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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — Houston Astros @ Cincinnati Reds Slate date: 2026-05-09 Generated: 2026-08-08 01:27:53 PM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.7K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 4:10 PM ET - Venue: Great American Ball Park (day game) - Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3 - Status: Final — Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 3 (at generation time) - Away: Houston Astros [HOU] — record 16-24 (.400) Probable starter: Spencer Arrighetti — 7-5, 4.60 ERA, 88.0 IP, 87 K / 50 BB, 1.34 WHIP (17 GS) - Home: Cincinnati Reds [CIN] — record 21-19 (.525) Probable starter: Chase Burns — 13-1, 2.35 ERA, 118.2 IP, 137 K / 43 BB, 1.10 WHIP (21 GS) ## RECENT FORM — Houston Astros [HOU] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 17 (5.7/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 27 (9.0/gm) ### 2026-08-07 — W 6-3 @ San Diego Padres Innings: HOU 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 | SD 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: HOU 6/11/1 — SD 3/7/0 Decisions: W: Bryan Abreu | L: Robbie Ray | SV: Josh Hader Conditions: Weather: 77 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 8 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:56. | Att: 40,958. HOU batting: 6 R, 11 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 3 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-4, 1 BB | avg .306 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .328 Isaac Paredes (3B): 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .253 Jose Altuve (2B): 1-3, 1 2B, 2 BB | avg .244 Christian Walker (1B): 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB | avg .240 Daulton Varsho (LF): 0-4 | avg .239 Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .256 Cam Smith (RF): 3-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .222 Jake Meyers (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .214 HOU pitching: Ronel Blanco: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 78 pitches | season ERA 6.98 Bennett Sousa: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.38 AJ Blubaugh: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.58 Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.20 Bryan Abreu: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 4.29 Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 1.08 SD batting: 3 R, 7 H, 0 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .281 Jake Cronenworth (1B): 1-3, 1 BB | avg .220 Manny Machado (3B): 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB | avg .211 Luis Rengifo (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .237 Jackson Merrill (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .242 Luis Campusano (C): 1-2, 1 BB, 1 HBP | avg .306 Gavin Sheets (DH): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .211 Ty France (DH): 0-2, 2 K | avg .289 Xander Bogaerts (SS): 0-4 | avg .225 Sung-Mun Song (2B): 1-2 | avg .213 Jase Bowen (LF): 0-2, 1 K | avg .151 SD pitching: Robbie Ray: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 92 pitches | season ERA 3.24 Yuki Matsui: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 2.40 Wandy Peralta: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 3.45 ### 2026-08-05 — L 4-5 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 | HOU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (10 inn) R/H/E: TOR 5/5/0 — HOU 4/10/1 Decisions: W: Louis Varland | L: Bennett Sousa | SV: Chase Lee Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 1:10 PM. | T: 2:55. | Att: 27,751. TOR batting: 5 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 1-5, 3 K | avg .266 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .229 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .270 George Springer (DH): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .238 Brandon Valenzuela (C): 0-3, 3 K | avg .235 Alejandro Kirk (C): 0-1 | avg .235 Josh Smith (3B): 0-2 | avg .209 Luis Urías (2B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 K | avg .240 Ernie Clement (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .285 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .229 Myles Straw (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .231 TOR pitching: Jameson Taillon: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 80 pitches | season ERA 5.96 Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 40 pitches | season ERA 3.04 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.14 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.59 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 1.09 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 6.23 HOU batting: 4 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .311 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .329 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .244 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .242 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .232 Christian Walker (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .240 LaMonte Wade Jr. (LF): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .229 Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4 | avg .260 Nick Allen (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .260 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-1 | avg .249 HOU pitching: Hunter Brown: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.53 Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.24 Bryan Abreu: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.13 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.48 ### 2026-08-04 — W 7-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 x R/H/E: TOR 2/5/1 — HOU 7/9/1 Decisions: W: Hayden Wesneski | L: Chad Dallas Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,450. TOR batting: 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .267 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .259 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 0-4, 3 K | avg .229 George Springer (DH): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .240 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4 | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .269 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .145 Josh Smith (PH): 0-1 | avg .212 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-3 | avg .286 Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI | avg .231 TOR pitching: Trey Yesavage: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Chad Dallas: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 74 pitches | season ERA 8.22 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.93 Brendon Little: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 11.77 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.23 HOU batting: 7 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .317 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .329 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .249 Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .242 Christian Walker (1B): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI | avg .241 Taylor Trammell (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .238 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 RBI | avg .265 Cam Smith (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .217 HOU pitching: Hayden Wesneski: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 78 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 2.89 Enyel De Los Santos: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 4.22 ## RECENT FORM — Cincinnati Reds [CIN] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 12 (4.0/gm), allowed 12 (4.0/gm), combined 24 (8.0/gm) ### 2026-08-07 — L 3-5 @ Washington Nationals Innings: CIN 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 | WSH 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x R/H/E: CIN 3/7/1 — WSH 5/7/0 Decisions: W: Cade Cavalli | L: Julian Garcia | SV: Clayton Beeter Conditions: Weather: 86 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 7 mph, Out To RF. | First pitch: 7:47 PM. | T: 2:38 (1:02 delay). | Att: 26,065. CIN batting: 3 R, 7 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 1 SB, 11 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB | avg .277 Sal Stewart (1B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .255 JJ Bleday (LF): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .228 Tyler Stephenson (C): 0-4, 1 K | avg .248 Eugenio Suárez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .203 Héctor Rodríguez (CF): 1-4, 1 2B | avg .111 Noelvi Marte (RF): 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .198 Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .143 Ivan Johnson (PH): 0-1, 1 K | avg .091 Matt McLain (2B): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .195 CIN pitching: Chase Petty: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 38 pitches | season ERA 4.83 Julian Garcia: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 39 pitches | season ERA 2.74 Luis Mey: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 37 pitches | season ERA 5.56 Zach McCambley: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches | season ERA 4.70 WSH batting: 5 R, 7 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 11 LOB CJ Abrams (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .287 Abimelec Ortiz (1B): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .200 Brady House (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .229 Daylen Lile (LF): 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K | avg .244 Dylan Crews (RF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .217 Harry Ford (C): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .200 Nasim Nuñez (SS): 0-3 | avg .231 José Tena (2B): 1-2, 1 BB | avg .238 Jacob Young (CF): 1-3, 1 K | avg .243 WSH pitching: Cade Cavalli: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 100 pitches | season ERA 3.57 Yovanny Cruz: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches | season ERA 2.70 Orlando Ribalta: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.34 Clayton Beeter: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 8 pitches | season ERA 3.86 ### 2026-08-06 — W 6-5 vs Athletics Innings: ATH 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 | CIN 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 x R/H/E: ATH 5/9/0 — CIN 6/8/1 Decisions: W: Andrew Abbott | L: Mason Barnett | SV: Brock Burke Conditions: Weather: 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 5 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 12:41 PM. | T: 2:40. | Att: 17,617. ATH batting: 5 R, 9 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 10 LOB Henry Bolte (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .259 Tommy White (1B): 2-4, 1 R | avg .278 Jonah Heim (DH): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .229 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .245 Max Muncy (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .220 Lawrence Butler (RF): 1-4, 1 R | avg .209 Brian Serven (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI | avg .250 Alika Williams (SS): 0-4 | avg .254 Jonathan Ornelas (2B): 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .250 ATH pitching: Mason Barnett: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 82 pitches | season ERA 5.56 Elvis Alvarado: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 4.58 Brady Basso: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 9 pitches | season ERA 5.06 Seth Johnson: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 42 pitches | season ERA 5.40 CIN batting: 6 R, 8 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 4 HR, 5 BB, 13 K, 1 SB, 14 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .276 Sal Stewart (1B): 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .257 JJ Bleday (LF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .230 Tyler Stephenson (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .252 Eugenio Suárez (3B): 1-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .202 Dane Myers (CF): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K | avg .263 Héctor Rodríguez (DH): 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .000 Noelvi Marte (RF): 1-4 | avg .197 Matt McLain (2B): 0-3, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP | avg .190 CIN pitching: Andrew Abbott: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 3.92 Pierce Johnson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 4.81 Sam Moll: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 4.14 Brock Burke: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.73 ### 2026-08-05 — W 3-2 vs Athletics Innings: ATH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | CIN 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 x R/H/E: ATH 2/4/0 — CIN 3/6/0 Decisions: W: Rhett Lowder | L: Hayden Juenger | SV: Emilio Pagán Conditions: Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 3 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 6:41 PM. | T: 2:22. | Att: 16,544. ATH batting: 2 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 8 LOB Lawrence Butler (RF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .208 Jacob Wilson (DH): 0-4 | avg .270 Tyler Soderstrom (LF): 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB | avg .245 Jonah Heim (C): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .228 Jeff McNeil (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .251 Tommy White (1B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .265 Donovan Walton (2B): 0-2 | avg .281 Max Muncy (3B): 0-1, 1 K | avg .219 Henry Bolte (CF): 0-3, 2 K | avg .259 Alika Williams (SS): 0-3 | avg .263 ATH pitching: Jacob Lopez: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 87 pitches | season ERA 5.64 Hayden Juenger: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 4.35 José Suarez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3 pitches | season ERA 4.66 Scott Blewett: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 1.23 CIN batting: 3 R, 6 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 1 BB, 11 K, 2 SB, 7 LOB Elly De La Cruz (SS): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB | avg .277 Sal Stewart (1B): 1-4, 1 R, 2 K | avg .255 Dane Myers (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .268 Eugenio Suárez (DH): 0-3, 3 K | avg .200 Noelvi Marte (RF): 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB | avg .195 JJ Bleday (LF): 0-3, 1 K | avg .226 Jose Trevino (C): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .253 Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .139 Matt McLain (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .192 CIN pitching: Rhett Lowder: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 95 pitches | season ERA 5.26 Brock Burke: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 2.45 Tejay Antone: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches | season ERA 2.25 Emilio Pagán: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.26 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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