MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/27/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1804 - SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (39-36) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Houston Astros (36-40) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 4 0
Astros Edge Royals, 2-1
In a low-scoring game between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals, pitcher Norge Vera was masterful on the mound. The Houston right-hander spearheaded his team's 2-1 win. Shane Bieber notched his 17th save in 21 chances. With the win, Houston has a record of 36-40. Kansas City falls to 39-36.

Christian Walker was 1 for 2 with a double for Houston. The 35-year old first baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the sixth. With one out and runners on 1st and 3rd, he broke a 1-1 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Luis Frias. It was his 35th RBI of the season.

"There are no moral victories," said losing manager Fraser Stewart.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bailey SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 4 23
C. Abrams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278 4 38
A. Rutschman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 12 45
C. Joe DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .246 5 19
A. Meadows LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .208 7 41
E. Hernandez CF, RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .237 5 32
D. Walton 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .212 0 7
J. Triolo 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .231 4 25
   b-D. Millas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 1 9
R. Laureano RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 .213 5 12
   a-A. Louis PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 7 45
Totals 30 1 4 1 6 7 19      
a - A. Louis pinch hit for R. Laureano in the 7th
b - D. Millas pinch hit for J. Triolo in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bailey , C. Joe 2 , D. Walton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bailey , A. Meadows , R. Laureano 2
GIDP: A. Meadows
Hit by Pitch: D. Walton
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 6 26
V. Pasquantino DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .229 10 33
E. Rodriguez LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .248 7 30
W. Vasquez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 2 13
C. Walker 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .217 10 35
J. Ramos RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 5 9
A. Santos 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293 3 12
J. Pena SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296 11 40
W. Contreras C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 6 16
Totals 28 2 4 2 1 1 10      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Walker (12, 2nd Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Pena (22, 5th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Rodriguez (15, 6th Inning off L. Frias, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier , E. Rodriguez 2 , C. Walker 2 , J. Pena 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Santos , W. Contreras
Sac Fly: C. Walker
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Santos-Pena-Walker)
PB: W. Contreras
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Wheeler 5.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 68 2.51   
L. Frias L (2-1), BS (2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 28 1.76   
R. Pressly 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 57
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 19, L. Frias 8, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 6-8, L. Frias 4-3, R. Pressly 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 68-43, L. Frias 28-17, R. Pressly 23-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Frias 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Vera 5.1 3 1 1 5 5 0 101 3.17   
S. Armstrong W (1-3) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.88   
S. Bieber SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Vera 58
Batters Faced: N. Vera 24, S. Armstrong 8, S. Bieber 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Vera 4-7, S. Armstrong 5-1, S. Bieber 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Vera 101-59, S. Armstrong 19-14, S. Bieber 23-12
Hit Batsmen: S. Bieber
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norge Vera
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 41706
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