September 4, 2026 · AL West
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B3 | Yainer Diaz | Yainer Diaz homers (11) on a line drive to left center field. | AZ 0, HOU 1 |
| B3 | Isaac Paredes | Isaac Paredes doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Max Kepler. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. | AZ 0, HOU 2 |
| B3 | Jose Altuve | Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Max Kepler in foul territory. Yordan Alvarez scores. | AZ 0, HOU 3 |
| T4 | Gabriel Moreno | Gabriel Moreno homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. | AZ 1, HOU 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Diamondbacks
AWAY
1
Merrill Kelly started for Diamondbacks, leaving trailing 1–3.
workload · innings pitched
-
Merrill Kelly
Starter
6.0
94
3
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Merrill Kelly threw
CSW 19% 1st-pitch strike 60% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 27 29% 4 0 7 10 6 Four-Seam Fastball 23 24% 3 3 7 6 4 Curveball 14 15% 2 3 2 4 3 Slider 12 13% 0 1 1 6 4 Sinker 11 12% 0 1 5 3 2 Cutter 7 7% 0 1 3 1 2 - Justin Martinez Closer 1.0 11 0 2
- Derek Law Middle 1.0 14 0 0
Astros
HOME
3
Cristian Javier started for Astros, leaving with a 3–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Cristian Javier
Starter
5.0
79
1
8
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Cristian Javier threw
CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 47% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 29 37% 7 3 4 11 4 Sweeper 26 33% 6 3 5 10 2 Cutter 13 16% 3 2 2 5 1 Changeup 11 14% 3 1 0 6 1 - Enyel De Los Santos Middle 0.1 9 0 0 HLD
- Bennett Sousa Setup 1.1 28 0 2 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
- Bryan Abreu Setup 1.1 14 0 0 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
- Josh Hader Closer 1.0 16 0 3 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Diaz HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · AZ
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldo Perdomo SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .359 | .367 | .726 | SB |
| Corbin Carroll RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .335 | .466 | .801 | |
| Gabriel Moreno C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .299 | .379 | .467 | .846 | HR (12) |
| Ketel Marte 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .318 | .446 | .764 | 2B |
| Lars Nootbaar DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .228 | .332 | .368 | .700 | |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .307 | .420 | .727 | |
| Jordan Lawlar CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .337 | .449 | .786 | |
| Tim Tawa 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .237 | .296 | .390 | .686 | |
| Ryan Waldschmidt LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .332 | .383 | .715 | |
| Max Kepler LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .270 | .313 | .583 |
HOME · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .331 | .467 | .798 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .434 | .601 | 1.035 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .358 | .423 | .781 | 2B |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .291 | .360 | .651 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .302 | .425 | .727 | |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .292 | .360 | .652 | |
| Yainer Diaz C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .291 | .428 | .719 | HR (11) |
| Cam Smith RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .278 | .385 | .663 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .307 | .395 | .702 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .317 | .333 | .650 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · AZ
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Kelly | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 5.06 | L |
| Justin Martinez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | |
| Derek Law | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.93 |
HOME · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Javier | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 79 | 5.98 | W |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.43 | HLD |
| Bennett Sousa | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5.87 | HLD |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.76 | HLD |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0.70 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · AZ
Lineup 4.2 R
Bunts 4.8 R
IBBs 4.0 R
HOME · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
Recent form
AWAY · AZ
4-6
W2
-3 run diff
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HOME · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with AZ 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.