Houston Astros
September 2, 2026
Final
CWS
73-66
2
HOU
71-69
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | 2 | 7 | 1 |
W
AJ Blubaugh (5-2)
L
Sean Newcomb (2-4)
SV
Josh Hader (22)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .752 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .215 | .844 |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .249 | .847 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .727 |
| Tommy Pham PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .067 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .665 |
| Randal Grichuk PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .837 |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .731 |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 | .744 |
| Tristan Peters CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .279 | .813 |
| Drew Romo C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .141 | .527 |
BATTING
3B: Peters (4, Blubaugh).
TB: Murakami; Peters 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vargas, M 2.
GIDP: Vargas, M.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING
SB: Peters (8, 2nd base off Wesneski/Vázquez, C).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Martin | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.13 |
| Sean Newcomb | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.36 |
| Tyler Davis | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 |
PITCHING
HBP: Montgomery, C (by Wesneski); Altuve (by Newcomb, S).
ABS Challenge: Vázquez, C (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Peters (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Peña (Strike-Confirmed); Romo (Ball-Confirmed); Walker, C (Strike-Confirmed); Grichuk (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Martin 80-55; Newcomb, S 41-26; Davis 7-3; Wesneski 90-58; Blubaugh 15-7; Hader 14-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin 7-5; Newcomb, S 2-2; Davis 0-1; Wesneski 8-2; Blubaugh 2-0; Hader 1-0.
Batters faced: Martin 23; Newcomb, S 10; Davis 2; Wesneski 25; Blubaugh 5; Hader 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Newcomb, S 1-0; Davis 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Dan Merzel. 1B: Dan Bellino. 2B: Mark Ripperger. 3B: Shane Livensparger.
Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
First pitch: 7:10 PM.
T: 2:21.
Att: 24,025.
Venue: Daikin Park.