Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros
First pitch: Thursday, September 17, 2026 6:15 PM CDT
Venue: Daikin Park
Kansas City Royals SP: Seth Lugo (7-8, ERA 4.99)
Houston Astros SP: Miguel Ullola (0-0, ERA 3.38)

Kansas City Royals lineup:
1. Carter Jensen - C (.232, OPS .772)
2. Bobby Witt Jr. - SS (.278, OPS .803)
3. Jac Caglianone - DH (.278, OPS .813)
4. Maikel Garcia - 3B (.266, OPS .704)
5. Michael Massey - 2B (.282, OPS .759)
6. Salvador Perez - 1B (.229, OPS .651)
7. John Rave - RF (.219, OPS .757)
8. Kyle Isbel - CF (.221, OPS .596)
9. Isaac Collins - LF (.221, OPS .662)

Houston Astros lineup:
1. Jeremy Peña - SS (.277, OPS .799)
2. Yordan Alvarez - DH (.310, OPS 1.022)
3. Isaac Paredes - 3B (.257, OPS .784)
4. Jose Altuve - 2B (.243, OPS .695)
5. Yainer Diaz - C (.277, OPS .748)
6. Daulton Varsho - CF (.224, OPS .640)
7. Taylor Trammell - LF (.204, OPS .645)
8. Cam Smith - RF (.213, OPS .675)
9. LaMonte Wade Jr. - 1B (.202, OPS .636)