HOU 7, NYM 5 | Mar 21, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, March 21, 2026•Clover Park•76°F, Sunny

HOU

Astros

NYM

Mets

Final

WIN

Kai-Wei Teng

LOSS

Ryan Lambert

SAVE

Dylan Howard

The Astros defeated the Mets 7-5.

★Christian Walker3 RBI

★AJ Salgado3-for-3, 1 RBI

★Marcus Semien3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: James Nelson singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jorge Polanco. Yainer Diaz scores. James Nelson to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Jorge Polanco.

Weather: 76°F, SunnyWind: 8 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 2:54Att: 5,886Venue: Clover Park

Ump Audit

Shane Livensparger

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91.3%C

15 missed calls

+10.4% NYM

+1.07 runs NYM

Win Probability

NYM WinHOU Win

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

Game 831549 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Josh WakefieldLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.300/.417/.400	92	-	-
Tyler WhitakerRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.143/.000	-	-	-
Mason LytleCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	.000/.500/.000	70.8	-	-
Jax Biggers2B	1	1	0	0	1	0	.083/.371/.083	91.1	-	-
John Garcia1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143/.188/.357	-	-	-
Yainer DiazC	3	2	2	0	1	0	.143/.226/.214	103	-	-
Carlos PérezDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143/.308/.143	86.7	-	-
Tommy Sacco Jr.SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	.125/.222/.188	99	-	-
James Nelson3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.235/.350/.412	70.7	-	-
Bench
Joey LoperfidoCF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.317/.417/.415	98.2	-	-
Isaac Paredes2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.185/.313/.444
Totals	35	7	9	5	4	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Walker (8th off Lambert, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Unroe; Diaz

3B:Cole

TB:16

RBI:Allen 2; Walker 3

GIDP:Biggers

Team LOB:6

New York Mets

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Kevin VillavicencioSS	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333/.333/.417	75.4	-

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike Burrows	5.1	7	3	3	0	2	77-54	90.1	1.50
Roddery MuñozBS	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	21-11	89.9	4.00
Kai-Wei TengW	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	91.3	2.53
Dylan HowardS	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	31-17	89.3	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	2	4	141-90	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Muñoz 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Burrows 77-54; Muñoz 21-11; Teng 12-8; Howard 31-17

Groundouts-flyouts:Burrows 9-4; Muñoz 1-1; Teng 1-2; Howard 2-1

New York Mets

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jonah Tong	4.1	6	3	3	0	5	0	79-53	89.3	7.71

Game Notes

📺

T2Replay review: Francisco Alvarez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Christian Walker called out on strikes.

📺

T8Replay review: Francisco Alvarez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Yainer Diaz walks.

💨

T8Wild pitch by Ryan Lambert

Top 2 • HOU

3-0

Nick Allen singles on a pop up to right fielder Mike Tauchman. Yainer Diaz scores. Riley Unroe scores.

EV: 64.4 mph184 ftLA: 27°

1-0

Francisco Alvarez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Christian Walker called out on strikes.

Bot 5 • NYM

3-1

Francisco Alvarez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. AJ Salgado scores.

EV: 68.4 mph218 ftLA: 28°

Bot 6 • NYM

3-4

Marcus Semien doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Jorge Polanco scores. Luis Robert Jr. scores. Brett Baty scores.

EV: 104.6 mph176 ftLA: 9°

3-5

AJ Salgado singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Marcus Semien scores.

EV: 110.1 mph155 ftLA: 7°

Top 8 • HOU

7-5

James Nelson singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jorge Polanco. Yainer Diaz scores. James Nelson to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Jorge Polanco.

EV: 70.7 mph18 ftLA: -5°

6-5

Christian Walker homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Mason Lytle scores. Jax Biggers scores.

EV: 104.6 mph💣 406 ftLA: 29°

WP:Lambert

HBP:Smith (by Lambert)

Inherited runners-scored:Rozek 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Tong 79-53; Gómez 11-6; Duarte 7-5; Jacques 21-10; Lambert 28-13; Rozek 18-13; Hammer 13-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Tong 3-5; Gómez 0-1; Duarte 0-2; Jacques 3-0; Lambert 0-1; Rozek 0-0; Hammer 1-0

Bench
Francisco LindorSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.133/.188/.133	100.7	-	-
Juan SotoLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.118/.167/.176	96.7	-	-
Bo BichetteDH	3	0	2	0	0	0	.324/.395/.486	105.1	-	-
Luis Robert Jr.CF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.333/.368/.444	88.3	-	-
Brett Baty3B	2	1	0	0	1	0	.333/.412/.533	105.1	-	-
Marcus Semien2B	3	1	1	3	0	1	.222/.256/.444	104.6	-	-
Mike TauchmanRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241/.371/.448	99.1	-	-
Francisco AlvarezC	3	0	1	1	0	0	.360/.414/.600	109.8	-	-
Jonah TongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ofreidy GómezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel DuarteP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joe JacquesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan LambertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron RozekP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dan HammerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-