Current-feed record
+2wins for Astros
51% Astros · 49% Royals
The split has held steady across the schedule change: 10-12 since 2023.
Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals H2H Record
American League
Houston Astros
Kansas City Royals
Astros lead Royals51to49since 2002
Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.
2026 season series: Astros lead 2-1
Data updated 4 min read
At a glance
Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals insights
Recent form
10-10last 20
Royals won 4-0 on Jun 14, 2026
Where it matters
5Postseason games
5 postseason games across 1 postseason since 2002.
Schedule context
- Astros built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 41 of 78 decided meetings (53%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 10-12, or 45% to Astros.
Astros vs Royals postseason head-to-head record
Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals have a verified postseason subset inside the current-feed record. The playoff games are included in the overall total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Royals 3-2
- 5 postseason games since 2002
- Playoff share
- 5.0%
- Share of recorded meetings in this feed
- Regular season
- 95
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Win Percentage
51W
49W
HOU
KC
51%49%
Houston AstrosKansas City Royals
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jun 14
KC 4-0 HOU
KCJun 13
KC 7-8 HOU
HOUJun 12
KC 8-10 HOU
HOUMay 14
HOU 4-3 KC
HOUMay 13
HOU 2-1 KC
HOUMay 12
HOU 5-7 KC
KCApr 27
KC 3-7 HOU
HOUApr 26
KC 2-0 HOU
KCApr 25
KC 2-0 HOU
KCSep 1
HOU 7-2 KC
HOU| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2026 | KC | HOU | 4–0 | KC |
| Jun 13, 2026 | KC | HOU | 7–8 | HOU |
| Jun 12, 2026 | KC | HOU | 8–10 | HOU |
| May 14, 2025 | HOU | KC | 4–3 | HOU |
| May 13, 2025 | HOU | KC | 2–1 | HOU |
| May 12, 2025 | HOU | KC | 5–7 | KC |
| Apr 27, 2025 | KC | HOU | 3–7 | HOU |
| Apr 26, 2025 | KC | HOU | 2–0 | KC |
| Apr 25, 2025 | KC | HOU | 2–0 | KC |
| Sep 1, 2024 | HOU | KC | 7–2 | HOU |
Last Meeting
Jun 14, 2026Final
KC
4
HOME
HOU
0
AWAY
Royalswon by4runs
Snapped Astros' streak·Game 100 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Kansas City Royals won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.5 runs on average
3.5runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
HOU-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200251%
KC-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200249%
Last 10 Results
HOU / KC
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season95 games
49
46
Postseason5 games
2
3
Houston Astros Biggest Win
13–4+9 runs
Jun 24, 2016
Kansas City Royals Biggest Win
12–2+10 runs
May 7, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | HOU ↕ | KC ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
All 18 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
25-25
HOU
AWAY
24-26
KC
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
23%
Share of the 100 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
77%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.5.
Average total
8.8runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
51%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 56 | 44 | 56% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 51 | 49 | 51% |
| 9.5 | 40 | 60 | 40% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Houston Astros
51 W · 51%1.96
Kansas City Royals
49 W · 49%2.04
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
35%vs 23% full archive
+12% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
65%vs 77% full archive
-12% in the last 20
Average total
8.8 runsvs 8.8 runs full archive
0 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2023 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Astros and Royals in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals
What is the Houston Astros vs Kansas City Royals postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 5 games: Houston Astros have 2 wins and Kansas City Royals have 3 wins. Those games are already included in the current-feed record since 2002.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API
Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals have met 100 times in this archive, which covers the 2005 season onward.