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FinalFinal lineupsAL West / NL Central

Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkStats availableFinal lineups locked
T-Score50
Houston Astros
78–80 · 1st AL West · T-Score 50
1
1–3
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
73–85 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 29
3
T-Score29
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRedsCincinnati has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Burns leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
Team strengthAstrosHouston leads 50–29 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

HOU
Spencer Arrighetti RHP
Spencer Arrighetti
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.96
162nd
WHIP
1.38
150th
K/9
8.62
89th
BB/9
5.20
211th
P-Score38i
FIP
5.46
HR/9
1.46
162nd
OPS/R
0.631
IP
110.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.19
Road ERA6.48
Last 5 starts
CIN
Chase Burns RHP
Chase Burns
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.86
20th
WHIP
1.17
56th
K/9
10.79
17th
BB/9
3.27
119th
P-Score69i
FIP
3.17
HR/9
0.99
72nd
OPS/R
0.499
IP
154.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.09
Road ERA3.46
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Burns owns the lower FIP, 3.17 to 5.46.
·Burns strikes out 2.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Burns allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.17 WHIP compared with 1.38.
·Burns allows the lower home-run rate: 0.99 vs 1.46 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricArrighettiBurnsNote
ERA−12665Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP5.463.17
WAR-0.14.4Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Arrighetti arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Curveball34%76.5
Four-seam29%92.4
Sweeper12%79.7
Sinker10%92.2
Changeup7%84.2
Cutter7%87.8
Slider1%82.2
Burns arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam56%97.6
Slider39%90.2
Changeup5%90.1
Sinker0%97.0
Curveball0%81.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Astros vs RHP (Chase Burns)
11th
in MLB
0.730OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Spencer Arrighetti)
27th
in MLB
0.690OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

ResultsHOUHOU·CINCIN
+23817th
Run differential
+10729th
78–80 Record73–85
Last 10 games
Houston Astros (0–0)
Cincinnati Reds (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Astros?+
Spencer Arrighetti is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Chase Burns is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at Great American Ball Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Spencer Arrighetti is at 38; Chase Burns is at 69. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.