Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals Game Summary
A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.
Linescore
Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| KC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
W: Nate Pearson
L: Luinder Avila
SV: Josh Hader
Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base
| Inning | HOU R | H | E | Left On Base | KC R | H | E | Left On Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 9th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Game Highlights
Saved YouTube results followed by official MLB recaps, condensed games and key plays.
YouTube Astros vs. Royals Game Highlights (6/13/26) | MLB Highlights
Watch on YouTube →YouTube Astros vs. Royals Game Highlights (6/14/26) | MLB Highlights
Watch on YouTube →YouTube Astros vs. Royals Game Highlights (6/12/26) | MLB Highlights
Watch on YouTube →YouTube Astros VS Royals Condensed Game 6/12/26
Watch on YouTube →YouTube Houston Astros @ Kansas City Royals Full Game Replay 2026-06-12 | 2026 MLB Complete Broadcast
Watch on YouTube →YouTube Astros vs. Royals Game Highlights (6/13/26) | MLB Highlights
Watch on YouTube →YouTube Sunday Shutout | Royals vs. Astros Highlights 6/14/26
Watch on YouTube →YouTube Astros VS Royals Condensed Game 6/13/26
Watch on YouTube →YouTube Royals vs. Astros Game Highlights (5/12/25) | MLB Highlights
Watch on YouTube →Official MLB Astros ride nine-run 1st inning for 10-8 win 00:03:15
Watch on MLB.com →Official MLB Condensed Game: HOU@KC - 6/12/26 00:13:06
Watch on MLB.com →Official MLB Yordan Alvarez crushes two homers in the 1st 00:01:00
Watch on MLB.com →Official MLB Brice Matthews' solo homer (5) 00:00:21
Watch on MLB.com →Official MLB Alvarez's second home run of the 1st is GRAND! (24) 00:00:29
Watch on MLB.com →Official MLB Alvarez, Walker go back-to-back in the first 00:00:55
Watch on MLB.com →Official MLB Michael Massey's RBI double 00:00:18
Watch on MLB.com →Official MLB Yordan Alvarez's two-run homer (23) 00:00:31
Watch on MLB.com →Official MLB Data Viz: Brice Matthews' home run 00:00:30
Watch on MLB.com →Official MLB Kameron Misner's two-run single 00:00:19
Watch on MLB.com →Game Info: Date, Time and Venue
DateJune 12, 2026
Time8:10 PM ET
VenueKauffman Stadium
Game TypeRegular Season
SeriesRegular Season · Game 1 of 3
Day/Nightnight
Attendance25,672
Game Duration3h 19m
First Pitch2026-06-13T00:09:00.000Z
Game Data RefreshedAug 9, 2026
Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals Probable Pitchers
HOUTatsuya Imai
Stats5-4 · ERA 6.06 · 63 SO · WHIP 1.50 · 52.0 IP
KCLuinder Avila
Stats4-3 · ERA 5.05 · 47 SO · WHIP 1.59 · 51.2 IP
TV Channel and Streaming
KCTV5
TV · EN · home
Royals.TV
TV · EN · home · Streaming
Space City Home Network
TV · EN · away · Streaming
96.5 The Fan
FM · EN · home · Streaming
KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2
AM · EN · away · Streaming
KLTN-TUDN 102.9 FM
AM · ES · away · Streaming
Royals Radio Network
AM · EN · home
Scoring Plays
Every run-scoring play in game order.
Top 1 · Home Run2-0
Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores.
Top 1 · Home Run3-0
Christian Walker homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.
Top 1 · Single4-0
Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.
Top 1 · Walk5-0
Jeremy Peña walks.
Top 1 · Home Run9-0
Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (24) to center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Christian Vázquez scores. Jeremy Peña scores.
Bottom 1 · Single9-1
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
Bottom 1 · Forceout9-2
Maikel Garcia grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Maikel Garcia to 1st.
Bottom 1 · Double9-3
Michael Massey doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.
Bottom 1 · Single9-5
Kameron Misner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey scores.
Bottom 8 · Single9-6
Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
Bottom 8 · Walk9-7
Carter Jensen walks. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd.
Bottom 8 · Single9-8
Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña, deflected by third baseman Isaac Paredes. Michael Massey scores. Isaac Collins to 3rd. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
Top 9 · Home Run10-8
Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.
Houston Astros Box Score
| Order | Batters | POS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | Stolen Bases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Peña#3 | SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez#44 | DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Christian Walker#8 | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Isaac Paredes#15 | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Jose Altuve#27 | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Joey Loperfido#10 | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Brice Matthews#0 | LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Cam Smith#11 | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Taylor Trammell#26 | CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jake Meyers#6 | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Christian Vázquez#2 | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | Pitches / Strikes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJ Blubaugh#69 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 / 24 |
Bryan King#74 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 / 11 |
Enyel De Los Santos#65 | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 / 20 |
Josh Hader#71 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 / 15 |
Nate Pearson#55 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 / 13 |
Steven Okert#48 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 / 20 |
Tatsuya Imai#45 | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 / 21 |
Kansas City Royals Box Score
| Order | Batters | POS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | Stolen Bases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Jensen#22 | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr.#7 | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino#9 | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Starling Marte#0 | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia#11 | 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jac Caglianone#14 | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Salvador Perez#13 | C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Michael Massey#19 | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kameron Misner#26 | CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lane Thomas#15 | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Isaac Collins#1 | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | Pitches / Strikes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eli Morgan#34 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 / 8 |
Lucas Erceg#60 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 / 27 |
Luinder Avila#58 | 0.2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 49 / 24 |
Mason Black#47 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 / 27 |
Matt Strahm#25 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 / 9 |
Steven Cruz#64 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 / 15 |
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More MLB Games on June 12, 2026
Other games loaded for the same date, with TV listings, probable pitchers and game details.
| Date / Time | Matchup | Status | TV / Streaming | Probable Pitchers | Venue | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fri, Jun 12
6:40 PM ET
|
8-3
|
Final |
Marlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & GarciaSportsNet Pittsburgh
|
MIA: Sandy Alcantara
10-4 · ERA 4.00 · 92 SO · WHIP 1.25 · 123.2 IP
PIT: Braxton Ashcraft
9-3 · ERA 3.24 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 108.1 IP
|
PNC Park |
|
|
Fri, Jun 12
6:45 PM ET
|
10-2
|
Final |
Mariners.TVNationals.TV
|
SEA: Bryce Miller
4-2 · ERA 1.71 · 62 SO · WHIP 0.66 · 52.2 IP
WSH: Zack Littell
7-6 · ERA 5.02 · 52 SO · WHIP 1.31 · 86.0 IP
|
Nationals Park |
|
|
Fri, Jun 12
7:05 PM ET
|
Final |
MASNPadres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health
|
SD: Griffin Canning
1-6 · ERA 6.71 · 50 SO · WHIP 1.61 · 51.0 IP
BAL: Shane Baz
4-9 · ERA 4.21 · 90 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 107.0 IP
|
Oriole Park at Camden Yards |
||
|
Fri, Jun 12
7:10 PM ET
|
Final |
Detroit SportsNetGuardians.TV Presented by Progressive
|
DET: Jack Flaherty
2-8 · ERA 4.60 · 92 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 76.1 IP
CLE: Tanner Bibee
2-9 · ERA 4.06 · 84 SO · WHIP 1.14 · 106.1 IP
|
Progressive Field |
||
|
Fri, Jun 12
7:10 PM ET
|
1-10
|
Final |
CW33NESN
|
TEX: Jack Leiter
3-7 · ERA 5.29 · 83 SO · WHIP 1.44 · 80.0 IP
BOS: Sonny Gray
10-1 · ERA 2.61 · 82 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 89.2 IP
|
Fenway Park |
|
|
Fri, Jun 12
7:15 PM ET
|
5-7
|
Final |
Apple TV
|
ATL: Spencer Strider
4-2 · ERA 5.31 · 46 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 39.0 IP
NYM: Nolan McLean
6-5 · ERA 3.73 · 118 SO · WHIP 1.12 · 101.1 IP
|
Citi Field |
|
|
Fri, Jun 12
7:15 PM ET
|
Final |
Apple TV
|
AZ: Eduardo Rodriguez
7-3 · ERA 2.25 · 74 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 108.0 IP
CIN: Nick Lodolo
3-2 · ERA 4.68 · 46 SO · WHIP 1.46 · 57.2 IP
|
Great American Ball Park |
||
|
Fri, Jun 12
7:37 PM ET
|
Final |
SN1SportsnetTVA Sports
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NYY: Ryan Weathers
3-7 · ERA 4.29 · 104 SO · WHIP 1.25 · 92.1 IP
TOR: Trey Yesavage
4-4 · ERA 3.31 · 68 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 73.1 IP
|
Rogers Centre |
||
|
Fri, Jun 12
7:40 PM ET
|
Final |
Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookNBCSP
|
PHI: Tanner Banks
0-4 · ERA 7.14 · 32 SO · WHIP 2.00 · 29.0 IP
MIL: Jacob Misiorowski
10-4 · ERA 1.62 · 167 SO · WHIP 0.76 · 111.0 IP
|
American Family Field |
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Fri, Jun 12
7:40 PM ET
|
Final |
Chicago Sports NetworkSportsNet LA
|
LAD: Roki Sasaki
3-5 · ERA 5.33 · 80 SO · WHIP 1.36 · 81.0 IP
CWS: Anthony Kay
6-3 · ERA 4.29 · 67 SO · WHIP 1.39 · 84.0 IP
|
Rate Field |
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Fri, Jun 12
8:10 PM ET
|
Final |
Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365KMOV-4Twins.TV Presented by Progressive
|
STL: Kyle Leahy
7-4 · ERA 3.86 · 73 SO · WHIP 1.45 · 86.1 IP
MIN: Joe Ryan
6-5 · ERA 2.85 · 122 SO · WHIP 1.04 · 104.1 IP
|
Target Field |
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Fri, Jun 12
8:10 PM ET
|
10-8
|
Final |
KCTV5Royals.TVSpace City Home Network
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HOU: Tatsuya Imai
5-4 · ERA 6.06 · 63 SO · WHIP 1.50 · 52.0 IP
KC: Luinder Avila
4-3 · ERA 5.05 · 47 SO · WHIP 1.59 · 51.2 IP
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Kauffman Stadium |
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Fri, Jun 12
9:38 PM ET
|
3-4
|
Final |
ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort CasinoRays.TV
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TB: Shane McClanahan
8-5 · ERA 2.83 · 82 SO · WHIP 1.13 · 86.0 IP
LAA: Sam Aldegheri
3-4 · ERA 5.08 · 22 SO · WHIP 1.43 · 33.2 IP
|
Angel Stadium |
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|
Fri, Jun 12
10:05 PM ET
|
4-6
|
Final |
NBCSCARockies.TV
|
COL: Sean Sullivan
0-3 · ERA 8.87 · 16 SO · WHIP 2.01 · 22.1 IP
ATH: Gage Jump
3-3 · ERA 3.77 · 41 SO · WHIP 1.30 · 43.0 IP
|
Las Vegas Ballpark |
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|
Fri, Jun 12
10:15 PM ET
|
5-1
|
Final |
KNTVMarquee Sports NetworkNBCS BA
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CHC: Javier Assad
6-1 · ERA 4.15 · 33 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 56.1 IP
SF: Landen Roupp
6-8 · ERA 4.27 · 104 SO · WHIP 1.31 · 97.0 IP
|
Oracle Park |
Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals FAQ
Common questions for this MLB matchup.
What time is Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals?
The listed start time is 8:10 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.
What channel is Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals on?
The current TV listing is KCTV5, Royals.TV, Space City Home Network. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.
Who are the probable pitchers?
The listed probable pitchers are Tatsuya Imai and Luinder Avila. Probable starters can change before first pitch.
Where is the game being played?
The listed venue is Kauffman Stadium.