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Rave and Massey homer as Royals beat Astros 5-2, dropping Houston into first-place tie with Texas

— John Rave hit a two-run homer, Michael Massey added a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston 5-2 on Wednesday night, dropping the Astros into a first-place tie with the Texas Rangers in the AL West.
Sep 17, 2026, 01:16 pm - AP
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D. Lynch IV
win

D. Lynch IV6-5

5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
C. Javier
loss

C. Javier2-6

5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCHOU
4thRave homered to right (366 feet), Massey scored.20
8thMassey homered to right (342 feet).30
8thJensen doubled to right, Collins scored on throwing error by right fielder Barrosa and Rojas scored, Jensen to third. Houston Astros challenged: call on the field was upheld.50
8thParedes hit sacrifice fly to center, Barrosa scored.51
9thDiaz homered to left (381 feet).52
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