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Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Citi FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 28, 10:05 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 11, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score52
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
3
3–1
FINAL
New York Mets
74–88 · 5th NL East · T-Score 45
1
T-Score45
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; New ranks 20th vs RHP.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Starter formAstrosBrown has a 3.62 ERA over his last five starts, while Scott is at 5.19.
Recent formEvenRecent results are nearly identical, with both clubs playing around .500 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

HOU
Hunter Brown RHP
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.51
34th
WHIP
1.33
104th
K/9
9.20
26th
BB/9
5.21
206th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.21
55th
OPS/R
–
IP
74.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.62
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
NYM
Christian Scott RHP
Christian Scott
New York Mets
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.73
87th
WHIP
1.32
102nd
K/9
11.18
13th
BB/9
3.93
165th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.01
70th
OPS/R
–
IP
89.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.19
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Scott strikes out 2.0 more batters per nine innings.
·Scott walks 1.3 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Scott has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.
·Brown carries a 3.07 road ERA, compared with Scott's 3.61 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBrownScottNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 2 GS–Career history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Brown arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker31%96.0
Four-seam30%96.2
Knuckle Curve18%83.4
Changeup9%87.5
Slider9%90.7
Cutter2%93.0
Slurve1%86.9
Scott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam48%95.5
Sweeper23%81.4
Cutter19%89.6
Curveball5%81.9
Splitter4%84.7
Sinker2%92.2
Slider0%82.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Astros vs RHP (Christian Scott)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mets vs RHP (Hunter Brown)
20th
in MLB
0.713OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Christian Scott
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Scott (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.80222.836No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.033421.114No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.8151-for-2Very small sample
4Jose AltuveR2B48.70116.672No MLB historyNo history
5Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.682No MLB historyNo history
6Christian WalkerR1B63.72629.7140-for-2Very small sample
7Yainer DiazRC65.77214.760No MLB historyNo history
8Taylor TrammellLLF43.6268.669No MLB historyNo history
9Nelson VelázquezRLF49.6636.616No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · No MLB history · No history95H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score7Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score8Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Nelson Velázquez LF · R.188 / .663 · 6 HRvs hand .616 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
New York MetsOfficial lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Brown (BvP)
1A.J. EwingLCF60.70011.713No MLB historyNo history
2Francisco LindorSSS70.73221.7751-for-6Very small sample
3Bo BichetteR3B62.70218.6701-for-8Very small sample
4Carson BengeLRF67.77620.780No MLB historyNo history
5Luis Robert Jr.RCF56.70711.6952-for-3Very small sample
6Jared YoungL1B64.7599.793No MLB historyNo history
7Marcus SemienR2B46.62015.60711-for-23Small sample
8Brett BatyL3B57.68511.7291-for-3Very small sample
9Luis TorrensRC56.6919.6760-for-2Very small sample
1A.J. Ewing CF · L.252 / .700 · 11 HRvs hand .713 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score2Francisco Lindor SS · S.225 / .732 · 21 HRvs hand .775 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample70H-Score3Bo Bichette 3B · R.260 / .702 · 18 HRvs hand .670 · 1-for-8 · Very small sample62H-Score4Carson Benge RF · L.282 / .776 · 20 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .695 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample56H-Score6Jared Young 1B · L.266 / .759 · 9 HRvs hand .793 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score7Marcus Semien 2B · R.215 / .620 · 15 HRvs hand .607 · 11-for-23 · Small sample46H-Score8Brett Baty 3B · L.238 / .685 · 11 HRvs hand .729 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample57H-Score9Luis Torrens C · R.235 / .691 · 9 HRvs hand .676 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample56H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseHOUHOU·NYMNYM
AVG.242 18th.239 22nd
OPS.732 7th.706 23rd
Home runs226 1st204 7th
Runs734 13th699 20th
OBP.315 19th.310 26th
SLG.417 5th.396 21st
PitchingHOUHOU·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.45vs4.15
HOUNYM
WHIP1.34vs1.29
HOUNYM
K/98.8vs9.1
HOUNYM
HR Allowed204vs184
HOUNYM
BullpenHOUHOU·NYMNYM
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.36vs4.43
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.33
no league rank
Saves49vs31
HOUNYM
ResultsHOUHOU·NYMNYM
+31614th
Run differential
+26321st
81–81 Record74–88
4–6 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Houston Astros (4–6)
W
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
New York Mets (5–5)
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Astros?+
Hunter Brown (3.51 ERA, 3–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mets?+
Christian Scott (3.73 ERA, 4–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Citi Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Astros and Mets performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Mets 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Hunter Brown is at 62; Christian Scott is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.