Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros

Final

MLB

ATL Team page

4 — 2

HOU Team page

DateSeptember 20, 2026

VenueDaikin Park

ATL 57%

HOU 43%

ATL is the preferred side in a close-to-moderate matchup, with the edge coming from the stronger season profile and starting-pitcher matchup. Martin Perez is listed at a 3.07 season ERA and 1.26 WHIP for Atlanta, while Houston’s Hunter Brown is at 3.43 and 1.29. The broader gap is on the pitching side: Atlanta’s 2026 staff has a 3.62 ERA, compared with Houston’s 4.53. Atlanta also brings a stronger overall record at 91-64, while Houston sits at 77-78. The Braves’ relief corps has posted a 3.17 ERA over the past 28 days, a favorable contrast with Houston’s 4.84 mark. Houston’s home setting keeps the Astros competitive, but Atlanta’s superior run prevention makes the Braves the lean.

Team Form

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Atlanta Braves

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Houston Astros

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Atlanta Braves

.248

AVG

.311

OBP

.723

OPS

197

3.62

ERA

1.25

WHIP

4.63

R/G

8.5

K/9

Houston Astros

.240

AVG

.313

OBP

.723

OPS

207

4.53

ERA

1.35

WHIP

4.43

R/G

8.8

K/9

Key Players

Atlanta Braves

.835OPS

2.000OPS

.804OPS

2.73ERA

Houston Astros

1.031OPS

.786OPS

.702OPS

0.83ERA

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2

Team stats

ATL Stat HOU

4 R 2

6 H 8

0 E 1

1 HR 2

4 BB 2

14 SO 11

13 LOB 15

0 SB 0

2 ER 4

0 DP 0

ATL

Atlanta Braves

Batting

Atlanta Braves Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Drake Baldwin C Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	21	.282	.356	.456
Ronald Acuna Jr. DH Starter	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	17	.260	.352	.463
Matt Olson 1B Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.253	.324	.506
Michael Harris II CF Starter	0-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	21	.289	.318	.486
Mauricio Dubon 3B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	16	.273	.318	.394
Ozzie Albies 2B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	20	.242	.298	.402
Mike Yastrzemski LF Starter	2-4	4	1	2	3	1	0	1	19	.231	.313	.393
Brewer Hicklen RF Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	.290	.421	.452
Ha-Seong Kim SS Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	.119	.212	.127

Pitching

Atlanta Braves Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Martin Perez P Starter	4.1	6	1	1	2	2	1	79-45	3.04	79
Victor Mederos P	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	3.66	7
AJ Smith-Shawver P	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	34-28	6.43	34
Ray Kerr P	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	17-10	1.76	17
Dylan Dodd P	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	13-10	2.31	13

HOU

Houston Astros

Batting

Houston Astros Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jeremy Pena SS Starter	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	18	.275	.325	.472
Yordan Alvarez LF Starter	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	20	.313	.430	.597
Isaac Paredes 3B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	.260	.358	.434
Jose Altuve DH Starter	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	10	.249	.307	.402
Yainer Diaz C Starter	2-4	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	16	.278	.309	.446
Christian Walker 1B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	15	.221	.294	.407
Cam Smith RF Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	18	.209	.274	.389
Nick Allen 2B Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	.271	.318	.371
Brice Matthews CF Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	12	.198	.250	.330

Pitching

Houston Astros Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Hunter Brown P Starter	5.0	3	0	0	2	10	0	98-64	3.26	98
Bryan King P	0.0	3	4	4	1	0	1	20-13	5.40	20
Miguel Ullola P	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20-14	3.38	20
Tatsuya Imai P	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	24-17	5.00	24