August 28, 2026 · NL East
Houston Astros vs New York Mets
vs
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B4 | Carson Benge | Carson Benge doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Francisco Lindor scores. | HOU 0, NYM 1 |
| T6 | Daulton Varsho | Daulton Varsho singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. | HOU 2, NYM 1 |
| T6 | Yainer Diaz | Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Jose Altuve scores. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. | HOU 3, NYM 1 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
Hunter Brown started for Astros, leaving with a 3–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Hunter Brown
Starter
6.2
102
1
10
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Hunter Brown threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 52% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 31 30% 1 10 7 7 6 Four-Seam Fastball 27 26% 4 7 3 10 3 Knuckle Curve 21 21% 4 2 3 9 3 Slider 16 16% 3 2 4 7 0 Changeup 7 7% 1 0 0 4 2 - Bryan Abreu Setup 1.1 17 0 2 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Josh Hader Closer 1.0 18 0 2 SV
Mets
HOME
1
Christian Scott started for Mets, leaving trailing 1–3.
workload · innings pitched
-
Christian Scott
Starter
5.1
96
3
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Christian Scott threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 64% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 40 42% 2 8 12 13 5 Sweeper 29 30% 3 5 4 11 6 Cutter 16 17% 0 1 3 9 3 Curveball 5 5% 0 0 2 2 1 Sinker 3 3% 0 1 1 1 0 Splitter 3 3% 0 1 0 2 0 - Nate Lavender Setup 0.2 11 0 1 BS inherited 3, all 3 scored
- Jonathan Pintaro Long 1.0 21 0 1
- Dedniel Núñez Middle 1.0 10 0 2
- Kodai Senga Middle 1.0 9 0 2
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Varsho 1B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .338 | .476 | .814 | SB |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .318 | .435 | .607 | 1.042 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .260 | .358 | .424 | .782 | |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .297 | .369 | .666 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .305 | .438 | .743 | |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .289 | .416 | .705 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .279 | .386 | .665 | |
| Nelson Velázquez LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .188 | .253 | .376 | .629 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .310 | .396 | .706 | |
| Taylor Trammell RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .293 | .364 | .657 |
HOME · NYM
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Ewing CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .309 | .351 | .660 | |
| Francisco Lindor SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .233 | .320 | .417 | .737 | |
| Bo Bichette 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .309 | .390 | .699 | |
| Carson Benge RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .279 | .338 | .426 | .764 | 2B |
| Luis Robert Jr. LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .310 | .410 | .720 | |
| Jared Young 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .326 | .435 | .761 | |
| Marcus Semien 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .277 | .349 | .626 | |
| Brett Baty DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .292 | .334 | .626 | |
| Luis Torrens C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .304 | .405 | .709 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Brown | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 102 | 3.33 | W |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4.06 | HLD |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0.76 | SV |
HOME · NYM
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Scott | 5.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 3.80 | L |
| Nate Lavender | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | BS |
| Jonathan Pintaro | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3.68 | |
| Dedniel Núñez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.79 | |
| Kodai Senga | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7.64 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
HOME · NYM
Lineup 5.3 R
Bunts 2.7 R
IBBs 1.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
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HOME · NYM
3-7
L1
-1 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with HOU listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.