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September 9, 2026 · NL East

Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies

September 9, 2026Citizens Bank ParkPartly Cloudy 82°F · 13 mph, Out To CF
AWAY
Houston Astros
74-72
7
vs
HOME
Philadelphia Phillies
82-64
11

Game Highlights

Published September 9, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T3 Yordan Alvarez Yordan Alvarez doubles (30) on a line drive to center fielder Justin Crawford. Cam Smith scores. HOU 1, PHI 0
T3 Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. HOU 3, PHI 0
T3 Yainer Diaz Yainer Diaz singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Justin Crawford. Jose Altuve scores. HOU 4, PHI 0
B3 Trea Turner Trea Turner singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. J.T. Realmuto scores. Bryan De La Cruz to 3rd. HOU 4, PHI 1
B3 Bryce Harper Bryce Harper singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Bryan De La Cruz scores. Trea Turner scores. Bryce Harper to 2nd. Bryce Harper advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 4, PHI 3
B3 Luis Arraez Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Bryce Harper scores. HOU 4, PHI 4
T4 Cam Smith Cam Smith homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. Daulton Varsho scores. HOU 6, PHI 4
B5 Trea Turner Trea Turner homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 6, PHI 5
B6 Edmundo Sosa Edmundo Sosa singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Luis Arraez scores. Bryson Stott to 2nd. HOU 6, PHI 6
B6 Bryan De La Cruz Bryan De La Cruz walks. Bryson Stott scores. Edmundo Sosa to 3rd. Justin Crawford to 2nd. HOU 6, PHI 7
B6 Kyle Schwarber Kyle Schwarber hits a grand slam (44) to right field. Edmundo Sosa scores. Justin Crawford scores. Bryan De La Cruz scores. HOU 6, PHI 11
T7 Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Justin Crawford. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 7, PHI 11

Box score

  123456789 R
HOU 004200100 7
PHI 004016000 11

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 7

Hunter Brown started for Astros, leaving with a 6–5 lead. Out of the bullpen, Bryan King took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Hunter Brown Starter 5.0 90 5 7
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Hunter Brown threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 43% 4.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 29 32% 4 5 5 10 5
    Four-Seam Fastball 22 24% 1 2 9 9 1
    Slider 15 17% 0 2 4 5 4
    Knuckle Curve 14 16% 4 1 1 5 3
    Changeup 10 11% 1 2 2 4 1
  • Bryan King Setup 0.0 20 4 0 L
  • AJ Blubaugh Middle 0.1 15 2 1 inherited 3, all 3 scored
  • Enyel De Los Santos Middle 0.2 7 0 1
  • Tatsuya Imai Reliever 2.0 43 0 3
Phillies HOME 11

Cristopher Sánchez started for Phillies, leaving trailing 5–6. Out of the bullpen, Jonathan Bowlan took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Cristopher Sánchez Starter 6.0 81 6 3 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Cristopher Sánchez threw
    CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 69% 3.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 38 47% 0 9 6 11 12
    Changeup 31 38% 3 2 6 12 8
    Slider 12 15% 2 2 2 3 3
  • Jonathan Bowlan Setup 1.0 21 1 1
  • Alex McFarlane Middle 1.0 15 0 0
  • Jhoan Duran Closer 1.0 14 0 2

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 6th · off Blubaugh
  • Cruz BB (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · HOU
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Jeremy Peña SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 .272 .325 .457 .782 2B
Yordan Alvarez DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 .312 .428 .593 1.021 2B
Isaac Paredes 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .260 .360 .427 .787 HR (19)
Jose Altuve 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .244 .306 .397 .703 2B
Yainer Diaz C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .270 .298 .432 .730 2B
Christian Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .303 .426 .729
Daulton Varsho CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .230 .294 .367 .661
Cam Smith RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 .216 .281 .402 .683 HR (19)
LaMonte Wade Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 .320 .336 .656
Jorge Barrosa LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .199 .281 .338 .619
HOME · PHI
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Trea Turner SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 .243 .295 .391 .686 HR (19), SB
Bryce Harper DH 4 1 1 2 1 3 .271 .388 .495 .883
Luis Arraez 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .318 .350 .431 .781 2B
Bryson Stott 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .251 .327 .393 .720
Justin Crawford CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263 .311 .346 .657
J.T. Realmuto C 4 1 1 0 0 2 .215 .290 .343 .633
Bryan De La Cruz LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .339 .381 .500 .881
Kyle Schwarber 1B 5 1 1 4 0 3 .242 .356 .530 .886 HR (44)
Brandon Marsh LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .314 .420 .734
Edmundo Sosa LF 2 1 1 1 0 1 .239 .279 .399 .678

Pitching lines

AWAY · HOU
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Hunter Brown 5.0 7 5 4 0 7 1 90 3.52
Bryan King 0.0 3 4 3 0 0 0 20 5.17 L
AJ Blubaugh 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 15 3.34
Enyel De Los Santos 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.28
Tatsuya Imai 2.0 1 0 0 3 3 0 43 5.20
HOME · PHI
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Cristopher Sánchez 6.0 10 6 6 0 3 2 81 2.79 W
Jonathan Bowlan 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 3.17
Alex McFarlane 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.84
Jhoan Duran 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.69

Manager comparison

AWAY · HOU
Joe Espada
Joe Espada
Lineup 5.5 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 0.7 R
HOME · PHI
Don Mattingly
Don Mattingly
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.

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