Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals
| Team | 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 |
Who won: Astros 10-8
The Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 on Friday, June 12, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Royals 9-5 in the 1st inning. Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI for the Astros. Michael Massey went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Royals.
| Batting | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy PenaSS | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | .282 | .357 | .411 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .321 | .433 | .659 |
| Christian Walker1B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .248 | .317 | .500 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .233 | .333 | .401 |
| Jose Altuve2B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .232 | .316 | .368 |
| Joey LoperfidoLF | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .246 | .342 | .323 |
| Cam SmithRF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .220 | .307 | .362 |
| Taylor TrammellLF | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .292 | .354 | .389 |
| Christian VazquezC | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .229 | .289 | .357 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||
| Brice MatthewsCF | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .259 | .342 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .210 | .273 | .310 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsuya ImaiSP | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38-21 | 6.43 | 38 |
| Bench | ||||||||||
| Steven OkertRP | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28-20 | 2.78 | 28 |
| AJ BlubaughRP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38-24 | 4.03 | 38 |
| Nate PearsonRP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-13 | 3.12 | 15 |
| Enyel De Los SantosRP | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-20 | 3.94 | 27 |
| Bryan KingRP | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.45 | 18 |
| Josh HaderRP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-15 | 0.00 | 20 |
More from this season series: HOU wins series 2-1
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