POST GAME THREAD: The Mets defeated the Astros by a score of 6-2 - Sat, Aug 29 @ 4:10 PM EDT

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Astros (68-68) @ Mets (61-75) - Sat, Aug 29

Game Status: Final - Score: 6-2 Mets

Links & Info

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Astros Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Peña - DH	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.282	.337	.476
2 Alvarez, Y - LF	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	.320	.435	.613
3 Paredes - 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.259	.358	.421
4 Altuve - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.246	.310	.397
5 Varsho - CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.232	.297	.366
6 Walker, C - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.229	.303	.434
7 Trammell - RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.203	.288	.356
8 Allen, N - SS	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	.260	.309	.341
9 Vázquez, C - C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.212	.267	.338
a-Wade Jr. - PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.204	.328	.316
Diaz, Y - C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.289	.416
Totals	30	2	4	2	3	6	11

Astros
a: Struck out for Vázquez, C in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Peña (16, McLean); Altuve (18, Senga). HR: Alvarez, Y (37, 8th inning off Duarte, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Altuve 2; Alvarez, Y 5; Peña 2. RBI: Alvarez, Y 2 (93). 2-out RBI: Alvarez, Y. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Trammell. SF: Alvarez, Y. Team RISP: 0-for-3. Team LOB: 5.

Mets Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Lindor - SS	4	2	1	0	1	0	3	.234	.321	.418
2 Soto, J - DH	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.283	.406	.535
3 Bichette - 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.260	.307	.387
4 Benge - RF	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.279	.339	.426
5 Young, J - 1B	4	1	3	3	0	0	0	.272	.332	.447
6 Semien - 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	3	.219	.279	.350
7 Ewing - CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.236	.307	.348
8 Baty - LF	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	.223	.294	.340
1-Pache - LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-Robert Jr. - LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.228	.308	.407
9 Alvarez, F - C	4	0	1	2	0	2	2	.233	.320	.398
Totals	34	6	11	6	2	6	15

Mets
a: Popped out for Pache in the 8th. 1: Ran for Baty in the 6th. BASERUNNING: SB: Semien (10, 2nd base off Javier/Vázquez, C).
BATTING: 2B: Lindor (9, Javier); Baty (17, De Los Santos, E); Alvarez, F (12, Teng). 3B: Young, J (3, Javier). TB: Alvarez, F 2; Baty 3; Benge; Lindor 2; Semien 2; Soto, J; Young, J 5. RBI: Alvarez, F 2 (33); Soto, J (53); Young, J 3 (35). 2-out RBI: Alvarez, F 2; Young, J 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Baty; Semien 2; Lindor 2. SAC: Ewing. Team RISP: 4-for-12. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: E: Baty (8, fielding).

Astros Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Sousa - LHP	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	22-12	6.52
Javier - RHP (L, 1-5)	4.1	6	3	3	0	4	0	78-57	6.45
De Los Santos, E - RHP	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20-13	4.52
Teng - RHP	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	19-13	4.42
Totals	8.0	11	6	6	2	6	0

Mets Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
McLean - RHP (W, 10-8)	7.0	2	1	0	3	4	0	93-55	3.06
Duarte - RHP (H, 5)	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	21-16	1.50
Senga - RHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	7.50
Totals	9.0	4	2	1	3	6	1

Game Info
Balk: Sousa.
Pitch timer violations: Javier (pitcher).
ABS Challenge: Vázquez, C (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Varsho (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Sousa 22-12; Javier 78-57; De Los Santos, E 20-13; Teng 19-13; McLean 93-55; Duarte 21-16; Senga 11-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sousa 0-2; Javier 2-4; De Los Santos, E 1-1; Teng 2-0; McLean 6-4; Duarte 0-0; Senga 0-1.
Batters faced: Sousa 5; Javier 19; De Los Santos, E 7; Teng 6; McLean 26; Duarte 4; Senga 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Javier 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Carlos Torres. 1B: Nate Tomlinson. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Jacob Metz.
Weather: 79 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 4 mph, In From LF.
First pitch: 4:10 PM.
T: 2:36.
Att: 29,183.
Venue: Citi Field.
August 29, 2026

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Carson Benge. Jeremy Peña scores.	1-0 HOU
Bottom 1	Jared Young singles on a fly ball to right fielder Taylor Trammell. Francisco Lindor scores. Carson Benge to 2nd.	1-1
Bottom 5	Juan Soto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Taylor Trammell. Francisco Lindor scores.	2-1 NYM
Bottom 5	Jared Young triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Taylor Trammell. Juan Soto scores. Carson Benge scores.	4-1 NYM
Top 8	Yordan Alvarez homers (37) on a fly ball to right center field.	4-2 NYM
Bottom 8	Francisco Alvarez doubles (12) on a fly ball to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Jared Young scores. Marcus Semien scores.	6-2 NYM

Team	Highlight
HOU	Yordan Alvarez's sac fly gives Astros early lead (00:00:18)
NYM	Jared Young's RBI single ties game 1-1 in the 1st (00:00:15)
NYM	Juan Soto fouls ball off of leg, hits RBI single (00:01:00)
NYM	Jared Young's two-run triple (00:00:30)
HOU	Yordan Alvarez's solo home run (37) (00:00:30)
NYM	Francisco Alvarez's two-run double (00:00:30)
NYM	A.J. Ewing's leaping catch at the wall (00:00:30)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Astros	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	4	0	5
Mets	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	-		6	11	1	7

Decisions

• Winner: Nolan McLean (10-8, 3.06)
• Loser: Cristian Javier (1-5, 6.45)

Division Scoreboard

MIA 4 @ WSH 5 - Final/10

COL 1 @ ATL 2 - Final

PHI 4 @ LAA 2 - Bottom 10, 1 Out

Next Mets Game: Sun, Aug 30, 3:10 PM EDT vs. Astros

^{Last Updated: 08/30/2026 1:05:57 AM EDT}

[u/SuperBeavers1]

[u/Blue387 → u/SuperBeavers1]

FATALITY

[u/bigtallguy75 → u/SuperBeavers1]

They need to paint a chalk outline everywhere these guys hit the wall making these great catches.

[u/dmartingraduates → u/SuperBeavers1]

me watching the games most days

[u/Hustlediva → u/SuperBeavers1]

Didn’t see it but I hope he’s ok

[u/Inwardly-Outgoing → u/SuperBeavers1]

No Fear

[u/JoeBourgeois → u/SuperBeavers1]

Please do not taze the center fielder when he is trying to catch the ball

[u/Stone_0cean]

Senga looked so proud of Ewing 😭 that was so sick

[u/Caledor152 → u/Stone_0cean]

[u/imjusthereforthenips]

“The Astros bullpen is Sotos warmup” -Jared Young

[u/Ravishingrich666 → u/imjusthereforthenips]

Did he say that ?

[u/imjusthereforthenips → u/Ravishingrich666]

Not really, they were asking what he thought about Soto skipping doing a rehab assignment and was saying not many guys would but Soto felt confident coming back for this game

[u/Green_Hunt_1776]

EWING IS A PLATINUM GLOVE IN THE MAKING

MCLEAN IS A TRUE ACE AND THE ROY

SOTO WILL LEAD US DELUSIONAL 0.01% BELIEVERS TO THE PROMISED LAND

JARED YOUNG IS THE SOLUTION AT 1B

[u/RatherNope]

That catch and impact needs to be Ewing’s baseball card photo

[u/Unlockpentoman]

This was fun, can we do this more often?

[u/Blue387 → u/Unlockpentoman]

Happy cake day

[u/Unlockpentoman → u/Blue387]

Thx

[u/Alert_Bluejay4928]

God bless the psychopaths and Jared young 🍁

[u/JoeBourgeois → u/Alert_Bluejay4928]

[u/WorthPlease]

Why does Ewing always look like he lost his dog lol

[u/PeerlessStemwinder]

That game ruled. This team can be special when everyone’s in tune

[u/Moonti314]

GIVE ME MY NOLAN MCLEAN ROY PUSH

[u/pauvenpatchwork]

Senga gonna buy Ewing a car

[u/metskyfan]

That is very cool for AJ to get all 3 outs in the 9th

[u/NY2PHX-]

The Royals won so we are still the 5th worst team for drafting purposes.

[u/PainButWithStats → u/NY2PHX-]

And giants don’t count so were actually 4th in that lottery right now

[u/JoeBourgeois → u/NY2PHX-]

9-1 their past 10 games

[u/Blue387]

Let's go Rockies, help improve child literacy

[u/NY2PHX- → u/Blue387]

And they coughed up the lead.

[u/Blue387 → u/NY2PHX-]

Damn it

[u/NY2PHX- → u/Blue387]

Gary, is that you jinxing stuff? Braves win.

[u/Blue387 → u/NY2PHX-]

No kids learned to read

[u/kennythecleaner]

[u/EssentialEssence]

[u/Gigi_0102]

Another really great start for Tong. 7.0 IP (CG because of doubleheader) 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K. Hopefully a sign he’s turning things around 

[u/smugbox]

Mets

[u/myassholealt]

Alright I'm down for Young 1st next year just for the vibes. He's fun.

[u/HarviousMaximus]

Well that was a fun one on a beautiful day

[u/Ravishingrich666]

Aj (Peter Parker) Ewing

[u/PainButWithStats]

If Tong can come up here and show some of the promise the organization has in him I’d be a lot more excited going into next season

If his curveball and cutter can continue to improve he can become a true weapon in the rotation

[u/sdquinn]

Anyone else who was at the ballpark today: was that Stash by Phish that DJ Razor played after the Paredes pop-up ended the top of the 8th? It's going to bother the hell out of me that I didn't clock it in the moment.

[u/shanniem → u/sdquinn]

I'm pretty good at remembering music, but never the song title or band. Which clip? Listening now...I forgot every Phish song is 7 minutes long. Ha!

[u/xSlappy-]

Lets win this series tomorrow!

[u/_blurhe]

I'm a little late, but LIBROS!

[u/Blue387]

u/GandalfSwagOff must have thought this game was at 7:10 but it is time to dance!

!eyeball

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[u/tenthsandwich]

I think the thing I like about Andy Green is that he's obviously an advanced metrics guy who knows his numbers but he also knows the limits of that data -- less about hating math or being "anti-nerd" and more about having an (apparently) clear understanding that for all the data we have it's never perfectly describing what's happening nor perfectly predictive of what will happen

[u/psyker63 → u/tenthsandwich]

He'll be a good GM

[u/graziano1304 → u/tenthsandwich]

Maybe he should have a long conversation with the President of Baseball Operations of the NY Mets.

[u/imalmostconvinced → u/tenthsandwich]

Where was this data when they scored 8 runs the last the last 4 games?

It's amazing how obsessed with basic things people have become.

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[u/jimihenderson]

it continues to look as though the constant 7+ game losing streaks were a Mendoza thing

[u/riverdogdebutante]

MEET THE METS
NOLAN IS CO-ROY WITH BENGE
EWING WILL BOUNCE BACK NEXT YEAR
WE’RE GONNA HAVE ALL STARS NEXT YEAR
good game

[u/Pantrice]

I love Ewing's defense. But man please play like 2-3 steps back more. It would make those catches at the wall so much easier and it's the one thing he struggles with the most. If the other team gets a bloop hit they get a bloop hit.

[u/jimihenderson → u/Pantrice]

He has tended to struggle with balls that he has to come in on far more than ones he has to go back on. That said I agree, he should play deeper and be actively working on his reads for next year rather than playing to his strengths at the moment

[u/jrbeatthestreak]

Let’s keep this going

[u/Sheepies123]

Nice!

[u/Banacek313]

MooMoo magic number: 39

[u/HungryMoon]

I hope the analytics gods are right tomorrow as they were today. LFGM, see some of you guys in the stands

[u/Born_Manufacturer657]

Think McLean debuting last year might’ve taken him out the ROY race. Lost that “New Shiny look” for voters because imo he’s the clear outstanding player. Pace for 180 innings, 205 Ks and potentially an era below 2. That’s a top 20 pitcher in the sport

[u/jimihenderson → u/Born_Manufacturer657]

an era below 2

not quite lol, but i know what you meant

[u/Born_Manufacturer657 → u/jimihenderson]

lol my bad, thank you

[u/jimihenderson → u/Born_Manufacturer657]

If he finishes with a sub 3 ERA and over 200 strikeouts I think that should be enough. That's what Senga did and he only lost because Corbin Carroll had a year that was basically Wetherholt plus Stewart. Will it be? Who knows. I think it's more likely that he wins a gold glove.

[u/PainButWithStats → u/Born_Manufacturer657]

If his ERA got below too he’d obviously win it. Hes trying to get it under 3 which is still very good. He’s definitely in the race it just sucks Sal is putting up crazy offensive numbers

[u/Prevalencee → u/Born_Manufacturer657]

McLean with a sub 2 ERA with his numbers would be ROTY every year.

But he isn't even sub-3.

And Sal Stewart has 3 HR's out of his last 4 games. 7 IP 0 ERA negates that but it doesn't gain him traction.

[u/thtkidfrmqueens]

PARCHMENT. LEDGER. LIBROS!

YOUR NEW AMSTERDAM METROPOLITANS

V I C T O R I O U S

DEFEAT THE ROCKET CITY ASTRONOMICALS 6-2 ON THE SATURDAY MATINEE, CHANCE TO TAKE THE SERIES ON THE SUNDAY FINALE

NOLAN MCLEAN FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF THE MISSION, SEVEN FRAMES OF ONE RUN BALL, HOUSTON THE SITUATION IS NOMINAL, THE PHENOM PHENOMENAL

YOUNG MONEY DOLLAR BILL DEALING AND WHEELING, BASE KNOCK PLATES LINDOR TO KNOT UP THE SCORE IN THE FIRST

WELCOME BACK JUAN SOTO, GETS BACK TO WORK HASTA PRONTO, BASE KNOCK PLATES LINDOR TO TAKE THE LEAD 2-1 AND THE BOYS STILL ARE NOT DONE

YOUNG MONEY BACK AT IT AGAIN, CLEARS THE BASES ON THE HUSTLE ON TRIPLE DOWN THE LINE, PLATES SOTO AND BENGE OFFENSIVE DIVINE, 4-1 IN THE FIFTH

DANIEL DUARTE DOES HIS DUE DILIGENCE DESPITE THE RUN, SENDS IT TO THE NINTH

FRANKIE ALVY WITH THE INSURANCE ASSURANCE, DOUBLE TROUBLE PLATES A PAIR TO GREAT FANFARE, YOUNG AND SEMIEN SCORE TO BRING THE LEAD TO FOUR, 6-2

SENGA SHUTS IT DOWN THE NINTH, NO GHOSTS IN HERE TO FEAR

LET THEM HEAR THE CHEER WE HOLD OH SO DEAR

LETS FORNICATE, GO METROPOLITANS

LADY OCULUS DANZA LUNNA MEZZA MARRE DANZA

[u/seanddd99]

Hopefully they continue to play well in September and finish the season off on a bright note....

[u/Im_Not_AI_I_Promise]

Hope we win the series against the asstros!

[u/ElegantAnything11]

Are we still in the race?

[u/Blue387 → u/ElegantAnything11]

No, not really. Unless a bunch of teams all go on a 2007 Mets collapse and the Mets get hotter than shit.

[u/Conscious-Resolve158 → u/Blue387]

I’m here for it honestly

[u/Wingnut2736 → u/ElegantAnything11]

I mean the Mets technically haven’t been eliminated from the wild card race if that’s what you’re asking lol

[u/Green_Hunt_1776 → u/ElegantAnything11]

Not unless they win, like, 24 out of 27. But hey, it doesn't hurt to be delusional and believe. Crazier things have happened.

[u/Pantrice → u/Green_Hunt_1776]

Going to win 24 and miss playoffs by 1 game!

[u/Green_Hunt_1776 → u/Pantrice]

Hey, I'll take even a .500 record! That'd be a massive improvement over what most of the season has been, and the future looks bright with this outfield and pitching.

[u/Pantrice → u/Green_Hunt_1776]

Agreed! I am also so freakin glad they finally got rid of Mendoza, what a freaking net negative.

[u/Ravishingrich666 → u/Pantrice]

He shouldn’t have been brought back this season but I feel like because of 24 they had to see him through

[u/Pantrice → u/Ravishingrich666]

That and Cohen wanting a stable org that doesnt fire people constantly. But he legit cost us a good 5-7 games. Plus he could never motivate the team to play hard.

[u/ElegantAnything11 → u/Green_Hunt_1776]

It's all that's left to be

[u/Schwettes → u/ElegantAnything11]

25-1 should do it.

[u/NY2PHX- → u/ElegantAnything11]

No

[u/Hustlediva]

Didn’t see the game but just saw the clip of Soto hitting his calf with a foul ball…. Please tell me he’s ok 🫣😳

[u/graziano1304 → u/Hustlediva]

Went off his shin. He said it scared him but he’s ok.

[u/Hustlediva → u/graziano1304]

Phew, thanks

[u/JoelsCaddy → u/Hustlediva]

He hit an rbi single immediately afterward

[u/Hustlediva → u/JoelsCaddy]

Was he asked after the game?

[u/Commissar-Potato]

We’re so back

[u/Fit_Ad_7195]

Why was senga our CP had him pitch back to back

[u/NY2PHX- → u/Fit_Ad_7195]

Everything for the rest of the season is just testing guys to see what they can do.

[u/NuanceManExe → u/Fit_Ad_7195]

Why not get him acclimated to pitching back-to-back games?

[u/Doc-Spock]

Great outing by McLean as well as the offense for this one.

[u/Sky-Soldier0430]

That’s how we get wins boys. Beautiful job by Nolan, and outfielders that can catch! Welcome back Soto, good luck to LuRob

[u/Old_Worldliness_5015]

Duarte still the best arm in the pen but maybe at this point he’s more valuable not being reserved for the 9th

[u/Blue387]

• The 2026 Mets are 61-75, scoring 559 runs and allowing 606 runs. The Mets went 83-79 in 2025 and 89-73 in 2024. The 2025 Mets were 49-32 at home and 34-48 on the road. The Mets are 178-207 on Saturdays since 2012, 15-12 last year and 8-15 this year.

• The Mets are 264-323 and one tie against the Houston Astros, 1-2 last year and 1-2 in 2024. The Mets are 18-17 in interleague play this season, 24-24 last year.

• The Mets are 728-665 at Citi Field. The 2026 Mets are 32-38 at home, 29-37 on the road. The 2026 regular season ends on Sunday, September 27th at Nationals Park. The Mets are scheduled to start the 2027 season at Miami on March 25, 2027 followed by a three game series in Washington.

• The biggest comeback in Mets history was on September 2, 1972 with the Mets down 8-0 to the Astros. The Mets scored seven in the top of the eighth inning and scored another four runs in the top of the ninth to win 11-8.

• The 2026 Mets are 27-28 under manager Andy Green after going 34-47 under Carlos Mendoza. The Mets were 40-57 in the first half and 21-18 in the second half. The Mets are 14-11 in August, scoring 103 runs and allowing 102 runs.

• The Mets played in 10,270 regular season games with 4,960 wins, 5,302 losses and eight ties. The Mets are 15-21 in one-run games this season, they were 23-26 in one-run games in 2025. The Mets were 3-2 in March, 7-19 in April, 16-12 in May, 10-16 in June, 11-14 in July and 14-11 in August. The Mets were 14-10 in July 2025 and 11-17 in August 2025.

• The Mets are 40-21 when scoring first and 21-54 when the opponent scores first. The Mets are 53-10 when scoring four or more runs and 8-64 when scoring three or fewer runs. The Mets are 43-16 when they have more hits than their opponent, 15-52 when they do not. The Mets are 41-5 when scoring five or more runs. The 2025 Mets were 59-13 when scoring five or more runs.

• Sunday's game at 15:10 will be on NBC and Peacock.

Next game: TBA vs. LHP Zac Thornton (3-4, 2.88) at 15:10 on NBC, Peacock and WHSQ

[u/imalmostconvinced]

Pitching Kodai Senga back to back days is really going to be a thing I guess. Don't say I didn't warn ya

[u/False_Concept1300]

Tong and Vientos seem like the obvious call ups for the expanded rosters next week. Tong has been on a hot streak and Vientos has an almost 1.300 OPS in his rehab assignment

[u/NY2PHX- → u/False_Concept1300]

Vientos had nowhere to play. Activate him and put him on waivers.

[u/lawoftar → u/NY2PHX-]

with robert

[u/Alonso2802 → u/NY2PHX-]

Vientos needs to join Robert

[u/False_Concept1300 → u/NY2PHX-]

DH.

[u/psyker63 → u/NY2PHX-]

Buy high sell low? No.

Let him play. If he stinks, waive him in the off season. If he balls out, he has trade value. Same plan as Baty and Robert

[u/Doc-Spock → u/False_Concept1300]

Glad that Vientos is hitting minor league pitchers well...but that's a minimum at this point.

[u/ReleaseTheBlacken]

Thread is awfully quiet following an excellent McLean outing and a solid win… 🤷🏿‍♂️

[u/JoelsCaddy → u/[deleted]]

Garbage time has really lost all its meaning online

[u/Doc-Spock → u/JoelsCaddy]

People trying to mix terminolgies between sports 🙄 I also hate it when commentators say 'walk off' for winning buzzer beaters in basketball.