Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

67-85, 28-49 Away

Final

Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

76-76, 38-39 Home

Royals
2
Astros
4

Game 1

16/9

Royals
5
Astros
2

Game 2

17/9

Royals
2
Astros
6

Game 3

18/9

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 17 September 2026

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 28,497

Game Time:2:48

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	78	75	.510	-	W1
Cleveland	78	75	.510	-	W2
Detroit	72	81	.471	6	L2
Minnesota	71	81	.467	6.5	W1
Kansas City	67	86	.438	11	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	77	76	.503	-	W1
Texas	76	76	.500	0.5	W4
Seattle	71	82	.464	6	W1
Athletics	61	92	.399	16	L3
Los Angeles	58	94	.382	18.5	L1

Alvarez hits 40th home run, Astros defeat Royals 6-2 to maintain at least share of 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 maintain at least a share of the AL West lead.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets: Game Highlights

Mets' Jared Young carted off field after collision with teammate

Mets first baseman Jared Young was carted off the field in the sixth inning of Thursday night's game against Philadelphia after pitcher Nolan McLean accidentally struck him on the head while the two converged on Justin Crawford's slow grounder.

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