Pickswise
KC
Kansas City Royals67-85, 28-49
5–2
FinalMinute Maid Park, Houston
HOU
Houston Astros76-76, 38-39
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KC vs HOU Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Wednesday, 09/16/26

🔥 Win Probability

47.4%KC
Win probability chart
KC
HOU
52.6%HOU

Probable Pitchers

KC
KC
Pitchers
HOU
HOU
Seth LugoSP, #67
Seth Lugo
vs
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
S. Lugo7-84.991.45164.01851265319

Team Stats

KC
KC
HOU
HOU
Batting
.245AVG.239
.714OPS.722
156HR200
606RBI642
1240H1213
636R673
122SB45
483BB493
Pitching
4.63ERA4.53
1.39WHIP1.35
66W76
85L75
1093K1319
537BB607
184HR193
36SV48
1329.1IP1338.2
Fielding
0.988FP0.987
67E67
271DP222
1374A1115
0PO0

Season Leaders

KC
KC
Avg. Per Game
HOU
HOU
Bobby Witt Jr.
B. Witt Jr.
.280 AVG.359 OBP.447 SLG

Batting Average

Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
.310 AVG.429 OBP.594 SLG
Carter Jensen
C. Jensen
24 HR.232 AVG73 RBI

Home Runs

Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
39 HR.310 AVG98 RBI
Carter Jensen
C. Jensen
73 RBI24 HR.232 AVG

Runs Batted In

Yordan Alvarez
Y. Alvarez
98 RBI39 HR.310 AVG

Season Series

Current SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Sep 15
KC
KC2
@
HOU
HOU4
Final
Sep 16
KC
KC5
@
HOU
HOU2
Final
Sep 17
KC
KC-
@
HOU
HOU-
9/17
Regular Season SeriesHOU leads series 3-2
Jun 12
HOU
HOU10
@
KC
KC8
Final
Jun 13
HOU
HOU8
@
KC
KC7
Final
Jun 14
HOU
HOU0
@
KC
KC4
Final
Sep 15
KC
KC2
@
HOU
HOU4
Final
Sep 16
KC
KC5
@
HOU
HOU2
Final
Sep 17
KC
KC-
@
HOU
HOU-
9/17

Injury Report

HOU
HOU
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
S. Okert
RPRight HamstringSep 15
B. Matthews
CFLeft KneeSep 15
T. Trammell
LF PersonalSep 17
M. Burrows
SPRight ElbowSep 21
C. Correa
SSLeft AnkleJan 31
KC
KC
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
T. Gonsolin
SPRight ElbowSep 17
C. Seabold
RPRight LatSep 17
J. McArthur
RPRight ElbowSep 21
B. Way
RPRight ShoulderJan 31
C. Estevez
RPRight ShoulderJan 31

Standings

2026 American League Central Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Cleveland7875-W2.510
Chicago77750.5L2.507
Detroit72805.5L1.474
Minnesota71816.5W1.467
Kansas City678510.5W1.441

2026 American League West Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Houston7676-L1.500
Texas7676-W4.500
Seattle70826L3.461
Athletics619115L2.401
Los Angeles589317.5W2.384

Last 5 Games

KC
KC Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
9/15/26
@
HOU
HOU
L 4-2
9/13/26
@
BOS
BOS
L 4-1
9/12/26
@
BOS
BOS
L 5-1
9/11/26
@
BOS
BOS
W 3-2
9/9/26
vs
ARI
ARI
W 5-2
HOU
HOU Last 5
DATEOPPRESULT
9/15/26
vs
KC
KC
W 4-2
9/13/26
@
TB
TB
L 14-4
9/12/26
@
TB
TB
L 3-2
9/11/26
@
TB
TB
L 3-1
9/10/26
@
PHI
PHI
W 2-1