Updated September 10, 2026. Standings reflect completed afternoon games; September 10 evening games are not included.
Yordan Alvarez leaves Philadelphia with a narrower batting-average lead than he held at the start of the series, and with ground to recover in the other two Triple Crown categories.
Houston won the September 10 finale 2-1, taking two of three games from the Phillies. Alvarez finished 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts.13
Where the American League race stands
Batting average: Alvarez leads at .310, two points ahead of Tampa Bay's Chandler Simpson at .308.
Home runs: Alvarez has 38, one behind the Rays' Junior Caminero, who has 39.
RBI: Alvarez has 96, one behind Baltimore's Pete Alonso, who has 97.2
These are afternoon-game standings, not the final league totals for September 10.
What changed in Philadelphia
Alvarez collected two hits in 13 at-bats during the three-game series. Both hits came on September 9, when he also drove in a run. He went hitless in the opener and finale.15
His most recent home run remains the career-high 38th he hit against Arizona on September 6.6
At our September 8 checkpoint, Alvarez led the batting race by six points, shared the home-run lead with Caminero and stood one RBI ahead of Alonso. His average has since fallen four points, while his home-run total is unchanged and his RBI total has increased by one.124
That changes the nature of the watch. Alvarez is no longer trying to preserve a lead or a tie in every category. He needs to regain ground in home runs and RBI without surrendering the batting title.
Tampa Bay is next
Houston visits the Rays September 11-13. Friday's opener is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET / 5:10 p.m. MT.7
The series puts Alvarez on the same field as both his closest batting-average challenger, Simpson, and the home-run leader, Caminero. That makes Tampa Bay's side of the box score particularly important to this tracker.27
The Astros are 75-72 with 15 regular-season games remaining. Cam Smith's ninth-inning home run decided the Philadelphia finale, allowing Houston to head into the weekend with a series win even as Alvarez's individual chase tightened.3
No major-league hitter has won the Triple Crown since Miguel Cabrera in 2012.8
Previous checkpoint
September 8, 2026: .314 average, 38 home runs and 95 RBI. Alvarez led the American League in average and RBI and shared the home-run lead. These are archived figures, not the current standings.4