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Philadelphia Phillies at Houston Astros

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Philadelphia Phillies
47-34, 21-20 Away
Final
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Houston Astros
48-33, 30-13 Home

Cam Smith hits an RBI single in the 8th to give Astros 2-1 win over Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros: Game Highlights

The rookie's second hit of the game came off Orion Kerkering (5-3) and gave the Astros their fourth straight win.

Brandon Marsh tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the top of the inning to end the Phillies' 26-inning scoreless streak.

The Astros took a 1-0 lead on Yainer Diaz’s RBI single in the second inning. They only managed three more hits off Phillies starter Christopher Sanchez, who struck out 11 with zero walks over six innings. Sanchez has not issued a walk in three straight starts.

Hunter Brown lowered his league best ERA to 1.74 by scattering three singles over seven shutout innings, with nine strikeouts. He did not allow a runner to reach second base.

Bryan Abreu (3-3) struck out Trea Turner to end the eighth, and then struck out Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm, and Nick Castellanos in the ninth.

Rafael Marchán had two of the Phillies' four hits. Bryson Stott reached base twice and scored the Phillies' lone run.

The Astros completed the series sweep with wins of 1-0, 2-0 and 2-1, making Philadelphia just the 10th team to be swept despite allowing no more than five runs in the entire series.

Key moment Smith’s RBI.

Key stat Brown’s 1.74 ERA is the fourth best in Astros history through 16 starts and the best since Justin Verlander posted a 1.60 ERA through 16 starts in 2018.

Up next The Astros open a three-game series against the Cubs on Friday with LHP Brandon Walter (0-1 3.80 ERA) on the mound.

The Phillies open a three-game series at the Braves on Friday with RHP Mick Abel (2-1 3.47 ERA) against Atlanta RHP Bryce Elder (2-4 4.77).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Castellanos struck out swinging.
9th Inning Bohm struck out swinging.
9th Inning Schwarber struck out swinging.
8th Inning Walker fouled out to first.
8th Inning Smith singled to left, Paredes scored, Altuve to second.
8th Inning Meyers flied out to center.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 2
10 Ground Balls 9
14 Strikeouts 11
1 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
4 Hits 7
0 Stolen Bases 1
1 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
1 Runs 2
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
29 At Bats 31
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
8 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 1
6 Fly Balls 11
0 Caught Stealing 0
140 Pitches 125
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
4 Total Bases 8
31 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
0 Extra Base Hits 1
-0.5 Runs Created 2.3
.138 Batting Average .226
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.138 Slugging Percentage .258
.034 Secondary Average .065
.161 On Base Percentage .273
.299 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .531
1.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
-0.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 2.6
8.0 Batter Rating 18.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.52 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.79
.000 Isolated Power .032
0.07 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.032 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
-.103 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.161
2.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
59.8 MLB Rating 70.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Daikin Park

Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 37,130 | Capacity:

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 49 35 .583 - W1
New York 48 37 .565 1.5 L3
Atlanta 38 45 .458 10.5 L1
Miami 37 45 .451 11 W7
Washington 35 49 .417 14 W1

2025 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 50 34 .595 - W1
Seattle 43 40 .518 6.5 W1
Los Angeles 41 42 .494 8.5 L1
Texas 41 43 .488 9 L1
Athletics 34 52 .395 17 L1
Full Standings