Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros, at Kauffman Stadium, June 14, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Houston Astros
Record 33-39
Manager Joe Espada
Game # 73
On This Date 37-19
Standing 4th (4.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 17-13
Home 16-19
Away 17-20
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 24-27
vs. LHP 9-12
1-Run Games 7-4
vs. East 7-5
vs. Central 5-3
vs. West 12-16
Inter-League 9-15

HOU Last 10 Games

Spencer Arrighetti (#41, 26, RHP, 7-1, 2.21)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Kansas City Royals
Record 28-43
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 72
On This Date 22-26
Standing 5th (10.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 9-21
Home 16-21
Away 12-22
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 25-28
vs. LHP 3-15
1-Run Games 6-13
vs. East 1-11
vs. Central 12-15
vs. West 10-10
Inter-League 5-7

KCR Last 10 Games

Stephen Kolek (#32, 29, RHP, 3-1, 3.14)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 HOU10@KCR8
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 HOU8@KCR7
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Jun 14, 2026HOU@KCR2:10pm
Tue, Sep 15, 2026KCR@HOU8:10pm
Wed, Sep 16, 2026KCR@HOU8:10pm
Thu, Sep 17, 2026KCR@HOU7:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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HOU Batters vs KCR Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.75 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.75 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 32. Kolek 47. Black 64. Cruz 60. Erceg 56. Lange 41. Lynch* 34. Morgan 46. Schreiber 25. Strahm* 44. Way
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 2/1.000 9/.444 1/ 6/.500 3/1.666 6/.334 4/1.833 ···
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/3.500 2/1.000 4/.000 4/1.750 4/.000 4/1.250 5/.200 2/.000 ···
10. Loperfido* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 2/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
Matthews G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/5.000 ···
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 4/.500 4/1.250 2/1.000 4/1.250 1/ 1/5.000 1/.000 ···
15. Paredes G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/ ··· 3/.333 4/.833 3/.000 2/1.000 12/.795 3/.333 ···
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 1/.000 5/.000 6/.000 1/.000 1/.000 5/.800 ··· ···
37. Price G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Smith G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ···
26. Trammell* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Vázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 6/1.633 5/1.000 3/.000 4/.833 3/.000 2/.000 ···
8. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 4/.750 ··· 2/.000 4/1.750 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 17/.508 ···

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 214 .238 .319 .386 .705 153 .704 61 .707 .569 29 .699 1 2 6 2
44. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 310 .327 .435 .658 1.093 223 1.108 87 1.053 1.013 105 1.122 1 0 24 1
10. Loperfido* G ·  S ·  vP 77 .246 .351 .323 .674 66 .764 11 .182 .663 11 .364 1 1 0 1
Matthews G ·  S ·  vP 175 .216 .264 .364 .629 116 .565 59 .745 .834 56 .644 2 4 6 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 114 .221 .281 .346 .627 76 .726 38 .434 .644 71 .582 1 2 3 0
15. Paredes G ·  S ·  vP 275 .229 .331 .394 .725 206 .733 69 .701 .737 102 .742 0 0 9 6
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 145 .279 .352 .403 .755 119 .722 26 .906 .704 99 .804 5 1 3 5
37. Price G ·  S ·  vP 11 .200 .273 .300 .573 9 .472 2 1.000 .833 11 .573 0 0 0 0
11. Smith G ·  S ·  vP 269 .216 .302 .356 .658 200 .655 69 .667 .752 95 .750 8 1 7 4
26. Trammell* G ·  S ·  vP 80 .292 .354 .389 .743 69 .764 11 .600 .878 47 .653 1 0 0 1
2. Vázquez G ·  S ·  vP 157 .224 .284 .350 .634 122 .628 35 .647 .674 67 .528 0 0 4 0
8. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 295 .247 .315 .506 .821 228 .844 67 .737 .849 105 .746 0 0 18 0
TOTAL .244 .319 .414 .733 .727 .751 .753 .708 24 12 96 28

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
32. Kolek G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 43.0 3.14 6.3 172 .228 .637 71 .756 101 .557 .535 127 .609 5 3 0
58. Avila G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 32.0 6.19 7.9 144 .298 .899 63 .844 81 .938 1.237 75 .892 4 3 3
47. Black G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X··o·····oo 13.2 2.63 9.9 63 .283 .812 34 .632 29 1.014 .995 41 .814 2 0 0
65. Cameron* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 70.0 4.11 8.2 295 .247 .692 225 .658 70 .800 .744 108 .502 8 1 2
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ·X·Xo···X····o 19.2 5.95 11.9 88 .240 .891 32 .695 56 .995 .822 45 .786 7 2 0
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X··oo···X·· 26.1 5.81 7.5 124 .308 .871 55 .673 69 1.018 .819 48 1.196 2 0 2
56. Lange G ·  S ·  vP X··XX··X·XX·o· 32.2 4.13 9.6 142 .235 .730 65 .623 77 .813 .751 54 .743 2 7 2
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP o··Xo··o·oo··· 29.0 1.86 9.0 117 .171 .534 64 .672 53 .372 .480 44 .623 1 0 0
34. Morgan G ·  S ·  vP ·o··········XX 17.1 5.19 7.8 84 .311 .906 40 .767 44 1.037 .916 39 1.144 4 2 0
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP X··Xo·o··o·oo· 28.2 2.83 6.6 116 .228 .730 60 .473 56 1.024 .623 40 .559 5 1 0
25. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP oo·X···X·o·o·· 21.2 5.40 7.5 94 .235 .873 69 1.005 25 .532 .969 23 1.259 8 1 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 88.0 3.58 7.1 356 .231 .695 152 .774 204 .636 .611 132 .827 10 3 2
44. Way G ·  S ·  vP ··X···o·o····· 3.1 10.80 16.2 17 .375 1.037 10 .733 7 1.429 .500 17 1.037 1 0 0
TOTAL 4.50 8.2 .252 .764 .752 .809 91 37 19
KCR Batters vs HOU Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.11 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.11 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Arrighetti 52. Abreu 69. Blubaugh 65. De Los Santos 71. Hader* 74. King* 48. Okert* 55. Pearson 72. Santa
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
14. Caglianone* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
1. Collins# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/ ··· 1/ 1/ 2/2.000 1/.000 1/.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 8/.250 1/.000 7/.715 2/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 2/1.000 1/.000
22. Jensen* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/3.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 ···
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 7/2.285 2/.000 3/.000 2/2.500 ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/1.667 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 3/1.666 ···
26. Misner* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 3/.666 1/.000 ···
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/3.000 3/.667 1/.000 3/1.000 2/.000 ··· 6/.000 4/.500 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 2/.000 ··· 7/1.285 7/1.000 ··· 6/1.133 3/1.334 1/.000
15. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 3/1.000 ··· 2/.500 6/1.000 2/.000 2/.500 ··· ···
2. Tolbert G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 5/1.600 1/.000 10/.900 4/.250 2/1.000 3/.333 4/1.000 1/3.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Caglianone* G ·  S ·  vP 240 .270 .346 .442 .788 174 .784 66 .794 .779 92 .860 3 1 8 1
1. Collins# G ·  S ·  vP 231 .215 .336 .304 .640 161 .698 70 .512 .752 82 .548 3 3 3 1
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 275 .260 .320 .372 .692 220 .623 55 .978 .787 80 .590 4 3 3 4
22. Jensen* G ·  S ·  vP 242 .220 .289 .393 .682 185 .706 57 .606 .694 90 .584 0 0 8 2
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 116 .221 .330 .358 .688 58 .593 58 .791 .719 56 .631 0 0 1 5
Marte G ·  S ·  vP 79 .254 .316 .338 .654 19 .871 60 .581 .637 31 .544 0 1 1 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 161 .270 .288 .467 .755 131 .768 30 .700 .916 71 .909 1 0 6 0
26. Misner* G ·  S ·  vP 10 .444 .500 .444 .944 8 .929 2 1.000 .944 10 .944 0 0 0 1
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 291 .224 .309 .350 .660 208 .768 83 .401 .596 102 .720 3 0 6 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 274 .206 .252 .336 .588 204 .534 70 .750 .602 89 .647 0 0 9 3
15. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 161 .229 .360 .328 .688 81 .664 80 .713 .729 62 .805 3 3 3 1
2. Tolbert G ·  S ·  vP 16 .214 .313 .214 .527 6 .667 10 .425 .000 11 .586 5 2 0 0
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 317 .284 .356 .454 .810 248 .779 69 .924 .848 111 .673 24 4 9 4
TOTAL .241 .316 .379 .695 .701 .680 .735 .680 51 17 64 31

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
41. Arrighetti G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 57.0 2.21 8.4 243 .185 .582 111 .603 132 .560 .618 91 .647 3 10 2
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP o··o·oo··X·X·· 23.1 6.56 12.0 113 .247 .899 59 .744 54 1.078 .959 37 .785 5 5 0
69. Blubaugh G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X··X··XX·· 44.2 4.03 7.9 189 .203 .650 90 .710 99 .593 .718 68 .477 5 4 1
50. Burrows G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 78.1 5.86 7.5 350 .297 .880 148 .738 202 .988 .788 129 .911 18 5 1
65. De Los Santos G ·  S ·  vP XX·o·X··Xo·o·· 30.0 4.50 8.7 125 .235 .641 61 .707 64 .581 .674 50 .612 2 1 0
71. Hader* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o·o··X·X··· 5.0 .00 12.6 16 .000 .063 14 .071 2 .000 .000 16 .063 0 0 0
45. Imai G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 35.0 6.43 9.5 157 .227 .725 67 .586 90 .831 .679 92 .645 5 5 1
74. King* G ·  S ·  vP XX·o·o··o·X··· 30.1 2.37 7.1 131 .235 .633 81 .562 50 .746 .687 44 .595 1 2 0
38. Lambert G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 57.0 3.47 8.4 238 .212 .629 106 .821 132 .446 .597 118 .704 5 3 1
48. Okert* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····o··X·X·· 32.1 2.78 7.2 126 .188 .568 65 .654 61 .474 .795 46 .459 3 2 2
55. Pearson G ·  S ·  vP ·o····X···X··o 8.2 3.12 8.3 35 .194 .641 17 1.078 18 .229 .347 35 .641 1 1 1
72. Santa G ·  S ·  vP o···X··X··X··X 11.2 .77 6.2 44 .108 .340 26 .448 18 .167 .401 44 .340 0 0 0
17. Teng G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 51.0 3.71 8.6 215 .219 .690 105 .501 110 .878 .681 90 .801 6 0 1
TOTAL 4.92 8.5 .244 .753 .744 .677 90 49 16

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