Friday, Aug 28, 2026Citi Field7:10 PM ETPreview

HOU · Away · 66-67

Houston Astros

AL West · 1st · —

—:—

7:10 PM ET

NYM · Home · 60-73

New York Mets

NL East · 4th · 18.0 GB

Starting pitcher matchup

TBD —

Houston Astros

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

—

WHIP

—

K/9

—

BB/9

—

FIP

—

HR/9

—

OPS/R

—

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA—

Road ERA—

Last 5 starts

ERA

—

QUALITY
START %

—

DAYS
REST

—

Christian Scott —

New York Mets

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

—

85th

WHIP

—

113th

K/9

—

7th

BB/9

—

163rd

FIP

3.67

HR/9

—

78th

OPS/R

0.658

—

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA3.38

Road ERA3.98

Last 5 starts

ERA

—

QUALITY
START %

—

DAYS
REST

—

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)

Astros vs — (Christian Scott)

11th

in MLB

0.735OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

Mets vs — (TBD)

25th

in MLB

0.699OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

2026 season team comparison

Houston Astros

Stat

New York Mets

— (18th)

Batting Average

— (24th)

— (10th)

OPS

— (24th)

— (4th)

Home Runs

— (9th)

— (10th)

Runs Scored

— (23rd)

— (25th)

Team ERA

— (12th)

— (24th)

Team WHIP

— (14th)

— (9th)

K/9 (Starters)

— (7th)

Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)

Astros

Runs Scored

0.59

0.48

0.52

0.55

0.45

0.42

0.56

0.42

Runs Allowed

0.58

0.50

0.65

0.66

0.80

0.36

0.52

0.44

0.32

Mets

Runs Scored

0.49

0.36

0.46

0.55

0.43

0.33

Runs Allowed

0.53

0.56

0.63

0.44

0.43

0.51

0.45

0.46

0.44

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