Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
6
Houston Astros
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| HOU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
— The Houston Astros know they need to get it together — and quickly — for a chance to defend their crown this postseason after being swept at home by one of baseball's worst teams and falling farther behind Texas in the AL West.
| 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 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Alvarez homered to left center (410 feet).
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
Diaz grounded out to second, Tucker scored, McCormick to second.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
McCormick grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Alvarez scored, J. Abreu out at second, Tucker to third.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
Velázquez homered to right (396 feet).
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Perez homered to left (410 feet), Witt Jr. scored.
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
End of the 9th inning
Alvarez struck out swinging.
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
James McArthur pitches to Yordan Alvarez
Bregman flied out to right.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
James McArthur pitches to Alex Bregman
Altuve singled to left.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
James McArthur pitches to Jose Altuve
Peña grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
James McArthur pitches to Jeremy Pena
McArthur relieved Hernández
Blanco in left field.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th inning
Olivares flied out to left.
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
Pitch 5 : Ball 1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
Ryan Pressly pitches to Edward Olivares
Porter walked.
Showing the last 40 of 562 events.
KC wins series 3-0
Jose Altuve2B27
Alex Bregman3B3
Yordan AlvarezLF44
Kyle TuckerRF23
Jose Abreu1B79
Chas McCormickDH55
Yainer DiazC21
Mauricio DubonCF1
Jeremy PenaSS3
Edward OlivaresLF34
Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
Salvador PerezDH13
Nelson VelazquezRF30
Nick Loftin1B12
Michael Massey2B19
Matt Duffy3B9
Drew WatersRF8
Logan PorterC33
Dairon BlancoLF97
Kyle IsbelCF28
Nick Pratto1B41
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