Kansas City Royals
June 12, 2026
Final
HOU
32-39
8
KC
28-42
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| KC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
W
Nate Pearson (1-0)
L
Luinder Avila (1-3)
SV
Josh Hader (2)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .768 |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | 1.092 |
| Christian Walker 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .248 | .817 |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .734 |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .232 | .684 |
| Joey Loperfido LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .246 | .665 |
| Brice Matthews LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .601 |
| Cam Smith RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .669 |
| Taylor Trammell CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .292 | .743 |
| Jake Meyers CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .583 |
| Christian Vázquez C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .229 | .646 |
BATTING
2B: Trammell (5, Erceg).
HR: Alvarez, Y 2 (24, 1st inning off Avila, 1 on, 0 out, 1st inning off Black, 3 on, 2 out); Walker, C (17, 1st inning off Avila, 0 on, 0 out); Matthews (5, 9th inning off Strahm, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Altuve; Alvarez, Y 9; Matthews 4; Peña; Smith; Trammell 3; Walker, C 4.
RBI: Alvarez, Y 6 (54); Matthews (16); Trammell (7); Walker, C (49).
2-out RBI: Alvarez, Y 4; Trammell.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Peña; Vázquez, C 2.
GIDP: Altuve.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING
Outfield assists: Loperfido, J (Misner at 3rd base).
DP: (Peña-Walker, C).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsuya Imai | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.43 |
| Steven Okert | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.78 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.03 |
| Nate Pearson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.94 |
| Bryan King | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
PITCHING
HBP: Paredes (by Black); Collins (by King, B).
ABS Challenge: Vázquez, C 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Garcia, M (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Perez, S 3 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Collins (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Peña (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Imai 38-21; Okert 28-20; Blubaugh 38-24; Pearson 15-13; De Los Santos, E 27-20; King, B 18-11; Hader 20-15; Avila 49-24; Black 48-27; Cruz 21-15; Erceg 43-27; Morgan 13-8; Strahm 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Imai 1-0; Okert 0-4; Blubaugh 1-1; Pearson 2-3; De Los Santos, E 0-0; King, B 1-0; Hader 1-1; Avila 0-0; Black 2-1; Cruz 1-2; Erceg 5-1; Morgan 0-0; Strahm 0-2.
Batters faced: Imai 7; Okert 9; Blubaugh 7; Pearson 7; De Los Santos, E 4; King, B 5; Hader 3; Avila 10; Black 13; Cruz 6; Erceg 8; Morgan 3; Strahm 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Okert 2-2; King, B 2-2; Black 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Nate Tomlinson. 2B: Jacob Metz. 3B: Mark Wegner.
Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 7:09 PM.
T: 3:19.
Att: 25,672.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.