Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Astros

32-39

10-8

Final

Royals

28-42

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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 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.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

HOUKC

10Hits13

4Home runs0

9RBI8

7Walks3

4Strikeouts6

8.00ERA10.00

184Pitches188

Player of the game

Yordan Alvarez

HOU · 3-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI

9.1

Win probability

100%HOU final

HOUKC

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Grounded out to first
Perez grounded out to first.
S. Perez · 3-5
Bot 9th
Popped out to shortstop
Caglianone popped out to shortstop.
J. Caglianone · 0-5
Bot 9th
Flied out to center
Garcia flied out to center.
M. Garcia · 2-5, 1 RBI
Bot 9th
Hader relieved King
Bot 9thHOU
Matthews in left field
Matthews in left field.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Flied out to left
Meyers flied out to left.
J. Meyers · 0-1
Top 9th
Lined out to center
Smith lined out to center.
C. Smith · 1-5
HOME RUNTop 9th
Solo homer! 433 ft to left
B. Matthews · 1-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Matthews homered to left (433 feet).
HOU 10 - 8 KC
Top 9thHOU
Matthews hit for Loperfido
Top 9th
Flied out to second
Altuve flied out to second.
J. Altuve · 1-4
Top 9th
Strahm relieved Morgan
Top 9thKC
Thomas in center field
Thomas in center field.
Top 9thKC
Caglianone at first base
Caglianone at first base.
Top 9thKC
Marte in right field
Marte in right field.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Grounded out to shortstop. Kansas City Royals...
Marte grounded out to shortstop. Kansas City Royals challenged call on the field was upheld
S. Marte · 0-1
Bot 8thKC
Marte hit for Pasquantino
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Reached on infield single to shortstop, Massey scored
B. Witt Jr. · 1-4, 1 RBI
Witt Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop, Massey scored, Jensen to second, Collins to third.
HOU 9 - 8 KC
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Walked, Perez scored
C. Jensen · 1-4, 1 RBI
Jensen walked, Perez scored, Collins to second, Massey to third.
HOU 9 - 7 KC
Bot 8th
Hit by pitch
Collins hit by pitch, Massey to second, Perez to third.
I. Collins · 1-2
Bot 8th
Struck out looking
Thomas struck out looking.
L. Thomas · 0-1
Bot 8th
King relieved De Los Santos
Bot 8thKC
Thomas hit for Misner
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Singled to left, Garcia scored
M. Massey · 2-4, 2 RBI
Massey singled to left, Garcia scored, Perez to second.
HOU 9 - 6 KC