Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros Live Coverage, Stats, and Updates - September 16, 2026 Gametracker - CBS Sports

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PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Carlos Estevez	Ankle	03-31-2026Probable for Apr 1
Stephen Kolek	Oblique	04-05-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 6
James McArthur	Elbow	04-30-2026Expected to be out until at least May 1
Alec Marsh	Shoulder	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Michael Massey	Calf	04-02-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 3

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Josh Hader	Biceps	04-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 24
Enyel De Los Santos	Knee	04-05-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 6
Ronel Blanco	Elbow	07-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
Bennett Sousa	Oblique	04-13-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 14
Nate Pearson	Elbow	04-30-2026Expected to be out until at least May 1
Hayden Wesneski	Elbow	07-31-2026Expected to be out until at least Aug 1
Brandon Walter	Elbow	01-31-2027Expected to be out until at least Feb 1
Zach Dezenzo	Elbow	04-23-2026Expected to be out until at least Apr 24

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Astros HOU-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Daikin ParkHouston, TX

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
K. Isbel CF	3	10	1	4	2	1	0	2	.400	.400	.700	1.100	0	0	2	0	13
M. Garcia 3B	4	14	1	4	0	0	3	2	.286	.412	.357	.769	1	0	1	0	10
B. Witt SS	4	15	1	4	1	0	1	2	.267	.313	.267	.580	0	0	1	0	8
S. Perez C	4	16	1	3	1	1	0	2	.188	.188	.375	.563	0	0	0	0	7
V. Pasquantino 1B	4	13	0	2	2	0	2	2	.154	.313	.154	.467	0	0	0	0	6
C. Jensen C	4	11	1	1	2	1	1	5	.091	.154	.364	.518	0	0	0	0	5
N. Loftin 1B	1	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	1	0	0	0	4
I. Collins LF	4	9	1	1	1	1	1	3	.111	.200	.444	.644	0	0	0	1	4
J. Caglianone 1B	4	10	0	2	0	0	1	4	.200	.273	.300	.573	1	0	0	0	2
J. India 2B	3	10	1	1	0	0	1	3	.100	.182	.100	.282	0	0	0	0	1
L. Thomas RF	4	9	0	1	0	0	1	4	.111	.200	.111	.311	0	0	0	0	0
S. Marte RF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
T. Tolbert SS	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	125	9	24	9	4	11	31	.192	.261	.312	.573	3	0	4	1	60

HITTING	G
K. Isbel CF	3
M. Garcia 3B	4
B. Witt SS	4
S. Perez C	4
V. Pasquantino 1B	4
C. Jensen C	4
N. Loftin 1B	1
I. Collins LF	4
J. Caglianone 1B	4
J. India 2B	3
L. Thomas RF	4
S. Marte RF	1
T. Tolbert SS	1
Total	4

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Lugo SP	1	1	1-0	0	0	6.1	0.00	5	0	0	0	0	3	.208	0.79	25
K. Bubic SP	1	1	1-0	0	0	6.0	1.50	2	1	1	1	3	4	.105	0.83	24
M. Wacha SP	1	1	0-0	0	0	6.0	0.00	3	0	0	0	1	7	.158	0.67	20
L. Erceg RP	2	0	0-0	1	1	2.0	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	1	.333	1.50	10
J. Schreiber RP	2	0	0-0	1	1	2.0	4.50	2	1	1	1	0	1	.250	1.00	10
M. Strahm RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.2	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	1	.167	0.60	4
B. Falter SP	1	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	6.00	5	2	2	0	0	4	.357	1.67	4
D. Lynch SP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0.00	3
A. Lange RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0.00	3
N. Mears RP	1	0	0-0	0	0	1.0	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	1.00	2
C. Ragans RP	1	1	0-1	0	0	4.0	9.00	6	4	4	3	4	5	.353	2.50	-4
C. Estevez RP	1	0	0-1	0	1	0.1	162.00	4	6	6	1	2	0	.800	18.00	-16
Total	4	4	2-2	2	3	34.1	3.67	31	14	14	6	11	29	.244	1.22	85

PITCHING	GP
S. Lugo SP	1
K. Bubic SP	1
M. Wacha SP	1
L. Erceg RP	2
J. Schreiber RP	2
M. Strahm RP	2
B. Falter SP	1
D. Lynch SP	1
A. Lange RP	1
N. Mears RP	1
C. Ragans RP	1
C. Estevez RP	1
Total	4

HITTING	G	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	2B	3B	SB	CS	FPTS
Y. Alvarez DH	6	21	6	8	6	3	6	4	.381	.536	.905	1.441	2	0	1	0	38
J. Altuve 2B	6	19	7	7	3	2	8	4	.368	.556	.737	1.293	1	0	1	1	31
C. Walker 1B	6	21	3	7	6	0	3	4	.333	.417	.571	.988	5	0	0	0	22
C. Smith 3B	6	19	5	4	1	1	5	5	.211	.400	.421	.821	1	0	1	0	19
C. Correa SS	6	23	4	7	4	0	3	3	.304	.385	.348	.733	1	0	0	0	17
I. Paredes 3B	5	19	3	4	4	0	2	5	.211	.318	.368	.686	3	0	0	0	14
J. Loperfido OF	5	16	2	5	1	0	0	3	.313	.313	.438	.751	2	0	1	0	10
J. Meyers CF	5	16	3	4	2	0	1	4	.250	.294	.313	.607	1	0	1	1	10
J. Pena SS	3	15	2	3	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0	1	0	5
Y. Diaz C	5	19	1	3	3	0	1	5	.158	.190	.158	.348	0	0	0	0	5
C. Vazquez C	2	3	1	1	2	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333	.833	0	0	0	0	4
B. Matthews SS	4	10	1	2	1	1	0	7	.200	.200	.600	.800	1	0	0	0	4
N. Allen SS	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	203	39	55	33	7	30	49	.271	.371	.458	.829	17	0	6	2	179

HITTING	G
Y. Alvarez DH	6
J. Altuve 2B	6
C. Walker 1B	6
C. Smith 3B	6
C. Correa SS	6
I. Paredes 3B	5
J. Loperfido OF	5
J. Meyers CF	5
J. Pena SS	3
Y. Diaz C	5
C. Vazquez C	2
B. Matthews SS	4
N. Allen SS	5
Total	6

PITCHING	GP	GS	W-L	SV	SVO	IP	ERA	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	BAA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown SP	2	2	1-0	0	0	10.2	0.84	5	1	1	0	6	17	.135	1.03	38
L. McCullers SP	1	1	1-0	0	0	7.0	1.29	4	1	1	0	1	9	.174	0.71	29
A. Blubaugh P	2	0	1-1	0	0	4.1	2.08	2	1	1	1	0	5	.133	0.46	14
K. Teng SP	1	0	1-0	0	0	2.1	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	2	.125	0.86	13
C. Bolton RP	1	0	0-0	1	1	3.0	3.00	3	1	1	1	1	5	.250	1.33	13
B. King P	3	0	0-0	1	1	2.2	3.38	3	1	1	0	1	5	.273	1.50	11
S. Okert RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.2	0.00	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	0.38	8
R. Weiss SP	2	0	0-0	0	0	3.0	3.00	2	1	1	1	2	5	.182	1.33	6
R. Munoz RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	2.2	6.75	3	2	2	1	4	4	.273	2.63	1
C. Roa SP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.1	6.75	1	1	1	1	2	2	.200	2.25	1
M. Burrows SP	1	1	0-1	0	0	5.2	7.94	9	5	5	2	2	6	.375	1.94	-1
C. Javier SP	1	1	0-0	0	0	4.2	11.57	4	6	6	2	4	1	.267	1.71	-1
T. Imai SP	1	1	0-0	0	0	2.2	13.50	3	4	4	0	4	4	.273	2.63	-1
B. Abreu RP	2	0	0-0	0	0	1.1	27.00	1	4	4	1	4	3	.200	3.75	-3
Total	6	6	4-2	2	2	54.0	4.67	41	28	28	10	33	71	.210	1.37	128

PITCHING	GP
H. Brown SP	2
L. McCullers SP	1
A. Blubaugh P	2
K. Teng SP	1
C. Bolton RP	1
B. King P	3
S. Okert RP	2
R. Weiss SP	2
R. Munoz RP	2
C. Roa SP	2
M. Burrows SP	1
C. Javier SP	1
T. Imai SP	1
B. Abreu RP	2
Total	6

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