The Houston Astros are 81-81 (.500), leading the AL West, 39-42 at home and 42-39 on the road, with a run differential of -32.
What to knowThree takeaways from the data below: the biggest mismatch, injuries or form, and the game setup.
Form
W2 streak, 5-5 in the last ten; -32 run differential on the season, seed 3 if it ended today.
Rotation
Most-used starter Peter Lambert: 3.82 ERA over 155.7 innings.
Up next
No games scheduled for now.
2026 postseason pathEvery series this club has played or is in, from the bracket: the record, each game's result and the next game.History
- Wild Card Seriesvs
CWSLost 0-2
Recent formLast ten games, newest first (@ = road), with runs for and against per game.
4-65.7 scored · 4.2 allowed a game
L 3-7
vs CWS
L 3-6
vs CWS
W 9-0
@ OAK
W 13-2
@ OAK
L 5-6
@ OAK
W 7-5
@ OAK
L 5-6
@ SEA
W 7-0
@ SEA
L 2-4
vs ATL
L 3-6
vs ATL
Home 39-42Road 42-39Run diff -32
Next gamesThe next seven games with each side's probable starter, once teams name them.
No games are scheduled for HOU right now. They appear here if the club plays on in the postseason.
Scoring by inningRuns a game in each inning, from the stored line scores, shaded against the league's rate for that inning (volt = better than the league by 10%+, orange = worse). Descriptive history, not a forecast.History
HOU runs a game
| Row | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 20scored | .35 | .50 | .95 | .40 | .45 | .40 | .45 | .90 | .22 |
| Last 20allowed | .45 | .10 | .75 | .40 | .50 | 1.20 | .65 | .30 | .31 |
| Seasonscored | .56 | .45 | .60 | .48 | .52 | .46 | .42 | .60 | .37 |
| Seasonallowed | .53 | .43 | .64 | .61 | .75 | .43 | .55 | .43 | .30 |
| League | .53 | .46 | .50 | .49 | .53 | .51 | .48 | .52 | .45 |
Last 20 games: 20 games · Regular season: 162 games. Volt is better than the league's rate for that inning by 10% or more, orange worse; the league line is the regular-season average per club.
AL WestThe division by winning percentage, regular season. Seeds 1-3 are division leaders, 4-6 the best of the rest.History
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  HOU3 | 81 | 81 | .500 | - | 5-5 |
  TEX | 80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | 4-6 |
  SEA | 76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | 6-4 |
  OAK | 64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | 3-7 |
  LAA | 62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 | 4-6 |
Season at a glanceTeam totals from the box scores: runs scored and allowed a game, team OPS and ERA.
Runs / game
4.53
Allowed / game
4.73
Team OPS
.733
Team ERA
4.47
Team leadersAmong the everyday hitters (50+ plate appearances) and the most-used pitchers. Descriptive, season totals.
Most-used starter (ERA)
Peter Lambert3.82
Best reliever (ERA, 10+ apps)
Josh Hader0.96
RotationThe five most-used starters this season with his line: starts, innings, ERA, WHIP, strikeouts and walks per nine.
| Starter | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lambert | 29 | 155.7 | 3.82 | 1.25 | 8.90 | 3.41 |
| Hunter Brown | 20 | 107.3 | 3.19 | 1.27 | 10.40 | 4.61 |
| Mike Burrows | 17 | 94.7 | 5.99 | 1.55 | 7.13 | 3.33 |
| Tatsuya Imai | 15 | 76.7 | 4.93 | 1.42 | 11.38 | 5.98 |
| Cristian Javier | 12 | 63.0 | 5.14 | 1.46 | 8.43 | 4.00 |
BullpenThe most-used relievers: ERA, strikeouts per nine, appearances, full days of rest and pitches over the last three days.History
HOU
Pen ERA
3.68
K/9
9.4
Fresh arms
8/8
AJ Blubaugh3.61 ERA
8.88 K/9 · 65 app · 97.3 IP
41d rest
—p
Enyel De Los Santos4.80 ERA
8.46 K/9 · 66 app · 71.3 IP
53d rest
—p
Steven Okert2.01 ERA
9.00 K/9 · 67 app · 67.0 IP
71d rest
—p
Bryan Abreu3.67 ERA
11.81 K/9 · 68 app · 66.3 IP
41d rest
—p
Bryan King5.37 ERA
7.61 K/9 · 60 app · 60.3 IP
42d rest
—p
Josh Hader0.96 ERA
10.91 K/9 · 47 app · 47.0 IP
41d rest
—p
Bennett Sousa5.94 ERA
9.80 K/9 · 35 app · 30.3 IP
42d rest
—p
Kai-Wei Teng3.64 ERA
9.09 K/9 · 20 app · 29.7 IP
66d rest
—p
469 relief innings among these arms. Fresh = did not pitch today or yesterday and threw under 40 pitches over the last three days. Counts finished games through today, including earlier games the same day, updated as games end.
Everyday hittersTop hitters by recent playing time: average, OPS, HR, RBI and last-14-day average.History
HOU
Everyday hitters
No batting data yet.
RosterEvery hitter and pitcher the club has used this regular season, with the games he played for this club only. Click a heading to sort; the tag marks a player on the injured list now.History
| Pos | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 158 | 692 | .316 | .432 | .601 | 1.033 | 42 | 106 | 105 | 1 | 109 | 120 |
| Isaac Paredes | 3B | 155 | 659 | .262 | .360 | .447 | .806 | 25 | 94 | 69 | 0 | 71 | 88 |
| Christian Walker | 1B | 155 | 634 | .226 | .300 | .428 | .728 | 29 | 87 | 73 | 0 | 51 | 146 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 135 | 573 | .250 | .306 | .395 | .701 | 16 | 50 | 70 | 5 | 41 | 114 |
| Cam Smith | RF | 150 | 568 | .210 | .279 | .390 | .669 | 21 | 56 | 67 | 12 | 44 | 148 |
| Jeremy Peña | SS | 110 | 483 | .277 | .325 | .477 | .802 | 22 | 56 | 82 | 11 | 24 | 116 |
| Yainer Diaz | C | 93 | 361 | .285 | .313 | .459 | .772 | 14 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 57 |
| Taylor Trammell | RF | 92 | 289 | .196 | .288 | .345 | .633 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 93 |
| Christian Vázquez | C | 84 | 266 | .207 | .261 | .322 | .583 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 53 |
| Brice Matthews | 2B | 75 | 233 | .201 | .255 | .332 | .587 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 74 |
| Nick Allen | SS | 63 | 162 | .283 | .327 | .393 | .720 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 32 |
| Daulton Varsho | LF | 40 | 161 | .172 | .224 | .311 | .535 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 36 |
| Jake Meyers | CF | 45 | 153 | .213 | .268 | .326 | .594 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 31 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. | 1B | 54 | 146 | .205 | .308 | .346 | .655 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 36 |
| Carlos Correa | SS | 32 | 141 | .279 | .369 | .418 | .787 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 26 |
| Joey Loperfido | LF | 40 | 121 | .214 | .311 | .330 | .641 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 32 |
| Braden Shewmake | SS | 27 | 83 | .256 | .272 | .423 | .695 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Zach Dezenzo | DH | 34 | 82 | .213 | .280 | .307 | .587 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 31 |
| Lucas Spence | CF | 17 | 63 | .218 | .317 | .509 | .827 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| Zach Cole | LF | 19 | 53 | .157 | .189 | .353 | .542 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| Raynel Delgado | 3B | 15 | 41 | .243 | .300 | .351 | .651 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Dustin Harris | DH | 11 | 36 | .226 | .286 | .290 | .576 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Nelson Velázquez | DH | 17 | 30 | .111 | .167 | .333 | .500 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Shay Whitcomb | 3B | 15 | 24 | .130 | .167 | .391 | .558 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| César Salazar | C | 7 | 22 | .056 | .227 | .056 | .283 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Daniel Johnson | RF | 7 | 17 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jorge Barrosa | PH | 7 | 15 | .091 | .286 | .182 | .468 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Collin Price | C | 5 | 13 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
ResultsEvery game of the club's season, spring training left out: first pitch and results.History
2026 · 81–83
- Sep 30Wed · POvsCWSChicago White SoxL 3–7
- Sep 29Tue · POvsCWSChicago White SoxL 3–6
- Sep 27SunatOAKOakland AthleticsW 9–0
- Sep 26SatatOAKOakland AthleticsW 13–2
- Sep 25FriatOAKOakland AthleticsL 5–6
- Sep 24ThuatOAKOakland AthleticsW 7–5
- Sep 23WedatSEASeattle MarinersL 5–6
- Sep 22TueatSEASeattle MarinersW 7–0
- Sep 20Sunvs
ATLAtlanta BravesL 2–4 - Sep 19SatvsATLAtlanta BravesL 3–6
- Sep 18FrivsATLAtlanta BravesL 2–6
- Sep 17Thuvs
KCKansas City RoyalsW 6–2 - Sep 16WedvsKCKansas City RoyalsL 2–5
- Sep 15TuevsKCKansas City RoyalsW 4–2
- Sep 13Sunat
TBTampa Bay RaysL 4–14 - Sep 12SatatTBTampa Bay RaysL 2–3
- Sep 11FriatTBTampa Bay RaysL 1–3
- Sep 10Thuat
PHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 2–1 - Sep 9WedatPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesL 7–11
- Sep 8TueatPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 6–5
- Sep 6Sunvs
AZArizona DiamondbacksL 2–3 - Sep 5SatvsAZArizona DiamondbacksL 3–4
- Sep 4FrivsAZArizona DiamondbacksW 3–1
- Sep 3ThuvsCWSChicago White SoxW 6–2
- Sep 2WedvsCWSChicago White SoxW 2–0
- Sep 1TuevsCWSChicago White SoxL 1–5
- Aug 31MonvsCWSChicago White SoxW 6–3
- Aug 30Sunat
NYMNew York MetsW 6–3 - Aug 29SatatNYMNew York MetsL 2–6
- Aug 28FriatNYMNew York MetsW 3–1
- Aug 27Thuat
NYYNew York YankeesW 5–1 - Aug 26WedatNYYNew York YankeesL 3–9
- Aug 25TueatNYYNew York YankeesW 9–7
- Aug 23SunvsOAKOakland AthleticsL 6–7
- Aug 22SatvsOAKOakland AthleticsL 3–4
- Aug 21FrivsOAKOakland AthleticsW 4–0
- Aug 20ThuvsLAALos Angeles AngelsL 3–18
- Aug 19WedvsLAALos Angeles AngelsW 3–2
- Aug 18TuevsLAALos Angeles AngelsL 1–3
- Aug 16SunvsSEASeattle MarinersL 2–3
- Aug 15SatvsSEASeattle MarinersL 5–10
- Aug 14FrivsSEASeattle MarinersW 10–7
- Aug 12Wedat
SFSan Francisco GiantsW 2–1 - Aug 11TueatSFSan Francisco GiantsL 1–4
- Aug 10MonatSFSan Francisco GiantsW 6–3
- Aug 9Sunat
SDSan Diego PadresL 2–7 - Aug 8SatatSDSan Diego PadresL 2–3
- Aug 7FriatSDSan Diego PadresW 6–3
- Aug 5Wedvs
TORToronto Blue JaysL 4–5 - Aug 4TuevsTORToronto Blue JaysW 7–2
- Aug 3MonvsTORToronto Blue JaysL 1–3
- Aug 2SunvsTEXTexas RangersW 7–3
- Aug 1SatvsTEXTexas RangersW 5–4
- Jul 31FrivsTEXTexas RangersW 11–2
- Jul 29WedatLAALos Angeles AngelsW 7–4
- Jul 28TueatLAALos Angeles AngelsW 3–2
- Jul 27MonatLAALos Angeles AngelsW 6–4
- Jul 26SunatCWSChicago White SoxL 3–12
- Jul 25SatatCWSChicago White SoxW 4–1
- Jul 24FriatCWSChicago White SoxW 9–5
- Jul 22Wedvs
MIAMiami MarlinsW 5–2 - Jul 21TuevsMIAMiami MarlinsW 5–3
- Jul 20MonvsMIAMiami MarlinsW 8–5
- Jul 19Sunvs
BALBaltimore OriolesL 2–5 - Jul 18SatvsBALBaltimore OriolesL 2–4
- Jul 17FrivsBALBaltimore OriolesL 2–3
- Jul 12SunatTEXTexas RangersL 5–6
- Jul 11SatatTEXTexas RangersW 9–3
- Jul 10FriatTEXTexas RangersL 3–7
- Jul 8Wedat
WSHWashington NationalsL 2–8 - Jul 7TueatWSHWashington NationalsW 6–3
- Jul 6MonatWSHWashington NationalsL 11–12
- Jul 5SunvsTBTampa Bay RaysW 2–0
- Jul 4SatvsTBTampa Bay RaysW 10–8
- Jul 3FrivsTBTampa Bay RaysL 1–3
- Jul 1Wedvs
MINMinnesota TwinsL 3–8 - Jun 30TuevsMINMinnesota TwinsW 6–4
- Jun 29MonvsMINMinnesota TwinsL 4–5
- Jun 28Sunat
DETDetroit TigersW 7–5 - Jun 27SatatDETDetroit TigersW 8–6
- Jun 26FriatDETDetroit TigersL 0–8
- Jun 25ThuatDETDetroit TigersW 2–1
- Jun 24WedatTORToronto Blue JaysW 3–1
- Jun 23TueatTORToronto Blue JaysW 9–7
- Jun 22MonatTORToronto Blue JaysL 2–4
- Jun 21Sunvs
CLECleveland GuardiansW 2–1 - Jun 20SatvsCLECleveland GuardiansL 1–8
- Jun 19FrivsCLECleveland GuardiansW 9–3
- Jun 17WedvsDETDetroit TigersW 4–2
- Jun 16TuevsDETDetroit TigersW 4–2
- Jun 15MonvsDETDetroit TigersL 3–9
- Jun 14SunatKCKansas City RoyalsL 0–4
- Jun 13SatatKCKansas City RoyalsW 8–7
- Jun 12FriatKCKansas City RoyalsW 10–8
- Jun 10WedatLAALos Angeles AngelsL 2–3
- Jun 9TueatLAALos Angeles AngelsL 1–10
- Jun 8MonatLAALos Angeles AngelsW 5–4
- Jun 7SunvsOAKOakland AthleticsL 0–5
- Jun 6SatvsOAKOakland AthleticsW 13–2
- Jun 5FrivsOAKOakland AthleticsW 5–1
- Jun 4Thuvs
PITPittsburgh PiratesL 1–5 - Jun 3WedvsPITPittsburgh PiratesW 11–9
- Jun 2TuevsPITPittsburgh PiratesL 6–10
- May 31Sunvs
MILMilwaukee BrewersL 0–2 - May 30SatvsMILMilwaukee BrewersW 9–2
- May 29FrivsMILMilwaukee BrewersL 4–5
- May 28ThuatTEXTexas RangersW 5–1
- May 27WedatTEXTexas RangersW 4–3
- May 26TueatTEXTexas RangersL 7–10
- May 25MonatTEXTexas RangersW 9–0
- May 24Sunat
CHCChicago CubsW 8–5 - May 23SatatCHCChicago CubsW 3–0
- May 22FriatCHCChicago CubsW 4–2
- May 20WedatMINMinnesota TwinsL 1–4
- May 19TueatMINMinnesota TwinsW 2–1
- May 18MonatMINMinnesota TwinsL 3–6
- May 17SunvsTEXTexas RangersL 0–8
- May 16SatvsTEXTexas RangersW 4–1
- May 15FrivsTEXTexas RangersW 2–0
- May 14ThuvsSEASeattle MarinersL 3–8
- May 13WedvsSEASeattle MarinersW 4–3
- May 12TuevsSEASeattle MarinersL 2–10
- May 11MonvsSEASeattle MarinersL 1–3
- May 10Sunat
CINCincinnati RedsL 0–5 - May 9SatatCINCincinnati RedsL 1–3
- May 8FriatCINCincinnati RedsW 10–0
- May 6Wedvs
LADLos Angeles DodgersL 2–12 - May 5TuevsLADLos Angeles DodgersW 2–1
- May 4MonvsLADLos Angeles DodgersL 3–8
- May 3Sunat
BOSBoston Red SoxW 3–1 - May 2SatatBOSBoston Red SoxW 6–3
- May 1FriatBOSBoston Red SoxL 1–3
- Apr 30ThuatBALBaltimore OriolesW 11–5
- Apr 30ThuatBALBaltimore OriolesL 3–10
- Apr 28TueatBALBaltimore OriolesL 3–5
- Apr 26SunvsNYYNew York YankeesW 7–4
- Apr 25SatvsNYYNew York YankeesL 3–8
- Apr 24FrivsNYYNew York YankeesL 4–12
- Apr 22WedatCLECleveland GuardiansW 2–0
- Apr 21TueatCLECleveland GuardiansL 5–8
- Apr 20MonatCLECleveland GuardiansW 9–2
- Apr 19Sunvs
STLSt. Louis CardinalsL 5–7 - Apr 18SatvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 5–7
- Apr 17FrivsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 4–9
- Apr 16Thuvs
COLColorado RockiesL 2–3 - Apr 15WedvsCOLColorado RockiesW 3–1
- Apr 14TuevsCOLColorado RockiesW 7–6
- Apr 13MonatSEASeattle MarinersL 2–6
- Apr 12SunatSEASeattle MarinersL 1–6
- Apr 11SatatSEASeattle MarinersL 7–8
- Apr 10FriatSEASeattle MarinersL 6–9
- Apr 8WedatCOLColorado RockiesL 1–9
- Apr 7TueatCOLColorado RockiesL 1–5
- Apr 6MonatCOLColorado RockiesL 7–9
- Apr 5SunatOAKOakland AthleticsL 10–12
- Apr 4SatatOAKOakland AthleticsW 11–0
- Apr 3FriatOAKOakland AthleticsL 4–11
- Apr 1WedvsBOSBoston Red SoxW 6–4
- Mar 31TuevsBOSBoston Red SoxW 9–2
- Mar 30MonvsBOSBoston Red SoxW 8–1
- Mar 29SunvsLAALos Angeles AngelsW 9–7
- Mar 28SatvsLAALos Angeles AngelsW 11–9
- Mar 27FrivsLAALos Angeles AngelsL 2–6
- Mar 26ThuvsLAALos Angeles AngelsL 0–3
Hitting, seasonTeam totals from the box scores.History
AVG
.242
OBP
.316
SLG
.418
OPS
.733
Runs
734
HR
226
SB
49
BB
530
Pitching, seasonTeam totals from the box scores: starters and bullpen together.History
ERA
4.47
WHIP
1.34
K
1411
BB
650
HR allowed
204
Run diff
-32
Against left- and right-handed startersHow the club's hitters did that regular season against left- and right-handed starting pitchers, from the box scores (games where the opposing starter's hand is on file). OPS and runs a game; descriptive.History
vs RHP
.737 OPS · 4.60 R/G (121 G)
vs LHP
.721 OPS · 4.34 R/G (41 G)
Regular season · 162 games (all 2026) · # is the place among the league's 30 teams, #1 the highest
By situationSlices of the same games. A place compares the same slice across the league's teams; a slice with few games has no place and fades out, because it moves a lot from one game. Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road.History
| HOU | G | Record | RS | RA | Run margin | Hits per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 162 | 81-81 | 4.53#13 | 4.73#7 | −0.2#19 | 8.15#17 |
| At home | 81 | 39-42 | 4.25#20 | 4.63#7 | −0.4#24 | 7.84#19 |
| On the road | 81 | 42-39 | 4.81#5 | 4.83#11 | 0.0#16 | 8.47#9 |
| Last 5 games | 5 | 3-2 | 7.80#1 | 3.80#18 | +4.0#1 | 10.60#1 |
| Day games | 51 | 24-27 | 4.08#25 | 4.59#11 | −0.5#26 | 7.94#22 |
| Night games | 111 | 57-54 | 4.74#8 | 4.79#9 | −0.1#15 | 8.25#16 |
| After a day off | 22 | 13-9 | 6.18#3 | 5.09#8 | +1.1#7 | 9.91#2 |
| No day off | 139 | 68-71 | 4.30#20 | 4.68#10 | −0.4#22 | 7.91#25 |
At the plateThe team's hitters together, per game: hits, home runs, walks and strikeouts.History
HOULeague
- Hits per game8.15#178.20
- Home runs per game1.40#11.15
- Walks per game3.27#163.36
- Strikeouts per game8.28#168.38
Game shapeHow often the team's games were decided by one run, and how often it scored five or more.History
HOULeague
- Games decided by one run20.4%#3027.5%
- Games with 5 or more runs scored43.2%#1543.3%
- Games scoring no runs4.3%#236.2%
Roster · 2026 · 59 playersPlayers who played for the team in the 2026 season, by position.
- Pitchers · 31
- Peter LambertHunter BrownAJ BlubaughMike BurrowsSpencer ArrighettiTatsuya ImaiKai-Wei TengEnyel De Los SantosSteven OkertBryan AbreuCristian JavierBryan KingHayden WesneskiJosh HaderLance McCullers Jr.Ethan PeckoRonel BlancoBennett SousaRyan WeissNate PearsonCody BoltonMiguel UllolaJason AlexanderAlimber SantaJayden MurrayLogan VanWeyColton GordonChristian RoaJ.P. FranceJosh HendricksonRoddery Muñoz
- Infielders · 11
- Isaac ParedesChristian WalkerJose AltuveJeremy PeñaBrice MatthewsNick AllenLaMonte Wade Jr.Carlos CorreaBraden ShewmakeRaynel DelgadoShay Whitcomb
- Outfielders · 8
- Cam SmithTaylor TrammellDaulton VarshoJake MeyersJoey LoperfidoLucas SpenceZach ColeDaniel Johnson
- Designated Hitters · 5
- Yordan AlvarezZach DezenzoDustin HarrisNelson VelázquezJorge Barrosa
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