Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

33-39, 17-20 Away

Final

28-43, 16-21 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. PenaSS	1-5	0	0	0	.279
Y. AlvarezDH	3-5	1	0	0	.327
C. Walker1B	1-5	1	1	3	.247
I. Paredes3B	0-4	1	0	0	.229
J. Altuve2B	2-4	1	1	2	.238
C. SmithRF	0-4	0	0	0	.216
J. MeyersCF	2-4	2	1	1	.221
B. MatthewsLF	2-4	1	1	2	.216
C. VazquezC	0-3	0	0	0	.224
J. LoperfidoPH	0-0	1	0	0	.246
C. PriceC	0-0	0	0	0	.200

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Burrows	5.0	7	4	2	5	92-58	5.86
E. De Los Santos	0.1	2	2	1	0	16-9	4.50
A. Santa	1.2	1	0	0	0	15-11	0.77
B. King	1.0	0	0	0	1	17-10	2.37
B. Abreu	1.0	1	0	0	0	8-6	6.56

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

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Total Bases

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Kauffman Stadium

12:10 AM, 14 June 2026

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 17,881

Game Time:2:51

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
First Base Umpire - Jacob Metz
Second Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Third Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman

Astros rally past Royals 8-7 after Altuve ties it and a ninth-inning miscue

— Jose Altuve hit a tying home run in the eighth inning, Joey Loperfido scored the go-ahead run when the Royals botched a potential inning-ending double play in the ninth, and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 on Saturday night.

Jun 14, 2026, 05:06 am - AP


HOU
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	2	1	8	11	0
0	1	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	7	11	1

Scoring Summary

		HOU	KC
2nd	Massey singled to right, Caglianone scored.	0	1
3rd	Pasquantino singled to center, Jensen scored, Witt Jr. to third.	0	2
3rd	Witt Jr. scored on a passed ball by Vázquez, Pasquantino to second on passed ball by Vázquez.	0	3
4th	Walker homered to left (394 feet), Alvarez scored.	2	3
4th	Thomas homered to left center (432 feet).	2	4
5th	Matthews homered to center (434 feet), Meyers scored.	4	4
6th	Meyers homered to left center (419 feet).	5	4
6th	Jensen doubled to center, Perez scored, Thomas scored and Massey scored.	5	7
8th	Altuve homered to left (407 feet), Paredes scored.	7	7
9th	Walker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Loperfido scored, Alvarez out at second.	8	7

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
10
Royals
8

Game 1

13/6

Astros
8
Royals
7

Game 2

14/6

Astros
0
Royals
4

Game 3

14/6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	51	50	.505	-	W3
Texas	50	50	.500	0.5	L2
Houston	48	54	.471	3.5	W1
Athletics	43	57	.430	7.5	W1
Los Angeles	40	61	.396	11	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	53	46	.535	-	W2
Cleveland	53	48	.525	1	W1
Minnesota	49	52	.485	5	L3
Detroit	47	53	.470	6.5	W1
Kansas City	41	60	.406	13	W1

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Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals

Astros rally past Royals 8-7 after Altuve ties it and a ninth-inning miscue

B. King1-1

A. Lange0-4

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