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Houston Astros 9, New York Yankees 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:05 PM ET · Yankee StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 25, 10:25 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score52
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
9
9–7
FINAL
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 67
7
T-Score67
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherYankeesNew has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Warren leads in P-Score, WHIP and ERA.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; New ranks 19th vs RHP.
LineupAstrosHouston's official lineup includes 4 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenYankeesNew owns a 2.85 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Houston's 4.25.
Recent formYankeesNew has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

HOU
Ethan Pecko RHP
Ethan Pecko
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.91
96th
WHIP
1.64
44th
K/9
9.82
209th
BB/9
7.36
148th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.00
134th
OPS/R
–
IP
3.2
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 1)
DAYS
REST
6
NYY
Will Warren RHP
Will Warren
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.43
95th
WHIP
1.40
142nd
K/9
9.00
61st
BB/9
3.17
111th
P-Score56i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.40
116th
OPS/R
–
IP
122.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.96
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Warren allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.40 WHIP compared with 1.64.
·Pecko allows the lower home-run rate: 0.00 vs 1.40 per nine.
·Warren has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.
·Pecko carries a 4.79 road ERA, compared with Warren's 3.82 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricPeckoWarrenNote
Career vs opponent–3.00 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Pecko arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker23%92.9
Four-seam21%93.5
Sweeper19%82.7
Cutter19%90.1
Curveball13%81.6
Changeup5%87.2
Warren arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam36%93.7
Sinker25%93.3
Sweeper20%83.9
Changeup13%87.2
Curveball5%81.3
Slider0%86.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Astros vs RHP (Will Warren)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs RHP (Ethan Pecko)
19th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.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 Will Warren
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Warren (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.80222.8361-for-3Very small sample
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.033421.1142-for-2Very small sample
3Isaac ParedesR3B69.80725.8150-for-3Very small sample
4Jose AltuveR2B50.70116.6720-for-2Very small sample
5Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.6822-for-3Very small sample
6Christian WalkerR1B66.72629.7142-for-3Very small sample
7LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF40.6544.6530-for-2Very small sample
8Yainer DiazRC65.77214.7601-for-2Very small sample
9Taylor TrammellLLF45.6268.6690-for-2Very small sample
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample95H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample69H-Score4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample50H-Score5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample47H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score7LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .653 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample40H-Score8Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score9Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP Ethan Pecko
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Pecko (BvP)
1Trent GrishamLCF67.70318.708No MLB historyNo history
2Ben RiceLDH85.89741.961No MLB historyNo history
3Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.918No MLB historyNo history
4Cody BellingerLLF70.76717.775No MLB historyNo history
5George Lombard Jr.RSS45.6997.655No MLB historyNo history
6Spencer JonesLCF65.74211.646No MLB historyNo history
7Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B62.71119.738No MLB historyNo history
8Austin WellsLC51.62414.691No MLB historyNo history
9José CaballeroRSS41.65514.666No MLB historyNo history
1Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score2Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .961 · No MLB history · No history85H-Score3Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score4Cody Bellinger LF · L.264 / .767 · 17 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score5George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score6Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score7Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .738 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score8Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9José Caballero SS · R.231 / .655 · 14 HRvs hand .666 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseHOUHOU·NYYNYY
AVG.242 19th.235 26th
OPS.732 7th.720 11th
Home runs226 1st223 2nd
Runs734 13th739 9th
OBP.315 19th.311 24th
SLG.417 5th.409 6th
PitchingHOUHOU·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.45vs3.23
HOUNYY
WHIP1.34vs1.17
HOUNYY
K/98.8vs9.1
HOUNYY
HR Allowed204vs165
HOUNYY
BullpenHOUHOU·NYYNYY
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.25vs2.85
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.12
no league rank
Saves49vs45
HOUNYY
ResultsHOUHOU·NYYNYY
+30515th
Run differential
+3614th
81–81 Record93–68
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Houston Astros (4–6)
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
New York Yankees (6–4)
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Astros?+
Ethan Pecko (4.91 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Will Warren (4.43 ERA, 8–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:05 PM ET at Yankee Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees.
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 Yankees performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Yankees 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Ethan Pecko is at 33; Will Warren is at 56. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.