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Final 4–2

Final · @ Houston

Updated Nov 6, 2026 · 10:44 AM CT

Yaz’s three-run shot held up

Atlanta 4, Houston 2 · Daikin Park · Sunday

Houston led once. Altuve’s solo shot in the fourth made it 0–1. Albies singled Harris home in the sixth — 1–1 — and Yaz cleared the gap for three (his 12th). Diaz’s eighth-inning homer made it 4–2. Dodd struck out the side in the ninth. Atlanta takes the Houston set 3–0 and sits 92–64.

Sunday

Final in Houston

Atlanta 4, Houston 2. Sweep. Yaz’s three-run shot in the sixth was the difference. Diaz trimmed it in the eighth. Dodd closed.

Players

Who showed up Sunday

Yaz

2-for-4 with a three-run homer (12). Dubón and Albies scored. 1–1 became 4–1.

Albies

RBI single to right in the sixth. Harris scored. The game was tied 1–1 before Yaz went deep.

Dodd

Clean ninth. Three strikeouts. Peña went down swinging to end it.

Mederos

0.2 IP, 0 ER out of the fifth jam. Got the win after the sixth erupted.

The stake

Sweep, then East math

The set

Three wins in Houston

6–2 Friday. 6–3 Saturday. 4–2 Sunday. Atlanta leaves Daikin with the sweep.

East math

92–64, first place, 6-game cushion

After Sunday’s 4–2, Atlanta sits atop the East with Philadelphia 6.0 back. The last week still matters.

What’s next

East week still open

Playoff berth is punched. The division isn’t. Philadelphia is 6.0 back. Six games remain on the reported card.

Open Sunday’s recap

Series is swept

Friday 6–2. Saturday 6–3. Sunday 4–2. Atlanta takes the Houston set 3–0.

Friday · Saturday · Sunday finals

Yaz’s sixth held up

Three-run homer (12) after Albies tied it. Diaz’s solo in the eighth made it 4–2. Dodd finished.

Sunday at Houston

92–64, Phillies 6.0 back

October is booked. The division race still has a week of baseball left.

After Sunday

From the series

Sweep. Yaz’s sixth sealed it.

Friday 6–2. Saturday 6–3. Sunday 4–2. Albies tied it. Yaz’s three-run homer (12) made it stick. Diaz made it interesting. Dodd finished.

Sunday final

Sunday

Atlanta 4, Houston 2

Altuve HR (16) in the fourth. Albies RBI single. Yaz three-run HR (12). Diaz HR (13) in the eighth. Final 4–2.

Sunday at Houston

Saturday

Atlanta 6, Houston 3

Acuña’s slam flipped 1–2 to 5–2. Holmes the win, Iglesias the save.

Saturday at Houston

Friday

Atlanta 6, Houston 2

The series opener. Atlanta already had the first two before Sunday.

Friday at Houston

The night’s numbers

Record

94–68

NL East

1st

Last 10

6–4

Streak

94–68, NL East champions. Philadelphia 88–74, wild card. Wild Card game 2 at Truist Park. Cristopher Sánchez and Tyler Mahle, 1:00 p.m. CT. Atlanta leads the series 1–0.

18 · Yastrzemski

Three-run homer (12). 1–1 became 4–1.

Albies

RBI single in the sixth. Tied it 1–1.

Dodd

Clean ninth. Three Ks. Got the save.

Mederos

Escaped the fifth. Got the win.

Final

Updated Nov 6, 2026 · 10:44 AM CT

Why Sunday mattered

Houston scored first on Altuve’s fourth-inning homer. Albies tied it. Yaz’s three-run shot made it 4–1. Diaz cut it to two in the eighth. Dodd struck out the side.

Atlanta leaves Houston with a sweep — 6–2, 6–3, 4–2 — and a 92–64 card atop the East. Philadelphia is still 6.0 back. October is booked. The division is not.

Final: Atlanta 4, Houston 2
Mederos win · Dodd save · King the loss
Series sweep · 6–2, 6–3, 4–2
Record 92–64 · Phillies 6.0 GB

Recap

Atlanta 4, Houston 2

Altuve struck first. Albies tied it. Yaz’s three-run homer (12) put Atlanta ahead for good. Diaz cut it to two in the eighth. Dodd closed. Sweep.

Mike Yastrzemski · 2-4, HR, 3 RBI — Three-run homer in the sixth.

Victor Mederos · 0.2 IP, 0 ER, 1 K — Winner. Escaped the fifth.

Dylan Dodd · 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K — Save. Struck out Peña to end it.

Bryan King · 0.0 IP, 4 ER — LP. Charged with the sixth.