Game Recap
Final
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros
ATL
Atlanta Braves
89-66 · W2
4
Final
HOU
Houston Astros
76-79 · L2
2
Atlanta Braves beat Houston Astros 4-2 at Daikin Park. Victor Mederos earned the win; Bryan King took the loss. Dylan Dodd recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 4th
Jose Altuve homers (16) on a fly ball to left field.
0-1
▲ 6th
Ozzie Albies singles on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Michael Harris II scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd.
1-1
▲ 6th
Mike Yastrzemski homers (12) on a fly ball to right center field. Mauricio Dubón scores. Ozzie Albies scores.
4-1
▼ 8th
Yainer Diaz homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field.
4-2
Key Performers
Mike Yastrzemski
ATL
2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Jose Altuve
HOU
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Yainer Diaz
HOU
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Ozzie Albies
ATL
1-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| ATL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harris II CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mauricio Dubón 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brewer Hicklen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Drake Baldwin C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Matt Olson 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ozzie Albies 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mike Yastrzemski LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ha-Seong Kim SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nick Allen 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Brice Matthews CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jose Altuve DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Pitching
| ATL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pérez, M | 4.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 79-45 | 3.04 |
| Mederos (W, 5-1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-5 | 3.66 |
| Smith-Shawver (H, 1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34-28 | 6.43 |
| Kerr (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-10 | 1.76 |
| Dodd (S, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13-10 | 2.31 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, H | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 98-64 | 3.26 |
| King, B (L, 3-6)(BS, 6) | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 5.40 |
| Ullola | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 3.38 |
| Imai | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24-17 | 5.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Research Not included in official record
NRFI: NRFI model leaned lean nrfi at 57% First 5: F5 model leaned home at 56%