KC 5, HOU 2 | Sep 16, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, September 17, 2026•Daikin Park•73°F, Roof Closed

Royals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Daniel Lynch IV

LOSS

Cristian Javier

The Royals defeated the Astros 5-2.

★Michael Massey3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Jeremy Peña3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Michael Massey homers (12) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:48Att: 28,497Venue: Daikin Park

Ump Audit

Stu Scheurwater

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95.1%A

7 missed calls

+3.2% HOU

No run favor

Win Probability

HOU WinKC Win

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

Game 824140 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	1	1	0	.232/.319/.453	100.1	.257	.263
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	0	0	0	2	1	.278/.359/.444	94.6	.017	.020
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.237/.325/.387	108.9	.127	.161
Salvador PerezDH	5	0	0	0	0	1	.229/.273/.378	103.2	.256	.244
Michael Massey2B	5	2	3	1	0	1	.282/.316/.443	97.4	.541	.548
Kyle IsbelCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.221/.268/.328	29.4	.246	.221
John RaveRF	4	1	1	2	0	1	.219/.310/.447	107.4	.260	.331
Josh Rojas3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.240/.283/.340	98.8	.307	.301
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.221/.327/.335	95.5	.475	.450
Bench
Nick LoftinRF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.231/.318/.374	91.2	.501	.471
Jac CaglianonePH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.278/.328/.485
Totals	35	5	8	4	7	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Rave (4th off Javier, 1 on, 1 out); Massey (8th off Santos, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Jensen

TB:15

RBI:Jensen; Rave 2; Massey

SB:Jr.

Team LOB:10

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	0	3	0	0	0	.277/.329/.470	106.8	.457

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVW	5.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	72-49	88.5	3.29
Craig KimbrelH	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-10	91.7	4.50
Nolan HoffmanH	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	88.5	4.35
Anthony GoseH	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-4	91.1	0.00
Nate Pearson	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	16-9	92.5	2.51
Steven Cruz	1.0	2	1	1	0	3	1	20-15	97.1	4.13
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	2	7	1	136-93	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Gose 2-0

Pitches-strikes:IV 72-49; Kimbrel 17-10; Hoffman 6-6; Gose 5-4; Pearson 16-9; Cruz 20-15

Groundouts-flyouts:IV 5-6; Kimbrel 2-1; Hoffman 0-1; Gose 0-1; Pearson 1-2; Cruz 0-0

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cristian JavierL	5.1	5	2	2	3	2	1	85-53	87.6	5.31

Game Notes

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T8Replay review: Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Carter Jensen doubles (33) on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Barrosa. Josh Rojas scores. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Throwing error by right fielder Jorge Barrosa.

Bench
Cam SmithRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.213/.278/.397	105.9	.221	.244
Nelson VelázquezLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.196/.259/.423	-	-	-
Cristian JavierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan KingP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Enyel De Los SantosP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tatsuya ImaiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-