Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros
June 12, 2026 • 8:10 PM • Kauffman Stadium
Status
Final
Kansas City Royals
KC
8
Houston Astros
HOU
10
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsKansas City Royals
28-41 (.406)
Div
#5
WC
#11
GB
9.5
Houston Astros
31-39 (.443)
Div
#4
WC
#8
GB
5.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Kansas City Royals | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .694 | .729 |
| HR | 64 | 96 |
| Runs | 288 | 333 |
| ERA | 4.44 | 4.91 |
| WHIP | 1.38 | 1.44 |
| Strikeouts | 576 | 609 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Jeremy Peña (SS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez (DH) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Christian Walker (1B) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Isaac Paredes (3B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve (2B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Loperfido (LF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brice Matthews (LF) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Smith (RF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Trammell (CF) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Meyers (CF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Vázquez (C) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatsuya Imai (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Okert (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJ Blubaugh (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Pearson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enyel De Los Santos (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan King (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hader (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carter Jensen (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (1B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starling Marte (RF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maikel Garcia (3B) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jac Caglianone (1B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez (C) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey (2B) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kameron Misner (CF) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Thomas (CF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins (LF) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luinder Avila (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mason Black (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Cruz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Erceg (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eli Morgan (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Strahm (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Tatsuya Imai | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Okert | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Pearson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan King | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Luinder Avila | 0.2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mason Black | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Steven Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucas Erceg | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Morgan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
top 1 • Home Run • 0-2
Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores.
top 1 • Home Run • 0-3
Christian Walker homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.
top 1 • Single • 0-4
Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.
top 1 • Walk • 0-5
Jeremy Peña walks.
top 1 • Home Run • 0-9
Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (24) to center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Christian Vázquez scores. Jeremy Peña scores.
bottom 1 • Single • 1-9
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
bottom 1 • Forceout • 2-9
Maikel Garcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia to 1st.
bottom 1 • Double • 3-9
Michael Massey doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.
bottom 1 • Single • 5-9
Kameron Misner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey scores.
bottom 8 • Single • 6-9
Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Walk • 7-9
Carter Jensen walks. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Single • 8-9
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña, deflected by third baseman Isaac Paredes. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
top 9 • Home Run • 8-10
Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Groundout • 8-10
Salvador Perez grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 9 • Pop Out • 8-10
Jac Caglianone pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
bottom 9 • Flyout • 8-10
Maikel Garcia flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers.
top 9 • Flyout • 8-10
Jake Meyers flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
top 9 • Lineout • 8-10
Cam Smith lines out to center fielder Lane Thomas.
top 9 • Home Run • 8-10
Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.
top 9 • Flyout • 8-9
Jose Altuve flies out to second baseman Michael Massey.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 8-9
Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Starling Marte grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 8 • Single • 8-9
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña, deflected by third baseman Isaac Paredes. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Walk • 7-9
Carter Jensen walks. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Hit By Pitch • 6-9
Isaac Collins hit by pitch. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Michael Massey to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 6-9
Lane Thomas called out on strikes.
bottom 8 • Single • 6-9
Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Single • 5-9
Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 5-9
Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Single • 5-9
Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman Christian Walker.
top 8 • Lineout • 5-9
Isaac Paredes lines out to center fielder Kameron Misner.
top 8 • Lineout • 5-9
Christian Walker lines out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
top 8 • Lineout • 5-9
Yordan Alvarez lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 5-9
Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 5-9
Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 5-9
Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Groundout • 5-9
Jeremy Peña grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
top 7 • Flyout • 5-9
Christian Vázquez flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone in foul territory. Taylor Trammell to 3rd.
top 7 • Double • 5-9
Taylor Trammell doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Kameron Misner.
top 7 • Groundout • 5-9
Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 5-9
Isaac Collins flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 5-9
Kameron Misner flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 5-9
Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
bottom 6 • Single • 5-9
Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido.