Royals vs Astros MLB Box Score, Sep 16, 2026

Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros: Sep 16, 2026

Kansas City Royals 69-93 5

Final Wed, Sep 16 By inning

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Houston Astros 81-81 2

Key matchup

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KC Starter Daniel Lynch IV 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

KC Hitting Michael Massey 3 for 5, HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

KC Hitting John Rave 1 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

HOU Hitting Yainer Diaz 2 for 4, HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

HOU Hitting Jeremy Pena 3 for 4

HOU Starter Cristian Javier 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

Kansas City Royals Box Score

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Salvador Perez DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.229	0.273	0.378
Michael Massey 2B	5	2	3	1	1	0	1	0.282	0.316	0.443
Josh Rojas 3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0.240	0.283	0.340
Isaac Collins LF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0.221	0.327	0.335
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0.278	0.359	0.444
Carter Jensen C	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	0.232	0.319	0.453
Jac Caglianone RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.278	0.328	0.485
Kyle Isbel CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.221	0.268	0.328
Nick Loftin 3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0.231	0.318	0.374
John Rave RF	4	1	1	2	1	0	1	0.219	0.310	0.447
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.237	0.325	0.387
Totals	35	5	8	4	2	7	6
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-STK	ERA
Nolan Hoffman P	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	4.35
Steven Cruz P	1.0	2	1	1	0	3	1	20-15	4.13
Daniel Lynch IV P	5.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	72-49	3.29
Craig Kimbrel P	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-10	4.50
Anthony Gose P	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-4	0.00
Nate Pearson P	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	16-9	2.51

Houston Astros Box Score

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Christian Walker 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.222	0.295	0.412
Isaac Paredes 3B	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.257	0.354	0.430
Jeremy Pena SS	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.277	0.329	0.470
Yordan Alvarez DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.310	0.428	0.594
Jose Altuve 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.243	0.303	0.392
Jorge Barrosa CF	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0.199	0.288	0.340
Yainer Diaz C	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0.277	0.309	0.439
Cam Smith RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.213	0.278	0.397
Nelson Velazquez LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.196	0.259	0.423
Daulton Varsho CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.224	0.285	0.355
Joey Loperfido LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.214	0.311	0.330
Totals	33	2	8	2	1	2	7
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-STK	ERA
Enyel De Los Santos P	1.1	2	3	2	2	2	1	28-15	4.67
Bryan King P	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	18-14	4.89
Cristian Javier P	5.1	5	2	2	3	2	1	85-53	5.31
Tatsuya Imai P	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-11	5.13