{
  "id": 7936713,
  "title": "Bats Cold as Astros fall to Royals 5-2.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/bats-cold-as-astros-fall-to-royals-5-2",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T03:13:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bats-cold-astros-fall-royals-031336329.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Houston Astros' winning streak ended at one as they fell 5-2 to the Kansas City Royals. Jeremy Peña, who had challenged the first pitch of the game and won when the call was overturned, had a productive series against the Phillies last week. However, he struggled once again, with his six hits coming over two games. The Astros' pitching also had issues, with Cristian Javier allowing 5 hits, 3 walks, and 2 runs over 5.1 innings. Despite a brief moment of hope in the seventh inning with two singles by Jose Altuve and Yainer Diaz, the Astros were unable to capitalize, as the Royals extended their lead with a solo home run by Michael Massey. Carter Jensen broke the game open with a 2-run RBI double in the eighth inning, bringing home Isaac Collins and Josh Rojas. De Los Santos was charged with all three runs in the inning. The Astros managed to score once more in the bottom of the eighth with a sac fly by Isaac Paredes. Yainer Diaz hit his 12th homer of the season in the bottom of the ninth, but it was too little, too late. The Texas Rangers remained atop the A.L. West with a 76-76 record, tying the Astros.",
  "summary": "So much for the winning streak, it’s been halted at one. Kansas City 5 Houston 2. It was another three hit night for Jeremy Pena. Unfortunately, there was little else. Over the course of two nights against the Royals, Pena has six of the Astros 12 total hits. Yikes. Aside from the […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Houston Astros' winning streak ends at one game",
    "Jeremy Peña struggles, hits only six times in two games",
    "Astros' pitching issues with Cristian Javier allowing 5 hits and 3 walks"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Royals vs. Astros September 16th game discussion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/royals-vs-astros-september-16th-game-discussion",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:10:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Rave and Massey homer as Royals beat Astros 5-2, dropping Houston into first-place tie with Texas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/rave-and-massey-homer-as-royals-beat-astros-5-2-dropping-houston-into-7938325",
        "published": "2026-09-17T03:16:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}