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Houston Astros 8, Kansas City Royals 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Kauffman StadiumGame-day snapshot Jun 14, 3:03 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score52
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
8
8–7
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 31
7
T-Score31
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsCameron leads Burrows in P-Score (58 vs 38), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
Team strengthAstrosHouston leads 52–31 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.
PowerAstrosHouston has 96 home runs this season, 32 more than Kansas.

Starting pitchers

HOU
Mike Burrows RHP
Mike Burrows
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.86
206th
WHIP
1.58
205th
K/9
7.47
158th
BB/9
3.45
126th
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.07
213th
OPS/R
–
IP
78.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.75
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
78
KC
Noah Cameron LHP
Noah Cameron
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.11
110th
WHIP
1.21
84th
K/9
8.23
118th
BB/9
2.19
96th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.03
88th
OPS/R
–
IP
70.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.13
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
73
How the starters differ
·Cameron allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.21 WHIP compared with 1.58.
·Cameron enters with a 4.11 ERA compared with Burrows's 5.86.
·Cameron allows the lower home-run rate: 1.03 vs 2.07 per nine.
·Cameron has produced a quality start in 17% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Burrows arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam29%95.0
Changeup27%86.7
Slider16%89.5
Curveball14%79.0
Sinker14%94.5
Cameron arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam24%92.5
Cutter21%89.8
Changeup20%81.0
Curveball17%81.7
Slider13%85.2
Sinker5%91.5
Eephus Pitch0%57.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Astros vs LHP (Noah Cameron)
11th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Royals vs RHP (Mike Burrows)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page

Team comparison

OffenseHOUHOU·KCKC
AVG.242 19th.248 8th
OPS.732 7th.718 16th
Home runs226 1st170 21st
Runs734 13th690 22nd
OBP.315 19th.316 17th
SLG.417 5th.402 14th
PitchingHOUHOU·KCKC
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.45vs4.77
HOUKC
WHIP1.34vs1.41
HOUKC
K/98.8vs7.4
HOUKC
HR Allowed204vs210
HOUKC
ResultsHOUHOU·KCKC
+30515th
Run differential
+18928th
81–81 Record69–93
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Houston Astros (6–4)
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
Kansas City Royals (5–5)
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Astros?+
Mike Burrows (5.86 ERA, 3–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Royals?+
Noah Cameron (4.11 ERA, 3–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Kauffman Stadium, home of the Kansas City Royals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Astros and Royals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Royals 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Mike Burrows is at 38; Noah Cameron is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.