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Houston Astros at New York Yankees

Yankee Stadium, Bronx Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 9–3 on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 3 81-81
at New York Yankees 9 93-68

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 1
New York Yankees 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 9 13 1
  • W: Paul Blackburn
  • L: Bennett Sousa (1-3)

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Daulton Varsho (10)
  • New York Yankees: Ben Rice (35), Luis García Jr. (28)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Houston Astros Jose Altuve doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Trent Grisham. Isaac Paredes scores. 1–0
Bottom 1st New York Yankees Ben Rice homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. 1–1
Bottom 1st New York Yankees George Lombard Jr. grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. Luis García Jr. scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. 1–2
Top 4th Houston Astros Daulton Varsho homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. 2–2
Bottom 4th New York Yankees Trent Grisham grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Jazz Chisholm Jr. scores. Austin Wells to 3rd. José Caballero out at 2nd. Trent Grisham out at 1st. 2–3
Top 7th Houston Astros Christian Walker reaches on a fielding error by shortstop George Lombard Jr. Jose Altuve scores. Daulton Varsho to 3rd. 3–3
Bottom 7th New York Yankees Cody Bellinger doubles (22) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Trent Grisham scores. Ben Rice scores. Luis García Jr. to 3rd. 3–5
Bottom 7th New York Yankees Spencer Jones singles on a line drive to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Luis García Jr. scores. Cody Bellinger to 3rd. 3–6
Bottom 7th New York Yankees Jazz Chisholm Jr. doubles (16) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Cody Bellinger scores. Spencer Jones to 3rd. 3–7
Bottom 8th New York Yankees Luis García Jr. homers (28) on a fly ball to right field. Ben Rice scores. 3–9

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .283
Yordan Alvarez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .322
Isaac Paredes 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .259
Jose Altuve 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .248
Daulton Varsho CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .236
Christian Walker 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 .229
Taylor Trammell LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208
Nelson Velázquez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .198
Cam Smith RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .216
LaMonte Wade Jr. RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206
Christian Vázquez C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .214
Totals 31 3 4 3 3 10
Pitcher
Peter Lambert 5.2 7 3 2 3 5 1 102 3.66
Kai-Wei Teng 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.22
Bennett Sousa (L, 1-3) 0.1 5 4 4 1 1 0 28 6.27
Enyel De Los Santos 1.2 1 2 2 1 3 1 28 4.67

New York Yankees

Batter
Trent Grisham CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .219
Ben Rice DH 2 3 1 1 3 0 .251
Luis García Jr. 1B 5 3 3 2 0 0 .287
Cody Bellinger LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .258
George Lombard Jr. SS 5 0 0 1 0 3 .265
Spencer Jones RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 .234
Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B 3 1 3 1 1 0 .226
Austin Wells C 3 0 2 0 1 1 .182
José Caballero 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233
Totals 36 9 13 8 5 9
Pitcher
Elmer Rodríguez 6.0 3 3 3 2 6 1 88 4.70
Paul Blackburn (W, 6-2)(BS, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 1.70
Michael Fulmer 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00
Tim Hill 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.32

Game info

Weather
78 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
10 mph, R To L
First pitch
7:08 PM
Time of game
2:56
Attendance
40,269
Umpires
Home Plate: Steven Jaschinski, First Base: John Tumpane, Second Base: Adam Hamari, Third Base: Clint Vondrak

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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New York Yankees 8 at Houston Astros 3 Final Game page
New York Yankees 4 at Houston Astros 7 Final Game page
Houston Astros 9 at New York Yankees 7 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at New York Yankees 9 Final Game page
Houston Astros 5 at New York Yankees 1 Final Game page

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