June 12, 2026 · AL Cent
Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Yordan Alvarez | Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores. | HOU 2, KC 0 |
| T1 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 3, KC 0 |
| T1 | Taylor Trammell | Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. | HOU 4, KC 0 |
| T1 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña walks. | HOU 5, KC 0 |
| T1 | Yordan Alvarez | Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (24) to center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Christian Vázquez scores. Jeremy Peña scores. | HOU 9, KC 0 |
| B1 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. | HOU 9, KC 1 |
| B1 | Maikel Garcia | Maikel Garcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia to 1st. | HOU 9, KC 2 |
| B1 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. | HOU 9, KC 3 |
| B1 | Kameron Misner | Kameron Misner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey scores. | HOU 9, KC 5 |
| B8 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd. | HOU 9, KC 6 |
| B8 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen walks. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd. | HOU 9, KC 7 |
| B8 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña, deflected by third baseman Isaac Paredes. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Carter Jensen to 2nd. | HOU 9, KC 8 |
| T9 | Brice Matthews | Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 10, KC 8 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| KC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Astros
AWAY
10
Astros opened with Tatsuya Imai, then turned the bulk of the game over to Steven Okert. Out of the bullpen, Enyel De Los Santos took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Tatsuya Imai
Opener
0.2
38
5
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what Tatsuya Imai threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 29% 5.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 24 63% 1 5 4 11 3 Slider 14 37% 3 1 2 6 2 - Steven Okert Bulk 2.1 28 0 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored
- AJ Blubaugh Middle 2.0 38 0 2
- Nate Pearson Middle 2.0 15 0 1 W
- Enyel De Los Santos Middle 0.1 27 3 1
- Bryan King Setup 0.2 18 0 1 HLD inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Josh Hader Closer 1.0 20 0 0 SV
Royals
HOME
8
Royals opened with Luinder Avila, then turned the bulk of the game over to Mason Black. Out of the bullpen, Matt Strahm took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Luinder Avila
Opener
0.2
49
8
0
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Luinder Avila threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 40% 4.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 18 37% 1 1 1 13 2 Slider 14 29% 2 4 1 6 1 Four-Seam Fastball 10 20% 1 2 2 4 1 Curveball 6 12% 0 0 1 2 3 Changeup 1 2% 0 1 0 0 0 - Mason Black Bulk 2.1 48 1 3 inherited 3, all 3 scored
- Steven Cruz Middle 2.0 21 0 1
- Lucas Erceg Closer 2.0 43 0 0
- Eli Morgan Reliever 1.0 13 0 0
- Matt Strahm Setup 1.0 14 1 0
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Alvarez HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .282 | .357 | .411 | .768 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .433 | .659 | 1.092 | 2 HR (23, 24) |
| Christian Walker 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .317 | .500 | .817 | HR (17) |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .333 | .401 | .734 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .316 | .368 | .684 | |
| Brice Matthews LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .259 | .342 | .601 | HR (5) |
| Cam Smith RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .307 | .362 | .669 | |
| Jake Meyers CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .273 | .310 | .583 | |
| Christian Vázquez C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 | .289 | .357 | .646 | |
| Joey Loperfido LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 | .342 | .323 | .665 | |
| Taylor Trammell CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .292 | .354 | .389 | .743 | 2B |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .287 | .383 | .670 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .353 | .444 | .797 | |
| Starling Marte RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .316 | .338 | .654 | |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .325 | .378 | .703 | |
| Jac Caglianone 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .272 | .343 | .446 | .789 | |
| Salvador Perez C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .252 | .337 | .589 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .280 | .456 | .736 | 2B |
| Lane Thomas CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .357 | .305 | .662 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .339 | .307 | .646 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .309 | .351 | .660 | |
| Kameron Misner CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .667 | .600 | 1.267 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsuya Imai | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 6.43 | |
| Steven Okert | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2.78 | |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4.03 | |
| Nate Pearson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.12 | W |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3.94 | |
| Bryan King | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2.45 | HLD |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | SV |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luinder Avila | 0.2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 6.19 | L |
| Mason Black | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 2.63 | |
| Steven Cruz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5.95 | |
| Lucas Erceg | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5.81 | |
| Eli Morgan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5.19 | |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4.64 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 0.5 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
6-4
L1
-5 run diff
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HOME · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with HOU listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.