Astros top last year's win total, beat Yankees 6-2
Evan Gattis hit two home runs, Collin McHugh excelled once again and the Houston Astros exceeded last season's win total, beating the New York Yankees 6-2 Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Houston Astros
6
New York Yankees
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Yankee Stadium · 37,259 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | vs Chicago White Sox | L 3-7 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | vs Chicago White Sox | L 3-6 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Gattis homered to left (438 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Gregorius homered to right (409 feet), Bird scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-0
Castro scored, González to third, Lowrie to second on wild pitch by Shreve.
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Wild Pitch 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
González singled to center, Marisnick scored, Castro to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Altuve hit sacrifice fly to center, Valbuena scored, Marisnick to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Marisnick reached on bunt single to first, Gómez scored, Valbuena to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 6-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Teixeira grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Teixeira batting
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Play Result 6-2
Teixeira hit for Ryan.
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Lineup Change 6-2
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Lineup Change 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Young lined out to third.
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Line Out 6-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Young batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Gregorius grounded out to catcher.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Gregorius batting
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Play Result 6-2
Harris relieved Neshek.
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Start Inning 6-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-2
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Lineup Change 6-2
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End Inning 6-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Lowrie flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-2
Pitch 8: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Head to Head
HOU wins series 2-1
Injuries
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYY
Brett GardnerCF11
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Alex RodriguezDH13
Brian McCannC16
Chase Headley3B12
Greg Bird1B13
Didi GregoriusSS18
Chris YoungLF24
Stephen Drew2B10
Substitutes
Brendan Ryan2B23
Mark TeixeiraPH25
HOU
Jose Altuve2B27
Marwin GonzalezLF14
Jed LowrieSS8
Colby RasmusRF28
Evan GattisDH11
Carlos GomezCF91
Luis Valbuena3B18
Jake MarisnickRF94
Jason CastroC18
Substitutes
Chris Carter1B48
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