Houston Astros v Kansas City Royals

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HAHouston Astros2946–2982–4 all time (since 1965)2026: 81–83LWWLLMore home runsMore strikeouts KCRKansas City Royals2455–2779–1 all time (since 1944)2026: 69–93WLLLWMore hits allowed

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The numbers lean Houston Astros

Houston Astros edge 4–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 96 meetings in MLB on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.

Houston Astros lead the head to head 50–46 from 96 meetings since 2005.
2026: Houston Astros 81–83, Kansas City Royals 69–93. Houston Astros have the better margin, -0.2 a game to -0.7.
Last five: Houston Astros 2 wins, Kansas City Royals 2.
Houston Astros average more home runs per game: 1.4 to 1.1.
Houston Astros average more strikeouts per game: 8.8 to 7.2.
Houston Astros average more walks allowed per game: 4 to 3.6.
Houston Astros’ biggest win in the rivalry: 12–3 in 2019, by 9.
Kansas City Royals’ biggest win in the rivalry: 13–3 in 2024, by 10.

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Head to head

5096 games
since 200546

18 Sept 2026 · Daikin Park, HoustonHouston Astros 6Kansas City Royals 2
17 Sept 2026 · Daikin Park, HoustonHouston Astros 2Kansas City Royals 5
16 Sept 2026 · Daikin Park, HoustonHouston Astros 4Kansas City Royals 2
15 June 2026 · Kauffman Stadium, Kansas CityHouston Astros 0Kansas City Royals 4
14 June 2026 · Kauffman Stadium, Kansas CityHouston Astros 8Kansas City Royals 7
13 June 2026 · Kauffman Stadium, Kansas CityHouston Astros 10Kansas City Royals 8
15 May 2025 · Daikin Park, HoustonHouston Astros 4Kansas City Royals 3
14 May 2025 · Daikin Park, HoustonHouston Astros 2Kansas City Royals 1

2026 season

Per game, this season.

4.5740 totalScored per gameper game4.3690 total
4.8779 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better5810 total
8.11,331 totalHitsper game8.31,346 total
1.4230 totalHome runsper game1.1170 total
4.3706 totalRBIsper game4.1656 total
4.5740 totalRunsper game4.3