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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros Slate date: 2026-09-15 Generated: 2026-08-05 07:33:42 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.5K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 8:10 PM ET - Venue: Daikin Park (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3 - Away: Kansas City Royals [KC] — record 47-67 (.412) Probable starter: TBD - Home: Houston Astros [HOU] — record 59-57 (.509) Probable starter: TBD ## RECENT FORM — Kansas City Royals [KC] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 15 (5.0/gm), allowed 22 (7.3/gm), combined 37 (12.3/gm) ### 2026-08-04 — W 8-2 vs Minnesota Twins Innings: MIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 | KC 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 x R/H/E: MIN 2/7/2 — KC 8/10/1 Decisions: W: Randy Dobnak | L: Joe Ryan Conditions: Weather: 91 degrees, Overcast. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:50 PM. | T: 2:38. | Att: 20,177. MIN batting: 2 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 17 LOB Trevor Larnach (LF): 0-3, 2 BB | avg .283 Ryan Jeffers (C): 0-5, 1 K | avg .283 Josh Bell (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .247 Kody Clemens (2B): 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .236 Royce Lewis (1B): 4-4, 1 2B | avg .232 Brooks Lee (3B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .242 Alan Roden (RF): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .214 Austin Martin (RF): 0-2 | avg .236 Luke Keaschall (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .263 Ryan Kreidler (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB | avg .236 MIN pitching: Joe Ryan: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Kody Funderburk: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.18 Travis Adams: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 20 pitches | season ERA 5.67 Taylor Rogers: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 5.09 KC batting: 8 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (C): 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K | avg .231 Bobby Witt Jr. (SS): 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .283 Jac Caglianone (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .253 Salvador Perez (DH): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .216 Michael Massey (2B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .262 Nick Loftin (3B): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .249 Isaac Collins (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .240 John Rave (RF): 0-2 | avg .294 Starling Marte (PH): 1-1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI | avg .255 Kyle Isbel (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI | avg .250 KC pitching: Randy Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 90 pitches | season ERA 1.16 Daniel Lynch IV: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 1.96 John Schreiber: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches | season ERA 3.67 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.39 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 3.00 ### 2026-08-02 — L 1-8 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | COL 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 x R/H/E: KC 1/5/0 — COL 8/9/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Freeland | L: Seth Lugo Conditions: Weather: 99 degrees, Sunny. | Wind: 11 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 1:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 32,226. KC batting: 1 R, 5 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 0-4, 2 K | avg .232 Nick Loftin (2B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Jac Caglianone (RF): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .251 Salvador Perez (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .215 Starling Marte (LF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .250 John Rave (CF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .313 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 0-4, 1 K | avg .325 Josh Rojas (3B): 0-2, 1 BB | avg .230 Luke Maile (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .267 KC pitching: Seth Lugo: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 99 pitches | season ERA 4.41 Aaron Bummer: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 25 pitches | season ERA 8.82 Nate Pearson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 3.13 Steven Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.28 COL batting: 8 R, 9 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 5 K, 3 SB, 12 LOB Jake McCarthy (DH): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI | avg .289 Mickey Moniak (LF): 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .273 Cole Carrigg (CF): 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 SB | avg .305 TJ Rumfield (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .296 Willi Castro (3B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB | avg .263 Troy Johnston (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .283 Edouard Julien (2B): 0-1, 2 R, 3 BB | avg .212 Brett Sullivan (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 SB | avg .236 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .193 COL pitching: Kyle Freeland: 9.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 115 pitches | season ERA 6.81 ### 2026-08-01 — L 6-12 @ Colorado Rockies Innings: KC 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 | COL 0 0 6 1 1 0 1 3 x R/H/E: KC 6/12/0 — COL 12/16/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Feltner | L: Luinder Avila Conditions: Weather: 94 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 4 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:12 PM. | T: 2:56. | Att: 40,216. KC batting: 6 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 3 HR, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 SB, 16 LOB Carter Jensen (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB | avg .235 Lane Thomas (CF): 1-2 | avg .232 Starling Marte (RF): 0-3, 1 RBI | avg .250 Jac Caglianone (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .251 Salvador Perez (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .215 Isaac Collins (LF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 K | avg .242 Nick Loftin (3B): 2-4, 1 2B | avg .256 Michael Massey (2B): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .263 John Rave (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .321 Tyler Tolbert (SS): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .342 KC pitching: Luinder Avila: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 60 pitches | season ERA 5.53 Easton McGee: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 36 pitches | season ERA 2.08 Matt Strahm: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 7.32 Alex Lange: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 34 pitches | season ERA 6.25 Lucas Erceg: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 6.37 COL batting: 12 R, 16 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 5 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 18 LOB Jake McCarthy (LF): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .291 Kyle Karros (3B): 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K | avg .268 TJ Rumfield (1B): 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 K | avg .297 Hunter Goodman (C): 4-5, 2 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI | avg .258 Mickey Moniak (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI | avg .278 Cole Carrigg (RF): 0-2, 3 BB | avg .292 Willi Castro (2B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .262 Tyler Freeman (RF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .251 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-2 | avg .195 Brenton Doyle (CF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .214 COL pitching: Ryan Feltner: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 5.75 Victor Vodnik: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 5.25 Juan Mejia: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 5.40 Jimmy Herget: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 7.06 ## RECENT FORM — Houston Astros [HOU] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 1-2 in last 3 | scored 12 (4.0/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 22 (7.3/gm) ### 2026-08-05 — L 4-5 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 | HOU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (10 inn) R/H/E: TOR 5/5/0 — HOU 4/10/1 Decisions: W: Louis Varland | L: Bennett Sousa | SV: Chase Lee Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 1:10 PM. | T: 2:55. | Att: 27,751. TOR batting: 5 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 1-5, 3 K | avg .266 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .229 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .270 George Springer (DH): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .238 Brandon Valenzuela (C): 0-3, 3 K | avg .235 Alejandro Kirk (C): 0-1 | avg .235 Josh Smith (3B): 0-2 | avg .209 Luis Urías (2B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 K | avg .240 Ernie Clement (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .285 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .229 Myles Straw (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .231 TOR pitching: Jameson Taillon: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 80 pitches | season ERA 5.96 Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 40 pitches | season ERA 3.04 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.14 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.59 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 1.09 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 6.23 HOU batting: 4 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .311 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .329 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .244 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .242 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .232 Christian Walker (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .240 LaMonte Wade Jr. (LF): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .229 Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4 | avg .260 Nick Allen (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .260 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-1 | avg .249 HOU pitching: Hunter Brown: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.53 Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.24 Bryan Abreu: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.13 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.48 ### 2026-08-04 — W 7-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 x R/H/E: TOR 2/5/1 — HOU 7/9/1 Decisions: W: Hayden Wesneski | L: Chad Dallas Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,450. TOR batting: 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .267 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .259 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 0-4, 3 K | avg .229 George Springer (DH): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .240 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4 | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .269 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .145 Josh Smith (PH): 0-1 | avg .212 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-3 | avg .286 Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI | avg .231 TOR pitching: Trey Yesavage: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Chad Dallas: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 74 pitches | season ERA 8.22 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.93 Brendon Little: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 11.77 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.23 HOU batting: 7 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .317 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .329 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .249 Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .242 Christian Walker (1B): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI | avg .241 Taylor Trammell (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .238 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 RBI | avg .265 Cam Smith (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .217 HOU pitching: Hayden Wesneski: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 78 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 2.89 Enyel De Los Santos: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 4.22 ### 2026-08-03 — L 1-3 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 R/H/E: TOR 3/7/0 — HOU 1/10/1 Decisions: W: Shane Bieber | L: Cristian Javier | SV: Tyler Rogers Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:28. | Att: 22,789. TOR batting: 3 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .271 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-4, 2 K | avg .261 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 George Springer (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .239 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .271 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-2, 1 RBI | avg .288 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3 | avg .230 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 2B, 1 SB | avg .223 TOR pitching: Shane Bieber: 5.2 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 5.11 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.00 Brendon Little: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 21 pitches | season ERA 12.00 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 1.62 HOU batting: 1 R, 10 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 5 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 21 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .320 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .330 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .252 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .243 Christian Walker (1B): 1-5, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-4 | avg .236 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .236 Zach Dezenzo (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .213 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .261 Cam Smith (RF): 2-4, 1 K | avg .216 HOU pitching: Cristian Javier: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 85 pitches | season ERA 6.59 Tatsuya Imai: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 34 pitches | season ERA 5.55 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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