September 15, 2026 · AL West
Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. | KC 0, HOU 1 |
| B3 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. | KC 0, HOU 2 |
| T5 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen doubles (32) on a fly ball to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Isaac Collins scores. | KC 1, HOU 2 |
| B5 | Yordan Alvarez | Yordan Alvarez homers (39) on a fly ball to right field. Jeremy Peña scores. | KC 1, HOU 4 |
| T6 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino homers (12) on a line drive to right center field. | KC 2, HOU 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
2
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving trailing 2–4.
workload · innings pitched
-
Michael Wacha
Starter
6.0
99
4
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 75% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 28 28% 2 3 7 9 7 Changeup 20 20% 1 5 4 5 5 Sinker 15 15% 1 4 5 4 1 Curveball 15 15% 0 4 0 9 2 Cutter 13 13% 1 1 3 3 5 Slider 8 8% 0 0 0 8 0 - Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 14 0 1
- Jose Cuas Setup 1.0 19 0 2
Astros
HOME
4
Hunter Brown started for Astros, leaving with a 2–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Bennett Sousa took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Hunter Brown
Starter
5.0
91
1
10
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Hunter Brown threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 55% 4.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 31 34% 3 7 5 13 3 Four-Seam Fastball 20 22% 3 5 5 7 0 Knuckle Curve 20 22% 5 1 2 10 2 Cutter 11 12% 2 2 2 4 1 Slurve 6 7% 1 0 1 3 1 Changeup 3 3% 0 0 0 3 0 - Bennett Sousa Setup 1.0 17 1 1 HLD
- AJ Blubaugh Middle 1.0 10 0 1 HLD
- Bryan Abreu Setup 1.0 7 0 1 HLD
- Josh Hader Closer 1.0 13 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Peña HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .319 | .452 | .771 | 2B |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .359 | .447 | .806 | SB |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 | .328 | .486 | .814 | |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 | .323 | .381 | .704 | |
| Salvador Perez PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .275 | .382 | .657 | |
| Nick Loftin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .315 | .374 | .689 | |
| Tyler Tolbert PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .360 | .410 | .770 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .269 | .330 | .599 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .220 | .326 | .335 | .661 | SB |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .240 | .327 | .391 | .718 | HR (12) |
| Michael Massey 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .312 | .433 | .745 | |
| John Rave RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .218 | .312 | .427 | .739 |
HOME · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .325 | .465 | .790 | 2 HR (18, 19) |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .310 | .429 | .594 | 1.023 | HR (39) |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .357 | .432 | .789 | |
| Yainer Diaz C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .307 | .428 | .735 | |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .286 | .356 | .642 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .223 | .297 | .415 | .712 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .279 | .399 | .678 | |
| Jorge Barrosa LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .201 | .282 | .345 | .627 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .303 | .393 | .696 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .311 | .325 | .636 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 99 | 3.34 | L |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6.09 | |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2.37 |
HOME · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Brown | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 91 | 3.43 | W |
| Bennett Sousa | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5.54 | HLD |
| AJ Blubaugh | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3.26 | HLD |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.79 | HLD |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.85 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 4.6 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 2.5 R
HOME · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
3-7
L4
-11 run diff
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HOME · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with KC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
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.