Houston Astros @ New York Mets

68-67, 35-32 Away

Final

60-75, 31-38 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
J. PenaSS	1-3	0	0	.283
Y. AlvarezDH	0-2	1	0	.318
I. Paredes3B	0-2	1	0	.260
J. Altuve2B	1-3	1	0	.246
N. Allen2B	0-0	0	0	.264
D. VarshoCF	1-4	0	2	.234
C. Walker1B	0-4	0	0	.231
Y. DiazC	1-4	0	1	.261
T. TrammellRF	0-2	0	0	.207
C. SmithPH-RF	0-2	0	0	.213
N. VelazquezLF	0-4	0	0	.188

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
H. Brown	6.2	5	1	1	10	102-65	3.33
B. Abreu	1.1	0	0	0	2	17-11	4.06
J. Hader	1.0	0	0	0	2	18-11	0.76

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

NYM

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Citi Field

9:10 AM, 29 August 2026

Queens, New York

Attendance: 28,848

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jacob Metz
First Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Second Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner

Varsho backs Brown in the Astros' 3-1 victory over the Mets

— Hunter Brown struck out 10 and allowed a run over 6 2/3 innings, Daulton Varsho had a two-run single in a three-run sixth inning and the Houston Astros beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Friday night.

Aug 29, 2026, 12:06 pm - AP


HOU
NYM

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	4	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

Scoring Summary

		HOU	NYM
4th	Benge doubled to center, Lindor scored.	0	1
6th	Varsho singled to right, Alvarez scored and Paredes scored, Altuve to third.	2	1
6th	Diaz singled to right, Altuve scored, Varsho to second.	3	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
3
Mets
1

Game 1

29/8

Astros
Mets

Game 2

30/8

Astros
Mets

Game 3

31/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	68	67	.504	-	W2
Texas	66	69	.489	2	L3
Seattle	64	71	.474	4	L2
Athletics	53	82	.393	15	L1
Los Angeles	52	83	.385	16	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	80	55	.593	-	W5
Philadelphia	75	60	.556	5	W2
Miami	68	67	.504	12	L1
Washington	64	73	.467	17	W2
New York	60	75	.444	20	L3

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Houston Astros @ New York Mets

Video Highlights

Varsho backs Brown in the Astros' 3-1 victory over the Mets

H. Brown4-3

C. Scott4-4

J. Hader20

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