Expect another tight, late-spring matchup, but the Mets’ recent dominance in the season series and their deeper pitching staff give them a clear edge. Kodai Senga is lined up on regular rest and should neutralize the Astros’ right-heavy heart of the order with his splitter, while newcomer Jose Alvarado and Adam Ottavino anchor a rested bullpen that has allowed just two runs over its last 12 innings. Houston counters with Hunter Brown, whose command wobbles against lefties; look for Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Alvarez to capitalize early in the third inning when Brown typically turns the lineup over. The Astros’ offense has been feast-or-famine (22 runs in their last two wins, only 4 in three losses), and the trend continues: they scratch a run off Brown’s opposite number in the 2nd on a Jeremy Peña double, add single tallies against a tiring Senga in the 6th and against Drew Smith in the 8th, but never mount the crooked number they need. Jeff McNeil’s fifth-inning RBI knock and Pete Alonso’s two-run shot in the seventh provide breathing room, and Edwin Díaz slams the door with a clean ninth. The Mets extend their head-to-head advantage, stay above .500, and reinforce their top-five power-ranking status heading into the first full week of the season.

Sandsynlige pitchere

M. Burrows Astros

3-8 5.48 ERA

69 K

J. Tong Mets

1-1 3.60 ERA

7 K

Houston Astros — Trup

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Josh Wakefield	LF	.300	0	1	.417	.400
Tyler Whitaker	RF	.000	0	1	.143	.000
Mason Lytle	CF	.000	0	0	.500	.000
Jax Biggers	2B	.083	0	3	.371	.083
John Garcia	1B	.143	1	3	.188	.357
Yainer Diaz	C	.143	0	1	.226	.214
Carlos Pérez	DH	.143	0	4	.308	.143
Tommy Sacco Jr.	SS	.125	0	0	.222	.188
James Nelson	3B	.235	0	3	.350	.412

New York Mets — Trup

Spiller	Pos.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Kevin Villavicencio	SS	.333	0	0	.333	.417
Simon Juan	LF	.000	0	0	.000	.000
Trace Willhoite	DH	.000	0	0	.000	.000
Jorge Polanco	1B	.333	2	3	.455	.556
Matt Rudick	CF	.167	0	0	.375	.167
Ben Rortvedt	C	.143	0	1	.208	.190
Diego Mosquera	3B	.083	0	1	.083	.083
AJ Salgado	RF	.429	0	1	.429	.714
Wyatt Young	2B	.333	0	1	.429	.333

Scoring plays

▲ 2

Francisco Alvarez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Christian Walker called out on strikes.

1-0

▲ 2

Nick Allen singles on a pop up to right fielder Mike Tauchman. Yainer Diaz scores. Riley Unroe scores.

3-0

▼ 5

Francisco Alvarez singles on a fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. AJ Salgado scores.

3-1

▼ 6

Marcus Semien doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joey Loperfido. Jorge Polanco scores. Luis Robert Jr. scores. Brett Baty scores.

3-4

▼ 6

AJ Salgado singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Marcus Semien scores.

3-5

▲ 8

Christian Walker homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Mason Lytle scores. Jax Biggers scores.

6-5

▲ 8

James Nelson singles on a ground ball to first baseman Jorge Polanco. Yainer Diaz scores. James Nelson to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Jorge Polanco.

7-5

Houston Astros — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Josh WakefieldLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.300	.817
Tyler WhitakerRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.143
Mason LytleCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.500
Jax Biggers2B	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.083	.454
John Garcia1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.545
Yainer DiazC	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	.143	.440
Carlos PérezDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.451
Tommy Sacco Jr.SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.410
James Nelson3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.762
I alt	35	7	9	5	4	10	1

BATTING

2B: Unroe (2, Tong); Diaz, Y (2, Tong).

3B: Cole (1, Tong).

HR: Walker, C (2, 8th inning off Lambert, 2 on, 0 out).

TB: Allen, N 2; Cole 3; Diaz, Y 3; Nelson; Unroe 2; Walker, C 5.

RBI: Allen, N 2 (4); Walker, C 3 (5).

2-out RBI: Allen, N 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Paredes; Wakefield; Loperfido, J; Allen, N 2.

GIDP: Biggers.

Team RISP: 3-for-12.

Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2 (Walker, C-Allen, N-Walker, C; Sacco Jr.-Biggers-Garcia, J).

a-Popped out for Biggio in the 8th.

b-Struck out for Loperfido, J in the 8th.

1-Ran for Smith in the 8th.

New York Mets — Batting

Spiller	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OPS
Kevin VillavicencioSS	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.750
Simon JuanLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Trace WillhoiteDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Jorge Polanco1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.333	1.011
Matt RudickCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.542
Ben RortvedtC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.398
Diego Mosquera3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.166
AJ SalgadoRF	3	1	3	1	0	0	.429	1.143
Wyatt Young2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.762
I alt	36	5	11	5	2	4

BATTING

2B: Semien (2, Muñoz, R).

3B: Salgado (1, Burrows).

TB: Alvarez, F; Bichette 2; Polanco 2; Robert Jr.; Salgado 5; Semien 2; Villavicencio.

RBI: Alvarez, F (5); Salgado (1); Semien 3 (9).

2-out RBI: Semien 3; Salgado.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Baty.

GIDP: Juan; Lindor.

Team RISP: 3-for-7.

Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING

E: Tong (1, pickoff); Polanco (1, throw).

DP: (Young, W-Villavicencio-Polanco).

a-Struck out for Baty in the 8th.

b-Flied out for Semien in the 8th.

1-Ran for Bichette in the 6th.

2-Ran for Robert Jr. in the 8th.

Houston Astros — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Mike Burrows	5.1	7	3	3	0	2	77-54	1.50
Roddery Muñoz(BS, 2)	0.2	2	2	2	1	0	21-11	4.00
Kai-Wei Teng(W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.53
Dylan Howard(S, 1)	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	31-17	0.00

New York Mets — Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Jonah Tong	4.1	6	3	3	0	5	0	79-53	7.71
Ofreidy Gómez	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-6	0.00
Daniel Duarte	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-5	20.25
Joe Jacques(H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21-10	5.40
Ryan Lambert(L, 0-1)(BS, 1)	0.1	1	4	3	2	0	1	28-13	8.10
Aaron Rozek	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	18-13	0.00
Dan Hammer	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	13-6	0.00

Kampinfo

Dommere: Home Plate: Shane Livensparger; First Base: Ramon De Jesus; Second Base: James Jean; Third Base: Mitch Trzeciak

Stadion: Clover Park, Port St. Lucie

Vejr: 76°F, Sunny

Vind: 8 mph, L To R

Houston Astros — Nyheder

Astros Placerer Jeremy Peña på 10-dages IL med Venstre Lægmuskel Strækning

Peña (.295 AVG, .345 xwOBA, 6 HR på 48 G) var Houstons primære shortstop i et lineup allerede svækket af skader. Hans fravær kommer, da Astros møder Minnesota i aften med Burrows (5.48 ERA, 1.50 WHIP) på mound i en tre-kampsserie før den seneste to-vejsrekord.

Jeremy Peña

Houston Astros

Astros tilbagekalder Miguel Ullola til MLB-debut

Ullola kommer ind i en rotation, hvor Burrows (ERA 5,48, 3-8) og Imai (ERA 5,36, 5-3) har præsteret dårligt, hvilket giver Houston muligheder på femtepladsen. Ankomsten af 26-åringen koster ingen troruptræder, da han allerede var på 40-mandslisten.

Miguel Ullola

Houston Astros

Astros Handler Jayden Murray til Cubs

Murray har ingen tilgængelige kastningstilstande for 2026, hvilket gør det vanskeligt at vurdere den sande værdi af denne handel. Sisneros, en Double-A-prospect, repræsenterer et mindre dybdetræk for Houston, da Astros sidder med rekord 36-41 og løbsforskel -35.

Jayden Murray

Chicago Cubs

Houston Astros

Astros Sender Ryan Weiss til Triple-A

Weiss passerede waivers efter at have registreret en ERA på 6.65 i begrænset spil i 2026, hvilket frigjorde rosterpladsen for Raynel Delgados kald. Houston (34-41, -43 løbsforskel) fortsætter med at omorganisere sin pitching-dybde, mens holdet sidder på fjerde plads i AL West.

Ryan Weiss

Raynel Delgado

Houston Astros

Astros springer Mike Burrows' næste rotationstur over

Burrows har ingen registreret statistik for 2026, hvilket tyder på begrænset eller ineffektiv brug denne sæson. Houstons rotation har en ERA på 4,40 som hold, så springet afspejler sandsynligvis præstationsproblemer snarere end skade.

Mike Burrows

Houston Astros

New York Mets — Nyheder

Marcus Semien Vil Misse Udvidet Tid Med Grad 3 Hoftefleksor Forstuvning

Semien (.214 AVG, .316 xwOBA på 80 K) havde allerede vanskeligheder offensivt, men hans fravær fjerner Mets' primære shortstop, mens New York står på 35-49 med en forskel på -45 points. McLean (4.03 ERA, 106 SO) starter i aften mod Toronto med Semien ude for det, som forventes at være flere uger.

Marcus Semien

New York Mets

Mets sender Zack Short til Syracuse

Short passerede waivers med et gennemsnit på .159 og xwOBA .261 over 26 kampe, hvilket skaber plads til Lindors tilbagevenden på trods af Lindors egne vanskeligheder (.216 gennemsnit, xwOBA .332 i 26 kampe). Flytningen er organisatorisk rengøring for et hold på 34-48, som allerede er 7 kampe under .500 i NL East.

Zack Short

New York Mets

Mets Fyrer Manager Carlos Mendoza

Mendoza forlader et 34-48-hold (-48 løbeforskel, 5. i NL East, 7 tabsforbindelse) med en rotation forankret af underpræstationer: Senga på 10,08 ERA, Peterson på 6,09 ERA og Myers på 6,00 ERA. Andy Green overtager som fungerende manager uden audition til fuldtidsstillingen.

New York Mets

Mets udnævner Andy Green til fungerende manager; ingen audition til fuldtidsstilling

Green vender tilbage til bænken for første gang på syv år med NYM på 34-47 (5. plads i NL East, -47 lobs forskel, L6). Stearns' eksplicitte erklæring om, at dette ikke er en audition, signalerer, at franchisen vil søge eksterne kandidater, hvilket betyder, at Greens chefperiode sandsynligvis er midlertidig uanset præstationen i slutspurten.

New York Mets

Cubs forlænger sejrsrække til fire kampe; Mets forlænger tabsrække til seks

CHC forbedrede sig til 44-37 (7-3 sidste 10) mens NYM faldt til 34-47 (2-8 sidste 10) med en pointdifferens på -47—rotationen forankret af Peraltas 4,53 ERA og Petersons 6,09 ERA (nu i Chicago) kan ikke stoppe blødningen.

Bryce Harper