Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
9
Houston Astros
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Astros shortstop Carlos Correa couldn't handle a deflected grounder, which allowed the Kansas City Royals to rally for five runs in the eighth inning to beat Houston 9-6 and tie the ALDS at 2-2.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | vs Chicago White Sox | L 3-7 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | vs Chicago White Sox | L 3-6 | MLB |
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Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Hosmer homered to right center (442 feet), Zobrist scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Gordon grounded out to second, Hosmer scored, Dyson to third, Butera to second.
Pitch 9: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
K. Morales grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Zobrist and Cain scored on error by shortstop Correa, Hosmer safe at third on error by shortstop Correa.
Hosmer singled to right, Escobar scored, Zobrist to third, Cain to second.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Cain singled to center, Rios scored, Escobar to third, Zobrist to second.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Rasmus homered to right (355 feet).
Pitch 5: foul
Correa homered to left (381 feet), Altuve scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
End of the 9th
Gómez flied out to right.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Gómez batting
Tucker struck out looking.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
Tucker hit for Marisnick.
Marisnick batting
Rasmus struck out looking.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
Rasmus batting
Correa singled to shallow center.
Pitch 1: in play
Correa batting
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
Moustakas fouled out to first.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: ball 3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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HOU leads series 2-1
Jose Altuve2B27
George SpringerRF4
Carlos CorreaSS1
Colby RasmusLF28
Evan GattisDH11
Carlos GomezCF91
Luis Valbuena3B18
Chris Carter1B48
Jason CastroC18
Jake MarisnickDH94
Preston TuckerPH30
Marwin Gonzalez1B14
Jed LowriePH8
Hank CongerC24
Alcides EscobarSS3
Ben Zobrist2B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Alex RiosRF15
Jarrod DysonDH1
Terrance GorePR4
Drew ButeraC16
Paulo OrlandoRF16
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