MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/20/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2909 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (71-85) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 4 0
Houston Astros (75-81) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 9 0
Astros Snag 4-3 Win
Houston beat Kansas City on the strength of starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.'s fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-3. Houston reliever Bryan Abreu picked up the win to move to 7-5. Carlos Hernandez suffered the loss. The Astros raised their record to 75-81.

The decisive blow was delivered by Jacob Melton in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a run-scoring double off 29-year old right-handed pitcher Carlos Hernandez to win the game for Houston. The home crowd went nuts.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said McCullers Jr..
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .285 7 53
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .244 20 75
C. Wallace 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .305 8 45
G. Cross RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .279 16 71
V. Pasquantino 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .273 15 84
C. Jensen C 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .277 20 72
J. Adell CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .303 3 8
J. Baez LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .229 18 44
N. Gorman 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 17 42
   a-M. Deson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 2 14
   b-I. Castillo 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 3
Totals 29 3 4 3 7 10 17      
a - M. Deson pinch hit for N. Gorman in the 7th
b - I. Castillo substituted for M. Deson in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Adell (3, 5th Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Wallace , G. Cross , V. Pasquantino , J. Adell 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , C. Jensen , J. Baez
GIDP: C. Wallace
Sac Fly: C. Jensen
Hit by Pitch: J. Baez
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Melton CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .242 16 63
R. Mountcastle 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248 22 72
Y. Alvarez DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .310 57 120
K. Tucker RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .275 16 78
J. Altuve 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .225 14 65
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .265 8 65
K. Hirata C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .283 19 66
C. McCormick LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .244 12 42
R. Kreidler SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 15 47
   a-J. Dirden PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .172 3 14
Totals 34 4 9 4 3 6 12      
a - J. Dirden pinch hit for R. Kreidler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Bregman (36, 4th Inning off L. Webb, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Melton (27, 9th Inning off C. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Mountcastle (22, 5th Inning off L. Webb, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Tucker (16, 6th Inning off L. Webb, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Melton 2 , R. Mountcastle 4 , K. Tucker 6 , J. Altuve , A. Bregman 2 , K. Hirata , J. Dirden
2-out RBI: R. Mountcastle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bregman , K. Hirata , C. McCormick
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mountcastle-Kreidler-Mountcastle)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Webb 7.0 7 3 3 1 6 2 100 3.75   
C. Hernandez L (5-4) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 17 1.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Webb 56
Batters Faced: L. Webb 29, C. Hernandez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Webb 7-8, C. Hernandez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Webb 100-63, C. Hernandez 17-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. 6.0 3 1 1 4 6 1 92 4.46   
B. Marquez H (15) 1.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 33 4.48   
B. Abreu W (7-5), BS (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 64
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 25, B. Marquez 7, B. Abreu 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 5-6, B. Marquez 1-0, B. Abreu 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 92-53, B. Marquez 33-14, B. Abreu 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Marquez 1-0 , B. Abreu 2-1
Hit Batsmen: L. McCullers Jr.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 76 degrees
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 35882
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