How to Watch the Astros vs. Phillies Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 26
Published 6:05 am Monday, August 26, 2024
Ronel Blanco gets the nod on the mound for the Houston Astros looking to shut down J.T. Realmuto and the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday at 6:40 p.m. ET.
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Astros vs. Phillies Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- Date: Monday, August 26, 2024
- Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Venue: Citizens Bank Park
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 156 home runs.
- Houston ranks ninth in the majors with a .419 team slugging percentage.
- The Astros rank third in MLB with a .260 team batting average.
- Houston has scored 595 runs (4.6 per game) this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
- The Astros are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking ninth with an OBP of .321.
- The Astros have shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.3) among MLB offenses.
- Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.81 ERA this year, ninth-best in baseball.
- Houston strikes out 9.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
- The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.251 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Blanco (9-6) will take the mound for the Astros, his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, when he threw 3 2/3 innings against the Boston Red Sox, giving up five earned runs while allowing six hits.
- In 24 starts this season, he’s earned 12 quality starts.
- In 24 starts, Blanco has pitched through or past the fifth inning 19 times. He has a season average of 5.7 frames per outing.
- He has made 24 appearances and finished five of them without allowing an earned run.
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Astros Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Astros Starter | Opponent Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/2024 | Red Sox | L 4-1 | Home | Justin Verlander | Cooper Criswell |
| 8/22/2024 | Orioles | W 6-0 | Away | Spencer Arrighetti | Corbin Burnes |
| 8/23/2024 | Orioles | L 7-5 | Away | Hunter Brown | Cade Povich |
| 8/24/2024 | Orioles | L 3-2 | Away | Framber Valdez | Albert Suarez |
| 8/25/2024 | Orioles | W 6-3 | Away | Yusei Kikuchi | Dean Kremer |
| 8/26/2024 | Phillies | – | Away | Ronel Blanco | Zack Wheeler |
| 8/27/2024 | Phillies | – | Away | Justin Verlander | Aaron Nola |
| 8/28/2024 | Phillies | – | Away | Spencer Arrighetti | Cristopher Sanchez |
| 8/29/2024 | Royals | – | Home | Hunter Brown | Brady Singer |
| 8/30/2024 | Royals | – | Home | Framber Valdez | Seth Lugo |
| 8/31/2024 | Royals | – | Home | Yusei Kikuchi | Cole Ragans |
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