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Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Houston Astros 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:15 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Sep 6, 4:35 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score40
Arizona Diamondbacks
86–76 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 40
4
4–3
FINAL · 10 innings
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 43
3
T-Score43
FINAL · 10 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Brandon PfaadtAZ
Starter
6.1732493
Jonathan LoáisigaAZ
ReliefWin
1.0100217
Brandyn GarciaAZ
ReliefSave
1.0000213
Ethan PeckoHOU
Starter
4.1511281
Bryan KingHOU
ReliefLoss
1.0100010
Scoring by inning
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AZArizona Diamondbacks00001011014——
HOUHouston Astros00201000003——
Top hitters
Ketel Marte1-for-5 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Isaac Paredes2-for-5 · 3 RBI
Lars Nootbaar2-for-3 · 1 RBI · 1 BB
Gabriel Moreno2-for-5 · 1 RBI
Geraldo Perdomo0-for-3 · 1 RBI

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherDiamondbacksPfaadt leads Pecko in P-Score (56 vs 33), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formAstrosHouston has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
PowerAstrosHouston has 186 home runs this season, 47 more than Arizona.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

AZ
Brandon Pfaadt RHP
Brandon Pfaadt
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.54
78th
WHIP
1.15
62nd
K/9
5.92
201st
BB/9
2.23
29th
P-Score56i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.00
56th
OPS/R
–
IP
117.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.98
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
HOU
Ethan Pecko RHP
Ethan Pecko
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.19
96th
WHIP
1.50
48th
K/9
5.71
209th
BB/9
5.19
148th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
2.08
135th
OPS/R
–
IP
17.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.27
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 4)
How the starters differ
·Pfaadt allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.15 WHIP compared with 1.50.
·Pfaadt enters with a 3.54 ERA compared with Pecko's 5.19.
·Pfaadt allows the lower home-run rate: 1.00 vs 2.08 per nine.
·Pfaadt has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Pfaadt arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%93.2
Sinker17%93.1
Changeup16%87.0
Curveball15%82.4
Sweeper13%84.2
Cutter12%90.4
Pecko arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker23%92.9
Four-seam21%93.5
Sweeper19%82.7
Cutter19%90.1
Curveball13%81.6
Changeup5%87.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Diamondbacks vs RHP (Ethan Pecko)
26th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Brandon Pfaadt)
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
Arizona DiamondbacksOfficial lineupvs RHP Ethan Pecko
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Pecko (BvP)
1Ildemaro VargasS1B47.6759.580No MLB historyNo history
2Geraldo PerdomoSSS60.7479.7620-for-2Very small sample
3Gabriel MorenoRC75.87416.9091-for-2Very small sample
4Ketel MarteS2B70.74822.6870-for-2Very small sample
5Corbin CarrollLRF75.79522.727No MLB historyNo history
6Nolan ArenadoR3B62.80630.775No MLB historyNo history
7Max KeplerLLF35.5652.539No MLB historyNo history
8Tim TawaR1B54.69011.704No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan WaldschmidtRCF40.6933.6700-for-1Very small sample
1Ildemaro Vargas 1B · S.254 / .675 · 9 HRvs hand .580 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score2Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262 / .747 · 9 HRvs hand .762 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample60H-Score3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311 / .874 · 16 HRvs hand .909 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample75H-Score4Ketel Marte 2B · S.249 / .748 · 22 HRvs hand .687 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample70H-Score5Corbin Carroll RF · L.239 / .795 · 22 HRvs hand .727 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score6Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255 / .806 · 30 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Max Kepler LF · L.205 / .565 · 2 HRvs hand .539 · No MLB history · No history35H-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 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample40H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Brandon Pfaadt
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Pfaadt (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.80222.8360-for-3Very small sample
2Yordan AlvarezLDH911.033421.1141-for-3Very small sample
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.8151-for-1Very small sample
4Jose AltuveR2B48.70116.6722-for-3Very small sample
5Daulton VarshoLCF45.63612.6820-for-1Very small sample
6Christian WalkerR1B63.72629.7141-for-3Very small sample
7Christian VázquezRC32.5837.584No MLB historyNo history
8Taylor TrammellLLF43.6268.6690-for-2Very small sample
9Cam SmithRRF57.66921.668No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · 0-for-3 · 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 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample66H-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 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample45H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score7Christian Vázquez C · R.207 / .583 · 7 HRvs hand .584 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score8Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score9Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseAZAZ·HOUHOU
AVG.246 11th.242 19th
OPS.720 14th.732 7th
Home runs166 25th226 1st
Runs739 11th734 13th
OBP.318 13th.315 19th
SLG.402 13th.417 5th
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 ERA4.14vs4.14
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.29vs1.29
no league rank
Saves38vs49
AZHOU
ResultsAZAZ·HOUHOU
+36512th
Run differential
+35214th
86–76 Record81–81
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Arizona Diamondbacks (5–5)
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
Houston Astros (7–3)
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—3
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Brandon Pfaadt (3.54 ERA, 7–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Ethan Pecko (5.19 ERA, 1–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:15 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?+
Brandon Pfaadt is at 56; Ethan Pecko is at 33. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.