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Houston Astros 5, New York Yankees 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:05 PM ET · Yankee StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 27, 10:00 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score52
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
5
5–1
FINAL
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 63
1
T-Score63
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherYankeesCole owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; New ranks 19th vs RHP.
LineupAstrosHouston's official lineup includes 3 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenYankeesNew owns a 3.15 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Houston's 4.32.
Recent formYankeesNew has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

HOU
Hayden Wesneski RHP
Hayden Wesneski
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.23
37th
WHIP
1.23
42nd
K/9
7.16
181st
BB/9
3.25
98th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.65
12th
OPS/R
–
IP
27.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.23
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
NYY
Gerrit Cole RHP
Gerrit Cole
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.11
61st
WHIP
1.07
29th
K/9
9.71
57th
BB/9
1.94
8th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.17
173rd
OPS/R
–
IP
92.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.47
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Cole strikes out 2.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Cole allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.07 WHIP compared with 1.23.
·Cole enters with a 3.11 ERA compared with Wesneski's 4.23.
·Wesneski allows the lower home-run rate: 0.65 vs 1.17 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricWesneskiColeNote
Career vs opponent–– ERA, 4 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Wesneski arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper29%81.3
Four-seam25%93.5
Sinker18%92.5
Cutter16%89.5
Changeup12%86.4
Curveball0%72.6
Cole arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam49%95.8
Slider20%89.0
Knuckle Curve14%82.7
Changeup13%85.0
Sinker4%93.3
Cutter0%92.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Astros vs RHP (Gerrit Cole)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Yankees vs RHP (Hayden Wesneski)
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 Gerrit Cole
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cole (BvP)
1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.80222.836No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH911.033421.1142-for-10Small sample
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.8152-for-8Very small sample
4Jose AltuveR2B48.70116.6722-for-10Small sample
5Daulton VarshoLCF47.63612.6822-for-11Small sample
6Christian WalkerR1B63.72629.714No MLB historyNo history
7Yainer DiazRC62.77214.760No MLB historyNo history
8Taylor TrammellLLF43.6268.669No MLB historyNo history
9Cam SmithRRF57.66921.668No 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 · 2-for-10 · Small sample91H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample66H-Score4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · 2-for-10 · Small sample48H-Score5Daulton Varsho CF · L.221 / .636 · 12 HRvs hand .682 · 2-for-11 · Small sample47H-Score6Christian Walker 1B · R.226 / .726 · 29 HRvs hand .714 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score8Taylor Trammell LF · L.192 / .626 · 8 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP Hayden Wesneski
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Wesneski (BvP)
1Trent GrishamLCF67.70318.7080-for-1Very small sample
2Ben RiceLDH82.89741.961No MLB historyNo history
3Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.9181-for-3Very small sample
4Cody BellingerLLF67.76717.775No MLB historyNo history
5George Lombard Jr.RSS44.6997.655No MLB historyNo history
6Spencer JonesLCF63.74211.646No MLB historyNo history
7Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B60.71119.7381-for-3Very small sample
8Austin WellsLC49.62414.691No MLB historyNo history
9José CaballeroRSS40.65514.666No MLB historyNo history
1Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample67H-Score2Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .961 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score4Cody Bellinger LF · L.264 / .767 · 17 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score5George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score6Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .738 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score8Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9José Caballero SS · R.231 / .655 · 14 HRvs hand .666 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseHOUHOU·NYYNYY
AVG.242 18th.235 26th
OPS.732 7th.720 14th
Home runs226 1st223 2nd
Runs734 13th739 11th
OBP.315 19th.311 24th
SLG.417 5th.409 7th
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 ERA4.32vs3.15
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.31vs1.18
no league rank
Saves49vs45
HOUNYY
ResultsHOUHOU·NYYNYY
+32314th
Run differential
+3746th
81–81 Record93–68
3–7 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Houston Astros (3–7)
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
New York Yankees (7–3)
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Astros?+
Hayden Wesneski (4.23 ERA, 3–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Gerrit Cole (3.11 ERA, 7–6) 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?+
Hayden Wesneski is at 54; Gerrit Cole is at 62. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.