September 20, 2026 · AL West
Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B4 | Jose Altuve | Jose Altuve homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. | ATL 0, HOU 1 |
| T6 | Ozzie Albies | Ozzie Albies singles on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Michael Harris II scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd. | ATL 1, HOU 1 |
| T6 | Mike Yastrzemski | Mike Yastrzemski homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. Mauricio Dubón scores. Ozzie Albies scores. | ATL 4, HOU 1 |
| B8 | Yainer Diaz | Yainer Diaz homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. | ATL 4, HOU 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
4
Martín Pérez started for Braves, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Ray Kerr took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Martín Pérez
Starter
4.1
79
1
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Martín Pérez threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 48% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 29 37% 6 4 3 6 10 Sinker 27 34% 0 5 4 14 4 Cutter 17 22% 0 3 2 10 2 Curveball 4 5% 0 0 0 3 1 Four-Seam Fastball 2 3% 0 1 0 1 0 - Victor Mederos Middle 0.2 7 0 1 W inherited 3, stranded 3
- AJ Smith-Shawver Reliever 2.0 34 0 4 HLD
- Ray Kerr Middle 1.0 17 1 1 HLD
- Dylan Dodd Setup 1.0 13 0 3 SV
Astros
HOME
2
Hunter Brown started for Astros, leaving with a 1–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Bryan King took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Hunter Brown
Starter
5.0
98
0
10
Pitch-by-pitch: what Hunter Brown threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 71% 4.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 37 38% 5 6 13 9 4 Four-Seam Fastball 23 23% 4 6 6 5 2 Cutter 12 12% 2 1 1 7 1 Knuckle Curve 10 10% 3 0 3 4 0 Changeup 6 6% 2 0 0 3 1 Slider 6 6% 0 0 2 3 1 Slurve 4 4% 1 0 0 3 0 - Bryan King Setup 0.0 20 4 0 L
- Miguel Ullola Middle 2.0 20 0 0
- Tatsuya Imai Reliever 2.0 24 0 4
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Yastrzemski HR (3)
Game insights
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Walt Weiss (ATL) has run 27 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 90% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.Share to X
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Joe Espada (HOU) has run 29 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 97% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.Share to X
Batting lines
AWAY · ATL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Baldwin C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 | .356 | .456 | .812 | |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .352 | .463 | .815 | |
| Matt Olson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .324 | .506 | .830 | |
| Michael Harris II CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .289 | .318 | .486 | .804 | |
| Mauricio Dubón 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .318 | .394 | .712 | 2B |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .298 | .402 | .700 | |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .313 | .393 | .706 | HR (12) |
| Brewer Hicklen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .290 | .421 | .452 | .873 | |
| Ha-Seong Kim SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .119 | .212 | .127 | .339 |
HOME · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .325 | .472 | .797 | |
| Yordan Alvarez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .430 | .597 | 1.027 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .358 | .434 | .792 | |
| Jose Altuve DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .249 | .307 | .402 | .709 | HR (16) |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .309 | .446 | .755 | HR (13) |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .221 | .294 | .407 | .701 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .209 | .274 | .389 | .663 | |
| Nick Allen 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .318 | .371 | .689 | |
| Brice Matthews CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 | .250 | .330 | .580 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · ATL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martín Pérez | 4.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 3.04 | |
| Victor Mederos | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.66 | W |
| AJ Smith-Shawver | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 6.43 | HLD |
| Ray Kerr | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1.76 | HLD |
| Dylan Dodd | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2.31 | SV |
HOME · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Brown | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 98 | 3.26 | |
| Bryan King | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5.40 | L |
| Miguel Ullola | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.38 | |
| Tatsuya Imai | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5.00 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · ATL
Lineup 4.2 R
Bunts 1.3 R
IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · HOU
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.
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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.