September 17, 2026 · AL West
Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Maikel Garcia | Maikel Garcia grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia out at 1st. | KC 1, HOU 0 |
| B1 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. | KC 1, HOU 1 |
| B2 | Daulton Varsho | Daulton Varsho homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. | KC 1, HOU 2 |
| B5 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 1, HOU 3 |
| B5 | Yordan Alvarez | Yordan Alvarez homers (40) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 1, HOU 4 |
| B6 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia. Taylor Trammell scores. LaMonte Wade Jr. to 3rd. | KC 1, HOU 5 |
| T8 | Carter Jensen | Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. John Rave scores. | KC 2, HOU 5 |
| B8 | Taylor Trammell | Taylor Trammell homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 2, HOU 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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
Seth Lugo started for Royals, leaving trailing 1–4. Out of the bullpen, Connor Thomas took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Seth Lugo
Starter
5.0
76
4
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Seth Lugo threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 70% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 18 24% 1 2 6 5 4 Four-Seam Fastball 15 20% 1 1 3 5 5 Sinker 14 18% 1 4 1 5 3 Cutter 11 14% 4 2 4 1 0 Curveball 8 11% 3 2 0 2 1 Slider 7 9% 0 0 0 4 3 Changeup 2 3% 0 0 0 1 1 Slurve 1 1% 0 1 0 0 0 - Connor Thomas Middle 1.0 21 1 0
- Jose Cuas Middle 1.0 14 0 1
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 23 1 1
Astros
HOME
6
Astros opened with Miguel Ullola, then turned the bulk of the game over to Bryan King. Out of the bullpen, Ethan Pecko took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Miguel Ullola
Opener
0.2
11
1
0
Pitch-by-pitch: what Miguel Ullola threw
CSW 9% 1st-pitch strike 25% 2.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 8 73% 0 0 0 7 1 Slider 3 27% 0 1 0 2 0 - Bryan King Bulk 1.1 16 0 1 W inherited 1, stranded 1
- Ethan Pecko Reliever 5.2 71 1 4 HLD
- Bryan Abreu Setup 0.1 5 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Josh Hader Closer 1.0 14 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Varsho HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .322 | .454 | .776 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .276 | .359 | .441 | .800 | |
| Nick Loftin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .317 | .373 | .690 | |
| Maikel Garcia 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .319 | .376 | .695 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .313 | .438 | .751 | |
| Salvador Perez 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .272 | .376 | .648 | |
| John Rave RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .311 | .453 | .764 | 2B |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .265 | .325 | .590 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .325 | .333 | .658 | |
| Jac Caglianone DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .328 | .483 | .811 |
HOME · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .330 | .477 | .807 | HR (20) |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .429 | .598 | 1.027 | HR (40) |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .355 | .429 | .784 | |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .309 | .436 | .745 | |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .285 | .361 | .646 | HR (12) |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .206 | .295 | .366 | .661 | HR (8) |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 | .278 | .395 | .673 | SB |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .316 | .364 | .680 | HR (4), 2B |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .303 | .393 | .696 | 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 5.06 | L |
| Connor Thomas | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.33 | |
| Jose Cuas | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.25 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6.09 |
HOME · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ullola | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4.15 | |
| Bryan King | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.78 | W |
| Ethan Pecko | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 3.77 | HLD |
| Bryan Abreu | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3.77 | HLD |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.83 |
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.