Houston Astros at New York Yankees

HOU 3 — 9 NYY
Final — 2026-08-26
MVP: Ben Rice 1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 BB

New York Yankees defeated Houston Astros 9-3. Ben Rice led the way with 1-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 BB. Paul Blackburn earned the win and Bennett Sousa took the loss.

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HOU 100100100 3
NYY 20010042 9

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Jose Altuve doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Isaac Paredes scores. (1-0)
Bot 1: Ben Rice homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. (1-1)
Bot 1: George Lombard Jr. grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Luis García Jr. scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. (1-2)
Top 4: Daulton Varsho homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. (2-2)
Bot 4: 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. (2-3)
Top 7: Christian Walker reaches on a fielding error by shortstop George Lombard Jr. Jose Altuve scores. Daulton Varsho to 3rd. (3-3)
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. (3-5)
Bot 7: Spencer Jones singles on a line drive to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Luis García Jr. scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. (3-6)
Bot 7: Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Cody Bellinger scores. Spencer Jones to 3rd. (3-7)
Bot 8: Luis García Jr. homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Ben Rice scores. (3-9)

HOU — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Paredes 3B3100000100 .259.355.425.780
Smith RF2000000010 .216.283.391.674
Varsho CF4121011000 .236.299.373.672
Altuve 2B3111001100 .248.311.400.711
Trammell LF3000000010 .208.296.370.666
Pena SS4000000030 .283.335.471.806
Wade RF0000000100 .206.330.320.650
Walker 1B4000001000 .229.304.430.734
Vazquez C3000000020 .214.269.341.610
Alvarez DH4010000020 .322.437.6141.051
Velazquez PH1000000010 .198.264.395.659

NYY — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Caballero 3B4010000010 .233.291.371.662
Jones RF4010001030 .234.312.425.737
Wells C3020000110 .182.280.297.577
Rice DH2310011300 .251.350.529.879
Bellinger LF5111002000 .258.346.423.769
Chisholm 2B3131001101 .226.305.403.708
Grisham CF5110000010 .219.316.416.732
Lombard SS5000001030 .265.320.368.688
Garcia 1B5330012000 .287.320.562.882

HOU — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Teng 0.1000000 5-4 4.221.32
De Los Santos 1.2122131 28-16 4.671.22
Sousa 0.1544110 28-20 6.271.82L
Lambert 5.2732351 102-66 3.661.23

NYY — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Blackburn 1.0100120 22-12 1.701.03W
(gpid=sa:695684) 6.0333261 88-57 4.700.83
Hill 1.0000010 9-6 4.321.12
Fulmer 1.0000010 13-8 0.000.86

Venue: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

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