Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros, May 9, 2026 Box Score

AstrosHouston AstrosHOU

1-3

Final

RedsCincinnati RedsCIN

May 9, 2026, 4:10 PM ET | Great American Ball Park

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

2-3

Last 5

Cincinnati Reds

1-4

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Spencer Arrighetti

Recorded starter

Cincinnati Reds

Chase Burns

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 9, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Houston Astros	16-24	.400	#4	#11	5.5
Cincinnati Reds	21-19	.525	#5	#5	6.0

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Houston AstrosCincinnati Reds

.732

OPS

.699

226

213

734

Runs

666

4.45

ERA

4.83

1.34

WHIP

1.44

1411

Strikeouts by pitchers

1293

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Houston Astros

Hitters

Zach Cole

4 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Braden Shewmake

5 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Yordan Alvarez

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Mike Burrows

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Peter Lambert

7.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Spencer Arrighetti

5.2 IP, 5 SO, 1.59 ERA

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Matt McLain

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

JJ Bleday

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Elly De La Cruz

5 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Andrew Abbott

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Pierce Johnson

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jose Franco

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Spencer Arrighetti

Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Chase Burns

Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Braden Shewmake

Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 1: HOU 4 hits, CIN 5 hits; HOU 2 errors, CIN 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston Astros	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	x	3	5	0

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Houston Astros with 1 hit each.

Houston Astros batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Jose Altuve2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Yordan AlvarezDH	2	0	1	0	2	1	0
Isaac Paredes3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Walker1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cam SmithRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Zach ColeLF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Zach DezenzoPH/LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Brice MatthewsCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Braden ShewmakeSS	3	1	1	1	0	0	1
Christian VázquezC	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Totals	29	1	4	1	3	5	1

Elly De La Cruz led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits and 1 RBI.

Cincinnati Reds batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
TJ FriedlCF	2	0	0	0	1	1
Dane MyersPH/CF	1	0	0	0	0	0
JJ BledayLF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Elly De La CruzSS	4	0	2	1	0	1
Sal Stewart3B	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nathaniel LoweDH	3	0	0	0	0	1
Spencer Steer1B	3	1	1	0	0	0
Will BensonRF	1	1	0	0	2	1
Jose TrevinoC	2	1	0	0	0	0
Matt McLain2B	3	0	1	2	0	1
Totals	27	3	5	3	3	7

Pitching

Spencer Arrighetti went 5.2 innings for Houston Astros (5 SO, 1 ER); Chase Burns went 6.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (2 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Houston Astros
Spencer Arrighetti	5.2	5	3	1	3	5	0
Enyel De Los Santos	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Steven Okert	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bryan Abreu	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cincinnati Reds
Chase Burns	6.0	4	1	1	3	2	1
Brock Burke	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Graham Ashcraft	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Pierce Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T5
Home Run Braden Shewmake homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 1, CIN 0
B5
Single Matt McLain singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Cole. Spencer Steer scores. Will Benson scores. Jose Trevino to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder Zach Cole. HOU 1, CIN 2
B5
Single Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Cole. Jose Trevino scores. Matt McLain out at home on the throw, left fielder Zach Cole to catcher Christian Vázquez. TJ Friedl to 2nd. HOU 1, CIN 3

Play-by-Play

All 64 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Groundout Cam Smith grounds out softly, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Spencer Steer. HOU 1, CIN 3
T9
Lineout Christian Walker lines out sharply to center fielder Dane Myers. HOU 1, CIN 3
T9
Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Spencer Steer. HOU 1, CIN 3
B8
Flyout Sal Stewart flies out sharply to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 1, CIN 3
B8
Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, CIN 3
B8
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. HOU 1, CIN 3
T8
Strikeout Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes. HOU 1, CIN 3
T8
Flyout Jose Altuve flies out sharply to center fielder Dane Myers. HOU 1, CIN 3
T8
Strikeout Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging. HOU 1, CIN 3
B7
Flyout Dane Myers flies out to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 1, CIN 3
B7
Strikeout Matt McLain strikes out swinging. HOU 1, CIN 3
B7
Flyout Jose Trevino flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 1, CIN 3
T7
Groundout Braden Shewmake grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Spencer Steer. HOU 1, CIN 3
T7
Flyout Brice Matthews flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. HOU 1, CIN 3
T7
Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. HOU 1, CIN 3
B6
Strikeout Will Benson called out on strikes. HOU 1, CIN 3
B6
Lineout Spencer Steer lines out to shortstop Braden Shewmake. HOU 1, CIN 3
B6
Flyout Nathaniel Lowe flies out to left fielder Zach Cole. HOU 1, CIN 3
B6
Single Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 1, CIN 3
T6
Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. HOU 1, CIN 3
T6
Pop Out Christian Walker pops out to first baseman Spencer Steer. HOU 1, CIN 3
T6
Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl. HOU 1, CIN 3
T6
Double Yordan Alvarez doubles (10) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Will Benson. HOU 1, CIN 3
B5
Single Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Cole. Jose Trevino scores. Matt McLain out at home on the throw, left fielder Zach Cole to catcher Christian Vázquez. TJ Friedl to 2nd. HOU 1, CIN 3
B5
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 1, CIN 2
B5
Walk TJ Friedl walks. HOU 1, CIN 2
B5
Single Matt McLain singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Cole. Spencer Steer scores. Will Benson scores. Jose Trevino to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder Zach Cole. HOU 1, CIN 2
B5
Field Error Jose Trevino reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Cam Smith. Spencer Steer to 3rd. Will Benson to 2nd. HOU 1, CIN 0
B5
Walk Will Benson walks. HOU 1, CIN 0
B5
Single Spencer Steer singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Cole. HOU 1, CIN 0
B5
Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. HOU 1, CIN 0
T5
Forceout Jose Altuve grounds into a force out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Matt McLain. Christian Vázquez out at 2nd. HOU 1, CIN 0
T5
Walk Christian Vázquez walks. HOU 1, CIN 0
T5
Home Run Braden Shewmake homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 1, CIN 0
T5
Groundout Brice Matthews grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Spencer Steer. HOU 0, CIN 0
T5
Pop Out Zach Cole pops out to second baseman Matt McLain. HOU 0, CIN 0
B4
Caught Stealing 2B Elly De La Cruz caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Christian Vázquez to shortstop Braden Shewmake. HOU 0, CIN 0
B4
Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CIN 0
B4
Single Elly De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brice Matthews. HOU 0, CIN 0
B4
Groundout JJ Bleday grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, CIN 0
T4
Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CIN 0
T4
Flyout Christian Walker flies out to right fielder Will Benson. HOU 0, CIN 0
T4
Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to first baseman Spencer Steer in foul territory. HOU 0, CIN 0
T4
Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. HOU 0, CIN 0
B3
Strikeout TJ Friedl strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CIN 0
B3
Flyout Matt McLain flies out to left fielder Zach Cole. HOU 0, CIN 0
B3
Sac Bunt Jose Trevino out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Christian Vázquez to first baseman Christian Walker. Will Benson to 2nd. HOU 0, CIN 0
B3
Walk Will Benson walks. HOU 0, CIN 0
T3
Flyout Jose Altuve flies out to right fielder Will Benson in foul territory. HOU 0, CIN 0
T3
Lineout Christian Vázquez lines out to right fielder Will Benson. HOU 0, CIN 0
T3
Groundout Braden Shewmake grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. HOU 0, CIN 0
B2
Pop Out Spencer Steer pops out to catcher Christian Vázquez in foul territory. HOU 0, CIN 0
B2
Groundout Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, CIN 0
B2
Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CIN 0
T2
Groundout Brice Matthews grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Spencer Steer. HOU 0, CIN 0
T2
Double Zach Cole doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. HOU 0, CIN 0
T2
Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. HOU 0, CIN 0
T2
Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman Sal Stewart to first baseman Spencer Steer. HOU 0, CIN 0
B1
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. HOU 0, CIN 0
B1
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 0, CIN 0
B1
Lineout TJ Friedl lines out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, CIN 0
T1
Grounded Into DP Isaac Paredes grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd. Isaac Paredes out at 1st. HOU 0, CIN 0
T1
Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. HOU 0, CIN 0
T1
Single Jose Altuve singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Will Benson. HOU 0, CIN 0