September 8, 2026 · NL East
Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Daulton Varsho scores. Yainer Diaz scores. | HOU 3, PHI 0 |
| T2 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brandon Marsh. Cam Smith scores. | HOU 4, PHI 0 |
| T4 | Cam Smith | Cam Smith homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. | HOU 5, PHI 0 |
| B6 | Kyle Schwarber | Kyle Schwarber singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Justin Crawford scores. | HOU 5, PHI 1 |
| B6 | Trea Turner | Trea Turner homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Schwarber scores. | HOU 5, PHI 3 |
| T7 | Daulton Varsho | Daulton Varsho homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. | HOU 6, PHI 3 |
| B7 | Brandon Marsh | Brandon Marsh doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Alec Bohm scores. Bryson Stott to 3rd. | HOU 6, PHI 4 |
| B9 | Edmundo Sosa | Edmundo Sosa doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Bryson Stott scores. | HOU 6, PHI 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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
Hayden Wesneski started for Astros, leaving with a 5–3 lead. Out of the bullpen, AJ Blubaugh took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Hayden Wesneski
Starter
6.0
82
3
3
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Hayden Wesneski threw
CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 77% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 20 24% 3 6 3 2 6 Sweeper 20 24% 1 4 4 9 2 Four-Seam Fastball 19 23% 1 4 5 3 6 Sinker 12 15% 0 2 2 5 3 Changeup 11 13% 1 3 3 2 2 - AJ Blubaugh Middle 0.2 18 1 0 HLD
- Bennett Sousa Setup 0.1 5 0 1 HLD inherited 1, stranded 1
- Bryan Abreu Setup 1.0 20 0 2 HLD
- Josh Hader Closer 1.0 17 1 0 SV
Phillies
HOME
5
Andrew Painter started for Phillies, leaving trailing 0–5. Out of the bullpen, Brooks Raley took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Andrew Painter
Starter
5.0
98
5
6
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Painter threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 56% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 24 24% 3 3 8 7 3 Changeup 22 22% 8 0 3 5 6 Four-Seam Fastball 21 21% 2 1 4 9 5 Slider 16 16% 1 3 1 7 4 Sinker 13 13% 0 5 4 3 1 Curveball 2 2% 0 1 0 1 0 - Tim Mayza Middle 1.0 15 0 0
- Brooks Raley Setup 1.0 22 1 1
- Chase Shugart Middle 1.0 11 0 1
- José Alvarado Setup 1.0 21 0 2
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Walker HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .324 | .455 | .779 | 2B |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | .428 | .593 | 1.021 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .258 | .359 | .420 | .779 | |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .230 | .294 | .368 | .662 | HR (11), 2B |
| Yainer Diaz C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .295 | .427 | .722 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .305 | .429 | .734 | HR (25) |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .206 | .289 | .359 | .648 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .280 | .394 | .674 | HR (18) |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .306 | .396 | .702 |
HOME · PHI
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Schwarber DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .357 | .527 | .884 | |
| Trea Turner SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .294 | .385 | .679 | HR (18), 2B |
| Bryce Harper RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .388 | .497 | .885 | |
| Alec Bohm 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .246 | .308 | .389 | .697 | 2B |
| Bryson Stott 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .327 | .396 | .723 | |
| Edmundo Sosa PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .278 | .398 | .676 | 2B, SB |
| J.T. Realmuto C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .290 | .344 | .634 | |
| Derek Hill CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .295 | .439 | .734 | |
| Luis Arraez 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .348 | .428 | .776 | |
| Brandon Marsh LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .313 | .420 | .733 | 2B |
| Justin Crawford CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .311 | .347 | .658 | 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Wesneski | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 3.35 | W |
| AJ Blubaugh | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.15 | HLD |
| Bennett Sousa | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.79 | HLD |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3.63 | HLD |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.89 | SV |
HOME · PHI
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Painter | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 98 | 5.71 | L |
| Tim Mayza | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.23 | |
| Brooks Raley | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2.31 | |
| Chase Shugart | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4.50 | |
| José Alvarado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5.40 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
HOME · PHI
Lineup 2.8 R
Bunts 2.4 R
IBBs 1.3 R
Interim
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
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HOME · PHI
4-6
W1
-9 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.