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Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies Final — September 8, 2026

Tuesday, September 8 · 6:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+2-4+3+3-4+2+4+2-1-1
Game by game
+2+2+3+1+6-1-3+2-1+1
6-4
Last 10
7-3
+6
Net
+12
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
2 days
Days of rest
1 day
1,338 mi2,153 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 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 Astros visited the Phillies on Tuesday, September 8 at 6:41 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Astros +116, Phillies -135) prices the Astros at 45% and the Phillies at 55%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5

Houston Astros won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Philadelphia Phillies -1.5): Houston Astros covered.
  • Combined score 11 vs the closing total of 8.5: Over.
  • Houston Astros closed at +116 on the moneyline (a 45% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenPhillies -1.5 (+141)
Astros +1.5 (-171)
ClosePhillies -1.5 (+145)
Astros +1.5 (-175)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -118 / u -103)
Close8.5 (o -120 / u -101)
Moneyline
OpenAstros +123 43%
Phillies -143 57%
CloseAstros +116 45%
Phillies -135 55%

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 Astros won 5 and the Phillies 4.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jun 26, 2025Phillies 1, Astros 2
Astros won


Jun 25, 2025Phillies 0, Astros 2
Astros won


Jun 24, 2025Phillies 0, Astros 1
Astros won


Aug 28, 2024Astros 10, Phillies 0
Astros won


Aug 27, 2024Astros 0, Phillies 5
Phillies won


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

Teams

Houston Astros

Philadelphia Phillies

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