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Vol. 3 · No. 281 A Daily Dispatch from The Juice Box & Beyond Est. 2024

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ThuOct 8, 2026 Astros81–81 · 1st AL West Data: MLB Stats API
01 The Astros L 3-7 vs CWS ▸
Wed Sep 30 · Daikin Park · 4:00 CT · Final L 3–7
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Three Stars

★ ★ ★
1
Jose Altuve
2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
2B
2
Bryan Abreu
2.2 IP · 1 H · 1 ER · 6 K
P
3
Jeremy Peña
2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
SS

Key Plays

  • T1Kyle Teel singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Sam Antonacci scores.
  • T1Andrew Benintendi singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Kyle Teel scores. Miguel Vargas scores. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd. Throwing error by center fielder Lucas Spence.
  • T1Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Andrew Benintendi scores.
  • B1Jeremy Peña homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.
  • B2Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.
  • B4Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.
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Astros Leaders

CatLeader#
AVGAlvarez DH.316
OBPAlvarez DH.432
HRAlvarez DH42
RBIAlvarez DH106
SBSmith RF12

Next Games

Form Guide (Last 7 Days)

Hitters Heating Up (L7)

  • Alvarez.442xwOBA.393 · 2 HR · 1.164 OPS
  • Peña.326xwOBA.300 · 2 HR · .813 OPS
  • Paredes.323xwOBA.269 · 3 HR · 1.029 OPS
  • Smith.316xwOBA.200 · 1 HR · .693 OPS

In the Icebox (L7)

  • Vázquez.233xwOBA.118 · 0 HR · .236 OPS
  • Barrosa.238xwOBA.111 · 0 HR · .555 OPS
  • Dezenzo.248xwOBA.077 · 0 HR · .220 OPS

Arms Dealing (L7)

  • Hader1.93xERA7.1 IP · 2.45 ERA · 6 K · 34.2% Whf
  • Hendrickson2.00xERA2.2 IP · 3.38 ERA · 3 K · 40.0% Whf
  • Ullola2.49xERA10.2 IP · 0.84 ERA · 7 K · 27.4% Whf

In the Doghouse (L7)

  • Teng4.95xERA9.2 IP · 7.45 ERA · 10 K · 26.3% Whf
  • Blanco4.89xERA29.0 IP · 6.52 ERA · 21 K · 25.9% Whf
02 The Stretch Season Pulse ▸
81–81 .500 — GB 1st AL West W2
Run Differential
-32
734 RS · 766 RA · Pythag: 78-84

Splits

Home39-42.481
Away42-39.519
vs RHP65-56.537
vs LHP16-25.390
1-Run15-18.455
Extras7-8.467
Day25-27.481
Night56-54.509
Last 105-5.500
Grass75-74.503
03 The Pressbox Roster · Transactions ▸

Recent Transactions

10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated CF Jorge Barrosa.
10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated C Collin Price.
10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated RHP Ronel Blanco.
10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated CF Daulton Varsho.
10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated LHP Steven Okert.
10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated LF Zach Dezenzo.
10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated RHP Ethan Pecko.
10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated CF Brice Matthews.
10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated LF Zach Cole.
10-01Status ChangeHouston Astros activated RHP Cristian Javier.

Injured List

Injured 60-Day
P Brandon Walter
SS Carlos Correa
CF Jake Meyers
P Mike Burrows
04 Down on the Farm No games ▸
Sugar Land Space Cowboys
No game / not final
off day
74–75 · 2nd
Corpus Christi Hooks
No game / not final
off day
62–76 · 4th
Asheville Tourists
No game / not final
off day
43–87 · 6th
Fayetteville Woodpeckers
No game / not final
off day
71–58 · 2nd

Prospect Watch

#NamePosLvlLine
#1Kevin AlvarezOFADNP
#2Xavier Neyens3BA+DNP
#3Ethan FreyOFA+DNP
#5Walker JanekCAADNP
#6Bryce MayerPAAADNP
#7Ethan PeckoPMLBDNP
#10Zach ColeLFMLBDNP
#11Lucas SpenceCFMLBDNP
#12Miguel UllolaPMLBDNP
#13Joseph SullivanOFAADNP
#14James HicksPAADNP
#15Jackson NezuhPAAADNP
#17Alimber SantaPMLBDNP
#18Anthony HuezoOFAADNP
#19Will BushCAADNP
05 Today’s Slate Thu Oct 8 ▸
CLE @ CWS
7:00 CT
Messick vs Smith
TBS/HBO MAX · TBS/HBO MAX · TruTV · TruTV
06 AL West Rivals · Yesterday ▸

Standings

TeamWL PCTGB L10
Astros8181.500—5-5
Rangers8082.4941.04-6
Mariners7686.4695.06-4
Athletics6498.39517.03-7
Angels62100.38319.04-6

Rivals · Yesterday

AL West Rivals

All off yesterday.

07 Wild Card Race The Playoff Line ▸
AL Wild CardLeading the AL West1 game up on second

American League Wild Card

TeamWLPCTWCGBL10STRK
WC1Yankees9368.578+13.55-5W1
WC2Red Sox8775.537+75-5L1
WC3White Sox8478.519+47-3W1
4Rangers8082.49444-6L1
5Orioles7982.4914.56-4L1
6Blue Jays7983.48854-6W1
7Twins7785.47576-4W1
8Tigers7686.46984-6L1
9Mariners7686.46986-4W2

In via the divisionTBCLEHOU

08 Around the League Oct 7 · 0 Notes ▸

News Wire

A quiet night around the league.

Yesterday’s Scoreboard

AwayHomeWWP
CLE9CWS3CLEGriffin
LAD4ATL1LADHenriquez
TB4NYY3TBSeymour
MIL3SD1MILAshby
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Standings — All Six Divisions

AL East

TeamWL GB
Rays9864—
Yankees93684.5
Red Sox877511.0
Orioles798218.5
Blue Jays798319.0

AL Central

TeamWL GB
Guardians8577—
White Sox84781.0
Twins77858.0
Tigers76869.0
Royals699316.0

AL West

TeamWL GB
Astros8181—
Rangers80821.0
Mariners76865.0
Athletics649817.0
Angels6210019.0

NL East

TeamWL GB
Braves9468—
Phillies88746.0
Marlins808214.0
Nationals778517.0
Mets748820.0

NL Central

TeamWL GB
Brewers10359—
Cubs897314.0
Pirates828021.0
Cardinals778526.0
Reds758728.0

NL West

TeamWL GB
Dodgers10062—
Padres91719.0
D-backs867614.0
Giants659735.0
Rockies5810442.0

League Leaders

Batting

CatLeader#
AVGYordan Alvarez HOU.316
HRPete Crow-Armstrong CHC45
RBIAlec Burleson STL116
SBNasim Nuñez WSH49
OPSYordan Alvarez HOU1.033

Pitching

CatLeader#
ERAJacob Misiorowski MIL1.80
SVBryan Baker TB41
WSonny Gray BOS18
09 This Day in Astros History Oct 8 ▸

No historical entries for today’s date.