Houston Astros @ New York Mets
8/30/2026, 3:10:00 PM ET · Citi Field
| Houston Astros | 6 |
| New York Mets | 3 |
FINALtotal 7.525,227 attendance
Houston Astros
68–68 · last 5: 3–2
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 7.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-29 | @ NYM | L 2–6 | 8 | O |
| 08-28 | @ NYM | W 3–1 | 4 | U |
| 08-27 | @ NYY | W 5–1 | 6 | U |
| 08-26 | @ NYY | L 3–9 | 12 | O |
| 08-25 | @ NYY | W 9–7 | 16 | O |
New York Mets
61–75 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 7.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-29 | vs HOU | W 6–2 | 8 | O |
| 08-28 | vs HOU | L 1–3 | 4 | U |
| 08-27 | vs MIL | L 2–8 | 10 | O |
| 08-26 | vs MIL | L 1–8 | 9 | O |
| 08-25 | vs MIL | W 3–2 | 5 | U |
Probable pitchers
Expected to throw the bulk of the game.
Ethan Pecko
Houston Astros · RHP Projected
| Split | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | OBA | K% | K/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 8.0 | 7.88 | 1.88 | .250 | 12.8% | 5.6 | 2.25 |
| 2026 Away | 1 | 4.1 | 10.38 | 2.08 | .294 | 4.8% | 2.1 | 4.15 |
| Split | BF | HR | BB | OBA | SLG | BRL% | HH% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 vs LHB | 25 | 2 | 6 | .263 | .579 | 11.1% | 50.0% | 4.0% |
| 2026 vs RHB | 14 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .333 | 0.0% | 50.0% | 28.6% |
Strikeoutso3.5+109
Pitching Outso14.5+102
Zac Thornton
New York Mets · LHP Projected
| Split | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | OBA | K% | K/9 | HR/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 56.1 | 2.88 | 1.15 | .244 | 17.9% | 6.4 | 0.96 |
| 2026 Home | 6 | 35.0 | 2.83 | 1.17 | .248 | 21.3% | 7.7 | 1.03 |
| 2026 Day | 2 | 11.2 | 2.31 | 1.11 | .182 | 14.3% | 5.4 | 0.77 |
| Split | BF | HR | BB | OBA | SLG | BRL% | HH% | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 vs LHB | 71 | 1 | 4 | .194 | .239 | 7.1% | 41.1% | 15.5% |
| 2026 vs RHB | 152 | 5 | 10 | .273 | .424 | 8.9% | 37.5% | 19.1% |
Earned Runso2.5+106
Hits Allowedo5.5+106
Pitcher Walkso1.5+111
Batting orders
Houston Astros
Confirmed2 LHB, 7 RHB, 0 SW · 2026
| # | Batter | Pos | AB | H | HR | AVG | SLG | K% | BRL% | HH% | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy PeñaR | SS | 340 | 96 | 16 | .282 | .476 | 22.7% | 6.2% | 39.6% | o6.5 -122 |
| 2 | Yordan AlvarezL | LF | 481 | 154 | 37 | .320 | .613 | 17.8% | 16.9% | 53.9% | o0.5 -155 |
| 3 | Isaac ParedesR | DH | 468 | 121 | 17 | .259 | .421 | 13.5% | 5.0% | 27.9% | o0.5 -370 |
| 4 | Jose AltuveR | 2B | 423 | 104 | 14 | .246 | .397 | 20.4% | 4.8% | 32.8% | o1.5 -115 |
| 5 | Christian WalkerR | 1B | 484 | 111 | 24 | .229 | .434 | 23.9% | 9.2% | 41.7% | — |
| 6 | Daulton VarshoL | CF | 418 | 97 | 10 | .232 | .366 | 20.2% | 6.4% | 38.2% | o0.5 +480 |
| 7 | Yainer DiazR | C | 257 | 67 | 10 | .261 | .416 | 15.7% | 5.5% | 35.9% | — |
| 8 | Cam SmithR | RF | 428 | 91 | 17 | .213 | .386 | 25.6% | 11.1% | 44.4% | — |
| 9 | Nick AllenR | 3B | 123 | 32 | 2 | .260 | .341 | 22.0% | 2.0% | 29.0% | — |
New York Mets
Confirmed4 LHB, 4 RHB, 1 SW · 2026
| # | Batter | Pos | AB | H | HR | AVG | SLG | K% | BRL% | HH% | Hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco LindorSW | SS | 304 | 71 | 13 | .234 | .418 | 19.4% | 9.2% | 47.1% | — |
| 2 | Juan SotoL | DH | 297 | 84 | 21 | .283 | .535 | 13.3% | 13.9% | 48.6% | o0.5 +725 |
| 3 | Bo BichetteR | 3B | 530 | 138 | 14 | .260 | .387 | 18.5% | 6.3% | 41.7% | o0.5 +198 |
| 4 | Carson BengeL | RF | 491 | 137 | 16 | .279 | .426 | 21.9% | 7.4% | 40.4% | o0.5 +3800 |
| 5 | Jared YoungL | 1B | 257 | 70 | 8 | .272 | .447 | 18.9% | 7.2% | 44.4% | o0.5 -210 |
| 6 | Luis Robert Jr.R | LF | 189 | 43 | 10 | .228 | .407 | 24.1% | 8.6% | 40.0% | o1.5 +114 |
| 7 | A.J. EwingL | CF | 348 | 82 | 7 | .236 | .348 | 27.2% | 7.2% | 41.8% | o0.5 +1076 |
| 8 | Marcus SemienR | 2B | 411 | 90 | 14 | .219 | .350 | 21.5% | 6.3% | 33.1% | o0.5 +135 |
| 9 | Luis TorrensR | C | 220 | 53 | 8 | .241 | .405 | 20.3% | 5.7% | 41.4% | — |