NEW YORK (Interstat) — Nolan McLean pitched seven scoreless innings and Jared Young drove in three runs as the New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros 6-2 on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Citi Field.

Houston took an early lead when Yordan Alvarez hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning. The Mets answered in the bottom half as Young singled home Francisco Lindor. New York broke ahead in the fifth on Juan Soto’s run-scoring single and Young’s two-run triple. Alvarez pulled Houston within 4-2 with a solo homer in the eighth, his 37th, but Francisco Alvarez doubled in two runs in the bottom half to put the game away.

McLean (10-7) allowed two hits and struck out four over seven innings. Cristian Javier (1-5) gave up three earned runs in 4 1/3 innings for Houston, which had four hits to the Mets’ 11. Enyel De Los Santos tossed two scoreless innings in relief.

The Mets improved to 61-76, while the Astros dropped to 69-68. Attendance was 29,183, and the game lasted 2:36.