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Kansas City Royals 2
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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
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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Head to Head

KC wins series 2-0

HOU Last 5 matchups KC
  1. 1 Final 2015-04-04 @ HOU 3
  2. 1 Final 2015-04-04 @ HOU 11

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Out
  • Nick Mears Out
  • Ryan Bergert Out
  • Cole Ragans Out
  • Luinder Avila Out

Houston Astros

  • Carlos Correa Out
  • Brandon Walter Out
  • Joey Loperfido Out

Lineups

Confirmed

KC

  1. Alcides EscobarSS3
  2. Ben Zobrist2B18
  3. Lorenzo CainCF6
  4. Eric Hosmer1B51
  5. Kendrys MoralesDH36
  6. Mike Moustakas3B18
  7. Salvador PerezC13
  8. Alex GordonLF4
  9. Alex RiosRF15

HOU

  1. Jose Altuve2B27
  2. George SpringerRF4
  3. Carlos CorreaSS1
  4. Colby RasmusLF28
  5. Evan GattisDH11
  6. Luis Valbuena3B18
  7. Chris Carter1B48
  8. Jason CastroC18
  9. Jake MarisnickCF94

Substitutes

  1. Carlos GomezDH91
  2. Marwin Gonzalez1B14

MLB News

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