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Houston Astros at Cincinnati Reds

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 3–1 on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 1 81-81
at Cincinnati Reds 3 75-87

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0
  • W: Chase Burns (4-1)
  • L: Spencer Arrighetti (4-1)
  • S: Pierce Johnson

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Braden Shewmake (3)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 5th Houston Astros Braden Shewmake homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–0
Bottom 5th Cincinnati Reds Matt McLain singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Cole. Spencer Steer scores. Will Benson scores. Jose Trevino to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder Zach Cole. 1–2
Bottom 5th Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Cole. Jose Trevino scores. Matt McLain out at home on the throw, left fielder Zach Cole to catcher Christian Vázquez. TJ Friedl to 2nd. 1–3

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243
Yordan Alvarez DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 .327
Isaac Paredes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Christian Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Cam Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .215
Zach Cole LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .308
Zach Dezenzo LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Brice Matthews CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Braden Shewmake SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .350
Christian Vázquez C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .284
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 5
Pitcher
Spencer Arrighetti (L, 4-1) 5.2 5 3 1 3 5 0 93 1.88
Enyel De Los Santos 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 4.50
Steven Okert 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.32
Bryan Abreu 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9.24

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
TJ Friedl CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .185
Dane Myers CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235
JJ Bleday LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Elly De La Cruz SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 .277
Sal Stewart 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .245
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .134
Nathaniel Lowe DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Spencer Steer 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .248
Will Benson RF 1 1 0 0 2 1 .207
Jose Trevino C 2 1 0 0 0 0 .125
Matt McLain 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 .207
Totals 27 3 5 3 3 7
Pitcher
Chase Burns (W, 4-1) 6.0 4 1 1 3 2 1 87 2.11
Brock Burke (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.06
Graham Ashcraft (H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.83
Pierce Johnson (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.38

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Sunny
Wind
9 mph, Out To LF
First pitch
4:11 PM
Time of game
2:21
Attendance
35,688
Umpires
Home Plate: David Rackley, First Base: Adam Beck, Second Base: Jonathan Parra, Third Base: Jeremie Rehak

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Houston Astros 10 at Cincinnati Reds 0 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 Final Game page
Houston Astros 0 at Cincinnati Reds 5 Final Game page

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