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Houston Astros @ New York Mets

8/30/2026, 3:10:00 PM ET · Citi Field

Houston Astros6
New York Mets3
FINALtotal 7.525,227 attendance

Houston Astros

6868 · last 5: 32

DateOppResultRunsvs 7.5
08-29@ NYML 268O
08-28@ NYMW 314U
08-27@ NYYW 516U
08-26@ NYYL 3912O
08-25@ NYYW 9716O

New York Mets

6175 · last 5: 23

DateOppResultRunsvs 7.5
08-29vs HOUW 628O
08-28vs HOUL 134U
08-27vs MILL 2810O
08-26vs MILL 189O
08-25vs MILW 325U

Probable pitchers

Expected to throw the bulk of the game.

Ethan Pecko

Houston Astros · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202628.07.881.88.25012.8%5.62.25
2026 Away14.110.382.08.2944.8%2.14.15
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB2526.263.57911.1%50.0%4.0%
2026 vs RHB1401.250.3330.0%50.0%28.6%
Strikeoutso3.5+109
Pitching Outso14.5+102

Zac Thornton

New York Mets · LHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
20261056.12.881.15.24417.9%6.40.96
2026 Home635.02.831.17.24821.3%7.71.03
2026 Day211.22.311.11.18214.3%5.40.77
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB7114.194.2397.1%41.1%15.5%
2026 vs RHB152510.273.4248.9%37.5%19.1%
Earned Runso2.5+106
Hits Allowedo5.5+106
Pitcher Walkso1.5+111

Batting orders

Houston Astros

Confirmed

2 LHB, 7 RHB, 0 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Jeremy PeñaRSS3409616.282.47622.7%6.2%39.6%o6.5 -122
2Yordan AlvarezLLF48115437.320.61317.8%16.9%53.9%o0.5 -155
3Isaac ParedesRDH46812117.259.42113.5%5.0%27.9%o0.5 -370
4Jose AltuveR2B42310414.246.39720.4%4.8%32.8%o1.5 -115
5Christian WalkerR1B48411124.229.43423.9%9.2%41.7%
6Daulton VarshoLCF4189710.232.36620.2%6.4%38.2%o0.5 +480
7Yainer DiazRC2576710.261.41615.7%5.5%35.9%
8Cam SmithRRF4289117.213.38625.6%11.1%44.4%
9Nick AllenR3B123322.260.34122.0%2.0%29.0%

New York Mets

Confirmed

4 LHB, 4 RHB, 1 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Francisco LindorSWSS3047113.234.41819.4%9.2%47.1%
2Juan SotoLDH2978421.283.53513.3%13.9%48.6%o0.5 +725
3Bo BichetteR3B53013814.260.38718.5%6.3%41.7%o0.5 +198
4Carson BengeLRF49113716.279.42621.9%7.4%40.4%o0.5 +3800
5Jared YoungL1B257708.272.44718.9%7.2%44.4%o0.5 -210
6Luis Robert Jr.RLF1894310.228.40724.1%8.6%40.0%o1.5 +114
7A.J. EwingLCF348827.236.34827.2%7.2%41.8%o0.5 +1076
8Marcus SemienR2B4119014.219.35021.5%6.3%33.1%o0.5 +135
9Luis TorrensRC220538.241.40520.3%5.7%41.4%
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