Game result and context
Diamondbacks beat Astros 4-3 in 10 innings as Arizona holds wild card spot and Houston stays first in division
The Arizona Diamondbacks erased an early two-run deficit and beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in 10 innings on September 5, 2026. Ketel Marte tied the game with a solo home run in the eighth, and Arizona pushed across the go-ahead run in the 10th. Arizona improved to 75-68, while Houston fell to 73-70 but remained first in its division.
Final result
The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Houston Astros 4-3 in 10 innings at Daikin Park on September 5, 2026. A crowd of 36,470 watched the visitors chip away at an early deficit before winning in extra innings.
Arizona moved to 75-68 with the victory. Houston dropped to 73-70.
How the game changed
Houston struck first with two runs in the third inning. Each team scored once in the fifth, leaving the Astros ahead by two runs.
The Diamondbacks took over late. They scored in the seventh to pull within one, and Ketel Marte tied it with a solo home run in the top of the eighth. Neither side scored in the ninth.
Arizona broke through with a run in the top of the 10th, and Houston could not answer in the bottom half.
Key performances
Isaac Paredes drove in every Houston run, going 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs.
For Arizona, Marte finished 1 for 5 with a run scored and 1 RBI, hitting the only home run of the game. Gabriel Moreno went 2 for 5 with an RBI, and Lars Nootbaar was 2 for 3 with an RBI.
Brandon Pfaadt worked 6.1 innings for the Diamondbacks, striking out 4 and allowing 3 earned runs. Houston's Ethan Pecko pitched 4.1 innings with 2 strikeouts and 1 earned run.
Season and playoff context
After the game, Houston sat first in its division at 73-70, with a magic number of 17. Losing at home still stung for a club trying to close out its division.
Arizona, at 75-68, ranked second in its division, 10.5 games back, with a division elimination number of 10. The Diamondbacks ranked third in the wild card standings and held a wild card position after the win.
Series context
This was Game 2 of a three-game regular-season series at Daikin Park.