Pickswise
KC
Kansas City Royals67-86, 28-50
2–6
FinalMinute Maid Park, Houston
HOU
Houston Astros77-76, 39-39
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KC vs HOU Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Thursday, 09/17/26

🔥 Win Probability

47.3%KC
Win probability chart
KC
HOU
52.7%HOU

Probable Pitchers

KC
KC
Pitchers
HOU
HOU
Seth LugoSP, #67
Seth Lugo
vs
Miguel Ullola
Miguel UllolaSP, #66
PLAYERW-LERAWHIPIPHKBBHR
S. Lugo7-95.061.46169.01931315423
M. Ullola0-03.380.758.051012

Team Stats

KC
KC
HOU
HOU
Batting
.103AVG.324
.325OPS1.202
0HR5
1RBI6
3H11
2R6
0SB1
2BB2
Pitching
6.75ERA2.00
1.63WHIP0.56
0W0
0L0
7K6
2BB2
5HR0
0SV0
8.0IP9.0
Fielding
0.000FP0.000
0E0
0DP0
6A9
0PO0

Season Series

Current SeriesHOU wins series 2-1
Sep 15
KC
KC2
@
HOU
HOU4
Final
Sep 16
KC
KC5
@
HOU
HOU2
Final
Sep 17
KC
KC2
@
HOU
HOU6
Final
Regular Season SeriesHOU wins series 4-2
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
KC2
@
HOU
HOU6
Final

Injury Report

HOU
HOU
PlayerPosInjuryReturn
S. Okert
RPRight HamstringSep 16
B. Matthews
CFLeft KneeSep 16
M. Burrows
SPRight ElbowSep 21
C. Correa
SSLeft AnkleJan 31
B. Walter
SPLeft ElbowJan 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 City678611L1.438

2026 American League West Standings

TeamWLGBSTRKPCT
Houston7776-W1.503
Texas76760.5W4.500
Seattle71826W1.464
Athletics619216L3.399
Los Angeles589418.5L1.382