SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 10: Hayden Wesneski #39 of the Houston Astros pitches against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on August 10, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thien-An Truong/Getty Images) | Getty Images

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (66-67) and New York Yankees (75-57) will play their final regular season game tonight at Yankee Stadium.

RHP Hayden Wesneski (3-1, 4.23 ERA) will start for the Astros vs. Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole (7-6, 3.11 ERA).

First-Timer: Wesneski, who was drafted by the Yankees in the 6th round of the 2019 Draft, will be facing his former organization for the 1st time tonight. It is also his 1st career app. at Yankee Stadium.

ASTROS-YANKEES: The Astros are 2-3 vs. NYY this season, with the Yankees taking 2 of 3 at Daikin Park, April 24-26. In their last visit to the Bronx, the Astros took 2 of 3 from the Yankees, Aug. 8-10 of 2025.

All-Time: In the regular season, the Astros are 38-55 vs. NYY.

Postseason: The Astros have won all 4 postseason series that they have played vs. the Yankees (2015, ‘17, ‘19, ‘22) and have a combined record of 13-5 (.722) in those games.

NY STATE OF MIND: Tonight is the 3rd game of a 6-game road trip for the Astros, with all 6 games being scheduled in the Big Apple. After this 3-games series vs. the Yankees in the Bronx (Tues.-Thur.), the Astros will take on the Mets for a 3-game series at Citi Field in Queens over the weekend (Fri.-Sun).

Last Time It Happened: The Astros had a similar road trip in NYC, June 23-29 of 2022, during which they played 4 games at Yankee Stadium (2-2) and 2 games at Citi Field (2-0), respectively.

BIG WES: Tonight will be RHP Hayden Wesneski 6th start of the season for the Astros. He re-joined the Astros rotation on July 29 at LAA after missing 14 months while recovering from Tommy John surgery. In his most recent start on Aug. 21 vs. ATH, he had his best outing of the season, allowing just 1 hit over 5.0 scoreless innings, earning the win in a 4-0 Astros victory. Wesneski has pitched through 5th inning in 4 of his 5 starts and through the 6th inning in 2 of them.

Local Product: A Houston native, Wesneski attended Cy Fair High School as well as Sam Houston St. He was acquired from the Cubs along with Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith in exchange for Kyle Tucker, Dec. 13, 2024.

LAST NIGHT’S RECAP: The Astros dropped the 2nd game of this series in the Bronx last night, 9-3. The score was tied at 3-3 going into the bottom of the 7th inning until the Yanks rallied for 4 runs in that 7th and 2 more in the 8th. RHP Peter Lambert had ND, but was solid (5.2 IP, 2 ER). Daulton Varsho had a good night, going 2×4 with a HR and double.

UP TO THE CHALLENGE: Astros hitters are tied with the Yankees and Reds for the most successful ABS challenges in the Majors, all with 84. The Astros 55% success rate is T-1st in the AL and T-3rd in the Majors. Among players, Jose Altuve’s 20 successful challenges are T-1st in the AL.

MEASURING UP: The Astros are 24-14 (.632) vs. teams currently at .500 or above. Some clubs that they have winning records against include BOS (5-1), CHC (3-0), CWS (2-1), CLE (4-2), MIA (3-0), and TB (2-1). HOU is 9-4 vs. TEX, who are in 2nd place in the AL West.

ON THE OFFENSIVE: Among AL teams, the Astros rank T-1st in SLG (.412), 3rd in HR (177) and runs scored (608) and 4th in OPS (.730).

TRIPLE THREAT: Yordan Alvarez, who is a solid candidate for the AL MVP Award, currently leads the AL in several categories, including all three Triple Crown categories. He enters tonight leading the AL in batting avg. (.322) and HR (36) and T-1st in RBI (91). Additionally, Alvarez also leads the Majors in OPS (1.051), SLG (.614), OBP (.437) and TB (290).

Rare Feat: Since Carl Yastrzemski won the AL Triple Crown in 1967, there has been just one Triple Crown winner in the Majors, Miguel Cabrera in 2012 (AL).

SLOW AND STEADY RECOVERY: Since starting the season with a 20-31 record after 51 games, the Astros are 46-36 (.561) in their last 82 games (since May 22)…. That is the 2nd-best record in the AL in that span, behind only the Red Sox (51-33).

ROAD WARRIORS: Since posting a 1-9 record on the 1st road trip of the 2026 season, the Astros have been one of the best road teams in the Majors. They are 32-23 (.582) on the road since April 14, which is 3rd-best in the AL in that span. More recently, they are 16-11 (.592) on their last 5 road trips combined (includes current trip). Overall for the season, HOU is 33-32 on the road.

THE HIT MAN: Jose Altuve enters tonight’s game needing just 10 hits to reach 2,500 for his career. Among active players, his 1,490 hits rank 2nd to Freddie Freeman’s 2,578.

IN GOOD COMPANY: In MLB history, Altuve is one of just 3 players with a .300 career batting avg. to reach both 250 HR and 300 SB. The other 2 are HOFers Willie Mays and Derek Jeter.

WALK OF FAME: Yordan Alvarez’ ML-high 28 intentional walks this season are a franchise record. Jeff Bagwell had held the club record with 27 IBB in 1997. Alvarez was intentionally walked 3 times on Sunday vs. ATH (has drawn no walks vs. the Yankees in 5 games thus far this season).

ROOKIE LEVEL AWARDS/ALL-STARS: Today, Minor League Baseball announced their Rookie Level League Awards and All-Star Teams. 19-year-old Astros RHP Adrian Ardines was named both FCL Pitcher of the Year and as an All-Star after posting a 5-1 record with a 3.42 ERA in 12 G (8 GS) with a 1.08 WHIP and 56 K’s in 52.2 IP. He also had a CG shutout. Astros C/1B Luis DeLeon was also named to the FCL All-Star team after his stellar season in which he hit .390 (46X118) with a 1.041 OPS (482 OBP/.559 SLG). DeLeon is also 19 years old.

TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 2023 – The Astros tie a franchise record by tallying 25 hits in a 17-4 thrashing of the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Jeremy Peña leads the way with a career-high 5 hits. Overall, the Astros compiled 4 doubles, a triple and 4 HR.

2006 – In a 13-1 shelling at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Willy Taveras hits safely in his 30th straight game, which is a club record that still stands today. Taveras wasted no time in extending his record streak, singling to lead off the game.

Game Info

Game Date/Time: Thursday, August 27, 6:05 p.m. CT

Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY

TV: Space City Home Network

Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; KTRH 740 AM; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)

One last bout in the Bronx.

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— Houston Astros (@astros) August 27, 2026

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