Houston hit five out. Cleveland clinched. San Diego locked home field.
September 26, 2026 was a 13-game Saturday, the last full card before Game 162. The Houston Astros scored 13 in West Sacramento and stayed tied with Texas at 80-81. The Tampa Bay Rays scored 12 in Philadelphia. The Cleveland Guardians scored 11 in Kansas City and won the American League Central when Chicago lost. The San Diego Padres scored 10 at Petco and locked a home Wild Card series against the Cubs.
That is the board: Houston first at 27 team FP, Tampa Bay second at 26, Cleveland third at 20. Hayden Wesneski sat first among pitchers at 21. Jeremy Peña sat first among hitters at 17 after two homers.
Top team fantasy scores (Saturday, September 26, 2026)
| Rank | Team | AthX Engine FP | Final | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston Astros | 27 | 13-2 | Astros vs Athletics |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rays | 26 | 12-1 | Rays vs Phillies |
| 3 | Cleveland Guardians | 20 | 11-5 | Guardians vs Royals |
| 4 | New York Mets | 16 | 7-1 | Mets vs Nationals |
| 5 | Atlanta Braves | 16 | 8-3 | Braves vs Marlins |
| 6 | San Diego Padres | 16 | 10-7 | Padres vs Diamondbacks |
| 7 | Seattle Mariners | 15 | 8-4 | J.P. Crawford homered (ESPN) |
| 8 | Colorado Rockies | 15 | 9-6 | Hunter Goodman had 13 hitting FP (ESPN) |
| 9 | Texas Rangers | 13 | 6-2 | Tied Houston at 80-81 (ESPN) |
| 10 | Cincinnati Reds | 12 | 5-1 | Rhett Lowder had 19 pitching FP (ESPN) |
Houston sits first because five homers fill a team table. Tampa Bay is second on 17 hits. Cleveland is third on a clinch. The Mets, Braves, and Padres tied at 16. Milwaukee won its 102nd and sat 13th at 7 FP. The recaps followed the three loudest scores, then the 7-1, the 8-3, and the home-field clincher.
Top pitchers (AthX Engine, September 26, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX Engine FP | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayden Wesneski | Astros | 21 | 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 1 BB |
| 2 | Rhett Lowder | Reds | 19 | 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 K, 2 BB |
| 3 | Jonah Tong | Mets | 18 | 5.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 9 K, 1 BB |
| 4 | Tanner Bibee | Guardians | 14 | 6.0 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 6 K, 1 BB |
| 5 | Aaron Ashby | Brewers | 13 | 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 2 K, 0 BB, S |
| 6 | John Klein | Blue Jays | 13 | 4.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 5 K, 2 BB |
| 7 | Kyle Harrison | Brewers | 12 | 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 4 K, 0 BB, W |
| 8 | JoJo Romero | Brewers | 11.66 | 1.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 3 K, 0 BB |
| 9 | Carmen Mlodzinski | Pirates | 11.33 | 2.1 IP, 1 ER, 1 H, 5 K, 2 BB |
| 10 | Brent Suter | Braves | 11 | 3.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 0 BB |
Wesneski sat first on seven innings in a 13-2. Lowder sat second on six scoreless in a 5-1. Tong sat third on nine strikeouts in a 7-1. Three Brewers landed 5 through 8 in a 3-2. The ranking is the pitcher board. It is not every arm who scored.
Top hitters (AthX Engine, September 26, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | AthX Engine FP | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Peña | SS | Astros | 17 | 4-for-6, 2 HR, 4 RBI |
| 2 | Brayan Rocchio | SS | Guardians | 15 | 3-for-4, 2 HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI |
| 3 | Ronny Mauricio | 3B | Mets | 13 | 2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI |
| 4 | Hunter Goodman | C | Rockies | 13 | 2-for-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI |
| 5 | Victor Mesa Jr. | OF | Rays | 11 | 4-for-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI |
| 6 | Patrick Bailey | C | Guardians | 11 | 2-for-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI |
| 7 | Junior Caminero | 3B | Rays | 10 | 2-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI |
| 8 | A.J. Ewing | OF | Mets | 9 | 1-for-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI |
| 9 | Yordan Alvarez | OF | Astros | 9 | 2-for-5, 1 HR, 1 2B, 3 RBI |
| 10 | Manny Machado | 3B | Padres | 9 | 2-for-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI |
Peña took the hitter board on two homers and four runs. Rocchio sat second on a clinch night. Mauricio sat third on his first career multi-homer game. Goodman sat fourth in a 9-6 the recaps did not feature. Pitchers were filtered off this table. The hitter board is for bats.
Six featured games from Saturday
What stood out
The team board belonged to the clubs that kept hitting the ball over the wall. Houston sat first. Tampa Bay sat second. Cleveland sat third and clinched. The pitcher board belonged to Wesneski's seven innings and to Lowder's six scoreless in a game the recaps skipped. Tong sat third with nine strikeouts.
The hitter board belonged to shortstops and to catchers who went deep twice. Peña sat first. Rocchio sat second. Bailey sat sixth on the same Cleveland card. Goodman sat fourth in Chicago and still made the table. That is the version of Saturday the recaps followed: a West race, a 12-1, a clinch, a late Mets burst, a Braves tune-up, and a home-field lock at Petco.
What now?
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*Sources: AthX Engine daily scoring for September 26, 2026; MLB.com schedule; ESPN scoreboard; linked AthX game recaps. AthX Engine fantasy scoring is for information only and is not financial advice.*
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