Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies
HOU
Houston Astros
73-72 · W1
PHI
Philadelphia Phillies
80-65 · L1
Philadelphia Phillies beat Houston Astros 11-7 at Citizens Bank Park. Cristopher Sánchez earned the win; Bryan King took the loss.
The Phillies beat the Astros 11-7 at Citizens Bank Park, erasing an early deficit with a six-run sixth inning anchored by Kyle Schwarber's grand slam. Houston jumped ahead 6-3 after four innings, but the bullpen collapsed and Cristopher Sánchez earned the win despite allowing six earned runs. Sánchez worked six innings and threw 81 pitches, striking out three. His ERA climbed to 2.79. Hunter Brown gave Houston five frames and fanned seven on 90 pitches, allowing four earned runs before turning it over to Bryan King, who took the loss. Brown's ERA sits at 3.52. Isaac Paredes delivered a three-run homer in the third to put the Astros up 5-3, and Cam Smith added a two-run shot in the fourth. But the Phillies answered with four runs in the sixth, capped by Schwarber's 44th homer of the year, a grand slam that brought home Edmundo Sosa, Justin Crawford, and Bryan De La Cruz. Trea Turner also homered, a solo shot in the fifth, and finished with two RBIs. Brown hit his K projection exactly, recording seven strikeouts. Sánchez posted three. The model leaned NRFI, but the first inning saw scoring and the total cleared easily.
- Kyle Schwarber's 44th home run, a sixth-inning grand slam, flipped a 7-4 deficit into an 8-7 Phillies lead. - Hunter Brown struck out seven in five innings, matching his K model projection, but Houston's bullpen allowed five runs in relief. - The Astros scored six runs in the first four innings, including home runs by Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith, but managed just one run over the final five frames.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 12 | 2 |
Scoring Summary
Yordan Alvarez doubles (30) on a line drive to center fielder Justin Crawford. Cam Smith scores.
Isaac Paredes homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores.
Yainer Diaz singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Justin Crawford. Jose Altuve scores.
Trea Turner singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. J.T. Realmuto scores. Bryan De La Cruz to 3rd.
Bryce Harper singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Bryan De La Cruz scores. Trea Turner scores. Bryce Harper to 2nd. Bryce Harper advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by right fielder Cam Smith.
Luis Arraez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Bryce Harper scores.
Cam Smith homers (19) on a fly ball to center field. Daulton Varsho scores.
Trea Turner homers (19) on a fly ball to right center field.
Edmundo Sosa singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Luis Arraez scores. Bryson Stott to 2nd.
Bryan De La Cruz walks. Bryson Stott scores. Edmundo Sosa to 3rd. Justin Crawford to 2nd.
Kyle Schwarber hits a grand slam (44) to right field. Edmundo Sosa scores. Justin Crawford scores. Bryan De La Cruz scores.
Isaac Paredes singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Justin Crawford. Jeremy Peña scores.
Key Performers
Kyle Schwarber
PHI
1-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
Isaac Paredes
HOU
2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Cam Smith
HOU
2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Trea Turner
PHI
2-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Batting
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jorge Barrosa LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| PHI | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marsh LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Justin Crawford CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bryan De La Cruz LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Bryce Harper DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| J.T. Realmuto C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Edmundo Sosa LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Alec Bohm 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryson Stott 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Schwarber 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Luis Arraez 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Trea Turner SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derek Hill RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
Pitching
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, H | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 90-57 | 3.52 |
| King, B (L, 2-5)(BS, 5) | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 5.17 |
| Blubaugh | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15-7 | 3.34 |
| De Los Santos, E | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-5 | 4.28 |
| Imai | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 43-25 | 5.20 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| PHI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sánchez, C (W, 17-5) | 6.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 81-55 | 2.79 |
| Bowlan | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21-14 | 3.17 |
| McFarlane | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-12 | 2.84 |
| Duran, J | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-9 | 1.69 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |