Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves, September 19, 2026

BravesATL
6-3
Final
AstrosHOU

September 19, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Atlanta Braves

3-2

Last 5
L 3-7
@ CHC
W 6-3
@ CHC
L 4-8
@ CHC
W 6-2
@ HOU
W 6-3
@ HOU

Houston Astros

2-3

Last 5
W 4-2
vs KC
L 2-5
vs KC
W 6-2
vs KC
L 2-6
vs ATL
L 3-6
vs ATL

Starting Pitchers

Atlanta Braves

Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Hayden Wesneski headshot
Hayden Wesneski
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 19, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Atlanta Braves91-64.587#1N/A-
Houston Astros77-78.497#2#41.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Atlanta BravesHouston Astros
.718
OPS
.732
204
HR
226
742
Runs
734
3.63
ERA
4.45
1.24
WHIP
1.34
1350
Strikeouts by pitchers
1411

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.

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Ronald Acuña Jr. headshot
Ronald Acuña Jr.

6 H, 3 HR, 8 RBI

Drake Baldwin headshot
Drake Baldwin

9 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Matt Olson headshot
Matt Olson

8 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Raisel Iglesias headshot
Raisel Iglesias

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Tyler Mahle headshot
Tyler Mahle

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.50 ERA

Didier Fuentes headshot
Didier Fuentes

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 2.25 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

9 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Ethan Pecko headshot
Ethan Pecko

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 1.59 ERA

Hayden Wesneski headshot
Hayden Wesneski

5.1 IP, 3 SO, 1.69 ERA

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown

5.0 IP, 10 SO, 1.80 ERA

Top Performers

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

Ronald Acuña Jr. headshot
Ronald Acuña Jr.
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick
Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick
Hayden Wesneski headshot
Hayden Wesneski
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 3: ATL 11 hits, HOU 10 hits; ATL 0 errors, HOU 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Atlanta Braves0000014106110
Houston Astros1010000103100

Box Score

Batting

Drake Baldwin led Atlanta Braves with 3 hits.

Atlanta Braves batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Drake BaldwinDH5130010
Ronald Acuña Jr.RF3124201
Matt Olson1B4021000
Michael Harris IICF4000000
Mauricio DubónSS4010010
Ozzie Albies2B4000010
Mike YastrzemskiLF4221011
Austin Riley3B4110000
Sean MurphyC2100200
Totals346116442

Jose Altuve led Houston Astros with 3 hits.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4110020
Yordan AlvarezDH4010000
Isaac Paredes3B3222101
Jose Altuve2B4030000
Yainer DiazC4011000
Daulton VarshoCF3000010
Nelson VelázquezPH1000010
Taylor TrammellCF0000000
Christian Walker1B4020000
Cam SmithRF4000020
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF4000010
Totals353103171

Pitching

Grant Holmes went 6.0 innings for Atlanta Braves (4 SO, 2 ER); Hayden Wesneski went 5.1 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Atlanta Braves
Grant Holmes6.0822041
Victor Mederos1.0000010
Dylan Lee1.0211110
Raisel Iglesias1.0000010
Houston Astros
Hayden Wesneski5.1411330
Bennett Sousa0.2000000
AJ Blubaugh0.1233100
Bryan Abreu0.2211011
Logan VanWey2.0311001
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

  • B1

    Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B3

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jeremy Peña scores. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • T6

    Single Matt Olson singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Drake Baldwin scores. Ronald Acuña Jr. out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Daulton Varsho to second baseman Jose Altuve to third baseman Isaac Paredes. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Home Run Ronald Acuña Jr. hits a grand slam (20) to left center field. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Austin Riley scores. Sean Murphy scores. ATL 5, HOU 2

  • T8

    Home Run Mike Yastrzemski homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. ATL 6, HOU 2

  • B8

    Double Braves challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Yainer Diaz doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. ATL 6, HOU 3

Play-by-Play

All 74 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging. ATL 6, HOU 3

  • B9

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 6, HOU 3

  • B9

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 6, HOU 3

  • T9

    Grounded Into DP Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Drake Baldwin out at 2nd. Ronald Acuña Jr. out at 1st. ATL 6, HOU 3

  • T9

    Single Drake Baldwin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. ATL 6, HOU 3

  • T9

    Groundout Sean Murphy grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. ATL 6, HOU 3

  • B8

    Strikeout Nelson Velázquez strikes out swinging. ATL 6, HOU 3

  • B8

    Double Braves challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Yainer Diaz doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. ATL 6, HOU 3

  • B8

    Single Jose Altuve singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Austin Riley. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. ATL 6, HOU 2

  • B8

    Walk Isaac Paredes walks. ATL 6, HOU 2

  • B8

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 6, HOU 2

  • B8

    Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL 6, HOU 2

  • T8

    Lineout Austin Riley lines out sharply to center fielder Daulton Varsho. ATL 6, HOU 2

  • T8

    Home Run Mike Yastrzemski homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. ATL 6, HOU 2

  • T8

    Grounded Into DP Ozzie Albies grounds into a double play, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Mauricio Dubón out at 2nd. Ozzie Albies out at 1st. ATL 5, HOU 2

  • T8

    Single Mauricio Dubón singles on a line drive to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. ATL 5, HOU 2

  • B7

    Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL 5, HOU 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. ATL 5, HOU 2

  • B7

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. ATL 5, HOU 2

  • T7

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. ATL 5, HOU 2

  • T7

    Single Matt Olson singles on a ground ball to pitcher Bryan Abreu, deflected by first baseman Christian Walker. ATL 5, HOU 2

  • T7

    Home Run Ronald Acuña Jr. hits a grand slam (20) to left center field. Mike Yastrzemski scores. Austin Riley scores. Sean Murphy scores. ATL 5, HOU 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Walk Sean Murphy walks. Mike Yastrzemski to 3rd. Austin Riley to 2nd. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Single Austin Riley singles on a line drive to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Mike Yastrzemski to 2nd. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Single Mike Yastrzemski singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • B6

    Grounded Into DP Yainer Diaz grounds into a double play, shortstop Mauricio Dubón to second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Jose Altuve out at 2nd. Yainer Diaz out at 1st. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • B6

    Single Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • T6

    Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • T6

    Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • T6

    Single Matt Olson singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Drake Baldwin scores. Ronald Acuña Jr. out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Daulton Varsho to second baseman Jose Altuve to third baseman Isaac Paredes. ATL 1, HOU 2

  • T6

    Walk Ronald Acuña Jr. walks. Drake Baldwin to 2nd. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • T6

    Single Drake Baldwin singles on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B5

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B5

    Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B5

    Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • T5

    Groundout Sean Murphy grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • T5

    Groundout Austin Riley grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • T5

    Groundout Mike Yastrzemski grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hayden Wesneski. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Strikeout Cam Smith called out on strikes. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Single Christian Walker singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Christian Walker out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Mike Yastrzemski to second baseman Ozzie Albies. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Groundout Daulton Varsho grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • T4

    Groundout Ozzie Albies grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hayden Wesneski. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Yainer Diaz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Mauricio Dubón called out on strikes. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • T4

    Pop Out Michael Harris II pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B3

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B3

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B3

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Jeremy Peña scores. ATL 0, HOU 2

  • B3

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B3

    Triple Jeremy Peña triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Flyout Matt Olson flies out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Single Ronald Acuña Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Grounded Into DP Drake Baldwin grounds into a double play, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña to pitcher Hayden Wesneski. Sean Murphy out at 2nd. Drake Baldwin out at 1st. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Walk Sean Murphy walks. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Forceout LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds into a force out, first baseman Matt Olson to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. Christian Walker out at 2nd. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Single Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Groundout Daulton Varsho grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • T2

    Pop Out Austin Riley pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Mike Yastrzemski strikes out swinging. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Ozzie Albies strikes out swinging. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B1

    Lineout Yainer Diaz lines out sharply to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B1

    Single Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B1

    Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. ATL 0, HOU 1

  • B1

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. ATL 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Mauricio Dubón pops out to first baseman Christian Walker. ATL 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Forceout Michael Harris II grounds into a force out, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Drake Baldwin to 3rd. Ronald Acuña Jr. out at 2nd. Michael Harris II to 1st. ATL 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Matt Olson pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory. ATL 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Walk Ronald Acuña Jr. walks. ATL 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Double Umpire reviewed (home run), call on the field was upheld: Drake Baldwin doubles (20) on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. ATL 0, HOU 0