Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

38-59, 17-33 Away

Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

47-51, 23-24 Home

HOU

Home Runs

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

15HR

.260AVG

35RBI

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

31HR

.318AVG

70RBI

Batting Average

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

.286AVG

.355OBP

.461SLG

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

.318AVG

.426OBP

.633SLG

Runs Batted In

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

49RBI

13HR

.236AVG

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

70RBI

31HR

.318AVG

Kansas City Royals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Stephen Kolek SP	Bereavement	Jul 17
Carlos Estevez RP	60-Day IL	Jul 17
Nick Mears RP	15-Day IL	Jul 17
Maikel Garcia 3B	10-Day IL	Jul 20
Kyle Isbel CF	10-Day IL	Jul 28

Houston Astros

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Brice Matthews CF	Day-To-Day	Jul 17
Ronel Blanco SP	60-Day IL	Jul 17
Bennett Sousa RP	60-Day IL	Jul 17
Kai-Wei Teng RP	15-Day IL	Jul 17
Lance McCullers Jr. SP	15-Day IL	Jul 22

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Day
KC	.246	411	803	97	.315	.396	4.95	1.45	371	743	.264	15-22
HOU	.242	449	796	133	.315	.413	4.81	1.41	427	844	.243	20-17

Royals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/12/26	@BAL	L8-2
7/11/26	@BAL	L6-1
7/10/26	@BAL	L5-3
7/9/26	@NYM	L7-3
7/8/26	@NYM	L6-2

Astros Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/12/26	@TEX	L6-5
7/11/26	@TEX	W9-3
7/10/26	@TEX	L7-3
7/8/26	@WSH	L8-2
7/7/26	@WSH	W6-3

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Regular Season Series

HOU leads 2-1

Astros
10
Royals
8

Game 1

6/12

Astros
8
Royals
7

Game 2

6/13

Astros
0
Royals
4

Game 3

6/14

Royals
Astros

Game 4

9/15

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Royals
Astros

Game 5

9/16

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Royals
Astros

Game 6

9/17

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	49	47	.510	-	W1
Seattle	48	49	.495	1.5	W1
Houston	47	51	.480	3	L1
Athletics	41	55	.427	8	L9
Los Angeles	38	59	.392	11.5	L2

Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

The Miami Marlins drafted Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki out of Stanford in the eighth round of the amateur draft on Sunday.

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

The Giants overcame Jake McCarthy's second leadoff inside-the-park home run this season to beat the Rockies 3-1 Sunday.

Diamondbacks overcome Ohtani's 22nd homer, beat sloppy Dodgers 5-3 for 3-game sweep

— Ildemaro Vargas had two hits, including a go-ahead single in the sixth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks overcame Shohei Ohtani's 22nd home run in a 5-3 victory over the sloppy Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday that finished a three-game sweep...

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Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

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Marlins select Japanese, Stanford slugger Sasaki in eighth round

Rockies' Jake McCarthy has 2nd inside-the-park HR this year

Diamondbacks overcome Ohtani's 22nd homer, beat sloppy Dodgers 5-3 for 3-game sweep