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September 18, 2026 · AL West

Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros

September 18, 2026Daikin ParkRoof Closed 73°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Atlanta Braves
90-64
6
vs
HOME
Houston Astros
77-77
2

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T4 Michael Harris II Michael Harris II homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Olson scores. ATL 2, HOU 0
B4 Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Yordan Alvarez scores. ATL 2, HOU 1
T7 Ronald Acuña Jr. Ronald Acuña Jr. homers (19) on a line drive to left field. Drake Baldwin scores. ATL 4, HOU 1
B8 Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. ATL 4, HOU 2
T9 Matt Olson Matt Olson homers (40) on a fly ball to left center field. Drake Baldwin scores. ATL 6, HOU 2

Box score

  123456789 R
ATL 000200202 6
HOU 000100010 2

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Braves AWAY 6

Tyler Mahle started for Braves, leaving with a 2–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Didier Fuentes took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Tyler Mahle Starter 6.0 98 1 6 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Tyler Mahle threw
    CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 77% 4.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 49 50% 4 14 7 16 8
    Splitter 38 39% 5 4 10 12 7
    Cutter 6 6% 1 0 1 4 0
    Slider 5 5% 0 0 3 2 0
  • Didier Fuentes Middle 2.0 40 1 3 HLD
  • Raisel Iglesias Closer 1.0 11 0 3
Astros HOME 2

Peter Lambert started for Astros, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, AJ Blubaugh took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Peter Lambert Starter 5.1 87 2 6 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Peter Lambert threw
    CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 58% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 38 44% 5 8 11 10 4
    Changeup 22 25% 4 0 0 11 7
    Sinker 11 13% 0 3 0 4 4
    Slurve 9 10% 2 2 1 3 1
    Slider 3 3% 0 0 0 2 1
    Cutter 2 2% 0 0 2 0 0
    Sweeper 2 2% 1 1 0 0 0
  • AJ Blubaugh Middle 1.0 17 2 1 inherited 3, stranded 3
  • Bennett Sousa Setup 0.2 14 0 0
  • Enyel De Los Santos Reliever 2.0 30 2 3

Where the game turned

2 runs Top 4th · off Lambert
  • II HR (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · ATL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Drake Baldwin DH 4 2 2 0 1 1 .279 .354 .455 .809 2B
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 .256 .346 .455 .801 HR (19)
Matt Olson 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .253 .325 .509 .834 HR (40)
Michael Harris II CF 5 1 3 2 0 1 .293 .319 .491 .810 HR (26)
Mauricio Dubón SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 .273 .319 .394 .713 2B
Ozzie Albies 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244 .300 .406 .706
Mike Yastrzemski LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .225 .309 .373 .682
Austin Riley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .220 .292 .360 .652
Sean Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .183 .240 .323 .563
HOME · HOU
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Jeremy Peña SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .276 .327 .472 .799
Yordan Alvarez DH 2 1 1 0 2 0 .312 .431 .600 1.031 2B
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .243 .302 .392 .694
Daulton Varsho CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .283 .358 .641
Christian Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220 .293 .409 .702
Taylor Trammell RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .202 .290 .360 .650
LaMonte Wade Jr. LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .215 .317 .364 .681
Yainer Diaz C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .308 .435 .743
Isaac Paredes 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 .259 .356 .430 .786
Christian Vázquez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .261 .324 .585

Pitching lines

AWAY · ATL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Tyler Mahle 6.0 3 1 1 1 6 0 98 3.81 W
Didier Fuentes 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 40 2.27 HLD
Raisel Iglesias 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 2.68
HOME · HOU
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Peter Lambert 5.1 6 2 2 1 6 1 87 3.70 L
AJ Blubaugh 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 17 3.42
Bennett Sousa 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.40
Enyel De Los Santos 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 30 4.79

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATL
Walt Weiss
Lineup 4.2 R Bunts 1.3 R IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · HOU
Joe Espada
Lineup 5.5 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 0.7 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATL
7-3 W3 +12 run diff
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HOME · HOU
3-7 L3 -18 run diff
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Season series: 3-0 with ATL listed first across 3 prior meetings.

Keep reading

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.

Read the full methodology.