Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

67-85, 28-49 Away

Final

Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

76-76, 38-39 Home

Royals
2
Astros
4

Game 1

9/15

Royals
5
Astros
2

Game 2

9/16

Royals
2
Astros
6

Game 3

9/17

Daikin Park

8:10 PM, September 16, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 28,497

Game Time:2:48

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
First Base Umpire - Jordan Baker
Second Base Umpire - Junior Valentine
Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	78	75	.510	-	W1
Cleveland	78	75	.510	-	W2
Detroit	72	81	.471	6	L2
Minnesota	71	82	.464	7	L1
Kansas City	67	86	.438	11	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	77	76	.503	-	W1
Texas	76	77	.497	1	L1
Seattle	71	82	.464	6	W1
Athletics	61	92	.399	16	L3
Los Angeles	59	94	.386	18	W1

Murakami hits 3-run homer, White Sox top Tigers 3-1 to move into 1st place tie in AL Central

— Munetaka Murakami hit his team-leading 32nd home run and the Chicago White Sox moved into a tie with idle Cleveland for first place in the AL Central with a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.

Rays open 5-game AL East lead, beat Athletics 10-1 for 6th straight win

— Drew Rasmussen pitched five scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays opened a five-game AL East lead with a 10-1 win over the Athletics on Thursday that extended their winning streak to six.

Braves visit the Astros to open 3-game series

Atlanta Braves (89-64, first in the NL East) vs. Houston Astros (77-76, first in the AL West)

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