Philadelphia Phillies vs Houston Astros, September 8, 2026

AstrosHOU
6-5
Final
PhilliesPHI

September 8, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Citizens Bank Park

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

3-2

Last 5
W 6-2
vs CWS
W 3-1
vs AZ
L 3-4
vs AZ
L 2-3
vs AZ
W 6-5
@ PHI

Philadelphia Phillies

2-3

Last 5
L 2-5
vs ATL
W 4-2
vs ATL
L 4-5
vs ATL
W 1-0
vs ATL
L 5-6
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Hayden Wesneski headshot
Hayden Wesneski
Recorded starter

Philadelphia Phillies

Andrew Painter headshot
Andrew Painter
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros74-71.510#1N/A-
Philadelphia Phillies81-64.559#2#14.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Houston AstrosPhiladelphia Phillies
.732
OPS
.707
226
HR
182
734
Runs
713
4.45
ERA
4.04
1.34
WHIP
1.29
1411
Strikeouts by pitchers
1577

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

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Daulton Varsho headshot
Daulton Varsho

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes

5 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Bryan Abreu headshot
Bryan Abreu

4.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cristian Javier headshot
Cristian Javier

5.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.80 ERA

Ethan Pecko headshot
Ethan Pecko

4.1 IP, 2 SO, 2.08 ERA

Philadelphia Phillies

Hitters

Kyle Schwarber headshot
Kyle Schwarber

6 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI

Trea Turner headshot
Trea Turner

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Alec Bohm headshot
Alec Bohm

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Jesús Luzardo headshot
Jesús Luzardo

9.0 IP, 12 SO, 0.00 ERA

Aaron Nola headshot
Aaron Nola

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.29 ERA

Zack Wheeler headshot
Zack Wheeler

6.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

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

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Trea Turner headshot
Trea Turner
Philadelphia Phillies, MLBDB pick
Daulton Varsho headshot
Daulton Varsho
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5: HOU 11 hits, PHI 10 hits; HOU 0 errors, PHI 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros0401001006110
Philadelphia Phillies0000031015100

Box Score

Batting

Daulton Varsho led Houston Astros with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS5011010
Yordan AlvarezDH5000010
Isaac Paredes3B3010210
Jose Altuve2B5000010
Nick Allen2B0000000
Daulton VarshoCF5231021
Yainer DiazC5120000
Christian Walker1B3123101
Taylor TrammellLF4010030
Cam SmithRF3211111
Totals3861164103

Trea Turner led Philadelphia Phillies with 2 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Philadelphia Phillies batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Kyle SchwarberDH5111000
Trea TurnerSS4122011
Bryce HarperRF4010010
Luis Arraez2B3010000
Garrett StubbsPR/1B0000000
Alec Bohm1B/3B4110020
Bryson Stott3B/2B3110000
Brandon MarshLF3011010
Edmundo SosaPH1011000
J.T. RealmutoC4000000
Justin CrawfordCF2110000
Derek HillPH/CF2000010
Totals355105061

Pitching

Hayden Wesneski went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 3 ER); Andrew Painter went 5.0 innings for Philadelphia Phillies (6 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Hayden Wesneski6.0533031
AJ Blubaugh0.2211000
Bennett Sousa0.1000010
Bryan Abreu1.0100020
Josh Hader1.0211000
Philadelphia Phillies
Andrew Painter5.01055262
Tim Mayza1.0000000
Brooks Raley1.0111111
Chase Shugart1.0000010
José Alvarado1.0000120
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 Christian Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Daulton Varsho scores. Yainer Diaz scores. HOU 3, PHI 0

  • T2

    Double Jeremy Peña doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brandon Marsh. Cam Smith scores. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T4

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B6

    Single Kyle Schwarber singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Justin Crawford scores. HOU 5, PHI 1

  • B6

    Home Run Trea Turner homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Schwarber scores. HOU 5, PHI 3

  • T7

    Home Run Daulton Varsho homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 6, PHI 3

  • B7

    Double Brandon Marsh doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Alec Bohm scores. Bryson Stott to 3rd. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B9

    Double Edmundo Sosa doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Bryson Stott scores. HOU 6, PHI 5

Play-by-Play

All 79 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Pop Out Kyle Schwarber pops out to second baseman Nick Allen. HOU 6, PHI 5

  • B9

    Flyout Derek Hill flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 6, PHI 5

  • B9

    Flyout J.T. Realmuto flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 6, PHI 5

  • B9

    Double Edmundo Sosa doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Bryson Stott scores. HOU 6, PHI 5

  • B9

    Single Bryson Stott singles on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • T9

    Pop Out Yainer Diaz pops out to shortstop Trea Turner. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • T9

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • T9

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • T9

    Walk Isaac Paredes walks. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B8

    Strikeout Alec Bohm challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Alec Bohm called out on strikes. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B8

    Hit By Pitch Luis Arraez hit by pitch. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B8

    Strikeout Bryce Harper strikes out swinging. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B8

    Double Trea Turner doubles (27) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B8

    Lineout Kyle Schwarber lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • T8

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • T8

    Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Derek Hill. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • T8

    Strikeout Cam Smith called out on strikes. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B7

    Strikeout Derek Hill strikes out swinging. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B7

    Double Play J.T. Realmuto lines into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve. Brandon Marsh out at 2nd. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B7

    Double Brandon Marsh doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Alec Bohm scores. Bryson Stott to 3rd. HOU 6, PHI 4

  • B7

    Hit By Pitch Bryson Stott hit by pitch. HOU 6, PHI 3

  • B7

    Double Alec Bohm doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. HOU 6, PHI 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. HOU 6, PHI 3

  • T7

    Walk Christian Walker walks. HOU 6, PHI 3

  • T7

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm. HOU 6, PHI 3

  • T7

    Home Run Daulton Varsho homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. HOU 6, PHI 3

  • T7

    Flyout Jose Altuve flies out to center fielder Justin Crawford. HOU 5, PHI 3

  • B6

    Flyout Luis Arraez flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 5, PHI 3

  • B6

    Groundout Bryce Harper grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 5, PHI 3

  • B6

    Home Run Trea Turner homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Schwarber scores. HOU 5, PHI 3

  • B6

    Single Kyle Schwarber singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Justin Crawford scores. HOU 5, PHI 1

  • B6

    Double Justin Crawford doubles (18) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B6

    Flyout J.T. Realmuto flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T6

    Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to first baseman Alec Bohm. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T6

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out sharply, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T6

    Lineout Jeremy Peña lines out sharply to center fielder Justin Crawford. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B5

    Groundout Brandon Marsh grounds out sharply, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hayden Wesneski. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B5

    Pop Out Bryson Stott pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B5

    Groundout Alec Bohm grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T5

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out softly to first baseman Alec Bohm. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T5

    Single Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryce Harper. Christian Walker to 3rd. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T5

    Single Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Justin Crawford. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T5

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Trea Turner to first baseman Alec Bohm. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B4

    Lineout Luis Arraez lines out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B4

    Single Bryce Harper singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by second baseman Jose Altuve. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B4

    Lineout Trea Turner lines out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B4

    Lineout Kyle Schwarber lines out to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T4

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, second baseman Luis Arraez to first baseman Alec Bohm. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T4

    Walk Isaac Paredes walks. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T4

    Groundout Yordan Alvarez grounds out, first baseman Alec Bohm to pitcher Andrew Painter. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T4

    Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Bryson Stott to first baseman Alec Bohm. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • T4

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 5, PHI 0

  • B3

    Groundout Justin Crawford grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • B3

    Flyout J.T. Realmuto flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Brandon Marsh strikes out swinging. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Christian Walker pops out to second baseman Luis Arraez on the infield fly rule. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T3

    Single Yainer Diaz singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Trea Turner. Daulton Varsho to 2nd. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T3

    Single Daulton Varsho singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brandon Marsh. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Jose Altuve pops out to catcher J.T. Realmuto. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • B2

    Grounded Into DP Bryson Stott grounds into a double play, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Luis Arraez out at 2nd. Bryson Stott out at 1st. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Alec Bohm strikes out swinging. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • B2

    Single Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by shortstop Jeremy Peña. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T2

    Double Jeremy Peña doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brandon Marsh. Cam Smith scores. HOU 4, PHI 0

  • T2

    Walk Cam Smith walks. HOU 3, PHI 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. HOU 3, PHI 0

  • T2

    Home Run Christian Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Daulton Varsho scores. Yainer Diaz scores. HOU 3, PHI 0

  • T2

    Single Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to right fielder Bryce Harper. Daulton Varsho to 3rd. HOU 0, PHI 0

  • T2

    Double Daulton Varsho doubles (23) on a line drive to right fielder Bryce Harper. HOU 0, PHI 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Bryce Harper pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory. HOU 0, PHI 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Trea Turner strikes out swinging. HOU 0, PHI 0

  • B1

    Lineout Kyle Schwarber lines out sharply to second baseman Jose Altuve. HOU 0, PHI 0

  • T1

    Flyout Jose Altuve flies out to center fielder Justin Crawford. HOU 0, PHI 0

  • T1

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to left fielder Brandon Marsh. HOU 0, PHI 0

  • T1

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out sharply to center fielder Justin Crawford. HOU 0, PHI 0

  • T1

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