HOU 3, NYY 9 | Aug 26, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 26, 2026•Yankee Stadium•78°F, Partly Cloudy

HOU

Astros

NYY

Yankees

Final

WIN

Paul Blackburn

LOSS

Bennett Sousa

The Yankees cruised past the Astros 9-3 in a dominant performance.

★Jazz Chisholm Jr.3-for-3, 1 RBI

★Luis García Jr.3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Cody Bellinger doubles (22) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice scores. Luis García Jr. to 3rd.

Weather: 78°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:05 PM UTCT: 2:56Att: 40,269Venue: Yankee Stadium

Ump Audit

Steven Jaschinski

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91.0%C

14 missed calls

+7.7% NYY

+0.49 runs NYY

Win Probability

NYY WinHOU Win

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

Game 823506 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	0	0	0	0	3	.283/.335/.471	105.6	.363	.329
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	0	1	0	0	2	.322/.437/.614	109	.540	.498
Isaac Paredes3B	3	1	0	0	1	0	.259/.355/.425	97.8	.343	.323
Jose Altuve2B	3	1	1	1	1	0	.248/.311/.400	102.2	.248	.302
Daulton VarshoCF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.236/.299/.373	102.3	.405	.542
Christian Walker1B	4	0	0	1	0	0	.229/.304/.430	108.6	.193	.178
Nelson VelázquezPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.198/.264/.395	77.7	-	-
LaMonte Wade Jr.RF	0	0	0	0	1	0	.206/.330/.320	71.2	-	-
Christian VázquezC	3	0	0	0	0	2	.214/.269/.341	80.7	.108	.105
Bench
Taylor TrammellLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.208/.296/.370	101.4	.323	.517
Cam SmithRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.216/.283/.391
Totals	31	3	4	3	3	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Varsho (4th off Rodríguez, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Varsho; Altuve

TB:9

RBI:Varsho; Altuve; Walker

GIDP:Paredes

Team LOB:4

New York Yankees

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Trent GrishamCF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.219/.316/.416	95.5	.323

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Peter Lambert	5.2	7	3	2	3	5	1	102-66	89	3.66
Kai-Wei Teng	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	88.2	4.22
Bennett SousaL	0.1	5	4	4	1	1	0	28-20	87.8	6.27
Enyel De Los Santos	1.2	1	2	2	1	3	1	28-16	88.6	4.67
Totals	8.0	13	9	8	5	9	2	163-106	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Teng 1-0; Santos 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Lambert 102-66; Teng 5-4; Sousa 28-20; Santos 28-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Lambert 7-4; Teng 0-1; Sousa 0-0; Santos 0-2

New York Yankees

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Elmer Rodríguez	6.0	3	3	3	2	6	1	88-57	91.5	4.70

Game Notes

📺

B6Replay review: Spencer Jones challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Spencer Jones called out on strikes.

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T7Replay review: Jose Altuve challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jose Altuve walks.

Top 1 • HOU

1-0

Jose Altuve doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Isaac Paredes scores.

EV: 102.2 mph376 ftLA: 21°

Bot 1 • NYY

1-1

Ben Rice homers (35) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 107.4 mph💣 364 ftLA: 23°

1-2

George Lombard Jr. grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Luis García Jr. scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd.

EV: 62.9 mph28 ftLA: -1°

Top 4 • HOU

2-2

Daulton Varsho homers (10) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 102.3 mph💣 412 ftLA: 29°

Bot 4 • NYY

2-3

Trent Grisham grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Austin Wells to 3rd. José Caballero out at 2nd. Trent Grisham out at 1st.

EV: 78.1 mph48 ftLA: 3°

Top 7 • HOU

3-3

Christian Walker reaches on a fielding error by shortstop George Lombard Jr. Jose Altuve scores. Daulton Varsho to 3rd.

EV: 105.2 mph12 ftLA: -10°

Bot 7 • NYY

3-5

Cody Bellinger doubles (22) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice scores. Luis García Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 103.7 mph404 ftLA: 23°

3-6

Spencer Jones singles on a line drive to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Luis García Jr. scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd.

EV: 94.9 mph179 ftLA: 12°

3-7

Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Cody Bellinger scores. Spencer Jones to 3rd.

EV: 103.2 mph393 ftLA: 24°

Bot 8 • NYY

3-9

Luis García Jr. homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Ben Rice scores.

EV: 99.5 mph💣 354 ftLA: 38°

Bench
Elmer RodríguezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Paul BlackburnP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Michael FulmerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-