New York Yankees vs Houston Astros, Aug 25, 2026 Box Score

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9-7

Final

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August 25, 2026, 7:05 PM ET | Yankee Stadium

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Houston Astros

2-3

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New York Yankees

3-2

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Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Ethan Pecko

Recorded starter

New York Yankees

Will Warren

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 25, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Houston Astros	66-66	.500	#1	N/A	-
New York Yankees	74-57	.565	#2	#1	3.5

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

Season Comparison

2026

Houston AstrosNew York Yankees

.732

OPS

.720

226

223

734

Runs

739

4.45

ERA

3.23

1.34

WHIP

1.17

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

Yainer Diaz

6 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Isaac Paredes

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Daulton Varsho

7 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Hayden Wesneski

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Hunter Brown

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 1.59 ERA

Bryan Abreu

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 2.46 ERA

New York Yankees

Hitters

Luis García Jr.

8 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Spencer Jones

7 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Paul Blackburn

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Gerrit Cole

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.50 ERA

Cam Schlittler

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.

Yainer Diaz

Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Luis García Jr.

New York Yankees, MLBDB pick

Cody Bellinger

New York Yankees, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 9, New York Yankees 7: HOU 14 hits, NYY 10 hits; HOU 0 errors, NYY 2 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	1	1	0	1	2	0	3	1	9	14	0
New York Yankees	0	0	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	7	10	2

Box Score

Batting

Yordan Alvarez and Yainer Diaz led Houston Astros with 3 hits each.

Houston Astros batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Jeremy PeñaSS	5	2	2	2	0	1	1
Yordan AlvarezDH	5	2	3	1	0	1	0
Isaac Paredes3B	3	0	1	1	2	0	0
Jose Altuve2B	5	1	2	0	0	1	0
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daulton VarshoCF	5	0	2	2	0	1	0
Christian Walker1B	5	0	0	0	0	2	0
LaMonte Wade Jr.RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Cam SmithPH/RF	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
Yainer DiazC	4	3	3	3	1	0	2
Taylor TrammellLF	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Nelson VelázquezPH/LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	41	9	14	9	4	9	3

Luis García Jr. led New York Yankees with 4 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.

New York Yankees batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Trent GrishamCF	3	2	0	0	2	1	0
Ben RiceDH	4	1	1	0	1	0	0
Luis García Jr.1B	5	2	4	3	0	0	1
Cody BellingerLF	5	1	1	3	0	0	1
George Lombard Jr.SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Spencer JonesRF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B	3	0	1	1	1	0	0
Austin WellsC	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
José Caballero3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Totals	35	7	10	7	5	3	2

Pitching

Ethan Pecko went 4.1 innings for Houston Astros (1 SO, 5 ER); Will Warren went 5.0 innings for New York Yankees (4 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Houston Astros
Ethan Pecko	4.1	5	5	5	4	1	2
Bennett Sousa	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steven Okert	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0
Bryan Abreu	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
Josh Hader	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
New York Yankees
Will Warren	5.0	7	3	2	2	4	1
Fernando Cruz	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1
Yerry De los Santos	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Brent Headrick	0.2	4	3	3	0	1	1
Bradley Hanner	1.1	2	1	1	0	3	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

T2
Home Run Yainer Diaz homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 1, NYY 0
T3
Single Daulton Varsho singles on a ground ball to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Jose Altuve scores. HOU 2, NYY 0
B3
Home Run Cody Bellinger homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Trent Grisham scores. Luis García Jr. scores. HOU 2, NYY 3
T5
Single Daulton Varsho singles on a ground ball to right fielder Spencer Jones. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. HOU 3, NYY 3
B5
Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (27) on a line drive to right field. Ben Rice scores. HOU 3, NYY 5
T6
Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Yainer Diaz scores. HOU 5, NYY 5
B7
Double Luis García Jr. doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice to 3rd. HOU 5, NYY 6
T8
Home Run Yainer Diaz homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. HOU 6, NYY 6
T8
Triple Yordan Alvarez triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Spencer Jones. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 7, NYY 6
T8
Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Yordan Alvarez scores. HOU 8, NYY 6
B8
Single Jazz Chisholm Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Spencer Jones scores. HOU 8, NYY 7
T9
Single Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Cam Smith scores. Yainer Diaz to 2nd. Yainer Diaz advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Cody Bellinger. HOU 9, NYY 7

Play-by-Play

All 86 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Flyout Cody Bellinger flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 9, NYY 7
B9
Pop Out Luis García Jr. pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 9, NYY 7
B9
Flyout Ben Rice flies out sharply to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 9, NYY 7
T9
Strikeout Nelson Velázquez strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 9, NYY 7
T9
Single Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Cam Smith scores. Yainer Diaz to 2nd. Yainer Diaz advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by left fielder Cody Bellinger. HOU 9, NYY 7
T9
Triple Cam Smith triples (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. HOU 8, NYY 7
T9
Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 8, NYY 7
T9
Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. HOU 8, NYY 7
B8
Strikeout Trent Grisham strikes out swinging. HOU 8, NYY 7
B8
Single José Caballero singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 8, NYY 7
B8
Grounded Into DP Austin Wells grounds into a double play, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña to pitcher Bryan Abreu. Jazz Chisholm Jr. out at 2nd. Austin Wells out at 1st. HOU 8, NYY 7
B8
Single Jazz Chisholm Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Spencer Jones scores. HOU 8, NYY 7
B8
Double Spencer Jones doubles (9) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 8, NYY 6
T8
Lineout Jose Altuve lines out to right fielder Spencer Jones. HOU 8, NYY 6
T8
Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Yordan Alvarez scores. HOU 8, NYY 6
T8
Triple Yordan Alvarez triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Spencer Jones. Jeremy Peña scores. HOU 7, NYY 6
T8
Single Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to left fielder Cody Bellinger. HOU 6, NYY 6
T8
Flyout Nelson Velázquez flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. HOU 6, NYY 6
T8
Home Run Yainer Diaz homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. HOU 6, NYY 6
T8
Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. HOU 5, NYY 6
B7
Flyout George Lombard Jr. flies out to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. HOU 5, NYY 6
B7
Fielders Choice Out Cody Bellinger reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to catcher Yainer Diaz. Ben Rice out at home. Luis García Jr. to 3rd. HOU 5, NYY 6
B7
Double Luis García Jr. doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice to 3rd. HOU 5, NYY 6
B7
Single Ben Rice singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Trent Grisham to 3rd. HOU 5, NYY 5
B7
Walk Trent Grisham walks. HOU 5, NYY 5
B7
Strikeout José Caballero strikes out swinging. HOU 5, NYY 5
T7
Flyout Christian Walker flies out sharply to center fielder Trent Grisham. HOU 5, NYY 5
T7
Groundout Daulton Varsho grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. HOU 5, NYY 5
T7
Strikeout Jose Altuve called out on strikes. HOU 5, NYY 5
T7
Walk Isaac Paredes walks. HOU 5, NYY 5
B6
Pop Out Austin Wells pops out to second baseman Jose Altuve. HOU 5, NYY 5
B6
Lineout Jazz Chisholm Jr. lines out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 5, NYY 5
B6
Flyout Spencer Jones flies out sharply to left fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 5, NYY 5
T6
Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Cody Bellinger. HOU 5, NYY 5
T6
Home Run Jeremy Peña homers (15) on a fly ball to left center field. Yainer Diaz scores. HOU 5, NYY 5
T6
Flyout Taylor Trammell flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. HOU 3, NYY 5
T6
Walk Yainer Diaz walks. HOU 3, NYY 5
T6
Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. HOU 3, NYY 5
B5
Groundout George Lombard Jr. grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 3, NYY 5
B5
Flyout Cody Bellinger flies out to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. HOU 3, NYY 5
B5
Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (27) on a line drive to right field. Ben Rice scores. HOU 3, NYY 5
B5
Walk Ben Rice challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Ben Rice walks. HOU 3, NYY 3
B5
Lineout Trent Grisham lines out sharply to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 3, NYY 3
T5
Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman José Caballero to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 3, NYY 3
T5
Single Daulton Varsho singles on a ground ball to right fielder Spencer Jones. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. HOU 3, NYY 3
T5
Flyout Jose Altuve flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. HOU 2, NYY 3
T5
Walk Isaac Paredes walks. HOU 2, NYY 3
T5
Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. HOU 2, NYY 3
T5
Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 2, NYY 3
B4
Lineout José Caballero lines out to left fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 2, NYY 3
B4
Strikeout Austin Wells strikes out swinging. HOU 2, NYY 3
B4
Flyout Jazz Chisholm Jr. flies out to left fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 2, NYY 3
T4
Flyout Taylor Trammell flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. HOU 2, NYY 3
T4
Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 2, NYY 3
T4
Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to center fielder Trent Grisham. HOU 2, NYY 3
B3
Caught Stealing 2B Spencer Jones caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Yainer Diaz to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 2, NYY 3
B3
Forceout Spencer Jones grounds into a force out, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña. George Lombard Jr. out at 2nd. Spencer Jones to 1st. HOU 2, NYY 3
B3
Single George Lombard Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. HOU 2, NYY 3
B3
Home Run Cody Bellinger homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Trent Grisham scores. Luis García Jr. scores. HOU 2, NYY 3
B3
Single Luis García Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Trent Grisham to 3rd. HOU 2, NYY 0
B3
Pop Out Ben Rice pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 2, NYY 0
B3
Walk Trent Grisham walks. HOU 2, NYY 0
T3
Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. HOU 2, NYY 0
T3
Single Daulton Varsho singles on a ground ball to left fielder Cody Bellinger. Jose Altuve scores. HOU 2, NYY 0
T3
Single Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to right fielder Spencer Jones. HOU 1, NYY 0
T3
Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to third baseman José Caballero. HOU 1, NYY 0
T3
Strikeout Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes. HOU 1, NYY 0
B2
Groundout José Caballero grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, NYY 0
B2
Walk Austin Wells walks. HOU 1, NYY 0
B2
Walk Jazz Chisholm Jr. walks. HOU 1, NYY 0
B2
Groundout Spencer Jones grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, NYY 0
B2
Groundout George Lombard Jr. grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 1, NYY 0
T2
Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. HOU 1, NYY 0
T2
Walk Taylor Trammell walks. HOU 1, NYY 0
T2
Home Run Yainer Diaz homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 1, NYY 0
T2
Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 0, NYY 0
T2
Groundout Christian Walker grounds out to pitcher Will Warren. HOU 0, NYY 0
B1
Lineout Cody Bellinger lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 0, NYY 0
B1
Single Luis García Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. HOU 0, NYY 0
B1
Flyout Ben Rice flies out to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. HOU 0, NYY 0
B1
Groundout Trent Grisham grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 0, NYY 0
T1
Groundout Daulton Varsho grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. HOU 0, NYY 0
T1
Single Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to shortstop George Lombard Jr., deflected by second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Yordan Alvarez advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop George Lombard Jr. HOU 0, NYY 0
T1
Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to third baseman José Caballero. HOU 0, NYY 0
T1
Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Spencer Jones. HOU 0, NYY 0
T1
Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. HOU 0, NYY 0

New York Yankees vs Houston Astros, August 25, 2026

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