MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/29/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2641 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (64-66) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 8 9 0
Houston Astros (63-66) 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 X 10 16 1
Astros Outmuscle New York, 10-8
The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees, 10-8, at Minute Maid Park. The win was due in part to shortstop Jeremy Pena, who was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Shane Bieber closed the game out for Houston, earning his 29th save. Houston bumps their record to 63-66 with the win.

One of the key players for the Astros was left fielder Christopher Espinola, who drilled a 2-run double in the bottom of the first inning. For the game, Espinola went 1 for 4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"It was offense that won us the game," said winning manager James Williams.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Williams SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .282 22 60
M. Vargas LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269 15 60
R. Riggio 2B 3 3 1 2 1 1 3 .292 38 93
P. Alonso 1B 3 2 1 2 2 0 3 .217 29 66
A. Parker CF 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .312 22 66
G. Torres DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225 12 56
A. Martinez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .270 3 12
T. Gentry RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .246 9 44
T. Stephenson C 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .274 8 43
Totals 35 8 9 8 5 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Martinez (5, 7th Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Vargas (23, 9th Inning off R. Suarez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Parker (6, 9th Inning off L. Perales, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Riggio (38, 1st Inning off N. Vera, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Alonso (29, 4th Inning off N. Vera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Williams , M. Vargas 3 , R. Riggio 4 , P. Alonso 4 , A. Parker 4 , A. Martinez 2 , T. Gentry
2-out RBI: A. Parker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Alonso , G. Torres , T. Stephenson
GIDP: G. Torres
Sac Fly: T. Stephenson
Hit by Pitch: R. Riggio
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Williams (44)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 .278 13 50
M. Romero 2B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .283 8 36
A. Judge RF 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .294 36 94
C. Espinola LF 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .185 2 7
   a-E. Rodriguez LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .237 11 48
J. Hardinger 3B 5 1 2 3 0 2 3 .256 14 52
V. Pasquantino DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .249 16 67
C. Walker 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .262 20 63
R. Marchan C 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .251 0 17
J. Pena SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .281 15 61
Totals 40 10 16 10 4 12 22      
a - E. Rodriguez substituted for C. Espinola in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Espinola (3, 1st Inning off N. Nastrini, 3 on, 0 outs) , J. Pena (35, 5th Inning off B. Miller, 2 on, 1 out) , V. Pasquantino (33, 8th Inning off Y. Almonte, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hardinger (14, 8th Inning off T. Megill, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Romero , A. Judge 3 , C. Espinola 2 , E. Rodriguez , J. Hardinger 5 , V. Pasquantino 3 , C. Walker 2 , R. Marchan , J. Pena 4
2-out RBI: E. Rodriguez , J. Hardinger , C. Walker , J. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Kiermaier 2 , M. Romero , V. Pasquantino , R. Marchan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Walker 2 (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pena (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Hardinger-Romero-Walker)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Nastrini L (10-9) 3.1 9 5 5 2 4 0 90 5.04   
B. Miller 1.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 38 6.45   
N. Anderson 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 4.32   
T. Megill 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 22 3.44   
Y. Almonte 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Nastrini 22
Batters Faced: N. Nastrini 21, B. Miller 8, N. Anderson 6, T. Megill 6, Y. Almonte 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Nastrini 1-5, B. Miller 1-0, N. Anderson 2-1, T. Megill 0-2, Y. Almonte 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Nastrini 90-57, B. Miller 38-23, N. Anderson 25-17, T. Megill 22-14, Y. Almonte 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Miller 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Vera W (11-7) 5.0 2 4 4 3 6 2 94 3.88   
N. Syndergaard H (13) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 0 28 4.40   
R. Suarez H (7) 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 0 27 3.89   
L. Perales 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 0.00   
S. Bieber SV (29) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Vera 50
Batters Faced: N. Vera 22, N. Syndergaard 9, R. Suarez 8, L. Perales 2, S. Bieber 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Vera 4-5, N. Syndergaard 1-4, R. Suarez 0-2, L. Perales 0-0, S. Bieber 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Vera 94-54, N. Syndergaard 28-19, R. Suarez 27-15, L. Perales 7-1, S. Bieber 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Syndergaard 1-0 , L. Perales 2-2 , S. Bieber 1-0
WP: R. Suarez
Hit Batsmen: N. Vera
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeremy Pena
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 41907
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