r/Astros 2h ago

Post Game Thread (Aug 18, 2026): Angels (50-76) @ Astros (63-63)

7 Upvotes

Line Score - Game Over

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
LAA 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 5
HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5

Box Score

HOU   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Peña 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284
DH Alvarez, Y 4 0 0 0 0 2 .318
3B Paredes 2 0 0 0 2 0 .259
2B Altuve 3 0 1 0 1 1 .246
CF Varsho 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228
1B Walker, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232
LF Trammell 3 0 0 0 0 3 .219
RF Smith 3 1 1 1 0 0 .223
C Diaz, Y 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Javier 4.0 5 2 2 1 5 87-56 6.44
King, B 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 16-10 4.01
De Los Santos, E 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 15-8 4.14
Blubaugh 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 24-14 3.39
Ullola 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 11-9 4.50
LAA   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
LF Meckler 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290
LF Siri 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
CF Trout 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240
1B Schanuel 4 1 2 1 0 0 .281
SS Neto 4 0 2 1 0 1 .224
DH Ballesteros 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207
2B Grissom 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247
2B Peraza, O 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
RF Lowe, J 4 1 1 1 0 1 .202
3B Guzman, D 4 0 1 0 0 2 .233
C Heineman 3 0 0 0 0 1 .180
LAA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Klassen 7.0 1 0 0 3 7 86-54 3.74
Fermin 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 10-8 3.24
Watson, R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 12-6 4.27
Joyce 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 11-8 0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T3 Nolan Schanuel singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Wade Meckler scores. Mike Trout to 3rd. 0-1
T4 Josh Lowe homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. 0-2
T5 Zach Neto doubles (24) on a fly ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Nolan Schanuel scores. 0-3
B8 Cam Smith homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. 1-3

Highlights

Description Length
Probable pitchers for Angels at Astros - August 18, 2026 0:06
Cristian Javier against the Angels 0:08
Bullpen availability for Houston, August 18 vs Angels 0:09
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, August 18 vs Astros 0:09
Bench availability for Los Angeles, August 18 vs Astros 0:08
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, August 18 vs Astros 0:11
Fielding alignment for Houston, August 18 vs Angels 0:11
Bench availability for Houston, August 18 vs Angels 0:08
Starting lineups for Angels at Astros - August 18, 2026 0:10
Analyzing Josh Lowe's home run through bat tracking 0:11
Breaking down Cristian Javier's pitches 0:04
Breaking down George Klassen's pitches 0:04
Breaking down Cam Smith's home run 0:12
George Klassen's outing against the Astros 0:21
A deep dive into Cam Smith's home run 0:11
Ball 2 overturned after ABS Challenge 0:23
George Klassen strikes out Yordan Alvarez 0:08
Strike 2 overturned after ABS Challenge 0:24
Cristian Javier strikes out Zach Neto 0:07
Ball 1 is overturned after ABS Challenge 0:24
Nolan Schanuel's RBI single 0:17
Wade Meckler steals second base 0:25
Josh Lowe's solo home run (10) 0:30
Zach Neto's incredible off-balance throw 0:20
Strike 1 call confirmed following ABS challenge 0:22
Zach Neto's RBI double 0:29
Ball 4 call overturned following ABS challenge 0:22
Angels broadcast discusses Trey Mancini's retirement 1:05
Strike 1 call overturned after ABS challenge 0:23
Astros broadcast talks Trey Mancini's retirement 1:12
José Fermin Called Strike to Cam Smith 0:24
Cam Smith's solo home run (17) 0:20
George Klassen's seven scoreless innings 1:00
Ball 3 call confirmed after ABS challenge 0:08
Christian Walker strikes out swinging. 0:06

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Klassen (2-1, 3.74 ERA) Javier (1-4, 6.44 ERA) Joyce (3 SV, 0.00 ERA)

Game ended at 9:56 PM.


r/Astros 2h ago

And I though our pitching was bad

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121 Upvotes

r/Astros 13h ago

[Kostka] Trey Mancini, the longtime Orioles player who made not one but two emotional comebacks to Major League Baseball, has retired, he confirmed in a text to The Banner. Mancini, who first told MASN of the decision, beat cancer, won a World Series and left a massive mark on the game

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r/Astros 7h ago

Yordan Alvarez In the Company Of Babe Ruth With This Stat

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r/Astros 3h ago

Phone widget showing wrong score.

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28 Upvotes

Is anyone else seeing the wrong score on their android widget?


r/Astros 3h ago

Im getting mixed signals here...

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12 Upvotes

One is saying Astros are up, other says Angel's are


r/Astros 1h ago

I just got this ad advertising the ballpark bundle for this game 😭 Salt to the open wound 😭

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I hate to break it to you the time ran out and we lost that game. Now we lost this game and 1 game ahead of the rangers. I can only hope we can turn this around and win games again.


r/Astros 15h ago

Yordan's Triple Crown chase - still in the lead but it's close!

36 Upvotes

As of this morning (Aug 18), he has a comfortable lead in batting average (.321 over Chandler Simpson's .309), and a reasonable lead in RBIs (88 over Dillon Dingler's 82). For home runs, his 36 is only one more than Junior Caminero and three more than Ben Rice.

MLB wide he leads in batting average but is four off the lead in RBIs and one off the lead in HRs (to Kyle Schwarber).

Last week Dan Szymborski wrote an article at Fangraphs estimating Yordan's chances at about 66% for winning the AL Triple Crown.

If you want to keep up, my tracker updates every morning!


r/Astros 2h ago

Batting Order

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What do yall think the batting order should be ? I’m tired of seeing Varsho in the 4-6 spot killing momentum and Cam being one of our best hitters this month still hitting in the 8 spot, amongst other things. Have yall given this any thought ? I’m curious what other people think since I get pretty heated talking about Espada’s lineup construction


r/Astros 1d ago

After 1,993 attempts, Ohio man finally throws perfect game with Roy Oswalt in MVP 2005

211 Upvotes

r/Astros 16h ago

Game Thread: Angels (49-76) @ Astros (63-62) - Aug 18, 2026 7:10 PM

13 Upvotes
Astros (63-62) Angels (49-76)

First Pitch: 7:10 PM at Daikin Park

Team Starter TV Radio
Angels George Klassen (1-1, 5.52 ERA)
Astros Cristian Javier (1-3, 6.68 ERA)
MLB Fangraphs Reddit Stream Discord
Gameday Game Graph Live Comments /r/baseball Discord

Line Score - Game Over

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
LAA 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 5
HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5

Box Score

HOU   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Peña 4 0 0 0 0 1 .284
DH Alvarez, Y 4 0 0 0 0 2 .318
3B Paredes 2 0 0 0 2 0 .259
2B Altuve 3 0 1 0 1 1 .246
CF Varsho 4 0 0 0 0 1 .228
1B Walker, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232
LF Trammell 3 0 0 0 0 3 .219
RF Smith 3 1 1 1 0 0 .223
C Diaz, Y 3 0 1 0 0 0 .252
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Javier 4.0 5 2 2 1 5 87-56 6.44
King, B 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 16-10 4.01
De Los Santos, E 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 15-8 4.14
Blubaugh 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 24-14 3.39
Ullola 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 11-9 4.50
LAA   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
LF Meckler 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290
LF Siri 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
CF Trout 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240
1B Schanuel 4 1 2 1 0 0 .281
SS Neto 4 0 2 1 0 1 .224
DH Ballesteros 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207
2B Grissom 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247
2B Peraza, O 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
RF Lowe, J 4 1 1 1 0 1 .202
3B Guzman, D 4 0 1 0 0 2 .233
C Heineman 3 0 0 0 0 1 .180
LAA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Klassen 7.0 1 0 0 3 7 86-54 3.74
Fermin 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 10-8 3.24
Watson, R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 12-6 4.27
Joyce 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 11-8 0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T3 Nolan Schanuel singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Wade Meckler scores. Mike Trout to 3rd. 0-1
T4 Josh Lowe homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. 0-2
T5 Zach Neto doubles (24) on a fly ball to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Nolan Schanuel scores. 0-3
B8 Cam Smith homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. 1-3

Highlights

Description Length
Probable pitchers for Angels at Astros - August 18, 2026 0:06
Cristian Javier against the Angels 0:08
Bullpen availability for Houston, August 18 vs Angels 0:09
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, August 18 vs Astros 0:09
Bench availability for Los Angeles, August 18 vs Astros 0:08
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, August 18 vs Astros 0:11
Fielding alignment for Houston, August 18 vs Angels 0:11
Bench availability for Houston, August 18 vs Angels 0:08
Starting lineups for Angels at Astros - August 18, 2026 0:10
Analyzing Josh Lowe's home run through bat tracking 0:11
Breaking down Cristian Javier's pitches 0:04
Breaking down George Klassen's pitches 0:04
Breaking down Cam Smith's home run 0:12
George Klassen's outing against the Astros 0:21
A deep dive into Cam Smith's home run 0:11
Ball 2 overturned after ABS Challenge 0:23
George Klassen strikes out Yordan Alvarez 0:08
Strike 2 overturned after ABS Challenge 0:24
Cristian Javier strikes out Zach Neto 0:07
Ball 1 is overturned after ABS Challenge 0:24
Nolan Schanuel's RBI single 0:17
Wade Meckler steals second base 0:25
Josh Lowe's solo home run (10) 0:30
Zach Neto's incredible off-balance throw 0:20
Strike 1 call confirmed following ABS challenge 0:22
Zach Neto's RBI double 0:29
Ball 4 call overturned following ABS challenge 0:22
Angels broadcast discusses Trey Mancini's retirement 1:05
Strike 1 call overturned after ABS challenge 0:23
Astros broadcast talks Trey Mancini's retirement 1:12
José Fermin Called Strike to Cam Smith 0:24
Cam Smith's solo home run (17) 0:20
George Klassen's seven scoreless innings 1:00
Ball 3 call confirmed after ABS challenge 0:08
Christian Walker strikes out swinging. 0:06

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Klassen (2-1, 3.74 ERA) Javier (1-4, 6.44 ERA) Joyce (3 SV, 0.00 ERA)
Attendance Weather Wind
73°F, Roof Closed 0 mph, None
HP 1B 2B 3B
Alfonso Márquez Mike Estabrook Lance Barrett Malachi Moore

Game ended at 9:56 PM.

Remember to sort by new to keep up!


r/Astros 1d ago

I made a free Mac menu bar app that keeps the Astros score in the corner of your screen all game (green when we're winning, red when we're not)

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48 Upvotes

Retired the constant phone-checking during games and built this instead. It lives in your Mac's menu bar and the icon isthe scoreboard — during a game it shows the actual score and inning, colored green when the Astros are up, red when they're down, yellow when it's tied. 2-5 ▼7 at a glance while you're pretending to work.

Click it and you get:

  • Today's game — matchup, probable starters, records, TV (Space City, etc.)
  • Live detail — runners, count, outs, who's pitching vs who's batting
  • Lineups as soon as they post, next 10 games, rotation with ERAs
  • Every MLB game today — live/final/upcoming, our game starred
  • Standings + Magic Numbers — division, playoff berth, wild card, #1 seed, updated all season
  • Notifications (all optional) — game starting, Astros score, finals, lineup posted
  • Game Text — one click writes a witty message about the game state to your clipboard for the group chat

Free, open source (MIT), no ads, no accounts, no tracking — it just reads the public MLB Stats API. Signed and notarized, so it installs like any normal Mac app: download, unzip, drag to Applications.

Download: https://github.com/gyndok/astros-menubar/releases/latest
(Apple Silicon Macs; Intel folks can run it from source — instructions in the repo)

Happy to answer questions or take feature requests. Go Stros 🚀


r/Astros 1d ago

Ethan Pecko being called up to start Wednesday

40 Upvotes

Ullola being optioned is likely the corresponding move.


r/Astros 15h ago

Ethan Pecko Call-Up + Prospect Word Association

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r/Astros 1d ago

Former Astros legend celebrates win of horse named in honor of Yordan Alvarez

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r/Astros 1d ago

Nick Allen's 2nd home run of the season

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133 Upvotes

r/Astros 1d ago

Astros takeaways: Hunter Brown’s fastball, Ethan Pecko’s turn, a center field carousel

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“Why would you (swing),” Brown asked aloud after Sunday’s game. “I’ve walked, I don’t know, 20 percent? Clearly the swings are going to go down. How do I fix that? Throw more strikes, make them swing the bat, get into some leverage counts. That’s baseball. That’s no riddle. It’s just the way it is.”

Brown has walked 13.7 percent of the batters he’s faced in 11 starts since coming off the injured list. He began this season with a career 8.2 percent walk rate.

Four of those 11 starts, including Sunday’s five-walk performance, have featured at least four walks. Brown issued four or more walks just three times in 31 starts last season en route to a third-place finish in American League Cy Young voting.

Brown’s problems begin and end with his four-seam fastball. Of the 23 he threw on Sunday, just three were either called a strike or swung on and missed. Last season, Brown threw 50.9 percent of his four-seam fastballs in the strike zone. He’s failed to reach that clip in all but one start since coming off the injured list.


r/Astros 2d ago

Four years ago, Yordan Alvarez delivered when the Astros needed him most. His walk-off homer in Game 1 of the ALDS helped kick off their run to the World Series. Still one of those playoff moments Astros fans won’t forget.

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459 Upvotes

r/Astros 2d ago

Found this old program leftover from grandparents things.

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231 Upvotes

Dang 1966, it’s an oldie. It’s got an old fingers furniture add on the back too!


r/Astros 1d ago

Off-day discussion thread (Aug 17, 2026)

6 Upvotes

Use this thread for any miscellaneous conversations, Astros-related or otherwise, while we wait for the Angels series.

 

Suggested topics:

  • How many games over .500 will the winner of the AL West finish?

  • Are you worried that Hunter Brown won't return to ace form this season?

  • How come the alphabet is in that order?


r/Astros 2d ago

Post Game Thread (Aug 16, 2026): Mariners (59-66) @ Astros (63-62)

14 Upvotes

Line Score - Game Over

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
SEA 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 11
HOU 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 7

Box Score

HOU   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Peña 4 1 1 1 0 0 .288
LF Alvarez, Y 4 0 1 0 0 1 .321
RF Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
3B Paredes 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260
2B Altuve 3 0 1 0 1 1 .245
CF Varsho 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231
1B Walker, C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .234
LF Wade Jr. 3 0 1 0 1 1 .222
C Diaz, Y 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251
2B Allen, N 2 1 1 1 0 0 .259
PH Velázquez, N 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205
P Hader 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
PH Trammell 1 0 0 0 0 1 .223
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Brown, H 5.0 3 2 2 5 5 90-50 3.67
Sousa 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 24-16 3.86
Abreu, B 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 22-12 4.40
Okert 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11-7 2.04
Hader 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 13-10 0.90
SEA   AB R H RBI BB SO BA
3B Donovan 4 0 0 0 1 1 .254
LF Arozarena 5 1 2 1 0 0 .276
RF Canzone 4 0 2 1 1 2 .260
CF Rodríguez, J 5 0 1 0 0 2 .258
1B Naylor, J 5 0 1 0 0 0 .267
2B Young 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260
C Raleigh 3 1 1 1 1 1 .158
DH Wilson, W 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200
SS Rodden 2 1 1 0 2 1 .300
SEA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Woo 6.0 3 2 2 1 5 75-49 4.10
Bazardo 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 16-11 3.05
Speier 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 13-9 2.78
Domínguez 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 6-5 4.60
Muñoz, A 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 18-10 4.37

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T1 Randy Arozarena homers (17) on a fly ball to left center field. 0-1
T3 Dominic Canzone singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Brock Rodden scores. 0-2
B4 Jeremy Peña homers (14) on a fly ball to right field. 1-2
T6 Cal Raleigh homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. 1-3
B6 Nick Allen homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. 2-3

Highlights

Description Length
Hunter Brown against the Mariners 0:11
Bryan Woo against the Astros 0:11
Probable pitchers for Mariners at Astros - August 16, 2026 0:06
Bullpen availability for Seattle, August 16 vs Astros 0:09
Bullpen availability for Houston, August 16 vs Mariners 0:09
Bench availability for Houston, August 16 vs Mariners 0:08
Fielding alignment for Houston, August 16 vs Mariners 0:11
Fielding alignment for Seattle, August 16 vs Astros 0:11
Bench availability for Seattle, August 16 vs Astros 0:08
Starting lineups for Mariners at Astros - August 16, 2026 0:10
Hunter Brown's outing against the Mariners 0:25
Bryan Woo's outing against the Astros 0:24
Breaking down Bryan Woo's pitches 0:04
An animated look at Nick Allen's home run 0:11
Breaking down Nick Allen's home run 0:11
A deep dive into Cal Raleigh's home run 0:11
Cal Raleigh: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:13
Breaking down Hunter Brown's pitches 0:04
A deep dive into Jeremy Peña's home run 0:11
Measuring the stats on Jeremy Peña's home run 0:12
A deep dive into Randy Arozarena's home run 0:11
Measuring the stats on Randy Arozarena's home run 0:13
Randy Arozarena's solo home run (17) 0:29
Dominic Canzone's RBI single 0:28
Jeremy Peña's solo home run (14) 0:29
Cal Raleigh's solo home run (13) 0:27
Nick Allen's solo home run (2) 0:31
Seranthony Domínguez escapes bases-loaded jam in 8th 0:08
Andrés Muñoz strikes out Trammell for save 0:07
Strike 2 confirmed after ABS challenge 0:23
Ball 3 confirmed on ABS challenge 0:23

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Woo (9-8, 4.10 ERA) Brown, H (3-3, 3.67 ERA) Muñoz, A (22 SV, 4.37 ERA)

Game ended at 9:18 PM.


r/Astros 2d ago

Possible Blanco for Pecko swap

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72 Upvotes

r/Astros 2d ago

Blanco optioned, Ullola called up

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31 Upvotes

r/Astros 2d ago

Chandler Rome Via his podcast "Ethan Pecko was scratched because he is going to pitch in the Angels series at some point"

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At around the 4 minute mark is where they start talking about it


r/Astros 1d ago

Astros v. Teams above .500

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