HOU 10, KC 8 | Jun 12, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, June 13, 2026•Kauffman Stadium•83°F, Partly Cloudy

HOU

Astros

Royals

Final

WIN

Nate Pearson

LOSS

Luinder Avila

SAVE

Josh Hader

The Astros defeated the Royals 10-8.

★Yordan Alvarez2 HR, 6 RBI

★Salvador Perez3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 83°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:19Att: 25,672Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

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92.2%B

15 missed calls

+6.6% HOU

+0.71 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinHOU Win

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

Game 824102 • Sources: MLB

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Jeremy PeñaSS	3	2	1	0	2	0	.282/.357/.411
Yordan AlvarezDH	5	2	3	6	0	0	.321/.433/.659
Christian Walker1B	5	1	1	1	0	2	.248/.317/.500
Isaac Paredes3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.233/.333/.401
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.232/.316/.368
Brice MatthewsLF	1	1	1	1	0	0	.209/.259/.342
Cam SmithRF	5	1	1	0	0	0	.220/.307/.362
Jake MeyersCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.210/.273/.310
Christian VázquezC	3	1	0	0	1	0	.229/.289/.357
Bench
Joey LoperfidoLF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.246/.342/.323
Taylor TrammellCF	3	1	2	1	1	1	.292/.354/.389
Tatsuya ImaiP
Totals	36	10	10	9	7	4	-

HR:Alvarez (1st off Avila, 1 on, 0 out); Walker (1st off Avila, 0 on, 0 out); Alvarez (1st off Black, 3 on, 2 out); Matthews (9th off Strahm, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Trammell

TB:23

RBI:Matthews; Trammell; Walker; Alvarez 6

GIDP:Altuve

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Carter JensenDH	4	1	1	1	1	1	.215/.287/.383
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tatsuya Imai	0.2	4	5	5	1	1	38-21	92.7	6.43
Steven Okert	2.1	3	0	0	0	0	28-20	82.6	2.78
AJ Blubaugh	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	38-24	90.9	4.03
Nate PearsonW	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	15-13	92.3	3.12
Enyel De Los Santos	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	27-20	92	3.94
Bryan KingH	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	18-11	89.2	2.45
Josh HaderS	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	20-15	92.7	0.00
Totals	9.0	13	8	8	3	6	184-124	-	-

HBP:Collins (by King)

Inherited runners-scored:Okert 2-2; King 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Imai 38-21; Okert 28-20; Blubaugh 38-24; Pearson 15-13; Santos 27-20; King 18-11; Hader 20-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Imai 1-0; Okert 0-6; Blubaugh 1-2; Pearson 2-3; Santos 0-0; King 1-0; Hader 1-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luinder AvilaL	0.2	5	8	8	3	0	2	49-24	92.6	6.19

Game Notes

📺

B1Replay review: Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Bobby Witt Jr. walks. Carter Jensen to 2nd.

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T4Replay review: Salvador Perez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Taylor Trammell called out on strikes.

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B8Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Starling Marte grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.

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T1Passed ball

Top 1 • HOU

9-0

Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (24) to center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Christian Vázquez scores. Jeremy Peña scores.

EV: 108.7 mph💣 419 ftLA: 31°

5-0

Jeremy Peña walks.

4-0

Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.

EV: 79.2 mph201 ftLA: 15°

3-0

Christian Walker homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 99.7 mph💣 370 ftLA: 40°

2-0

Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores.

EV: 103.6 mph💣 368 ftLA: 32°

Bot 1 • KC

9-1

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 74.4 mph164 ftLA: 13°

9-2

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.

EV: 82.8 mph10 ftLA: -20°

9-3

Michael Massey doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.

EV: 75.1 mph154 ftLA: 15°

9-5

Kameron Misner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey scores.

EV: 69.3 mph238 ftLA: 35°

Bot 8 • KC

9-6

Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

EV: 82.5 mph255 ftLA: 21°

9-7

Carter Jensen walks. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd.

9-8

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.

EV: 105.9 mph58 ftLA: 1°

Top 9 • HOU

10-8

Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 433 ftLA: 34°

HBP:Paredes (by Black)

Inherited runners-scored:Black 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Avila 49-24; Black 48-27; Cruz 21-15; Erceg 43-27; Morgan 13-8; Strahm 14-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Avila 0-2; Black 2-1; Cruz 1-4; Erceg 5-1; Morgan 0-3; Strahm 0-3

Bench
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.223/.309/.351
Kameron MisnerCF	3	0	2	2	0	0	.600/.667/.600
Luinder AvilaP							.000/.000/.000
Mason BlackP							.000/.000/.000
Steven CruzP							.000/.000/.000
Lucas ErcegP							.000/.000/.000
Eli MorganP							.000/.000/.000
Matt StrahmP							.000/.000/.000