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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Houston Astros Final — September 4, 2026

Friday, September 4 · 8:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
-7+1+2-5+4+6-5-1-6+1
Game by game
+2-6+4+2-4+3+3-4+2+4
5-5
Last 10
7-3
-10
Net
+6
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
1 day
1,015 mi1,633 km
Travel to the game
Home
+2 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Diamondbacks visited the Astros on Friday, September 4 at 8:11 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Diamondbacks +110, Astros -130) prices the Diamondbacks at 46% and the Astros at 54%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Houston Astros 3

Houston Astros won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (Houston Astros -1.5): Houston Astros covered.
  • Combined score 4 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
  • Houston Astros closed at -130 on the moneyline (a 54% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenAstros -1.5 (+155)
Diamondbacks +1.5 (-190)
CloseAstros -1.5 (+157)
Diamondbacks +1.5 (-191)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -126 / u +105)
Close8.5 (o -127 / u +101)
Moneyline
OpenDiamondbacks +115 45%
Astros -138 55%
CloseDiamondbacks +110 46%
Astros -130 54%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2023: the Diamondbacks won 1 and the Astros 8.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 23, 2025Astros 4, Diamondbacks 3
Astros won


Jul 22, 2025Astros 3, Diamondbacks 1
Astros won


Jul 21, 2025Astros 6, Diamondbacks 3
Astros won


Sep 8, 2024Diamondbacks 12, Astros 6
Diamondbacks won


Sep 7, 2024Diamondbacks 5, Astros 11
Astros won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks

Houston Astros

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