Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros
Lineups
Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.
Hitter season stats
Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.
| BATTER | 2026 SEASON | PROJ OPS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI | K | ||
| 1 Salvador Perez DH · R | .215 | .263 | .376 | .639 | 16 | 48 | 93 | .713 |
| 2 Jac Caglianone RF · L | .254 | .309 | .453 | .762 | 18 | 45 | 112 | .732 |
| 3 Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R | .286 | .356 | .457 | .813 | 13 | 41 | 74 | .792 |
| 4 Carter Jensen C · L | .228 | .301 | .415 | .716 | 15 | 54 | 127 | .751 |
| 5 Isaac Collins LF · S | .238 | .337 | .366 | .703 | 6 | 34 | 86 | .726 |
| 6 Michael Massey 2B · L | .263 | .297 | .426 | .723 | 9 | 39 | 53 | .711 |
| 7 Nick Loftin 3B · R | .249 | .332 | .399 | .731 | 5 | 35 | 38 | .717 |
| 8 Kyle Isbel CF · L | .243 | .293 | .347 | .640 | 3 | 13 | 42 | .705 |
| 9 Starling Marte RF · R | .255 | .311 | .314 | .625 | 1 | 12 | 37 | .700 |
| BATTER | 2026 SEASON | PROJ OPS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI | K | ||
| 1 Christian Walker 1B · R | .240 | .315 | .460 | .775 | 22 | 65 | 112 | .723 |
| 2 Yordan Alvarez DH · L | .329 | .442 | .640 | 1.082 | 35 | 85 | 87 | .772 |
| 3 Isaac Paredes 3B · R | .249 | .346 | .412 | .758 | 15 | 60 | 68 | .749 |
| 4 Cam Smith RF · R | .217 | .289 | .372 | .661 | 13 | 40 | 101 | .739 |
| 5 Jose Altuve 2B · R | .244 | .305 | .398 | .703 | 13 | 34 | 80 | .731 |
| 6 Daulton Varsho CF · L | .242 | .311 | .370 | .681 | 7 | 26 | 74 | .719 |
| 7 Jeremy Peña SS · R | .311 | .369 | .509 | .878 | 13 | 37 | 56 | .736 |
| 8 Yainer Diaz C · R | .260 | .284 | .414 | .698 | 8 | 27 | 35 | .738 |
| 9 Christian Vázquez C · R | .218 | .272 | .330 | .602 | 5 | 23 | 41 | .681 |
Manager comparison
Bullpen availability
- Available 6
- Limited 3
- Rest required 0
- Inactive 0
- Available 7
- Limited 0
- Rest required 0
- Inactive 0
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Pitching & bullpen preview
Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Royals and Astros staffs going in.
Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.
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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.