September 16, 2026 · 8:10 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
 HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Michael Massey2B3-5H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RTop hitterYD
Yainer DiazC2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 R
Daniel Lynch IVP5.0IP0 ER · 3 K · WWinning pitcher
Cristian JavierP5.1IP2 ER · 2 K · LBiggest lead KC by 5
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1TB Rays | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2NY Yankees | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
3BO Red Sox | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
4CL Guardians | 85 | 77 | .525 | 13.0 |
5CW White Sox | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 |
| 6HOAstros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17.0 |
7TE Rangers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18.0 |
8BA Orioles | 79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 |
9TO Blue Jays | 79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 |
10MI Twins | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21.0 |
11DE Tigers | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
12SE Mariners | 76 | 86 | .469 | 22.0 |
| 13KCRoyals | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
14OA Athletics | 64 | 98 | .395 | 34.0 |
15LA Angels | 62 | 100 | .383 | 36.0 |
56 balls in play · 16 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
4 of 12 went over the line, 8 went under.
Yainer DiazTotal bases · line 1.55OverCristian JavierStrikeouts · line 4.52Under
Jeremy PeñaTotal bases · line 1.54Over
Bobby Witt Jr.Total bases · line 1.50Under
Vinnie PasquantinoTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Jac CaglianoneTotal bases · line 1.50UnderCristian JavierOuts recorded · line 14.516Over
Isaac ParedesTotal bases · line 1.50Under
Christian WalkerTotal bases · line 0.50Under
Jose AltuveTotal bases · line 1.51Under
Salvador PerezTotal bases · line 0.50UnderDaniel Lynch IVOuts recorded · line 14.515OverCJ Carter JensenC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BWBobby Witt Jr.SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| VPVinnie Pasquantino1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SPSalvador PerezDH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MMMichael Massey2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NL Nick LoftinRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JR John RaveRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
JR Josh Rojas3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
IC Isaac CollinsLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JCJac CaglianonePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
KI Kyle IsbelCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
2B: Jensen
HR: Massey, Rave
RBI: Jensen, Massey, Rave 2
SB: Witt Jr.
LOB: 25
AG Anthony GoseH | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
CK Craig KimbrelH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| DLDaniel Lynch IVW | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72 |
NP Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
NH Nolan HoffmanH | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
SC Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 136 |
| JPJeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
YA Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| IPIsaac Paredes3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JAJose Altuve2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| YDYainer DiazC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CWChristian Walker1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CS Cam SmithRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DV Daulton VarshoCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JB Jorge BarrosaRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
LW LaMonte Wade Jr.PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NV Nelson VelázquezLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JL Joey LoperfidoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
2B: Peña, Alvarez
HR: Diaz
RBI: Paredes, Diaz
LOB: 16
BK Bryan King | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| CJCristian JavierL | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 85 |
ED Enyel De Los Santos | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
TI Tatsuya Imai | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 149 |
Top 1 · KC batting
WalkCarter Jensen walks.WalkBobby Witt Jr. walks. Carter Jensen to 2nd.FlyoutVinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho.93.0 mph · 53° · 240 ftGroundoutSalvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.59.9 mph · -39° · 5 ftPop OutMichael Massey pops out to first baseman Christian Walker in foul territory.88.1 mph · 62° · 185 ftBottom 1 · HOU batting
DoubleJeremy Peña doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nick Loftin.102.5 mph · 19° · 338 ftStrikeoutYordan Alvarez strikes out on a foul tip.GroundoutIsaac Paredes grounds out softly, catcher Carter Jensen to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jeremy Peña to 3rd.40.4 mph · -71° · 2 ftFlyoutJose Altuve flies out to right fielder Nick Loftin.84.5 mph · 33° · 284 ftThe Royals beat the Astros 5-2 at Minute Maid Park.
Daniel Lynch IV got the win and Cristian Javier took the loss. Michael Massey went 3-for-5 for the Royals, while Yainer Diaz went 2-for-4 for the Astros.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
