Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

67-86, 28-50 Away

Final

77-76, 39-39 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. JensenC	2-3	1	0	1	.235
B. Witt Jr.SS	0-3	0	0	0	.276
J. CaglianoneDH	0-2	0	0	0	.277
N. LoftinPH	0-1	0	0	0	.231
M. Garcia3B	0-4	0	0	0	.262
M. Massey2B	0-4	0	0	0	.279
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Massey grounded out to second. 4th: Massey struck out swinging. 7th: Massey flied out to left. 9th: Massey grounded out to first.
S. Perez1B	0-3	0	0	0	.227
J. RaveRF	1-3	1	0	0	.222
K. IsbelCF	0-3	0	0	0	.219
I. CollinsLF	0-3	0	0	0	.219

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Lugo	5.0	8	4	1	5	76-53	5.06
C. Thomas	1.0	2	1	1	0	21-12	9.33
J. Cuas	1.0	0	0	0	1	14-9	2.25
A. Lange	1.0	1	1	0	1	23-14	6.09

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

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Total Bases

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Daikin Park

12:15 AM, 18 September 2026

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 34,853

Game Time:2:24

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jordan Baker
First Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Third Base Umpire - Stu Scheurwater

Alvarez hits 40th home run, Astros beat Royals 6-2 to move 1 game ahead of Rangers for AL West lead

— Yordan Alvarez hit his 40th home run, one of five Houston long balls, and the Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Thursday night to move back over .500 and open a one-game lead over Texas in AL West.

Sep 18, 2026, 04:26 am - AP


KC
HOU

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

B. King3-5

1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

S. Lugo7-9

5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	HOU
1st	Garcia grounded into double play, second to first, Jensen scored, Caglianone out at second, Witt Jr. to third.	1	0
1st	Peña homered to left (394 feet).	1	1
2nd	Varsho homered to right center (407 feet).	1	2
5th	Wade Jr. homered to right (365 feet).	1	3
5th	Alvarez homered to right (385 feet).	1	4
6th	Peña reached on infield single to third, Trammell scored, Wade Jr. to third.	1	5
8th	Jensen singled to right, Rave scored.	2	5
8th	Trammell homered to right (359 feet).	2	6

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
2
Astros
4

Game 1

16/9

Royals
5
Astros
2

Game 2

17/9

Royals
2
Astros
6

Game 3

18/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	78	75	.510	-	W1
Cleveland	78	75	.510	-	W2
Detroit	72	81	.471	6	L2
Minnesota	71	82	.464	7	L1
Kansas City	67	86	.438	11	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	77	76	.503	-	W1
Texas	76	77	.497	1	L1
Seattle	71	82	.464	6	W1
Athletics	61	92	.399	16	L3
Los Angeles	59	94	.386	18	W1

Angels blow 9th-inning lead, then rally for 2 in the 10th to edge Twins 5-4

— Mike Trout hit a tying RBI single in the 10th inning, and Wade Meckler followed with a winning RBI single to give the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.

Angels walk off the Twins in extras

Trevor Story's 3-run homer lifts Red Sox to 4-3 win, dropping Rangers into 2nd place in AL West

— Trevor Story hit a three-run home run off All-Star closer Jacob Latz in the eighth inning, capping a comeback from a three-run deficit as the Boston Red Sox beat Texas 4-3 on Thursday night and dropped the Rangers out of the AL West lead.

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Video Highlights

Alvarez hits 40th home run, Astros beat Royals 6-2 to move 1 game ahead of Rangers for AL West lead

B. King3-5

S. Lugo7-9

Inning