August 9, 2026 · NL West
Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Daulton Varsho | Daulton Varsho homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Taylor Trammell scores. | HOU 2, SD 0 |
| B2 | Jackson Merrill | Jackson Merrill homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. | HOU 2, SD 1 |
| B4 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | Fernando Tatis Jr. homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Luis Rengifo scores. Freddy Fermin scores. | HOU 2, SD 4 |
| B6 | Gavin Sheets | Gavin Sheets homers (15) on a line drive to right field. | HOU 2, SD 5 |
| B8 | Austin Hays | Austin Hays homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Jase Bowen scores. | HOU 2, SD 7 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Astros
AWAY
2
Cristian Javier started for Astros, leaving trailing 2–4. Out of the bullpen, Bryan King took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Cristian Javier
Starter
5.0
86
4
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Cristian Javier threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 79% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 37 43% 2 4 9 12 10 Sweeper 21 24% 2 6 4 4 5 Changeup 16 19% 0 3 2 7 4 Cutter 11 13% 0 3 5 1 2 Knuckle Curve 1 1% 0 0 1 0 0 - AJ Blubaugh Middle 2.0 25 1 1
- Bryan King Setup 1.0 24 2 3
Padres
HOME
7
Randy Vásquez started for Padres, leaving with a 4–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Randy Vásquez
Starter
5.0
62
2
1
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Randy Vásquez threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 53% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 23 37% 2 3 8 8 2 Cutter 18 29% 0 5 2 7 4 Sinker 14 23% 0 3 0 4 7 Changeup 3 5% 0 0 1 1 1 Sweeper 2 3% 0 0 0 0 2 Slider 2 3% 0 1 0 1 0 - Kyle Hart Middle 1.0 7 0 1 HLD
- Bradgley Rodriguez Middle 2.0 17 0 1 HLD
- Jeremiah Estrada Setup 1.0 12 0 2
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Jr. HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .297 | .357 | .487 | .844 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 | .435 | .624 | 1.059 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .345 | .415 | .760 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .306 | .395 | .701 | |
| Taylor Trammell RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .322 | .419 | .741 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .319 | .456 | .775 | |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .305 | .370 | .675 | HR (8) |
| Yainer Diaz C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .282 | .404 | .686 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .341 | .351 | .692 |
HOME · SD
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Tatis Jr. RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .352 | .417 | .769 | HR (11), 2B |
| Jake Cronenworth 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .307 | .284 | .591 | |
| Manny Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .297 | .420 | .717 | |
| Ty France 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .342 | .515 | .857 | |
| Jackson Merrill CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .293 | .412 | .705 | HR (18) |
| Austin Hays DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .267 | .409 | .676 | HR (2) |
| Xander Bogaerts SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .316 | .318 | .634 | |
| Freddy Fermin C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .194 | .274 | .314 | .588 | |
| Luis Rengifo LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .321 | .305 | .626 | |
| Gavin Sheets DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .315 | .398 | .713 | HR (15) |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Javier | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 6.68 | L |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3.61 | |
| Bryan King | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 3.83 |
HOME · SD
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Vásquez | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 4.16 | W |
| Kyle Hart | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.18 | HLD |
| Bradgley Rodriguez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2.21 | HLD |
| Jeremiah Estrada | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3.42 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
HOME · SD
Lineup 2.3 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 3.1 R
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
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HOME · SD
9-1
W5
+24 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.