{"id":427915,"date":"2026-09-06T08:58:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T08:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427915\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T08:58:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T08:58:45","slug":"astros-and-diamondbacks-meet-to-determine-series-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427915\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros and Diamondbacks meet to determine series winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> (75-68, second in the NL West) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (73-70, first in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez<\/a> (14-5, 2.59 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 122 strikeouts); Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (8-7, 3.66 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 131 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -111, Diamondbacks -110; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 73-70 record overall and a 37-37 record in home games. The Astros have gone 49-29 in games when they record at least eight hits.<\/p>\n

Arizona is 75-68 overall and 34-37 in road games. The Diamondbacks have a 35-13 record in games when they did not allow a home run.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams match up this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has 29 doubles, a triple and 37 home runs while hitting .315 for the Astros. Yainer Diaz<\/a> is 12 for 35 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Corbin Carroll<\/a> has 29 doubles, 16 triples and 19 home runs while hitting .238 for the Diamondbacks. Lars Nootbaar<\/a> is 9 for 30 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .211 batting average, 2.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks: 5-5, .211 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored by five runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Steven Okert: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Diamondbacks: Corbin Burnes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryne Nelson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Thompson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (arm), Zac Gallen<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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