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Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Houston Astros 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 4, 10:55 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score48
Arizona Diamondbacks
86–76 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 48
1
1–3
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 53
3
T-Score53
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Arizona ranks 26th vs RHP.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
PowerAstrosHouston has 185 home runs this season, 47 more than Arizona.

Starting pitchers

AZ
Merrill Kelly RHP
Merrill Kelly
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.08
162nd
WHIP
1.48
177th
K/9
6.04
199th
BB/9
4.07
171st
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.65
174th
OPS/R
–
IP
141.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.27
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
HOU
Cristian Javier RHP
Cristian Javier
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.45
170th
WHIP
1.63
178th
K/9
8.46
96th
BB/9
3.83
179th
P-Score37i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.61
157th
OPS/R
–
IP
44.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.79
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Javier strikes out 2.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Kelly enters with a 5.08 ERA compared with Javier's 6.45.
·Kelly allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.48 WHIP compared with 1.63.
·Kelly averages 1.6 more innings per start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricKellyJavierNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 4 GS– ERA, 5 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Kelly arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup28%88.5
Four-seam28%92.1
Cutter13%91.0
Curveball12%82.5
Slider10%86.3
Sinker10%92.4
Javier arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%93.2
Sweeper27%81.3
Changeup16%85.5
Cutter7%89.1
Knuckle Curve2%77.6
Sinker1%93.1
Slider0%84.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Diamondbacks vs RHP (Cristian Javier)
26th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Merrill Kelly)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Javier (BvP)
1Geraldo PerdomoSSS60.7479.7620-for-2Very small sample
2Corbin CarrollLRF75.79522.727No MLB historyNo history
3Gabriel MorenoRC75.87416.909No MLB historyNo history
4Ketel MarteS2B70.74822.6870-for-3Very small sample
5Lars NootbaarLLF63.7218.8001-for-3Very small sample
6Nolan ArenadoR3B62.80630.7751-for-2Very small sample
7Max KeplerLLF35.5652.5390-for-1Very small sample
8Tim TawaR1B54.69011.704No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan WaldschmidtRCF40.6933.670No MLB historyNo history
1Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262 / .747 · 9 HRvs hand .762 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score2Corbin Carroll RF · L.239 / .795 · 22 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311 / .874 · 16 HRvs hand .909 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Ketel Marte 2B · S.249 / .748 · 22 HRvs hand .687 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample70H-Score5Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .800 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score6Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255 / .806 · 30 HRvs hand .775 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score7Max Kepler LF · L.205 / .565 · 2 HRvs hand .539 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample35H-Score8Tim Tawa 1B · R.240 / .690 · 11 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score9Ryan Waldschmidt CF · R.256 / .693 · 3 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Merrill Kelly
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Kelly (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.80222.8360-for-2Very small sample
2Yordan AlvarezLDH911.033421.1141-for-3Very small sample
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.815No MLB historyNo history
4Jose AltuveR2B48.70116.6722-for-3Very small sample
5Daulton VarshoLCF45.63612.682No MLB historyNo history
6Christian WalkerR1B63.72629.7141-for-5Very small sample
7Taylor TrammellLLF43.6268.6690-for-3Very small sample
8Yainer DiazRC62.77214.7601-for-2Very small sample
9LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.6544.6533-for-16Small sample
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample91H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample48H-Score5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample63H-Score7Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample43H-Score8Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score9LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .653 · 3-for-16 · Small sample39H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseAZAZ·HOUHOU
AVG.246 10th.242 18th
OPS.720 11th.732 7th
Home runs166 25th226 1st
Runs739 9th734 13th
OBP.318 13th.315 19th
SLG.402 12th.417 4th
PitchingAZAZ·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.18vs4.45
AZHOU
WHIP1.28vs1.34
AZHOU
K/97.1vs8.8
AZHOU
HR Allowed186vs204
AZHOU
BullpenAZAZ·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.97vs4.09
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.26vs1.28
no league rank
Saves38vs49
AZHOU
ResultsAZAZ·HOUHOU
+32616th
Run differential
+34312th
86–76 Record81–81
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Arizona Diamondbacks (5–5)
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
Houston Astros (7–3)
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Merrill Kelly (5.08 ERA, 9–12) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Cristian Javier (6.45 ERA, 1–5) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:10 PM ET at Daikin Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Diamondbacks and Astros performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Astros 3–0 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Merrill Kelly is at 40; Cristian Javier is at 37. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.