Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros, June 14, 2026

AstrosHOU
0-4
Final
RoyalsKC

June 14, 2026, 2:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

2-3

Last 5
L 1-10
@ LAA
L 2-3
@ LAA
W 10-8
@ KC
W 8-7
@ KC
L 0-4
@ KC

Kansas City Royals

1-4

Last 5
L 4-6
vs TEX
L 2-4
vs TEX
L 8-10
vs HOU
L 7-8
vs HOU
W 4-0
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti
Recorded starter

Kansas City Royals

Stephen Kolek headshot
Stephen Kolek
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jun 14, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros33-40.452#4#84.0
Kansas City Royals29-43.403#5#1110.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Houston AstrosKansas City Royals
.732
OPS
.718
226
HR
170
734
Runs
690
4.45
ERA
4.77
1.34
WHIP
1.41
1411
Strikeouts by pitchers
1173

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Houston Astros

Hitters

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

10 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Brice Matthews headshot
Brice Matthews

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

AJ Blubaugh headshot
AJ Blubaugh

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nate Pearson headshot
Nate Pearson

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Alimber Santa headshot
Alimber Santa

4.2 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kansas City Royals

Hitters

Carter Jensen headshot
Carter Jensen

5 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Jac Caglianone headshot
Jac Caglianone

7 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Maikel Garcia headshot
Maikel Garcia

5 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Stephen Kolek headshot
Stephen Kolek

7.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Steven Cruz headshot
Steven Cruz

3.2 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Seth Lugo headshot
Seth Lugo

3.1 IP, 2 SO, 2.70 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Stephen Kolek headshot
Stephen Kolek
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Maikel Garcia headshot
Maikel Garcia
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Kansas City Royals 4, Houston Astros 0: HOU 5 hits, KC 10 hits; HOU 1 error, KC 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros000000000051
Kansas City Royals10300000x4101

Box Score

Batting

5 players led Houston Astros with 1 hit each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4000000
Yordan AlvarezDH4010010
Christian Walker1B4010000
Joey LoperfidoLF4000000
Cam SmithRF3010000
Jake MeyersCF3000000
Brice Matthews2B2010110
Raynel Delgado3B3010010
Collin PriceC2000010
Taylor TrammellPH1000010
Christian VázquezC0000000
Totals30050150

Maikel Garcia led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 3 RBI.

Kansas City Royals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Carter JensenDH4110010
Bobby Witt Jr.SS4120000
Jac Caglianone1B4111030
Maikel Garcia3B4033000
Michael Massey2B4000020
Salvador PerezC4000020
Kameron MisnerCF3020010
Lane ThomasRF3000000
Isaac CollinsLF2110100
Totals324104190

Pitching

Spencer Arrighetti went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (7 SO, 4 ER); Stephen Kolek went 7.1 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Spencer Arrighetti6.0844170
Alimber Santa1.0100000
Nate Pearson1.0100020
Kansas City Royals
Stephen Kolek7.1500140
Steven Cruz0.2000010
Daniel Lynch IV1.0000000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B1

    Single Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. HOU 0, KC 1

  • B3

    Single Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd. HOU 0, KC 2

  • B3

    Double Maikel Garcia doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores. HOU 0, KC 4

Play-by-Play

All 64 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Joey Loperfido grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T9

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T9

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Jac Caglianone. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B8

    Strikeout Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B8

    Flyout Michael Massey flies out sharply to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B8

    Single Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B8

    Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T8

    Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Jac Caglianone. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T8

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T8

    Single Raynel Delgado singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Brice Matthews to 2nd. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T8

    Walk Brice Matthews walks. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T8

    Flyout Jake Meyers flies out to center fielder Kameron Misner. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B7

    Lineout Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to second baseman Brice Matthews. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B7

    Groundout Carter Jensen grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Alimber Santa. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B7

    Single Isaac Collins singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T7

    Grounded Into DP Cam Smith grounds into a double play, pitcher Stephen Kolek to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Christian Walker out at 2nd. Cam Smith out at 1st. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T7

    Flyout Joey Loperfido flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T7

    Single Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kameron Misner. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T7

    Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B6

    Pop Out Lane Thomas pops out to third baseman Raynel Delgado in foul territory. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B6

    Strikeout Kameron Misner strikes out swinging. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B6

    Lineout Salvador Perez lines out to third baseman Raynel Delgado. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T6

    Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Kameron Misner. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T6

    Strikeout Collin Price strikes out swinging. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T6

    Groundout Raynel Delgado grounds out to first baseman Jac Caglianone. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B5

    Strikeout Michael Massey strikes out swinging. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B5

    Pop Out Maikel Garcia pops out to second baseman Brice Matthews. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B5

    Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B5

    Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T5

    Strikeout Brice Matthews called out on strikes. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T5

    Pop Out Jake Meyers pops out to second baseman Michael Massey. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T5

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B4

    Groundout Carter Jensen grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B4

    Groundout Isaac Collins grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Kameron Misner to 3rd. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B4

    Flyout Lane Thomas flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B4

    Single Kameron Misner singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Brice Matthews, deflected by pitcher Spencer Arrighetti. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Joey Loperfido grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Jac Caglianone. Christian Walker out at 2nd. Joey Loperfido out at 1st. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T4

    Field Error Christian Walker reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Maikel Garcia. HOU 0, KC 4

  • T4

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B3

    Strikeout Salvador Perez called out on strikes. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B3

    Lineout Michael Massey lines out to center fielder Jake Meyers. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B3

    Double Maikel Garcia doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Carter Jensen scores. Jac Caglianone scores. HOU 0, KC 4

  • B3

    Single Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd. HOU 0, KC 2

  • B3

    Pop Out Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to first baseman Christian Walker in foul territory. HOU 0, KC 1

  • B3

    Single Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Isaac Collins to 3rd. HOU 0, KC 1

  • B3

    Walk Isaac Collins walks. HOU 0, KC 1

  • T3

    Pop Out Jeremy Peña pops out to catcher Salvador Perez in foul territory. HOU 0, KC 1

  • T3

    Groundout Collin Price grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Jac Caglianone. HOU 0, KC 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Raynel Delgado strikes out swinging. HOU 0, KC 1

  • T3

    Double Brice Matthews doubles (5) on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. HOU 0, KC 1

  • B2

    Double Play Lane Thomas flies into a double play, right fielder Cam Smith to pitcher Spencer Arrighetti. Kameron Misner out at 1st. HOU 0, KC 1

  • B2

    Single Kameron Misner singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. HOU 0, KC 1

  • B2

    Groundout Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, KC 1

  • T2

    Groundout Jake Meyers grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. HOU 0, KC 1

  • T2

    Single Cam Smith singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. HOU 0, KC 1

  • T2

    Lineout Joey Loperfido lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. HOU 0, KC 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Michael Massey strikes out swinging, catcher Collin Price to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, KC 1

  • B1

    Single Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. HOU 0, KC 1

  • B1

    Strikeout Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. Bobby Witt Jr. steals (25) 2nd base. HOU 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Single Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. HOU 0, KC 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Carter Jensen strikes out swinging. HOU 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Jac Caglianone. HOU 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Lineout Yordan Alvarez lines out to third baseman Maikel Garcia. HOU 0, KC 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Jac Caglianone. HOU 0, KC 0