Astros Predictions 2026 — Next Game, Record, Standings & Team Stats

Engine Verdict

League percentile ratings · updated with every game

C+

Overall rating

Astros · 56th percentile

▶ Holding

Offense

Strong

Pitching

Below par

Bullpen

Elite

Defense

Strong

Primary strength

Bullpen — rated elite against the rest of MLB.

Biggest concern

Speed — the department most likely to cost them a close game.

Why the Engine Rates Houston This Way

8th Day Engine · Rating rationale

The 8th Day Engine ranks Houston around the middle of MLB because the club owns a negative run differential (-32), almost no threat on the bases and a below-average pitching staff. A dependable bullpen is what stops the overall grade falling further. Their staff ERA of 4.45 ranks 24th in MLB, and they score 4.53 runs per game (13th).

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Season Snapshot

Official MLB standings feed

Record

81-81

Home

39-42

Away

42-39

Runs scored

734

Runs allowed

766

Run diff

-32

Streak

W2

Season Trends

Only 2 settled games in the last 30 days — trends appear once there are 8, so the arrows mean something.

Against the League

MLB average across all 30 clubs

Runs per game

Astros 4.53

MLB average 4.48

+0.05 vs average · 13th in MLB

ERA

Astros 4.45

MLB average 4.17

+0.28 vs average · 24th in MLB

OPS

Astros .732

MLB average .719

+0.013 vs average · 7th in MLB

Team Strength Radar

0–100 = percentile vs the other 29 clubs

8th Day Engine Insight

Astros: the engine ranks their offence 13th in MLB at 4.53 runs per game, and their staff sits 24th on earned run average (4.45), while the bullpen grades elite on save conversion.

Offense = runs per game + OPS · Pitching = ERA + WHIP · Bullpen = save conversion + blown saves · Defense = fielding pct + errors per game · Speed = steals + success rate · Momentum = last ten + run differential. Every axis is a live percentile against all 30 clubs.

American League West Standings

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Team	W	L	PCT	GB	DIFF	STRK
Astros	81	81	.500	—	-32	W2
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0	-46	L1
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0	-58	W2
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0	-238	L2
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0	-97	L2

Recent Results

Graded in public · misses included

Chicago White Sox 3–7

Lost ✓ Called

Tue, Sep 29 · vs

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Team Leaders

2026 season · rate stats qualified

Batting

AVG

1 Yordan Alvarez .316

2 Isaac Paredes .262

3 Jose Altuve .250

4 Christian Walker .226

5 Cam Smith .210

HR

1 Yordan Alvarez 42

2 Christian Walker 29

3 Isaac Paredes 25

4 Cam Smith 21

5 Jose Altuve 16

RBI

1 Yordan Alvarez 106

2 Isaac Paredes 94

3 Christian Walker 87

4 Cam Smith 56

5 Jose Altuve 50

OBP

1 Yordan Alvarez .432

2 Isaac Paredes .360

3 Jose Altuve .306

4 Christian Walker .299

5 Cam Smith .279

OPS

1 Yordan Alvarez 1.033

2 Isaac Paredes .807

3 Christian Walker .726

4 Jose Altuve .701

5 Cam Smith .669

Hits

1 Yordan Alvarez 179

2 Isaac Paredes 147

3 Jose Altuve 131

4 Christian Walker 129

5 Cam Smith 107

Runs

1 Yordan Alvarez 105

2 Christian Walker 73

3 Jose Altuve 70

4 Isaac Paredes 69

5 Cam Smith 67

SB

1 Cam Smith 12

2 Jose Altuve 5

3 Yordan Alvarez 1

4 Isaac Paredes 0

5 Christian Walker 0

Injury Report

40-man roster status

Player	Pos	Status
Brandon Walter	P	Injured 60-Day
Carlos Correa	SS	Injured 60-Day
Jake Meyers	CF	Injured 60-Day
Mike Burrows	P	Injured 60-Day

Status is taken from the official 40-man roster feed. Expected return dates are not published in that feed, so none are shown.

Team Form

Official split records

Last 10

5-5

.500 win rate

Home

39-42

.481 win rate

Away

42-39

.519 win rate

vs winning teams

29-26

.527 win rate

One-run games

15-18

.455 win rate

The Ballpark

Stadium

Daikin Park

Capacity

41,168

Opened

2000

Surface

Grass · Retractable

Comparable Profiles

Closest engine profile, not closest record

Measured as the distance between clubs across all six engine strength ratings — so these are teams built like Astros, which is not the same as teams with a similar record.

Key Rivalries

Rangers

Mariners

Athletics

About the Astros

The Houston Astros compete in the American League West and play their home games at Daikin Park, opened in 2000. The most consistent AL contender of the last decade. They are currently 81-81 (.500), 1st in the division, with a run differential of -32. Recent form has them 5-5 over their last ten, 39-42 at home, 42-39 on the road. On the 8th Day Engine's league-wide percentile ratings, their strongest department is bullpen (Elite) and their weakest is speed (Weak). Those grades are measured against the other 29 clubs and move as the season does. Every Astros prediction on CleverScores is published before first pitch and graded afterwards in public, wins and misses alike.

Houston Astros Predictions, Record, Standings and Team Stats — 2026

Engine Verdict

Why the Engine Rates Houston This Way

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Season Snapshot

Season Trends

Against the League

Team Strength Radar

American League West Standings

Recent Results

Team Leaders

Batting

AVG

HR

RBI

OBP

OPS

Hits

Runs

SB

Injury Report

Team Form

The Ballpark

Comparable Profiles

Key Rivalries

About the Astros

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