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Astros at Mets

MLB · Sunday, Aug 30 · 2:10 PM CT · Citi Field · Final HOU 6 – NYM 3

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
HOU1100022006101
NYM200010000351
Team box
HOU·NYM
10
hits
5
2
home runs
2
1
walks
4
9
strikeouts
7
152
pitches thrown
162
1
errors
1
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Jeremy PenaHOU2-5112
LaMonte Wade Jr.HOU1-2112
Francisco LindorNYM1-4111
Juan SotoNYM1-3111
Nick AllenHOU3-4000
Jose AltuveHOU2-5100
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Ethan Pecko (W)HOU5.03224
Josh Hader (S)HOU1.01000
Zac ThorntonNYM5.06205
Jonathan Pintaro (L)NYM1.03202

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
NYM +3
HOU +3
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largest lead: NYM 1 · HOU 3lead changes: 2

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was HOU 48%, NYM 52% · Updated Aug 30

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
NYM 4.4 – 4.3 HOU
Expected total
8.7
AstrosThe matchupMets
+108Our fair odds−108
4.3Expected runs4.4
−0.05Power rating−0.04
4.5Runs / game4.1
4.9Allowed / game4.5
8.1Hits / game7.9
1.32Home runs / game1.20
3.3Walks drawn / game3.2
68−68Season record61−75
5−5Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
HOU chance · NYM chance
Our model fair48.0%52.0%
Kalshi48.7%55.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 2:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
HOUHouston Astros+10848%+10548.7%———
NYMNew York Mets−10852%−12655.7%———
Spreadabout even
HOUHouston Astros+0.1our margin————
NYMNew York Mets−0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.7
Over8.7our total————
Under8.7our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Houston Astros by 12 runs: <1%Houston Astros by 11 runs: <1%Houston Astros by 10 runs: 1%Houston Astros by 9 runs: 1%Houston Astros by 8 runs: 1%Houston Astros by 7 runs: 2%Houston Astros by 6 runs: 3%Houston Astros by 5 runs: 4%Houston Astros by 4 runs: 5%Houston Astros by 3 runs: 7%Houston Astros by 2 runs: 10%Houston Astros by 1 run: 13%New York Mets by 1 run: 16%New York Mets by 2 runs: 10%New York Mets by 3 runs: 7%New York Mets by 4 runs: 6%New York Mets by 5 runs: 4%New York Mets by 6 runs: 3%New York Mets by 7 runs: 2%New York Mets by 8 runs: 1%New York Mets by 9 runs: 1%New York Mets by 10 runs: 1%New York Mets by 11 runs: <1%New York Mets by 12 runs: <1%
← HOU wins byNYM wins by →
New York Mets wins by 2 or more36%
New York Mets wins by 3 or more26%
Houston Astros wins by 2 or more35%
Decided by one run29%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.7 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 6%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 11%6 runs: 7%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 5%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: 1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%23 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.567%
Total over 8.547%
Total over 10.530%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
HOUEthan Pecko SP · last 2 starts: 8.0 IP, 7.88 ERA, 5 Kstarted
NYMZac Thornton SP · last 3 starts: 17.0 IP, 3.71 ERA, 13 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
HOU·NYM
Aug 29 at NYM
last game
Aug 29 vs HOU
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
6th straight road game
home / road
6th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 136+ games
HOU·NYM
−0.05
rating (0 = average)
−0.04
4.5
runs / game
4.1
4.9
runs allowed / game
4.5
68−68
season record
61−75
33−35
home record
32−38
35−33
away record
29−37
L1
streak
W1
5−5
last 10
4−6
8.1
hits / game
7.9
1.32
home runs / game
1.20
3.3
walks drawn / game
3.2
8.2
batter strikeouts / game
8.5
8.8
pitcher strikeouts / game
9.0
0.44
errors / game
0.61

Rating Trend

HOU · NYM · 155 days
Houston AstrosNew York Mets
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · NYM 3−7
Aug 29at NYMNYM 6 − 2
Aug 28at NYMHOU 3 − 1
Mar 29, 2025at HOUHOU 2 − 1
Mar 28, 2025at HOUNYM 3 − 1
Mar 27, 2025at HOUHOU 3 − 1
Jun 30, 2024at NYMHOU 10 − 5
Jun 29, 2024at NYMHOU 9 − 6
Jun 28, 2024at NYMNYM 7 − 2
Jun 21, 2023at HOUHOU 10 − 8
Jun 20, 2023at HOUHOU 4 − 2

HOU · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Aug 29at NYM2 − 6L
Aug 28at NYM3 − 1W
Aug 27at NYY5 − 1W
Aug 26at NYY3 − 9L
Aug 25at NYY9 − 7W
Aug 23vs ATH6 − 7L
Aug 22vs ATH3 − 4L
Aug 21vs ATH4 − 0W
Aug 20vs LAA3 − 18L
Aug 19vs LAA3 − 2W

NYM · Last 10

4−6 · streak W1
Aug 29vs HOU6 − 2W
Aug 28vs HOU1 − 3L
Aug 27vs MIL2 − 8L
Aug 26vs MIL1 − 8L
Aug 25vs MIL3 − 2W
Aug 23at CHW1 − 2L
Aug 22at CHW10 − 5W
Aug 21at CHW4 − 6L
Aug 19vs SD4 − 2W
Aug 18vs SD2 − 5L