Houston Astros Playoffs 2026

Houston Astros 2026 playoff page. The Astros are 76-76, 2nd in the AL West with a -54 point differential and a 1-game losing streak. They are in the hunt, 1 game behind the last wild-card spot with 10 games left.

Last time out they lost to the Kansas City Royals 2-5 at home. Next up: home to the Kansas City Royals (67-85) on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM EDT. Their remaining opponents have a combined 0.472 record, including 3 games against teams currently in playoff position. Updated Sep 17, 2026 6:10 AM EDT.

2026 MLB playoffs · AL West · 2nd in division

In the hunt · 1 game back

76-76Record–AL seed8-10Home6-6Away3-6Division9-12Conference-54Point diffL1Streak10Games left

Astros Playoff Outlook

AL West Standings

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Diff	Strk
1	Texas Rangers	76-76	6-7	11-11	-38	W4
2	Houston Astros	76-76	3-6	9-12	-54	L1
3	Seattle Mariners	71-82	7-9	9-13	-56	W1
4	Athletics	61-91	10-6	14-17	-205	L2
5	Los Angeles Angels	58-94	6-4	10-12	-78	L1

Season Trend

Astros Playoff Push: 2026 Recent Results and Upcoming Games

#	Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
1	Aug 31	vs White Sox #6	77-75	W 6-3
2	Sep 1	vs White Sox #6	77-75	L 1-5
3	Sep 2	vs White Sox #6	77-75	W 2-0
4	Sep 3	vs White Sox #6	77-75	W 6-2
5	Sep 4	vs Diamondbacks	80-73	W 3-1
6	Sep 5	vs Diamondbacks	80-73	L 3-4
7	Sep 6	vs Diamondbacks	80-73	L 2-3
8	Sep 8	at Phillies #5	84-68	W 6-5
9	Sep 9	at Phillies #5	84-68	L 7-11
10	Sep 10	at Phillies #5	84-68	W 2-1
11	Sep 11	at Rays #1	92-59	L 1-3
12	Sep 12	at Rays #1	92-59	L 2-3
13	Sep 13	at Rays #1	92-59	L 4-14
14	Sep 15	vs Royals	67-85	W 4-2
15	Sep 16	vs Royals	67-85	L 2-5
16	Sep 17	vs Royals	67-85	7:15 PM
17	Sep 18	vs Braves #3	89-64	8:10 PM
18	Sep 19	vs Braves #3	89-64	7:10 PM
19	Sep 20	vs Braves #3	89-64	2:10 PM
20	Sep 22	at Mariners	71-82	9:40 PM
21	Sep 23	at Mariners	71-82	10:10 PM
22	Sep 24	at Athletics	61-91	9:40 PM
23	Sep 25	at Athletics	61-91	9:40 PM
24	Sep 26	at Athletics	61-91	9:40 PM
25	Sep 27	at Athletics	61-91	3:05 PM

This Houston Astros playoffs page refreshes after every Astros game: record, seed, magic number and remaining schedule. Compare them with the rest of the AL playoff picture, or see their projected route on the bracket.