August 30, 2026 · NL East
Houston Astros vs New York Mets
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. | HOU 1, NYM 0 |
| B1 | Francisco Lindor | Francisco Lindor homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. | HOU 1, NYM 1 |
| B1 | Juan Soto | Juan Soto homers (22) on a fly ball to center field. | HOU 1, NYM 2 |
| T2 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Yainer Diaz scores. Nick Allen to 3rd. | HOU 2, NYM 2 |
| B5 | Luis Torrens | Luis Torrens grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. A.J. Ewing scores. Marcus Semien out at 2nd. Luis Torrens out at 1st. | HOU 2, NYM 3 |
| T6 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Yainer Diaz scores. | HOU 4, NYM 3 |
| T7 | Daulton Varsho | Daulton Varsho grounds out to first baseman Jared Young. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve scores. Christian Walker to 3rd. Throwing error by first baseman Jared Young. | HOU 6, NYM 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NYM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
6
Ethan Pecko started for Astros, leaving trailing 2–3.
workload · innings pitched
-
Ethan Pecko
Starter
5.0
83
3
4
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Ethan Pecko threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 63% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 29 35% 7 2 5 12 3 Sinker 22 27% 3 5 5 3 6 Cutter 14 17% 1 1 3 8 1 Four-Seam Fastball 11 13% 1 0 0 9 1 Curveball 5 6% 0 0 1 2 2 Changeup 2 2% 0 0 0 2 0 - AJ Blubaugh Middle 2.0 31 0 2 HLD
- Bryan Abreu Setup 0.2 19 0 1 HLD
- Steven Okert Setup 0.1 6 0 0 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
- Josh Hader Closer 1.0 13 0 0 SV
Mets
HOME
3
Zac Thornton started for Mets, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Jonathan Pintaro took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Zac Thornton
Starter
5.0
97
2
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Zac Thornton threw
CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 73% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 26 27% 1 2 9 8 6 Cutter 25 26% 1 4 9 6 5 Sweeper 22 23% 4 2 8 7 1 Sinker 9 9% 1 2 1 3 2 Changeup 7 7% 0 2 0 4 1 Curveball 7 7% 0 0 3 3 1 Slider 1 1% 0 0 1 0 0 - Jonathan Pintaro Long 1.0 20 2 2 L
- Jefry Yan Middle 1.0 20 2 1
- Austin Warren Middle 1.0 13 0 1
- Chris Devenski Middle 1.0 12 0 0
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Jr. HR (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .338 | .484 | .822 | HR (17) |
| Isaac Paredes DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 | .356 | .417 | .773 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .311 | .397 | .708 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .304 | .433 | .737 | |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .294 | .363 | .657 | |
| Yainer Diaz C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .292 | .419 | .711 | 2B |
| Nick Allen 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .321 | .362 | .683 | 2B |
| Yordan Alvarez LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 | .432 | .607 | 1.039 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .278 | .384 | .662 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .210 | .331 | .350 | .681 | HR (3) |
HOME · NYM
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .320 | .425 | .745 | HR (14) |
| Juan Soto DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .407 | .543 | .950 | HR (22) |
| Bo Bichette 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .310 | .390 | .700 | 2B |
| Carson Benge RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .336 | .422 | .758 | |
| Christopher Morel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .165 | .233 | .203 | .436 | |
| Luis Robert Jr. LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .223 | .303 | .399 | .702 | |
| A.J. Ewing CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .309 | .350 | .659 | 2B, SB |
| Marcus Semien 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 | .279 | .348 | .627 | |
| Jared Young 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .329 | .442 | .771 | |
| Luis Torrens C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .302 | .401 | .703 | |
| Brett Baty PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .294 | .339 | .633 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Pecko | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 83 | 6.23 | W |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3.09 | HLD |
| Bryan Abreu | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4.01 | HLD |
| Steven Okert | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.16 | HLD |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.74 | SV |
HOME · NYM
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Thornton | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 2.93 | |
| Jonathan Pintaro | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4.30 | L |
| Jefry Yan | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3.60 | |
| Austin Warren | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.28 | |
| Chris Devenski | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.40 |
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.