97
8Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena, deflected by third baseman Isaac Paredes. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Carter Jensen to 2nd. [1 run] 98
9Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 108

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	1	.282
2Yordan AlvarezDH	3	5	2	6	0	0	2	0	.321
3Christian Walker1B	1	5	1	1	2	0	1	2	.248
4Isaac Paredes3B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233
5Jose Altuve2B	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.232
6Joey LoperfidoLF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	3	.246
Brice MatthewsPH-LF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.209
7Cam SmithRF	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	.220
8Taylor TrammellCF	2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.292
Jake MeyersCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
9Christian VazquezC	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	.229
TOTAL	10	36	10	9	4	7	4	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Tatsuya ImaiRHP	0.2	4	5	5	1	1	38	6.43
Steven OkertLHP	2.1	3	0	0	0	0	28	2.78
AJ BlubaughRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	38	4.03
Nate PearsonRHP	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	15	3.12
Enyel De Los SantosRHP	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	27	3.94
Bryan KingLHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	18	2.45
Josh HaderLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	13	8	8	6	3	184	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenDH	1	4	1	1	1	1	2	.215
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	1	0	1	1	.278
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	.223
Starling MartePH-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.254
4Maikel Garcia3B	2	5	2	1	1	0	1	.264
5Jac CaglianoneRF-1B	0	5	0	0	3	0	3	.272
6Salvador PerezC	3	5	2	0	0	0	1	.205
7Michael Massey2B	2	4	2	2	0	0	2	.262
8Kameron MisnerCF	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	.600
Lane ThomasPH-CF	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.227
9Isaac CollinsLF	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	.217
TOTAL	13	38	8	8	6	3	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Luinder AvilaRHP	0.2	5	8	8	0	3	2	49	6.19
Mason BlackRHP	2.1	3	1	1	3	3	1	48	2.63
Steven CruzRHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	5.95
Lucas ErcegRHP	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	43	5.81
Eli MorganRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	5.19
Matt StrahmLHP	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	14	4.64

TOTAL	9.0	10	10	10	4	7	4	188	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Jeremy Pena singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
00
HOME RUN — Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Pena scores. [2 runs]
20
HOME RUN — Christian Walker homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
30
POP OUT — Isaac Paredes pops out to second baseman Michael Massey. [1 out]
30
LINEOUT — Jose Altuve lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins. [2 outs]
30
WALK — Joey Loperfido walks.
30
SINGLE — Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Joey Loperfido to 3rd. Joey Loperfido advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
30
SINGLE — Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. [1 run]
40
WALK — Christian Vazquez walks. Taylor Trammell to 2nd.
40
PASSED BALL — Passed ball by catcher Salvador Perez. Cam Smith scores. Taylor Trammell to 3rd. Christian Vazquez to 2nd. [1 run]
50
WALK — Jeremy Pena walks.
50
PITCHING SUBSTITUTION — Mason Black replaces Luinder Avila.
50
HOME RUN — Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (24) to center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Christian Vazquez scores. Jeremy Pena scores. [4 runs]
90
STRIKEOUT — Christian Walker called out on strikes. [3 outs]
90
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell.
90
WALK — Christian Vazquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bobby Witt Jr. walks. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
90
SINGLE — Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. [1 run]
91
FORCEOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to second baseman Jose Altuve. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia to 1st. [1 run] [1 out]
92
STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
92
SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.
92
DOUBLE — Michael Massey doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. [1 run]
93
PITCHING SUBSTITUTION — Steven Okert replaces Tatsuya Imai.
93
SINGLE — Kameron Misner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey scores. [2 runs]
95
SINGLE — Isaac Collins singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Kameron Misner out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Joey Loperfido to third baseman Isaac Paredes. [3 outs]
95

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Team Stats

HOU

10Runs8

10Hits13

0Errors1

.278Batting Avg.342

36At Bats38

5Extra-base Hits1

4Home Runs0

9Runs-Batted-In8

7Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

4Strikeouts6

7Left on Base7

23Total Bases14

Game Details

Friday, June 12, 2026 · 8:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 25,672 (67.7%)

weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: KC -115

over/under: 9.5