The Philadelphia Phillies will host the Houston Astros on Tuesday.

The Houston Astros play the opening game of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. The Phillies enter this week with an 81-63 record, second in the National League East. They lead the Miami Marlins by nine games in the division and trail the divisional-leading Atlanta Braves by four games. Philadelphia faced the Braves over the weekend in four games and split the series, two games each. Meanwhile, the Astros lost their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 over the weekend. They are now 73-71 overall, still the top team in the American League West, two games over the Texas Rangers.

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Game Date: Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2026

Game Time: 6:30 p.m. ET

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TV: MLB.TV – Houston Astros, NBC Sports Philadelphia, Space City Home Network

Location: Citizens Bank Park

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Houston will start Hayden Wesneski. The right-hander is 4-1, posting a 3.18 ERA, 33 strikeouts across 39.2 innings, and a 1.06 WHIP. Wesneski last took the mound against the Chicago White Sox in his last outing, surrendering zero earned runs. He pitched seven innings, giving up just one hit with two walks, while striking out five batters. In five August starts, Wesneski allowed 11 earned runs over 27 innings and recorded 24 strikeouts.

Andrew Painter takes the mound for the Phillies tonight. The right-hander enters the game with a 3-8 record this season, along with a 5.55 ERA and 1.37 WHIP. Painter has recorded 91 strikeouts while allowing 107 hits across 105.1 innings. In his most recent outing, he faced the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field and worked seven innings. During that appearance, he surrendered zero earned runs on two hits and zero walks while striking out six batters in a 1-0 loss.

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The Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies game will take place on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. ET. Tune in and catch some great MLB action.

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