Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies
HOU
Houston Astros
72-72 · L2
PHI
Philadelphia Phillies
80-64 · W1
Houston Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 at Citizens Bank Park. Hayden Wesneski earned the win; Andrew Painter took the loss. Josh Hader recorded the save.
The Astros beat the Phillies 6-5 at Citizens Bank Park, surviving a late push after building a three-run cushion through seven innings. Josh Hader earned the save despite allowing a run in the ninth. Hayden Wesneski picked up the win with six innings of three-run ball, striking out three on 82 pitches. His ERA now sits at 3.35. Andrew Painter absorbed the loss, giving up five earned runs over five frames while fanning six on 98 pitches. His ERA climbed to 5.71. Christian Walker drove a three-run homer in the second inning that plated Daulton Varsho and Yainer Diaz. Cam Smith added a solo shot in the fourth, and Varsho padded the lead with another solo blast in the seventh. The Phillies clawed back late on Trea Turner's two-run homer in the sixth and Edmundo Sosa's RBI double in the ninth, but Hader closed the door. Walker finished 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Varsho went 3-for-5 with two runs scored. The NRFI model had a neutral lean, and scoring came in the first inning. Wesneski logged three strikeouts, while Painter notched six.
Christian Walker went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and drove in all three runs in the second inning, setting the tone for Houston's offense.
Daulton Varsho collected three hits and two runs, capping his night with a seventh-inning solo homer that proved to be the winning margin.
The Phillies mounted a late rally on Trea Turner's two-run shot in the sixth and Edmundo Sosa's RBI double in the ninth, but came up one run short.
Linescore
| 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 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Christian Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Daulton Varsho scores. Yainer Diaz scores.
Jeremy Peña doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brandon Marsh. Cam Smith scores.
Cam Smith homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.
Kyle Schwarber singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Justin Crawford scores.
Trea Turner homers (18) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Schwarber scores.
Daulton Varsho homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field.
Brandon Marsh doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Alec Bohm scores. Bryson Stott to 3rd.
Edmundo Sosa doubles (9) on a fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Bryson Stott scores.
Key Performers
Christian Walker
HOU
2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Trea Turner
PHI
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Daulton Varsho
HOU
3-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Cam Smith
HOU
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Batting
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nick Allen 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Yainer Diaz C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| PHI | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marsh LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Justin Crawford CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryce Harper RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| J.T. Realmuto C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Edmundo Sosa PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alec Bohm 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Bryson Stott 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Schwarber DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Garrett Stubbs 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luis Arraez 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trea Turner SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derek Hill CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesneski (W, 5-1) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 82-61 | 3.35 |
| Blubaugh (H, 10) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 3.15 |
| Sousa (H, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-3 | 5.79 |
| Abreu, B (H, 14) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20-12 | 3.63 |
| Hader (S, 24) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-13 | 0.89 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| PHI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painter (L, 3-9) | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 98-66 | 5.71 |
| Mayza | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-11 | 3.23 |
| Raley, B | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22-12 | 2.31 |
| Shugart | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-7 | 4.50 |
| Alvarado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21-13 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |