TONIGHT’S GAME: The first-place Astros continue their six-game road trip with the opener of a three-game series at Oracle Park.
RHP Hayden Wesneski (2-0) will make his third start of the season since returning from Tommy John surgery, opposite RHP Blade Tidwell (0-0) and the Giants.
THE TURNAROUND: After a slow start to the season, the Astros are 40-28 since May 22, which is the second best record in the AL in that span.
On that date, the Astros were 20-31, 11 games under, which is their low water mark
for the season.
THAT’S OFFENSIVE: The Astros lead the AL in SLG (.415), and OPS (.735), while ranking second in home runs (161), OBP (.321) and hits (983).
In the Majors, the Astros rank third in homers, trailing only the Nationals (171) and Yankees (167).
BIG WES: After missing 14 months with injury, RHP Hayden Wesneski has recorded consecutive winning decisions in two starts in his return to Major League action.
Logged a quality start last Tuesday vs. the Blue Jays (2ER/6IP), marking his longest start since tossing 6.0 innings on April 13, 2025 vs. LAA.
Earned the win in his season debut on July 29 at LAA (3ER/5.2IP)…this solid start to the season has continued a strong run for Wesneski, who was great in his rehab appearances, posting a 2.25 (5ER/20IP) combined ERA in five minor league rehab starts.
Has faced the Giants six times (3 starts) in his career, his second-most appearances vs. an opponent, trailing only the Reds (7g).
AYA IN ACTION: The Astros Nike RBI Softball Team recorded a 6-3 win today over the defending champion Detroit Nike RBI Softball Team in day one of the 2026 Nike RBI Softball World Series in Vero Beach, FL.
The team’s next game will be at 7:45 a.m. CT tomorrow vs. either Softball Beyond Borders Nike RBI or Roberto Clemente Nike RBI.
The Astros Nike RBI Softball Team, which has won five Nike RBI World Series Softball Championship, is making its 12th appearance in the Nike RBI Softball World Series.
ROAD WARRIORS: The Astros continue a six-game West Coast road-trip with the opener of three-game series at Oracle Park, the club’s first trip to the venue since a three-game series from June 10-12, 2024.
Houston has gone 23-15 (.605) on their last five road trips and are 29-21 (.580) on the road since going 1-9 on their first road trip of the season.
Houston is 30-30 overall on the road in 2026.
YESTERDAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros dropped the rubber match of their series vs. the Padres with a 7-2 loss at Petco Park on Sunday Night Baseball.
CF Daulton Varsho belted a two-run homer in the second inning, his first home run as an Astro, to account for all of the club’s scoring.
LF Taylor Trammell (1×3) singled in front of Varsho’s homer to account for the club’s only other hit of the evening.
RHP Cristian Javier (4ER/5IP) was handed the losing decision, making his 2nd consecutive turn in the rotation.
ROSTER MOVES: The Astros have claimed OF Nelson Velázquez off waivers from the Cardinals…Velázquez, 27, has played in 34 games for the Cardinals this season and 228 career games at the Major League level, also appearing with Cubs (2022-23) and Royals (2023-24).
Velázquez owns a career .739 OPS vs. left-handed pitching in the Majors.
To make room for Velázquez on the 40-man roster, the Astros designated IF Shay Whitcomb for assignment.
THE LINEUP: The Astros have used 117 different lineups in their 119 games, repeating a lineup just twice on the season.
DH Yordan Alvarez has the most starts at any spot in the lineup among Astros, hitting second 106 times.
VS. THE GIANTS: The Astros have a long history with the Giants, having played them 741 times, their second-most against a single opponent, trailing only the Reds (860g).
The Giants recorded a three-game sweep in the last series between the clubs from March 31-April 2, 2025, at Daikin Park.
This will mark the Astros’ first trip to Oracle Park since June 10-12, 2024 (Giants went 2-1).
The Astros have a pair of players who spent portions of their Major League careers with the Giants in LHP Steven Okert (2016-18) and OF LaMonte Wade Jr. (2021-25).
MVP-CALIBER: Yordan Alvarez leads the AL in all three Triple Crown categories, ranking first in batting average (.322), HR (35), and RBI (86).
Additionally, he leads MLB in OPS (1.060), OBP (.435), SLG (.624), and TB (266).
In the AL, he ranks first in hits (137), extra-base hits (59), and runs (79), and second in walks (82).
MR. RELIABLE: LHP Steven Okert has recorded a 2.20 ERA (14ER/57.1IP) with 59 strikeouts, 12 walks, a 0.87 WHIP and a .189 opponent batting average in 57 appearances, including one start this season.
Among AL relievers, he ranks first in WHIP (0.81), second in appearances (56), second in H/9 (5.56), second in opponent batting average (.179), fifth in opponent OPS (.546) and seventh in ERA (2.06).
T-TIME: OF Taylor Trammell has been stellar since the club’s road trip to CWS and LAA in late July and has posted a 1.009 OPS (.404 OBP/.605 SLG) with 10 runs, one double, four home runs, eight RBI and seven walks in his last 11 games (since July 26 at CWS).
His 1.009 OPS since July 26 ranks third among AL players in that span (min. 45 PA).
THREES COMPANY: 2B Jose Altuve enters tonight’s game with 224 career games of 3+ hits, which is just one game of 3+ hits from tying Hall of Famer Craig Biggio (225) for the most in Astros franchise history.
Altuve has multiple hits in six of his last 11 games (since July 28 at LAA), batting .349 (15×43) with an .846 OPS in that span.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: 1B Christian Walker has not commited an error in his 113 games at first base this season, which is the longest errorless streak in the Majors this season.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Monday, August 10, 8:45 p.m. CT
Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA
TV: Space City Home Network
Radio: KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
