Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros
First pitch: Tuesday, September 15, 2026 7:10 PM CDT
Venue: Daikin Park
Kansas City Royals SP: Michael Wacha (9-8, ERA 3.25)
Houston Astros SP: Hunter Brown (5-3, ERA 3.52)

Kansas City Royals lineup:
1. Carter Jensen - C (.232, OPS .771)
2. Bobby Witt Jr. - SS (.280, OPS .808)
3. Jac Caglianone - DH (.281, OPS .822)
4. Maikel Garcia - 3B (.269, OPS .709)
5. Vinnie Pasquantino - 1B (.239, OPS .709)
6. Michael Massey - 2B (.280, OPS .751)
7. John Rave - RF (.222, OPS .746)
8. Kyle Isbel - CF (.225, OPS .605)
9. Isaac Collins - LF (.221, OPS .663)

Houston Astros lineup:
1. Jeremy Peña - SS (.268, OPS .768)
2. Yordan Alvarez - DH (.310, OPS 1.016)
3. Isaac Paredes - 3B (.260, OPS .794)
4. Jose Altuve - 2B (.245, OPS .703)
5. Yainer Diaz - C (.276, OPS .738)
6. Daulton Varsho - CF (.225, OPS .645)
7. Christian Walker - 1B (.225, OPS .716)
8. Cam Smith - RF (.216, OPS .683)
9. LaMonte Wade Jr. - LF (.205, OPS .645)