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Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — September 17, 2026
Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.
7:15 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Sep 17, 4:16 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:32 AM ET
Lineup strength vs today's starter
Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.
KC.727
−17 ptsOPS edge
HOU
.744
Slight edge: HOU
Power
Season HR
117vs147
Discipline
Adj. OBP
.316vs.323
Top of order
Slots 1–4
.766vs.811
Bottom of order
Slots 7–9
.681vs.674
KC wins 5 of 9 batting-order slots · HOU wins 4
KCSlotHOU
Carter Jensen.764
1.785Jeremy Peña
Bobby Witt Jr..791
2.982Yordan Alvarez
Jac Caglianone.798
3.775Isaac Paredes
Maikel Garcia.708
4.699Jose Altuve
Michael Massey.752
5.742Yainer Diaz
Salvador Perez.661
6.653Daulton Varsho
John Rave.741
7.666Taylor Trammell
Kyle Isbel.627
8.682Cam Smith
Isaac Collins.672
9.673LaMonte Wade Jr.
6 of 9 Kansas City Royals hitters have the platoon advantage vs Miguel Ullola (4 of 9 for Houston Astros)
Kansas City Royals
- Platoon advantage in 6 of 9 spots
Houston Astros
- Strong top of the order
- Real power throughout the lineup