Astros @ Royals · Jun 12, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Game 70 · Fri, Jun 12, 2026

Kauffman Stadium Regular Season

Houston Astros Astros 10

Final

NIGHT game

8 Kansas City Royals Royals

Away starter

Tatsuya Imai

Home starter

Luinder Avila

Game state Final

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MVP Yordan? Slugger makes history with two homers, 6 RBIs in 1st inning

KANSAS CITY -- You don’t have to bleed orange and blue or prefer the barbecue in Texas over what they serve in Kansas City to appreciate greatness on the baseball field when you see it. Perhaps that’s why there was audible buzz in Kauffman Stadium on Friday night while Astros

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Astros ride nine-run 1st inning for 10-8 win00:03:15

he Astros score nine runs in the 1st inning, featuring two home runs from Yordan Alvarez, to power past the Royals in a 10-8 win

Condensed Game: HOU@KC - 6/12/2600:13:06

Condensed Game: Yordan Alvarez and the Astros take on Michael Massey and the Royals on June 12, 2026

Yordan Alvarez crushes two homers in the 1st00:01:00

Yordan Alvarez belts two home runs in the 1st inning, the first player in MLB to do so since 2008

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Astros @ Royals · 10–8

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