HOUSTON (Interstat) — Hunter Brown struck out 10 over five innings, and Jeremy Peña homered twice to lead the Houston Astros past the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at Daikin Park. Brown (6-3) allowed one earned run and two hits while walking three. Michael Wacha (9-9) took the loss after giving up four earned runs on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts in six innings. Josh Hader worked a scoreless ninth for his 26th save. Peña went 3 for 4 with two home runs and two RBIs. Yordan Alvarez added a two-run homer. Carter Jensen doubled in Isaac Collins for Kansas City. The Royals scored once in the fourth and once in the fifth. The Astros improved to 76-75, while the Royals fell to 66-85. Houston relievers Bryan Abreu, AJ Blubaugh and Hader each threw a scoreless inning, while Jose Cuas and Lucas Erceg did the same for Kansas City. The game took 2 hours, 21 minutes and drew 28,635.