Astros vs. Braves Game Discussion 9/19/2026

RHP Hayden Wesneski (5-2, 3.70 ERA) will make his penultimate start of the season for the Astros tonight opposite RHP Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.49 ERA) and the Braves.

THE POSTSEASON CHASE : The Astros and Rangers are locked in a tight race down the stretch for the AL West with the two teams entering play today deadlocked at 77-77. The Astros own the tiebreaker over the Rangers with a season series victory (9-4 record).

The Astros have hit 206 homers as a team this year and have hit 200-plus homers in a single season for the 10th time in franchise history (last, 222 HR in 2023)…the Astros rank second in the AL in home runs this season behind only the Yankees (209).