Kansas City Royals - Houston Astros 06-12-2026

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Houston Astros

P: Tatsuya Imai · 5.24 ERA

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Fri, Jun 12

Kansas City Royals

P: Luinder Avila · 4.85 ERA

Team

Houston Astros

HOU

Kansas City Royals

Game Details

• Kauffman Stadium

Probable Starting Pitchers

Tatsuya Imai

Houston Astros Away

ERA

5.24

WHIP

1.398

K/9

9.44

BB/9

6.03

34.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 5.64 WHIP —

Luinder Avila

Kansas City Royals Home

ERA

4.85

WHIP

1.692

K/9

8.31

BB/9

6.92

13.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 7.82 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Houston Astros	-105	-1.5 (+145)	O 9.5 (-108)
Kansas City Royals	-103	+1.5 (-162)	U 9.5 (-104)

Latest pre-game line · Jun 12

Weather & Conditions

Temp80°F

Wind 6 mphSSE · crossL

Gusts9 mph

Humidity52%

SkyClear

Away Batting

Houston Astros

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
SSJeremy Peña	3	2	1	0	2	0	1	.282
DHYordan Alvarez HR x2	5	2	3	6	0	0	0	.321
1BChristian Walker HR	5	1	1	1	0	2	2	.248
3BIsaac Paredes	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233
2BJose Altuve	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	.232
LFJoey Loperfido	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	.246
LFBrice Matthews HR	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.209
RFCam Smith	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.220
CFTaylor Trammell 2B	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	.292
CFJake Meyers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
CChristian Vázquez	3	1	0	0	1	0	4	.229
Totals	36	10	10	9	7	4	15	—

Away Pitching

Houston Astros

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Tatsuya Imai	0.2	4	5	5	1	1	38-21	6.43
Steven Okert	2.1	3	0	0	0	0	28-20	2.78
AJ Blubaugh	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	38-24	4.03
Nate Pearson (W, 1-0)	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	15-13	3.12
Enyel De Los Santos	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	27-20	3.94
Bryan King (H, 6)	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	18-11	2.45
Josh Hader (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	20-15	0.00
Totals	9.0	13	8	8	3	6	—	—

Home Batting

Kansas City Royals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
DHCarter Jensen	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	.215
SSBobby Witt Jr.	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.278
1BVinnie Pasquantino	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.223
RFStarling Marte	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.254
3BMaikel Garcia	5	2	2	1	0	1	1	.264
1BJac Caglianone	5	0	0	0	0	3	3	.272
CSalvador Perez	5	2	3	0	0	0	1	.205
2BMichael Massey 2B	4	2	2	2	0	0	2	.262
CFKameron Misner	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	.600
CFLane Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.227
LFIsaac Collins	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.217
Totals	38	8	13	8	3	6	17	—

Home Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Luinder Avila (L, 1-3)	0.2	5	8	8	3	0	2	49-24	6.19
Mason Black	2.1	3	1	1	3	3	1	48-27	2.63
Steven Cruz	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21-15	5.95
Lucas Erceg	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	43-27	5.81
Eli Morgan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	5.19
Matt Strahm	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	14-9	4.64
Totals	9.0	10	10	10	7	4	4	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T1	2–0	Yordan Alvarez homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores.
T1	3–0	Christian Walker homers (17) on a fly ball to left field.
T1	4–0	Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to center fielder Kameron Misner. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.
T1	5–0	Jeremy Peña walks.
T1	9–0	Yordan Alvarez hits a grand slam (24) to center field. Taylor Trammell scores. Christian Vázquez scores. Jeremy Peña scores.
B1	9–1	Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.
B1	9–2	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.
B1	9–3	Michael Massey doubles (11) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.
B1	9–5	Kameron Misner singles on a fly ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey scores.
B8	9–6	Michael Massey singles on a line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Maikel Garcia scores. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
B8	9–7	Carter Jensen walks. Salvador Perez scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. Isaac Collins to 2nd.
B8	9–8	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.
T9	10–8	Brice Matthews homers (5) on a fly ball to left field.

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