New York Mets vs Houston Astros, August 28, 2026

AstrosHOU
3-1
Final
MetsNYM

August 28, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Citi Field

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

3-2

Last 5
L 6-7
vs ATH
W 9-7
@ NYY
L 3-9
@ NYY
W 5-1
@ NYY
W 3-1
@ NYM

New York Mets

1-4

Last 5
L 1-2
@ CWS
W 3-2
vs MIL
L 1-8
vs MIL
L 2-8
vs MIL
L 1-3
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Recorded starter

New York Mets

Christian Scott headshot
Christian Scott
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 28, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros68-67.504#1N/A-
New York Mets60-75.444#5#1020.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Houston AstrosNew York Mets
.732
OPS
.706
226
HR
204
734
Runs
699
4.45
ERA
4.15
1.34
WHIP
1.29
1411
Strikeouts by pitchers
1450

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

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Yainer Diaz headshot
Yainer Diaz

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Daulton Varsho headshot
Daulton Varsho

6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Josh Hader headshot
Josh Hader

4.1 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

AJ Blubaugh headshot
AJ Blubaugh

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown

6.2 IP, 10 SO, 1.35 ERA

New York Mets

Hitters

Francisco Lindor headshot
Francisco Lindor

5 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Luis Robert Jr. headshot
Luis Robert Jr.

5 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Carson Benge headshot
Carson Benge

7 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Nolan McLean headshot
Nolan McLean

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Dedniel Núñez headshot
Dedniel Núñez

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Zac Thornton headshot
Zac Thornton

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

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

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Christian Scott headshot
Christian Scott
New York Mets, MLBDB pick
Daulton Varsho headshot
Daulton Varsho
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1: HOU 4 hits, NYM 5 hits; HOU 0 errors, NYM 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Houston Astros000003000340
New York Mets000100000150

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Houston Astros with 1 hit each.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS3010110
Yordan AlvarezDH2100200
Isaac Paredes3B2100200
Jose Altuve2B3110100
Nick Allen2B0000000
Daulton VarshoCF4012010
Christian Walker1B4000020
Yainer DiazC4011000
Taylor TrammellRF2000000
Cam SmithPH/RF2000010
Nelson VelázquezLF4000030
Totals30343680

Marcus Semien led New York Mets with 2 hits.

New York Mets batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
A.J. EwingCF4000020
Francisco LindorSS4110030
Bo Bichette3B4000010
Carson BengeRF4011020
Luis Robert Jr.LF4000020
Jared Young1B3000010
Marcus Semien2B2020100
Brett BatyDH3000020
Luis TorrensC3010010
Totals311511140

Pitching

Hunter Brown went 6.2 innings for Houston Astros (10 SO, 1 ER); Christian Scott went 5.1 innings for New York Mets (2 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Hunter Brown6.25111100
Bryan Abreu1.1000020
Josh Hader1.0000020
New York Mets
Christian Scott5.1133520
Nate Lavender0.2200010
Jonathan Pintaro1.0100110
Dedniel Núñez1.0000020
Kodai Senga1.0000020
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

  • B4

    Double Carson Benge doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Francisco Lindor scores. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • T6

    Single Daulton Varsho singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. HOU 2, NYM 1

  • T6

    Single Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Jose Altuve scores. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. HOU 3, NYM 1

Play-by-Play

All 68 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Luis Robert Jr. called out on strikes. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B9

    Groundout Carson Benge grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Josh Hader. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Bo Bichette strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Nelson Velázquez called out on strikes. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T9

    Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T9

    Pop Out Yainer Diaz pops out to catcher Luis Torrens in foul territory. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B8

    Flyout A.J. Ewing flies out to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B8

    Flyout Luis Torrens flies out to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T8

    Flyout Jose Altuve flies out to center fielder A.J. Ewing. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Brett Baty strikes out swinging. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B7

    Single Marcus Semien singles on a ground ball to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Jared Young called out on strikes. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B7

    Pop Out Luis Robert Jr. pops out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T7

    Grounded Into DP Isaac Paredes grounds into a double play, third baseman Bo Bichette to second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd. Isaac Paredes out at 1st. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T7

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T7

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Jonathan Pintaro. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Nelson Velázquez strikes out swinging. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Carson Benge strikes out swinging. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B6

    Groundout Bo Bichette grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Francisco Lindor called out on strikes. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T6

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, first baseman Jared Young to pitcher Nate Lavender. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T6

    Single Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carson Benge. Jose Altuve scores. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. HOU 3, NYM 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. HOU 2, NYM 1

  • T6

    Single Daulton Varsho singles on a line drive to right fielder Carson Benge. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. HOU 2, NYM 1

  • T6

    Walk Jose Altuve walks. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • T6

    Walk Luis Torrens challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Isaac Paredes walks. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • T6

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • B5

    Grounded Into DP A.J. Ewing grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Luis Torrens out at 2nd. A.J. Ewing out at 1st. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • B5

    Single Luis Torrens singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Marcus Semien to 3rd. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Brett Baty strikes out swinging. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • B5

    Single Marcus Semien singles on a fly ball to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Nelson Velázquez strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • T5

    Lineout Taylor Trammell lines out softly to second baseman Marcus Semien. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • T5

    Pop Out Yainer Diaz pops out to third baseman Bo Bichette in foul territory. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • B4

    Flyout Jared Young flies out to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • B4

    Groundout Luis Robert Jr. grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Carson Benge to 3rd. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • B4

    Double Carson Benge doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Francisco Lindor scores. HOU 0, NYM 1

  • B4

    Flyout Bo Bichette flies out to right fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B4

    Single Francisco Lindor singles on a ground ball to right fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T4

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out to first baseman Jared Young. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T4

    Lineout Daulton Varsho lines out to first baseman Jared Young. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T4

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B3

    Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Luis Torrens strikes out swinging. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B3

    Flyout Brett Baty flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B3

    Walk Marcus Semien walks. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T3

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T3

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to right fielder Carson Benge. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T3

    Walk Jeremy Peña walks. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T3

    Flyout Nelson Velázquez flies out to center fielder A.J. Ewing. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B2

    Groundout Jared Young grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hunter Brown. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Luis Robert Jr. strikes out swinging. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Carson Benge strikes out swinging. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T2

    Groundout Taylor Trammell grounds out to first baseman Jared Young. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T2

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Francisco Lindor to first baseman Jared Young. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T2

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman Bo Bichette to first baseman Jared Young. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B1

    Groundout Bo Bichette grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Francisco Lindor called out on strikes. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • B1

    Strikeout A.J. Ewing strikes out swinging. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T1

    Forceout Daulton Varsho grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Francisco Lindor. Jose Altuve out at 2nd. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T1

    Single Jose Altuve singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Luis Robert Jr. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T1

    Walk Isaac Paredes walks. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T1

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. HOU 0, NYM 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Jared Young. HOU 0, NYM 0