Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

18-48, 8-29 Away

Final

35-33, 23-15 Home


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	7	14	0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	7	0

S. Elarton2-8

6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

W. Rodriguez8-4

6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Ball
  7
  Single
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- W. Rodriguez pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- W Taveras hit for W Rodriguez.
  4
  0
- M Lamb picked off first.
  4
  2
- KC
  HOU
- K Robinson hit for S Elarton.
  4
  2
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- KC
  HOU
- D Mientkiewicz at first base.
  7
  2
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Sampson pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- O Palmeiro hit for C Sampson.
  7
  2
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- R. Springer pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
7
Astros
2

Game 1

17/6

Royals
2
Astros
7

Game 2

18/6

Royals
7
Astros
4

Game 3

18/6

Daikin Park

1:05 AM, 17 June 2006

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 36,328

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Brian Onora

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	52	46	.531	-	W1
Cleveland	52	48	.520	1	L1
Minnesota	49	51	.490	4	L2
Detroit	46	53	.465	6.5	L1
Kansas City	40	60	.400	13	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	62	37	.626	-	W3
Chicago	56	43	.566	6	W2
St. Louis	51	47	.520	10.5	L2
Pittsburgh	52	48	.520	10.5	W1
Cincinnati	45	53	.459	16.5	W1

Orioles place catcher Adley Rutschman (wrist) on 10-day IL

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday due to left wrist inflammation.

Dodgers plan for Shohei Ohtani to pitch off mound this week

Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is expected to pitch off a mound sometime later this week, but there is no timetable for his return to the rotation.

Astros' Jeremy Peña back in lineup; Christian Walker out again

Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña returned to the lineup for Monday's series opener against the Marlins, while first baseman Christian Walker was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game.

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

S. Elarton2-8

W. Rodriguez8-4

Game Information

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Orioles place catcher Adley Rutschman (wrist) on 10-day IL

Dodgers plan for Shohei Ohtani to pitch off mound this week

Astros' Jeremy Peña back in lineup; Christian Walker out again

Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Strike Looking
4 Foul Ball
5 Foul Ball
6 Ball
7 Single