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2026-09-16 · Daikin ParkMLB · 2026 season Simulation Ready
KC@HOU

KC @ HOU

Model simulationprecomputedRuns10,000Generated picks8

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Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros

Model mlb-2026.07Runs 10,000generated today

KC @ HOU: 41 player-prop markets simulated over 10000 deterministic iterations each.

10,000 game simulationsDegraded inputs
Simulated 11:27 AM ET · pregame
Kansas City RoyalsKansas City Royals
vs
Houston AstrosHouston Astros
Projected scoreKC 4 – 4 HOUKC 54% · from 10,000 simulated games
54%Win chance46%
4.4Projected runs3.8
1–8Likely range1–7
44%Sportsbook56%

Close call: the simulated means differ by 0.6 runs and the win probabilities sit near even. Team strength enters only through each club's player projections; no separate home-field advantage term is applied.

GameTimePicks simulation readfrom 10,000 simulated games · not validated to out-predict the market
Kansas City Royals
HOU 3KC 4
Median simulation score
MoneylineKC54% simulationsLEAN
TotalUnavailablePaused · its live record is below a coin flip
Run lineHOU +1.559% coverMODERATE
Largest simulated player outcomes
Salvador Perez
Salvador PerezKC vs HOU
OVER 0.5 Hits76%7,610 / 10,000 games
Carter Jensen
Carter JensenKC vs HOU
OVER 0.5 Hits71%7,100 / 10,000 games
Michael Massey
Michael MasseyKC vs HOU
OVER 0.5 Hits70%7,030 / 10,000 games
Carter Jensen
Carter JensenKC vs HOU
OVER 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs69%6,880 / 10,000 games
Isaac Paredes
Isaac ParedesHOU vs KC
OVER 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs64%6,380 / 10,000 games
Direction from simulated probability across 10,000 games · legacy prop engine · not a bet

Simulation story

8 chapters · read from the published artifact
Loading the matchup modelReading the outcome distribution from 10,000 simulated gamesPreparing the score scenariosPress Play to step through what the model expects, chapter by chapter, or read the report below.

KC at HOU

Kansas City Royals visit Houston Astros at Daikin Park.

model mlb-fullgame-2026.08-pa-v210,000 simulated gamesproduced Sep 16, 11:27 AM ETprices captured Sep 16, 6:07 AM ET
Evidence
Win probability · 10,000 simulated games
KC 54%46% HOU
Simulation outcomes · 10,000 complete games
KC wins5,410of 10,000 games
HOU wins4,590of 10,000 games
Extra innings1,070go past nine
Most likely final scores
KC 23 HOU4%
KC 34 HOU3%
KC 32 HOU3%
KC 12 HOU3%
KC 45 HOU3%
KC 43 HOU2%
Expected runs (mean)4.4–3.8KC–HOU
KC range1–8p10–p90 runs
HOU range1–7p10–p90 runs
Total runs8p10–p90 3–13
Run line (from simulated margins)KC −1.5 covers 41% of the time
Extra innings11% of games go past nine
Total-runs distribution
04812162021+
Simulation story

KC wins 54% of simulations.

Most common outcome: KC 2 – HOU 3 (380 / 10,000 simulations).

30% of simulations finish within one run.

Biggest player factor: Salvador Perez OVER 0.5 Hits — 7,610 / 10,000 simulations.

Our simulation
Market snapshot (the book)
HOU win46%
market56%
Total (median vs line)8
market9
HOU −1.5 cover29%
market39%
RelationshipMODEL HIGHER

The market column is the de-vigged sportsbook price, shown for comparison. It is never an input to our simulation, and we do not claim to beat it.

Paper-only · educational · not betting advice · same model output for every user · model mlb-2026.07