Houston Astros 10-8 Kansas City Royals
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Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 10-8 at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City on Sat, 13 Jun 2026.
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Houston Astros beat Kansas City Royals 10-8
The Houston Astros took care of the Kansas City Royals 10-8 on the road at Kauffman Stadium on Friday 12 June.
A 9-run 1st inning did the damage.
Nate Pearson got the win, Luinder Avila took the loss and Josh Hader earned the save.
Yordan Alvarez went 3-for-5 with 2 homers and 6 RBI and Christian Walker went 1-for-5 with a homer and 1 RBI.
Hits: HOU 10, KC 13; errors 0-1.
Houston Astros move to 32-39; Kansas City Royals fall to 28-42.
Attendance: 25,672.
Decisions
- Win: Nate Pearson
- Loss: Luinder Avila
- Save: Josh Hader
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
Biggest moments
- Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Starling Marte grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
- Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores.
- Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña, deflected by third baseman Isaac Paredes. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
- Carter Jensen grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Kameron Misner to 3rd. Isaac Collins out at 2nd. Carter Jensen out at 1st.
- Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.
Questions
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The Houston Astros, 10-8, on Sat, 13 Jun 2026.