Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

38-58, 17-32 Away

Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

47-50, 23-24 Home

HOU

Home Runs

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

15HR

.260AVG

35RBI

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

31HR

.315AVG

70RBI

Batting Average

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

.285AVG

.354OBP

.459SLG

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

.315AVG

.422OBP

.633SLG

Runs Batted In

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

49RBI

13HR

.240AVG

Yordan AlvarezDH #44 - HOU

70RBI

31HR

.315AVG

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	409	794	97	.316	.397	4.91	1.45	367	733	.263	15-21
HOU	.242	444	788	131	.315	.413	4.79	1.40	422	836	.242	19-16

Royals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/11/26	@BAL	L6-1
7/10/26	@BAL	L5-3
7/9/26	@NYM	L7-3
7/8/26	@NYM	L6-2
7/7/26	@NYM	W16-12

Astros Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/11/26	@TEX	W9-3
7/10/26	@TEX	L7-3
7/8/26	@WSH	L8-2
7/7/26	@WSH	W6-3
7/6/26	@WSH	L12-11

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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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Astros

Game 5

9/16

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Royals
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Game 6

9/17

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	49	45	.521	-	W2
Cleveland	50	46	.521	-	W3
Minnesota	47	49	.490	3	W1
Detroit	44	51	.463	5.5	L1
Kansas City	38	58	.396	12	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	48	47	.505	-	L1
Seattle	47	49	.490	1.5	L5
Houston	47	50	.485	2	W1
Athletics	41	54	.432	7	L8
Los Angeles	38	58	.396	10.5	L1

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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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