HOU 6, PHI 5 | Sep 8, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, September 8, 2026•Citizens Bank Park•84°F, Partly Cloudy

HOU

Astros

PHI

Phillies

Final

WIN

Hayden Wesneski

LOSS

Andrew Painter

SAVE

Josh Hader

The Astros edged the Phillies 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Daulton Varsho3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Christian Walker3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Daulton Varsho homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 84°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:59Att: 39,262Venue: Citizens Bank Park

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91.5%C

13 missed calls

+12.9% HOU

No run favor

Win Probability

PHI WinHOU Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	11	0
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0

Game 823414 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	5	0	1	1	0	1	.270/.324/.455	106.7	.378	.432
Yordan AlvarezDH	5	0	0	0	0	1	.311/.428/.593	107.4	.336	.533
Isaac Paredes3B	3	0	1	0	2	1	.258/.359/.420	99.1	.470	.454
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275/.319/.359	-	-	-
Daulton VarshoCF	5	2	3	1	0	2	.230/.294/.368	101.5	.549	.691
Yainer DiazC	5	1	2	0	0	0	.267/.295/.427	108.9	.168	.162
Christian Walker1B	3	1	2	3	1	0	.230/.305/.429	107.7	.514	.840
Taylor TrammellLF	4	0	1	0	0	3	.206/.289/.359	89.1	.783	.751
Cam SmithRF	3	2	1	1	1	1	.214/.280/.394	104.3	.551	.933
Bench
Jose Altuve2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.244/.306/.396	96.8	.115	.158
Hayden WesneskiP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	6	11	6	4	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Walker (2nd off Painter, 2 on, 0 out); Smith (4th off Painter, 0 on, 0 out); Varsho (7th off Raley, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Varsho; Peña

TB:22

RBI:Smith; Varsho; Peña; Walker 3

Team LOB:9

Philadelphia Phillies

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Kyle SchwarberDH	5	1	1	1	0	0	.242/.357/.527	106.2	.380

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Hayden WesneskiW	6.0	5	3	3	3	1	82-61	87.8	3.35
AJ BlubaughH	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	18-11	90.9	3.15
Bennett SousaH	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	86.8	5.79
Bryan AbreuH	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	20-12	93	3.63
Josh HaderS	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	17-13	94.5	0.89
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	6	1	142-100	-	-

HBP:Stott (by Blubaugh); Arraez (by Abreu)

Inherited runners-scored:Sousa 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Wesneski 82-61; Blubaugh 18-11; Sousa 5-3; Abreu 20-12; Hader 17-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Wesneski 5-9; Blubaugh 0-1; Sousa 0-0; Abreu 0-1; Hader 0-3

Philadelphia Phillies

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andrew PainterL	5.0	10	5	5	2	6	2	98-66	90	5.71

Top 2 • HOU

4-0

Jeremy Peña doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brandon Marsh. Cam Smith scores.

EV: 106.6 mph270 ftLA: 17°

3-0

Christian Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Daulton Varsho scores. Yainer Diaz scores.

EV: 107.7 mph💣 440 ftLA: 27°

Top 4 • HOU

5-0

Cam Smith homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.3 mph💣 418 ftLA: 30°

Bot 6 • PHI

5-1

Kyle Schwarber singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Justin Crawford scores.

EV: 86.6 mph81 ftLA: 5°

5-3

Trea Turner homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Schwarber scores.

EV: 97.0 mph💣 362 ftLA: 40°

Top 7 • HOU

6-3

Daulton Varsho homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 101.5 mph💣 406 ftLA: 32°

Bot 7 • PHI

6-4

Brandon Marsh doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Alec Bohm scores. Bryson Stott to 3rd.

EV: 103.8 mph403 ftLA: 21°

Bot 9 • PHI

6-5

Edmundo Sosa doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Bryson Stott scores.

EV: 100.0 mph373 ftLA: 35°

Bench
Luis Arraez2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.316/.348/.428	97.6	.106	.123
Brandon MarshLF	3	0	1	1	0	1	.267/.313/.420	105.6	.430	.569
Justin CrawfordCF	2	1	1	0	0	0	.263/.311/.347	96.7	.301	.313
Andrew PainterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim MayzaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brooks RaleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chase ShugartP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José AlvaradoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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