August 26, 2026 · AL East
Houston Astros vs New York Yankees
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jose Altuve | Jose Altuve doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Isaac Paredes scores. | HOU 1, NYY 0 |
| B1 | Ben Rice | Ben Rice homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. | HOU 1, NYY 1 |
| B1 | George Lombard Jr. | George Lombard Jr. grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Luis García Jr. scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. | HOU 1, NYY 2 |
| T4 | Daulton Varsho | Daulton Varsho homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. | HOU 2, NYY 2 |
| B4 | Trent Grisham | Trent Grisham grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Austin Wells to 3rd. José Caballero out at 2nd. Trent Grisham out at 1st. | HOU 2, NYY 3 |
| T7 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker reaches on a fielding error by shortstop George Lombard Jr. Jose Altuve scores. Daulton Varsho to 3rd. | HOU 3, NYY 3 |
| B7 | Cody Bellinger | Cody Bellinger doubles (22) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice scores. Luis García Jr. to 3rd. | HOU 3, NYY 5 |
| B7 | Spencer Jones | Spencer Jones singles on a line drive to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Luis García Jr. scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. | HOU 3, NYY 6 |
| B7 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Cody Bellinger scores. Spencer Jones to 3rd. | HOU 3, NYY 7 |
| B8 | Luis García Jr. | Luis García Jr. homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Ben Rice scores. | HOU 3, NYY 9 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
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
3
Peter Lambert started for Astros, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Bennett Sousa took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Peter Lambert
Starter
5.2
102
3
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Peter Lambert threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 62% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 37 36% 7 5 5 13 7 Four-Seam Fastball 27 26% 3 5 5 9 5 Cutter 15 15% 2 0 5 7 1 Slurve 14 14% 0 4 3 5 2 Sinker 6 6% 1 0 2 1 2 Sweeper 3 3% 0 1 0 1 1 - Kai-Wei Teng Middle 0.1 5 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Bennett Sousa Setup 0.1 28 4 1 L
- Enyel De Los Santos Middle 1.2 28 2 3 inherited 2, stranded 2
Yankees
HOME
9
Elmer Rodríguez started for Yankees, leaving with a 3–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Elmer Rodríguez
Starter
6.0
88
3
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Elmer Rodríguez threw
CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 64% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 49 56% 3 19 6 12 9 Curveball 22 25% 6 1 2 10 3 Four-Seam Fastball 8 9% 0 0 4 3 1 Sweeper 5 6% 2 0 0 3 0 Changeup 4 5% 0 0 0 3 1 - Paul Blackburn Middle 1.0 22 0 2 W inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Michael Fulmer Middle 1.0 13 0 1
- Tim Hill Middle 1.0 9 0 1
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Bellinger 2B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .335 | .471 | .806 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .322 | .437 | .614 | 1.051 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .355 | .425 | .780 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .311 | .400 | .711 | 2B |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .299 | .373 | .672 | HR (10), 2B |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .304 | .430 | .734 | |
| Nelson Velázquez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .264 | .395 | .659 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 | .330 | .320 | .650 | |
| Christian Vázquez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .269 | .341 | .610 | |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .296 | .370 | .666 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .283 | .391 | .674 |
HOME · NYY
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Grisham CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .316 | .416 | .732 | |
| Ben Rice DH | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .251 | .350 | .529 | .879 | HR (35) |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .320 | .562 | .882 | HR (28) |
| Cody Bellinger LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .346 | .423 | .769 | 2B |
| George Lombard Jr. SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .265 | .320 | .368 | .688 | |
| Spencer Jones RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .234 | .312 | .425 | .737 | |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .305 | .403 | .708 | 2B, SB |
| Austin Wells C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .280 | .297 | .577 | |
| José Caballero 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .291 | .371 | .662 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lambert | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 3.66 | |
| Kai-Wei Teng | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.22 | |
| Bennett Sousa | 0.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6.27 | L |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 4.67 |
HOME · NYY
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Rodríguez | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 4.70 | |
| Paul Blackburn | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1.70 | W |
| Michael Fulmer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.00 | |
| Tim Hill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4.32 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
HOME · NYY
Lineup 3.5 R
Bunts 0.4 R
IBBs 3.3 R
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
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HOME · NYY
6-4
L2
+13 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with HOU listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.