The Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Aug 28, 2026 at Citi Field.
Final · Citi Field
Top performers
- Daulton Varsho went 1-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Astros.
- Hunter Brown pitched 6.2 innings for the Astros, allowing 1 earned run with 10 strikeouts.
- Carson Benge went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Mets.
- Christian Scott pitched 5.1 innings for the Mets, allowing 3 earned runs with 2 strikeouts.
Houston Astros box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Velazquez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yainer Diaz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Daulton Varsho | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Altuve | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy Pena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cam Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor Trammell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Brown | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
New York Mets box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bo Bichette | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Robert Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carson Benge | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A.J. Ewing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Torrens | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Baty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Semien | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Scott | 5.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kodai Senga | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dedniel Nunez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jonathan Pintaro | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nate Lavender | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Before and after
- Astros · 2026 season · Previous Aug 27, 2026: HOU 5, NYY 1 · Next Aug 29, 2026: HOU 2, NYM 6
- Mets · 2026 season · Previous Aug 27, 2026: MIL 8, NYM 2 · Next Aug 29, 2026: HOU 2, NYM 6