Thursday, September 10, 2026
Houston Astros at Philadelphia Phillies
HOU
Houston Astros
73-73 · L1
PHI
Philadelphia Phillies
81-65 · W1
Houston Astros beat Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Citizens Bank Park. Bryan Abreu earned the win; Jhoan Duran took the loss. Josh Hader recorded the save.
The Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Citizens Bank Park, with Cam Smith's solo home run in the top of the ninth snapping a 1-1 tie. Bryan Abreu picked up the win in relief, and Josh Hader closed it out for the save. Jhoan Duran took the loss. Cristian Javier gave Houston six innings of one-run ball, scattering five strikeouts across 79 pitches. Zack Wheeler matched him for seven frames, fanning nine on 110 pitches and allowing just one earned run. Wheeler's ERA now sits at 3.14. Javier's climbed to 5.50. Houston scored first in the second when Taylor Trammell doubled to right, plating Christian Walker. Philadelphia answered in the fifth on a fielder's choice from Bryson Stott that brought Luis Arraez home. The game stayed tied until the ninth, when Smith launched his twentieth homer of the year to center field. The NRFI model had a lean toward no run in the first, but the inning produced scoring. Wheeler hit his K projection of nine. Javier recorded five strikeouts.
Cam Smith finished 2-for-3 with a home run, an RBI, and a run scored, delivering the deciding blow in the ninth inning.
Zack Wheeler struck out nine across seven innings of one-run ball, but Philadelphia could not push across a second run.
The NRFI model leaned toward no run in the first inning, yet scoring occurred early in the contest.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Taylor Trammell doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Bryce Harper. Christian Walker scores.
Bryson Stott reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to third baseman Isaac Paredes. Luis Arraez scores. Alec Bohm out at 3rd.
Cam Smith homers (20) on a fly ball to center field.
Key Performers
Cam Smith
HOU
2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Taylor Trammell
HOU
1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Bryson Stott
PHI
0-3, 1 RBI
Jose Altuve
HOU
2-4, 1 2B
Batting
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Allen 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Christian Vázquez C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yainer Diaz C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| PHI | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Marsh LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Justin Crawford CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bryce Harper RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Edmundo Sosa PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Alec Bohm 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bryson Stott 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Schwarber DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Rafael Marchán C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Luis Arraez 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trea Turner SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Derek Hill LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Pitching
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 79-53 | 5.50 |
| Sousa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 5.55 |
| Abreu, B (W, 6-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10-10 | 3.57 |
| Hader (S, 25) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-6 | 0.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| PHI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 110-71 | 3.14 |
| Alvarado | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 5.30 |
| Duran, J (L, 2-6) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-10 | 1.82 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |