Athletics vs Houston Astros
September 27, 2026 • 3:05 PM • Sutter Health Park
Status
Final
Athletics
ATH
0
Houston Astros
HOU
9
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
Athletics
Starter
Houston Astros
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsAthletics
64-98 (.395)
Div
#4
WC
#11
GB
17.0
Houston Astros
81-81 (.500)
Div
#1
WC
—
GB
-
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Athletics | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .719 | .732 |
| HR | 194 | 226 |
| Runs | 699 | 734 |
| ERA | 5.51 | 4.45 |
| WHIP | 1.51 | 1.34 |
| Strikeouts | 1356 | 1411 |
Top Players
Athletics
Hitters
Pitchers
Houston Astros
Hitters
Pitchers
4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0 ERA
7.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.286 ERA
5.1 IP, 4 SO, 1.688 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Jeremy Peña (SS) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. (DH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes (3B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Allen (3B) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Altuve (2B) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Raynel Delgado (2B) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yainer Diaz (C) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Walker (1B) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Lucas Spence (CF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Smith (RF) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Trammell (LF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jorge Barrosa (LF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Lambert (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Pecko (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Ullola (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan King (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan VanWey (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuya Imai (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Athletics | |||||||
| Henry Bolte (LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lawrence Butler (RF) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shea Langeliers (DH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Stefanic (DH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Gelof (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff McNeil (2B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Walton (2B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy White (1B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (SS) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Cortes (LF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Clarke (CF) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Serven (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Johnson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Basso (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Alvarado (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Blewett (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Roycroft (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geoff Hartlieb (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drew Rom (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Peter Lambert | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan Pecko | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miguel Ullola | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan King | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Logan VanWey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tatsuya Imai | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Athletics | |||||||
| Seth Johnson | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brady Basso | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elvis Alvarado | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Blewett | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Roycroft | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Rom | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 3 • Groundout • 0-1
Jose Altuve grounds out, first baseman Jeff McNeil to pitcher Brady Basso. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.
top 3 • Double • 0-2
Yainer Diaz doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Yordan Alvarez scores.
top 3 • Triple • 0-4
Lucas Spence triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Yainer Diaz scores. Christian Walker scores.
top 6 • Home Run • 0-5
Christian Walker homers (29) on a fly ball to left field.
top 6 • Single • 0-6
Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Cam Smith scores. Jeremy Peña to 3rd.
top 7 • Single • 0-7
Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Christian Walker scores. Lucas Spence to 2nd.
top 7 • Sac Fly • 0-8
Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Henry Bolte. Lucas Spence scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. Taylor Trammell to 2nd.
top 8 • Grounded Into DP • 0-9
Yainer Diaz grounds into a double play, shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Tommy White. Nick Allen scores. Raynel Delgado out at 2nd. Yainer Diaz out at 1st.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Strikeout • 0-9
Denzel Clarke strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Flyout • 0-9
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer flies out to center fielder Lucas Spence.
bottom 9 • Flyout • 0-9
Tommy White flies out to second baseman Raynel Delgado.
top 9 • Groundout • 0-9
LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out, pitcher Drew Rom to first baseman Tommy White.
top 9 • Flyout • 0-9
Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
top 9 • Pop Out • 0-9
Jorge Barrosa pops out to catcher Brian Serven in foul territory.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 0-9
Jeff McNeil flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 0-9
Zack Gelof flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
bottom 8 • Walk • 0-9
Michael Stefanic walks.
bottom 8 • Pop Out • 0-9
Lawrence Butler pops out to third baseman Nick Allen in foul territory.
top 8 • Forceout • 0-9
Cam Smith grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Zack Gelof. Christian Walker out at 3rd.
top 8 • Walk • 0-9
Lucas Spence walks. Christian Walker to 2nd.
top 8 • Single • 0-9
Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to first baseman Tommy White.
top 8 • Grounded Into DP • 0-9
Yainer Diaz grounds into a double play, shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Tommy White. Nick Allen scores. Raynel Delgado out at 2nd. Yainer Diaz out at 1st.
top 8 • Single • 0-8
Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Nick Allen to 3rd.
top 8 • Double • 0-8
Nick Allen doubles (7) on a ground ball to left fielder Henry Bolte.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 0-8
Henry Bolte strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Walk • 0-8
Brian Serven walks. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to 3rd. Denzel Clarke to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Single • 0-8
Denzel Clarke singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Single • 0-8
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence.
bottom 7 • Strikeout • 0-8
Tommy White strikes out swinging.
bottom 7 • Lineout • 0-8
Jeff McNeil lines out to third baseman Nick Allen.
top 7 • Strikeout • 0-8
Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Sac Fly • 0-8
Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Henry Bolte. Lucas Spence scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. Taylor Trammell to 2nd.
top 7 • Walk • 0-7
Taylor Trammell walks. Lucas Spence to 3rd. Cam Smith to 2nd.
top 7 • Single • 0-7
Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Christian Walker scores. Lucas Spence to 2nd.
top 7 • Walk • 0-6
Lucas Spence walks. Christian Walker to 2nd.
top 7 • Walk • 0-6
Christian Walker walks.
top 7 • Strikeout • 0-6
Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 0-6
Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.