San Diego Padres beat Houston Astros 7–2: August MLB Rundown
August 9, 2026: San Diego Padres beat Houston Astros 7–2 in regular-season play.
Archive recap · Listed by game date. First published Oct 3, 2026.

The San Diego Padres beat Houston Astros 7–2 on August 9, 2026, in the 2026 MLB regular season. The final score was Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 7.
San Diego Padres
Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-5 for the San Diego Padres, scoring 1 run. He drove in 3 runs and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 1 strikeout.
Jackson Merrill went 2-for-4 for the San Diego Padres, scoring 1 run. He drove in 1 run and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.
Gavin Sheets went 1-for-2 for the San Diego Padres, scoring 1 run. He drove in 1 run and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 1 walk and 0 strikeouts.
Randy Vasquez recorded 5 innings pitched for the San Diego Padres. His pitching line listed 2 hits allowed, 2 earned runs allowed, 0 walks and 1 strikeout.
Houston Astros
Daulton Varsho went 1-for-3 for the Houston Astros, scoring 1 run. He drove in 2 runs and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 1 strikeout.
Taylor Trammell went 1-for-3 for the Houston Astros, scoring 1 run. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 1 strikeout.
Jose Altuve went 0-for-3 for the Houston Astros, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.
Cristian Javier recorded 5 innings pitched for the Houston Astros. His pitching line listed 8 hits allowed, 4 earned runs allowed, 1 walk and 2 strikeouts.
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