Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros
First pitch: Wednesday, September 16, 2026 7:10 PM CDT
Venue: Daikin Park
Kansas City Royals SP: Daniel Lynch IV (5-5, ERA 3.52)
Houston Astros SP: Cristian Javier (2-5, ERA 5.50)

Kansas City Royals lineup:
1. Carter Jensen - C (.232, OPS .771)
2. Bobby Witt Jr. - SS (.280, OPS .806)
3. Vinnie Pasquantino - 1B (.240, OPS .718)
4. Salvador Perez - DH (.231, OPS .657)
5. Michael Massey - 2B (.278, OPS .745)
6. Nick Loftin - RF (.230, OPS .689)
7. John Rave - CF (.218, OPS .739)
8. Josh Rojas - 3B (.237, OPS .615)
9. Isaac Collins - LF (.220, OPS .661)

Houston Astros lineup:
1. Jeremy Peña - SS (.273, OPS .790)
2. Yordan Alvarez - DH (.310, OPS 1.023)
3. Isaac Paredes - 3B (.258, OPS .789)
4. Jose Altuve - 2B (.243, OPS .696)
5. Yainer Diaz - C (.274, OPS .735)
6. Christian Walker - 1B (.223, OPS .712)
7. Cam Smith - RF (.214, OPS .678)
8. Daulton Varsho - CF (.224, OPS .642)
9. Jorge Barrosa - LF (.201, OPS .627)