Houston Astros vs. New York Mets

Aug 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	4	0	6
NYM	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	4

loss:

C. Scottwin: Houston Astros logo

H. Brownsave: Houston Astros logo

J. Hader

Game Recap

NEW YORK -- The return of right-hander Hunter Brown to ace form on Friday night could be as big of a development in recent weeks for the Astros as any other in their push to win the American League West, especially if he’s able to keep it up in the...

Scoring Summary

HOUNYM

4
Carson Benge doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Francisco Lindor scores. [1 run]
01
6
Daulton Varsho singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. [2 runs]
21
6
Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Jose Altuve scores. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. [1 run]
31

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	.283
2Yordan AlvarezDH	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	.318
3Isaac Paredes3B	0	2	1	0	0	2	3	.260
4Jose Altuve2B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	.246
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264
5Daulton VarshoCF	1	4	0	2	1	0	2	.234
6Christian Walker1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	.231
7Yainer DiazC	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	.261
8Taylor TrammellRF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.207
Cam SmithPH-RF	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	.213
9Nelson VelazquezLF	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	.188
TOTAL	4	30	3	3	8	6	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Hunter BrownRHP	6.2	5	1	1	10	1	0	102	3.33
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	4.06
Josh HaderLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	0.76


TOTAL	9.0	5	1	1	14	1	0	137	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1A.J. EwingCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.238
2Francisco LindorSS	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	.233
3Bo Bichette3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.262
4Carson BengeRF	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	.279
5Luis Robert Jr.LF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.229
6Jared Young1B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.265
7Marcus Semien2B	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216
8Brett BatyDH	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	.219
9Luis TorrensC	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.241


TOTAL	5	31	1	1	14	1	0	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Christian ScottRHP	5.1	1	3	3	2	5	96	3.80
Nate LavenderLHP	0.2	2	0	0	1	0	11	0.00
Jonathan PintaroRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	21	3.68
Dedniel NunezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	10	5.79
Kodai SengaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	9	7.64
TOTAL	9.0	4	3	3	8	6	147	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUNYM

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Jeremy Pena grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. [2 outs]
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WALK — Isaac Paredes walks.
00
SINGLE — Jose Altuve singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Luis Robert Jr. Isaac Paredes to 2nd.
00
FORCEOUT — Daulton Varsho grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Francisco Lindor. Jose Altuve out at 2nd. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Francisco Lindor called out on strikes. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Bo Bichette grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

NYM

3Runs1

4Hits5

0Errors0

.133Batting Avg.161

30At Bats31

0Extra-base Hits1

0Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In1

6Walks1

1Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts14

6Left on Base4

4Total Bases6

Game Details

Friday, August 28, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Citi Field · Queens, NY

attendance: 28,848 (68.8%)

weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: HOU -105

over/under: 7.5