Friday, September 18, 2026
Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros
ATL
Atlanta Braves
87-66 · L1
HOU
Houston Astros
76-77 · W1
Atlanta Braves beat Houston Astros 6-2 at Daikin Park. Tyler Mahle earned the win; Peter Lambert took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Michael Harris II homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Olson scores.
Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Yordan Alvarez scores.
Ronald Acuña Jr. homers (19) on a line drive to left field. Drake Baldwin scores.
Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to left fielder Mike Yastrzemski. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.
Matt Olson homers (40) on a fly ball to left center field. Drake Baldwin scores.
Key Performers
Michael Harris II
ATL
3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Matt Olson
ATL
3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Ronald Acuña Jr.
ATL
1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Isaac Paredes
HOU
2-4, 2 RBI
Batting
| ATL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harris II CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mauricio Dubón SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Drake Baldwin DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Matt Olson 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sean Murphy C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Austin Riley 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Allen 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Taylor Trammell RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Christian Vázquez C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yainer Diaz C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Pitching
| ATL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahle (W, 7-10) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 98-64 | 3.81 |
| Fuentes (H, 18) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 40-23 | 2.27 |
| Iglesias, R | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-10 | 2.68 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert, P (L, 8-10) | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 87-57 | 3.70 |
| Blubaugh | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17-10 | 3.42 |
| Sousa | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-12 | 5.40 |
| De Los Santos, E | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30-23 | 4.79 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 |