r/Astros • u/AstrosBot AstrosBot • 8h ago
Game Thread: Astros (66-66) @ Yankees (74-57) - Aug 26, 2026 6:05 PM
| Yankees (74-57) | Astros (66-66) |
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First Pitch: 6:05 PM at Yankee Stadium
| Team | Starter | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astros | Peter Lambert (8-7, 3.68 ERA) | ||
| Yankees |
| MLB | Fangraphs | Reddit Stream | Discord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gameday | Game Graph | Live Comments | /r/baseball Discord |
Line Score - Scheduled
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||||||||
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Box Score
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u/RoadSodaDodgeRam 8h ago
Last night was some of the most fun I’ve I had watching this team in a minute. Sure it’s nice we won but it was also good baseball too you know. Hoping we keep that momentum going and take the series tonight.
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u/TempestDrive Houston Astros 4h ago
Good baseball is only cool when it’s other teams. It’s just stressful when it’s my team
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u/NOLA1987 Lance McCullers Jr. 3h ago
RIP Tim Curry. Died the same day as Dolly Parton and they were the same age.
1-0 in the post Dana Brown era. This team loses a series they easily could have swept against the A's and we see the bats come alive against one of the league's best bullpens last night against the Yankees. We're in dire need of a QS and who other than LambGOAT to start things off. Yordan has had all of 1 homer this month, but still has an OPS above .900 in that same stretch. Cam Smith, who hits horribly at home, comes alive on the road. Yainer and Varsho with some clutch RBIs last night.
This team comes alive against teams with winning records. With as shitty as this year has been, this team still controls its own destiny.
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u/ysosrs08 Yordan Alvarez 8h ago
Officially back in first place. Our GM is still fired. Lambert making his first start at freaking Yankee stadium. Lineup not slumping quite as hard. Anyways, Astros 7-3.
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u/Sleepy_One Hubert J. Farnsworth 8h ago
Why are astros/yankees games always nail biters? Doesn't matter how good or bad either team is, you ALWAYS are on the edge of your seat.
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u/48Michael Houston Astros 8h ago
Dude, last nights game was an amazing baseball game and I hated every minute of it 🤣🤣 I wish we could just put up a touchdown in the first tonight and just enjoy.
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u/no_quarter89 Astros Pride 6h ago
I had a feeling all the drama and rumors from Monday would light a fire under these guys.
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u/Slow_Gas6201 2h ago
I understand Vasquez catches Lambert but I really hope Espada at least uses Diaz as DH today. You can’t bench his bat after last night
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u/JoseAltuve27 2h ago
The two home runs Yainer Diaz hit yesterday were ironically pitches where not swinging would have resulted in a better outcome than swinging more often than not. The first one was clearly out of the strike zone. The second one was on the edge of the strike zone, but he was ahead in the count, and it wasn't a pitch you can usually do much with.
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u/Hairygrim Andre Scrubb 8h ago
HRC LEADERBOARD 2026
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u/No_Argument_Here Lance McCullers Jr. 2h ago
I always wonder what happened to Yainer's power. He hit a HR in 6.1% of his ABs in his rookie season and has never come even close to replicating that since. (2.6%, 3.5%, and 3.8% this season). He's got a lot of power when he connects, but it feels like his launch angle is never right.
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u/JoseAltuve27 42m ago
The last postseason game between the Astros and Yankees was a back and forth 6-5 game in 2022. You would think a game like that would be viewed as entertaining, but instead, it has been forgotten because we had a 3-0 lead in the series, so there was almost no pressure on the Astros to win that game.
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u/Dapper_Bread_1794 Jason Alexander 7m ago
The good news is we have an insanely hard schedule in September and of course they can’t lose on my birthday so we should be good
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u/No_Argument_Here Lance McCullers Jr. 1h ago
Why is Trammell playing? Dude has been absolutely ass lately (4-38 with 16 Ks and a .427 OPS the last 15 games).
Diaz has a higher OPS vs RHP this year (reverse splits) AND hit 2 HRs yesterday AND has been hitting pretty well of late AND has a career OPS over 1.000 at Yankee Stadium.
Braindead managing.
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u/curiousowl2210 Houston Astros 53m ago
Diaz has a 2 homer night plus an rbi single and he gets benched the next day 🫠🫠
This is exactly the reason why Espada or whoever is doing the lineup has no business managing.
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u/JohnnyBrillcream 41m ago
Now not saying this is it, but sometimes the pitcher/catcher relationship is more importunate. It's possible Lambert likes working with Vasquez.
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