Kansas City Royals Scores, Stats and Highlights

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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.

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Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

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Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

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MLB Power Rankings: Playoff contenders on the move ahead of October

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Sanchez over Miz for NL Cy Young? Schlittler for Cy .... and MVP? Latest on MLB's awards races

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Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies in the dugout before the game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

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2026 MLB ABS challenge system tracker: Team, player rankings

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Rave and Massey homer as Royals beat Astros 5-2, dropping Houston into first-place tie with Texas

— John Rave hit a two-run homer, Michael Massey added a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals beat Houston 5-2 on Wednesday night, dropping the Astros into a first-place tie with the Texas Rangers in the AL West.

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Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

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Jeremy Peña hits 2 early homers, Yordan Alvarez hits 39th as Astros beat Royals 4-2

— Jeremy Peña homered in his first two at-bats and Yordan Alvarez slugged his 39th home run to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

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The biggest success -- and biggest disappointment -- for all 30 MLB teams this season

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Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres bats against the San Francisco Giants.

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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

Batting Average

Jac CaglianoneRF #14

.277

OBP.328

SLG.483

Home Runs

Carter JensenC #22

24

AVG.235

RBI75

Runs Batted In

Carter JensenC #22

75

HR24

AVG.235

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Runs

641

24th

Batting Average

.245

13th

On Base Percentage

.315

18th

Slugging Percentage

.399

18th

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Regular Season

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

Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

MLB Power Rankings: Playoff contenders on the move ahead of October

Sanchez over Miz for NL Cy Young? Schlittler for Cy .... and MVP? Latest on MLB's awards races

2026 MLB ABS challenge system tracker: Team, player rankings

Rave and Massey homer as Royals beat Astros 5-2, dropping Houston into first-place tie with Texas

Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

Jeremy Peña hits 2 early homers, Yordan Alvarez hits 39th as Astros beat Royals 4-2

The biggest success -- and biggest disappointment -- for all 30 MLB teams this season

Batting Average

Jac CaglianoneRF #14

Home Runs

Carter JensenC #22

Runs Batted In

Carter JensenC #22