MLB

Kansas City 2, at Houston 6

Thursday, September 17, 2026 · Final

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Kansas City Royals

69-93 · W1 · #26 (1255 ELO -3)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 30

Houston Astros

81-83 · L2 · #17 (1293 ELO +3)

1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 110

Daikin Park · Houston, TX

Attendance: 34,853

Umpires: Jordan Baker [HP], Junior Valentine [1B], Rob Drake [2B], Stu Scheurwater [3B]

Alvarez’s 40th homer powers Astros past Royals at home

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Yordan Alvarez hit his 40th home run of the season and the Houston Astros used a season-high five solo homers to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at Daikin Park. The game took 2 hours, 24 minutes and drew an attendance of 34,853. Houston improved to 78-76, while Kansas City dropped to 68-86. The Astros won two of three in the series, bouncing back from a 5-2 loss to the Royals on Wednesday. The Astros’ power display began early. Jeremy Peña hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, his 20th of… Read more...

Top Statlines

Ethan Pecko HOU 5.2ip 3h 1er 4k
Bryan King HOU 1.1ip 0h 0er 1k
Jeremy Peña HOU 2/5 1hr 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOU 56.6%

Spread HOU -1.5

Projected Score HOU 4 KCR 3

Money Line HOU -145/KCR +125

Over/Under 8.5 (Under)