Mets edge Astros 6-2 in Citi Field showdown

Final Result

The New York Mets secured a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Citi Field in Queens, New York. The home team improved its record to 61-75, while the visiting Astros dropped to 68-68. Attendance at the venue was 29,183. The game featured a total of one home run, hit by Houston's Alvarez in the eighth inning.

Game Flow

The Astros opened the scoring in the first inning when Alvarez hit a sacrifice fly to right, allowing Peña to score. The Mets responded immediately in the bottom of the first as Young singled to right, driving in Lindor and advancing Benge to second. The score was tied 1-1 after the first frame.

The Mets took the lead in the fifth inning. Soto singled to right to score Lindor, making it 1-2. Later in the same inning, Young tripled to right, scoring Soto and Benge to extend the Mets' lead to 1-4.

The Astros added two runs in the eighth inning. Alvarez homered to right center, a 436-foot shot, to cut the deficit to 2-4. Subsequently, Alvarez doubled to left, scoring Semien and Young to bring the Astros within 2-6.

The Mets maintained their lead for the remainder of the game.

Pitching Performance

Nolan McLean earned the win for the Mets, pitching seven innings while allowing two hits, three walks, and striking out four batters without surrendering an earned run. Daniel Duarte recorded the save, pitching one inning with one hit, one earned run, and two strikeouts. Kodai Senga pitched one inning, allowing one hit and no earned runs.

For the Astros, Cristian Javier took the loss, pitching four and one-third innings while allowing six hits and three earned runs, striking out four. Bennett Sousa pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit and one earned run while walking two. Enyel De Los Santos pitched two innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs, striking out two.

Kai-Wei Teng pitched one inning, allowing three hits and two earned runs.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816719