Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

Sep 15, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

M. Wacha(9-9)win: Houston Astros logo

H. Brown(6-3)save: Houston Astros logo

J. Hader(26)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros game highlights

HOUSTON -- Several hours before the Astros hit the field Tuesday night to face the Royals, struggling stars Jeremy Pena and Yordan Alvarez took early batting practice on the field, desperate to break out of their prolonged offensive doldrums....

Scoring Summary

KCHOU

1Jeremy Pena homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 01
3Jeremy Pena homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 02
5Carter Jensen doubles (32) on a fly ball to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Isaac Collins scores. [1 run] 12
5Yordan Alvarez homers (39) on a fly ball to right field. Jeremy Pena scores. [2 runs] 14
6Vinnie Pasquantino homers (12) on a line drive to right center field. [1 run] 24

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	.232
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280
3Jac CaglianoneDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.279
4Maikel Garcia3B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.266
5Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	3	1	1	2	0	1	2	.240
Salvador PerezPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
6Michael Massey2B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.278
Nick LoftinPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.230
7John RaveRF	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.218
Tyler TolbertPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.295
8Kyle IsbelCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.222
9Isaac CollinsLF	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	.220
TOTAL	4	31	2	2	14	3	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	6.0	4	4	4	2	1	3	99	3.34
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	6.09
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	2.37


TOTAL	8.0	4	4	4	5	2	3	132	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	3	4	3	2	1	0	2	0	.273
2Yordan AlvarezDH	1	2	1	2	0	2	1	0	.310
3Isaac Paredes3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.258
4Jose Altuve2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.243
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279
5Yainer DiazC	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274
6Daulton VarshoCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.224
7Christian Walker1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.223
8Cam SmithRF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
9LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202
Jorge BarrosaLF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.201

TOTAL	4	28	4	4	5	2	3	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Hunter BrownRHP	5.0	2	1	1	10	3	0	91	3.43
Bennett SousaLHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	17	5.54
AJ BlubaughRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	3.26
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.79
Josh HaderLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	0.85
TOTAL	9.0	4	2	2	14	3	1	138	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCHOU

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
HOME RUN — Jeremy Pena homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
01
FLYOUT — Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. [1 out]
01
FLYOUT — Isaac Paredes flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. [2 outs]
01
FLYOUT — Jose Altuve flies out to right fielder John Rave. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

HOU

2Runs4

4Hits4

0Errors0

.129Batting Avg.143

31At Bats28

2Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs3

2Runs-Batted-In4

3Walks2

2Stolen Bases0

14Strikeouts5

5Left on Base3

8Total Bases13

Game Details

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 28,635 (69.6%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed

spread: HOU -165

over/under: 8