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Final 6–3

Atlanta 6, Houston 3

Daikin Park · Saturday night

Houston led 2–0. Acuña cleared the bases with a grand slam. Holmes went six; Iglesias closed. Atlanta’s 91–64.

Open Saturday’s recap

Sunday’s rematch is at Daikin, 2:10 p.m. ET.

The night’s numbers

Record

91–64

NL East

1st

Last 10

7–3

Run diff

+135

Streak

W2

Player storylines

Who showed up Saturday

Tap a name for more. These lines are from Saturday’s box.

13

Acuña

Went 2-for-3 with a grand slam — his 20th homer — and four RBI. The swing that flipped 1–2 into 5–2.

28

Olson

2-for-4 with an RBI single in the sixth that made it 1–2. Season: 40 homers, 89 RBI.

30

Baldwin

3-for-5 with a double; scored the run that cut Houston’s lead to 1–2.

18

Yaz

Solo homer (his 11th). 5–2 became 6–2.

Riley

1-for-4, one run. On base when Acuña cleared them.

27

Holmes

Six innings, two earned, four strikeouts, no walks. Got the win. Season line: 10–5, 3.47 ERA.

26

Iglesias

Clean ninth. Wade Jr. struck out to end it. Season: 2.64 ERA, 34 saves.

The stake

Playoffs yes. Division not yet.

The slam

Acuña turned a one-run deficit into a three-run lead

Houston scored first. Olson cut it to one. Then the grand slam.

East math

91–64, first place, 5.5-game cushion

After Saturday’s 6–3, Atlanta sits atop the East with Philadelphia 5.5 back. The last week of the schedule still matters.

Watch next

Sunday at Daikin

Rematch with Houston, 2:10 p.m. ET (1:10 p.m. CT). Pérez vs. Brown listed. Atlanta already took the first two — 6–2 Friday, 6–3 Saturday. A win Sunday takes the set.

Atlanta is 91–64 and first in the East. Philadelphia is 5.5 back. Playoff spot is locked; the division isn’t.

Open Sunday’s preview

1

Series so far

Atlanta leads Houston 2–0 in the set after 6–2 and 6–3.

2

Sunday’s slot

Daikin Park · 2:10 p.m. ET · Pérez vs. Brown listed.

3

East check

91–64, first place, Phillies 5.5 back. October’s booked; the division race isn’t done.

From the series

6–3 Saturday. Sunday in Houston.

Saturday is final: Acuña slam, Yaz homer, Holmes the win, Iglesias the save. Sunday is at Daikin Park, 2:10 p.m. ET.

Unofficial desk · Saturday final

Saturday

Atlanta 6, Houston 3

Acuña’s slam in the seventh. Yaz homered in the eighth. Atlanta is 91–64.

The swing

1–2 became 5–2

The night flipped on one swing.

Sunday

Rematch, 2:10 p.m. ET

Daikin Park. Pérez vs. Brown listed. Series 2–0 Atlanta.

Full standings · 5 clubs

NL East

FOX Sports listings · Sep 19

91–64, first in the NL East. Phillies 5.5 GB after an L2 stretch on the Sep 19 FOX listing. Playoff berth punched Friday. The division is not.

#ClubWLPCTGBStreakL10Next / note
1

ATL · us

Atlanta

9164.587—W27–3Sun @ HOU · Sep 20
2

PHI

Philadelphia

8570.5485.5L24–65.5 GB after L2
3

MIA

Miami

7678—14——14.0 GB
4

WSH

Washington

7282—18——18.0 GB
5

NYM

New York

7184—19.5——19.5 GB

FOX Sports NL East ↗ · Ranked table. Unofficial desk. Public listings, not a live feed.

The desk

Why this week matters

Houston scored first. Olson cut it to one. Then Acuña’s slam — and Yaz’s eighth-inning homer — made it a comfortable night. Holmes and Iglesias finished the job.

Atlanta is 91–64, first in the NL East, Phillies still 5.5 back. The playoff berth is punched. The division is not. Sunday at Daikin is another chance to make Philadelphia sweat.

  • Saturday: Atlanta 6, Houston 3
  • Holmes win · Iglesias save
  • Record 91–64 · Phillies 5.5 GB
  • Sunday rematch · 2:10 p.m. ET

Right now

Playoffs yes. Division not yet.

After Saturday’s 6–3, Atlanta sits 91–64 atop the East with Philadelphia 5.5 back. The last week of the schedule still matters.

The slam

Acuña’s grand slam turned a one-run deficit into a three-run lead.

Holmes’s length

Six innings, two earned; the bullpen only had to finish.

East math

First place, 5.5-game cushion — October’s coming; the division isn’t locked.

Matchup

ATL 91–64 @ HOU 77–78

Grant Holmes vs Raisel Iglesias · Sat, Sep 19 · 7:10 p.m. ET / 6:10 p.m. CT

Last 10

  1. W WSH 4–1
  2. L PHI 3–4
  3. W PHI 8–2
  4. L PHI 3–4
  5. W CIN 5–2
  6. W CIN 7–3
  7. L MIA 2–3
  8. W MIA 4–1
  9. W HOU 6–2
  10. W HOU 6–3

Season

Results

Watchlist

Atlanta

90-win season already on the board

91–64 → Hold 90+ through the last week

Series

Sunday can take the Houston set

Series 2–0 after Saturday 6–3 → Sunday at Daikin Park, 2:10 p.m. ET

Ronald Acuña Jr.

Grand slam (20), Top 7th

2-3, HR, 4 RBI → ATL 6, HOU 3 — Final