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Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:05 PM ET · Yankee StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 26, 10:15 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score52
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
3
3–9
FINAL
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 66
9
T-Score66
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAstrosHouston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Lambert leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupYankeesNew's official lineup includes 7 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenYankeesNew has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formYankeesNew has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

HOU
Peter Lambert RHP
Peter Lambert
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.68
82nd
WHIP
1.20
94th
K/9
8.83
78th
BB/9
3.53
135th
P-Score56i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.88
67th
OPS/R
–
IP
122.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.38
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
NYY
Elmer Rodríguez RHP
Elmer Rodríguez
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.76
182nd
WHIP
1.76
210th
K/9
5.29
166th
BB/9
5.82
217th
P-Score33i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.53
20th
OPS/R
–
IP
17.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.76
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 4)
DAYS
REST
66
How the starters differ
·Lambert strikes out 3.5 more batters per nine innings.
·Lambert allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.20 WHIP compared with 1.76.
·Lambert enters with a 3.68 ERA compared with Rodríguez's 4.76.
·Rodríguez allows the lower home-run rate: 0.53 vs 0.88 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Lambert arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.9
Changeup24%86.9
Slider11%85.6
Cutter10%91.6
Sinker10%93.4
Sweeper8%82.8
Slurve5%80.2
Curveball0%77.8
Rodríguez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker46%95.8
Four-seam19%95.4
Curveball14%78.2
Sweeper12%80.4
Changeup8%87.9
Cutter0%84.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Astros vs RHP (Elmer Rodríguez)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs RHP (Peter Lambert)
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 Elmer Rodríguez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rodríguez (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS62.80222.836No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH951.033421.114No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac ParedesR3B69.80725.815No MLB historyNo history
4Jose AltuveR2B50.70116.672No MLB historyNo history
5Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.682No MLB historyNo history
6Christian WalkerR1B66.72629.714No MLB historyNo history
7Taylor TrammellLLF45.6268.669No MLB historyNo history
8Cam SmithRRF60.66921.668No MLB historyNo history
9Christian VázquezRC34.5837.584No MLB historyNo history
1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277 / .802 · 22 HRvs hand .836 · No MLB history · No history62H-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 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history50H-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 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score7Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score8Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score9Christian Vázquez C · R.207 / .583 · 7 HRvs hand .584 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP Peter Lambert
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lambert (BvP)
1Trent GrishamLCF67.70318.7080-for-2Very small sample
2Ben RiceLDH85.89741.961No MLB historyNo history
3Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.9182-for-5Very small sample
4Cody BellingerLLF70.76717.7753-for-8Very small sample
5George Lombard Jr.RSS46.6997.655No MLB historyNo history
6Spencer JonesLCF65.74211.646No MLB historyNo history
7Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B60.71119.7381-for-2Very small sample
8Austin WellsLC51.62414.691No MLB historyNo history
9José CaballeroRSS41.65514.6661-for-1Very small sample
1Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample67H-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 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample78H-Score4Cody Bellinger LF · L.264 / .767 · 17 HRvs hand .775 · 3-for-8 · Very small sample70H-Score5George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history46H-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 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample60H-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 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample41H-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 4th.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 ERA4.37vs3.13
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.32vs1.16
no league rank
Saves49vs45
HOUNYY
ResultsHOUHOU·NYYNYY
+30814th
Run differential
+3656th
81–81 Record93–68
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Houston Astros (4–6)
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
New York Yankees (6–4)
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Astros?+
Peter Lambert (3.68 ERA, 8–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Elmer Rodríguez (4.76 ERA, 0–2) 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?+
Peter Lambert is at 56; Elmer Rodríguez is at 33. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.