Current-feed record
+4wins for Astros
51% Astros · 49% Reds · 1% ties
Reds have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 9-3.
Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros H2H Record
Interleague
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Astros lead Reds99to95·1 tiessince 2002
Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.
2026 season series: Reds lead 2-1
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros insights
Recent form
15-5last 20
Reds on a 2-game streak
Reds won 5-0 on May 10, 2026
Where it matters
0Postseason games
No postseason meetings since 2002.
Schedule context
- Astros built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 96 of 182 decided meetings (53%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 3-9, or 25% to Astros.
Reds vs Astros interleague history by season
Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros met in 18 seasons inside the current feed. Interleague scheduling makes meeting frequency uneven, so the season table matters more than a raw average.
- Active seasons
- 18
- With at least one meeting since 2002
- Busiest season
- 2005
- 17 meetings
- Per active season
- 10.8
- Uneven interleague cadence
Win Percentage
95W
1T
99W
CIN
HOU
49%0.5%51%
Cincinnati RedsTiesHouston Astros
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
May 10
CIN 5-0 HOU
CINMay 9
CIN 3-1 HOU
CINMay 8
CIN 0-10 HOU
HOUMay 11
HOU 6-0 CIN
HOUMay 10
HOU 9-13 CIN
CINMay 9
HOU 3-0 CIN
HOUSep 5
CIN 1-0 HOU
CINSep 4
CIN 12-5 HOU
CINSep 2
CIN 5-3 HOU
CINJun 18
HOU 7-9 CIN
CIN| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | CIN | HOU | 5–0 | CIN |
| May 9, 2026 | CIN | HOU | 3–1 | CIN |
| May 8, 2026 | CIN | HOU | 0–10 | HOU |
| May 11, 2025 | HOU | CIN | 6–0 | HOU |
| May 10, 2025 | HOU | CIN | 9–13 | CIN |
| May 9, 2025 | HOU | CIN | 3–0 | HOU |
| Sep 5, 2024 | CIN | HOU | 1–0 | CIN |
| Sep 4, 2024 | CIN | HOU | 12–5 | CIN |
| Sep 2, 2024 | CIN | HOU | 5–3 | CIN |
| Jun 18, 2023 | HOU | CIN | 7–9 | CIN |
Last Meeting
May 10, 2026Final
CIN
5
HOME
HOU
0
AWAY
Redswon by5runs
Reds' 2nd straight in this series·Game 195 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Cincinnati Reds: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.4 runs on average
3.4runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CIN↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
Archive since 200249%
HOU↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
Archive since 200251%
Last 10 Results
CIN / HOU
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season195 games · 1 ties
95
99
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Cincinnati Reds Biggest Win
14–0+14 runs
Aug 22, 2006
Houston Astros Biggest Win
12–2+10 runs
Jul 9, 2003
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CIN ↕ | HOU ↕ | T ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 |
| 2012 | 10 | 5 | – | 15 |
| 2011 | 9 | 6 | – | 15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 5 | – | 15 |
| 2009 | 12 | 4 | – | 16 |
| 2008 | 3 | 12 | – | 15 |
| 2007 | 4 | 11 | – | 15 |
| 2006 | 10 | 5 | – | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 | – | 17 |
| 2003 | 5 | 12 | – | 17 |
| 2002 | 6 | 11 | – | 17 |
All 18 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
48-52
CIN
AWAY
47-47
HOU
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
29.9%
Share of the 194 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
70.1%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.4.
Average total
8.9runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
51%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 113 | 82 | 57.9% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 98 | 97 | 50.3% |
| 9.5 | 79 | 116 | 40.5% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Houston Astros
99 W · 51%1.96
Cincinnati Reds
95 W · 49%2.04
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
35%vs 29.9% full archive
+5.1% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
65%vs 70.1% full archive
-5.1% in the last 20
Average total
8.4 runsvs 8.9 runs full archive
-0.5 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2013 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Astros and Reds in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros
How is the Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros meeting total counted?
the current-feed record since 2002 contains 195 recorded meetings. 194 meetings have a winner; 1 meeting ended tied and remain separate. This is why the meeting total can exceed the two win totals combined.
How do recent Cincinnati Reds vs Houston Astros results compare with the record since 2002?
Cincinnati Reds have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Houston Astros lead the decided record 99-95. The recent window is a subset of the current-feed record since 2002, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API
Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros have met 195 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.