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Friday, September 4, 2026 at 8:10 PM EDT
MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Houston Astros

ARI @ HOU

ARI1
HOU3
Final

Moneyline

ARI
50%
50%
HOU
-110-110

ML Edge

ARI+1.1%
HOU-1.1%

Total (O/U)

8.5

Fanatics

Over-4.8%
Under+4.8%

Venue

Park Factor

0.98

Neutral

Away Starter

Merrill Kelly
Team:Arizona Diamondbacks (ARI)
Pitcher:Merrill Kelly(RHP)
Record:9-13
ERA:5.06

Home Starter

Cristian Javier
Team:Houston Astros (HOU)
Pitcher:Cristian Javier(RHP)
Record:2-5
ERA:5.98

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

The Over has a 4.8% edge.

Top prop: Jeremy Pena OVER 0.5 batter hits (68% win prob).

Pitching matchup: Merrill Kelly (5.06 ERA) vs Cristian Javier (5.98 ERA).

Player Props

50 props available for this game

Batting Props 42

PlayerPropLineOddsWin %Quality
Jeremy PenaOVER hits0.5-25668%54.2
Gabriel MorenoOVER hits0.5-22766%52.9
Ketel MarteOVER hits0.5-22266%52.8
Jose AltuveOVER hits0.5-22266%52.8
Yordan AlvarezOVER hits0.5-26368%50.1
Taylor TrammellUNDER total bases1.5-24467%49.3
Cam SmithUNDER total bases1.5-23866%49.1
Geraldo PerdomoUNDER total bases1.5-22765%48.7
Christian WalkerUNDER total bases1.5-22765%48.7
Ketel MarteOVER home runs0.5+47521%48.4
Corbin CarrollOVER hits0.5-20464%48.0
Jose AltuveUNDER total bases1.5-19662%47.2
Daulton VarshoOVER hits0.5-18962%46.9
Geraldo PerdomoOVER hits0.5-17562%46.9
Isaac ParedesOVER hits0.5-17961%46.5

Pitching Props 8

PlayerPropLineOddsWin %Quality
Ethan PeckoOVER outs14.5-15958%45.1
Brandon PfaadtOVER outs17.5-15958%45.1
Ethan PeckoOVER strikeouts3.5-14556%44.0
Ethan PeckoUNDER walks2.5-17260%41.8
Brandon PfaadtUNDER strikeouts4.5-11451%41.6
Ethan PeckoUNDER strikeouts4.5-16158%40.8
Brandon PfaadtOVER strikeouts4.5-10349%40.4
Brandon PfaadtUNDER walks1.5-12853%38.3

Box Score

Final game statistics

Arizona Diamondbacks (ARI)

BatterABRHRBIBBSOHR
Geraldo PerdomoSS3010100
Corbin CarrollRF4000020
Gabriel MorenoC2111211
Ketel Marte2B3010110
Lars NootbaarDH3000110
Nolan Arenado3B3000110
Max KeplerLF2000000
Jordan LawlarCF2000020
Tim Tawa1B3000130
Ryan WaldschmidtLF3000020
Pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOPC
Merrill Kelly6.07330494
Justin Martinez1.00000211
Derek Law1.00000014

Houston Astros (HOU)

BatterABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4110020
Yordan AlvarezDH4120000
Isaac Paredes3B3011000
Jose Altuve2B3001010
Daulton VarshoCF3000000
Christian Walker1B3010000
Taylor TrammellLF3000010
Yainer DiazC3121001
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF2000010
Cam SmithRF1000010
Pitching
PitcherIPHRERBBSOPC
Bryan Abreu1.10001014
Josh Hader1.00000316
Enyel De Los Santos0.1100109
Bennett Sousa1.11002228
Cristian Javier5.01113879

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Merrill Kelly (ARI)

2026 season
vs HOU
ERA
4.50
IP
6.0
W-L
0-1
K
4
WHIP
1.17
AVG
.292
SplitERAWHIPK/9BB/9AVGIP
Overall5.061.476.13.9.271147.2
Home6.101.586.93.8.28759.0
Away4.361.415.54.0.25988.2
Last 7 Days2.081.007.62.8.19613.0
Last 30 Days5.131.426.34.9.23833.1
Opponent Batting by Handedness
SplitAVGOBPSLGOPSABK
vs LHB.273.363.501.86433750
vs RHB.268.317.434.75222849
Times Through Order
TimeAVGOBPSLGOPSABK
1st Time.302.357.514.87221236
2nd Time.259.358.442.79919736
3rd Time.243.311.461.77215226

Cristian Javier (HOU)

2026 season
vs ARI
ERA
1.80
IP
5.0
W-L
1-0
K
8
WHIP
0.80
AVG
.063
SplitERAWHIPK/9BB/9AVGIP
Overall5.981.579.14.0.27849.2
Home5.401.3410.33.8.24226.2
Away6.651.837.84.3.31323.0
Last 7 Days3.861.1011.93.0.2009.1
Last 30 Days5.241.4011.02.9.26422.1
Opponent Batting by Handedness
SplitAVGOBPSLGOPSABK
vs LHB.277.340.415.7559419
vs RHB.279.367.519.88610431
Times Through Order
TimeAVGOBPSLGOPSABK
1st Time.226.287.387.67410629
2nd Time.365.455.6081.0637421
3rd Time.222.300.389.689180

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (3 games)
HOU leads series 1-0

Weather

Not available yet

Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

BookAwayHomeTime
Fanatics-110-11012:29 PM
BetRivers-103-11512:29 PM
BetUS-103-10812:29 PM
BetMGM-110-11012:29 PM
DraftKings-108-11212:29 PM

Totals

BookTotalOverUnderTime
Fanatics8.5-110-11012:29 PM
BetRivers8.5-118-10312:29 PM
BetUS8.5-110-11012:29 PM
BetMGM8.5-110-11012:29 PM
DraftKings8.5-110-11012:29 PM