Houston Astros vs Athletics, August 22, 2026

AthleticsATH
4-3
Final
AstrosHOU

August 22, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Athletics

1-4

Last 5
L 3-4
@ KC
L 7-9
@ KC
L 2-6
@ KC
L 0-4
@ HOU
W 4-3
@ HOU

Houston Astros

2-3

Last 5
L 1-3
vs LAA
W 3-2
vs LAA
L 3-18
vs LAA
W 4-0
vs ATH
L 3-4
vs ATH

Starting Pitchers

Athletics

Jacob Lopez headshot
Jacob Lopez
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 22, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Athletics50-80.385#5#1215.0
Houston Astros65-65.500#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
AthleticsHouston Astros
.719
OPS
.732
194
HR
226
699
Runs
734
5.51
ERA
4.45
1.51
WHIP
1.34
1356
Strikeouts by pitchers
1411

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Athletics

Hitters

Donovan Walton headshot
Donovan Walton

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Max Muncy headshot
Max Muncy

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Jeff McNeil headshot
Jeff McNeil

7 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Jack Perkins headshot
Jack Perkins

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Elvis Alvarado headshot
Elvis Alvarado

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Lopez headshot
Jacob Lopez

6.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.50 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Cam Smith headshot
Cam Smith

1 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Daulton Varsho headshot
Daulton Varsho

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

4 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Bryan Abreu headshot
Bryan Abreu

3.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

AJ Blubaugh headshot
AJ Blubaugh

4.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Hayden Wesneski headshot
Hayden Wesneski

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Jacob Lopez headshot
Jacob Lopez
Athletics, MLBDB pick
Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Daulton Varsho headshot
Daulton Varsho
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Athletics 4, Houston Astros 3: ATH 10 hits, HOU 6 hits; ATH 1 error, HOU 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Athletics0010000304101
Houston Astros000100200360

Box Score

Batting

Tommy White led Athletics with 3 hits.

Athletics batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Henry BolteCF3000220
Jeff McNeil2B/1B5120000
Zack Gelof3B/LF3100110
Carlos CortesLF2010100
Alika WilliamsPH/SS0000000
Lawrence ButlerRF3121110
Tommy White1B/3B4030000
Jonah HeimC4001010
Donovan WaltonSS/2B4111021
Max MuncyDH4010010
Totals324103581

Daulton Varsho led Houston Astros with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4011030
Yordan AlvarezDH3000110
Isaac Paredes3B4000010
Jose Altuve2B4000020
Christian Walker1B3110100
Daulton VarshoCF4121011
Yainer DiazC4011030
Cam SmithRF4000020
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF3110010
Taylor TrammellLF1000000
Totals343632141

Pitching

Jacob Lopez went 6.0 innings for Athletics (9 SO, 1 ER); Hunter Brown went 5.2 innings for Houston Astros (4 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Athletics
Jacob Lopez6.0311190
Luis Medina1.0322121
Hogan Harris1.0000010
Elvis Alvarado1.0000020
Houston Astros
Hunter Brown5.2711341
AJ Blubaugh1.1000020
Bennett Sousa0.1233100
Bryan Abreu1.2100120
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T3

    Home Run Donovan Walton homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • B4

    Double Yainer Diaz doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Christian Walker scores. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B7

    Home Run Daulton Varsho homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. ATH 1, HOU 2

  • B7

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. ATH 1, HOU 3

  • T8

    Single Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman Christian Walker. Zack Gelof scores. ATH 3, HOU 3

  • T8

    Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Lawrence Butler scores. Tommy White to 3rd. ATH 4, HOU 3

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Flyout Taylor Trammell flies out to left fielder Zack Gelof. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • B9

    Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • B9

    Strikeout Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • T9

    Pickoff 1B Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: pitcher Bryan Abreu picks off Henry Bolte at 1st on throw to first baseman Christian Walker. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • T9

    Lineout Jeff McNeil lines out to left fielder Taylor Trammell. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • T9

    Walk Henry Bolte walks. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • T9

    Strikeout Max Muncy strikes out swinging. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • B8

    Strikeout Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • B8

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out to first baseman Jeff McNeil. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • B8

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Jeff McNeil. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Donovan Walton strikes out swinging. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • T8

    Groundout Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Lawrence Butler scores. Tommy White to 3rd. ATH 4, HOU 3

  • T8

    Double Tommy White doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Lawrence Butler to 3rd. ATH 3, HOU 3

  • T8

    Single Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman Christian Walker. Zack Gelof scores. ATH 3, HOU 3

  • T8

    Sac Bunt Alika Williams out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Zack Gelof to 2nd. ATH 1, HOU 3

  • T8

    Walk Zack Gelof walks. Jeff McNeil to 2nd. ATH 1, HOU 3

  • T8

    Single Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. ATH 1, HOU 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging. ATH 1, HOU 3

  • B7

    Intent Walk Luis Medina intentionally walks Yordan Alvarez. ATH 1, HOU 3

  • B7

    Single Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. ATH 1, HOU 3

  • B7

    Double LaMonte Wade Jr. doubles (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 1, HOU 2

  • B7

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 1, HOU 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging. ATH 1, HOU 2

  • B7

    Home Run Daulton Varsho homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. ATH 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Henry Bolte strikes out swinging. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T7

    Pop Out Max Muncy pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Donovan Walton strikes out swinging. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B6

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Carlos Cortes. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Jonah Heim challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Jose Altuve called out on strikes. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B6

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out softly to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T6

    Pop Out Jonah Heim pops out to first baseman Christian Walker. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T6

    Single Tommy White singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Carlos Cortes to 2nd. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T6

    Walk Carlos Cortes walks. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Zack Gelof strikes out swinging. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B5

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B5

    Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T5

    Flyout Jeff McNeil flies out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Henry Bolte called out on strikes. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • T5

    Pop Out Max Muncy pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B4

    Double Yainer Diaz doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Christian Walker scores. ATH 1, HOU 1

  • B4

    Flyout Daulton Varsho flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • B4

    Walk Christian Walker walks. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • B4

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out softly, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP Donovan Walton grounds into a double play, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña to pitcher Hunter Brown. Jonah Heim out at 2nd. Donovan Walton out at 1st. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T4

    Forceout Jonah Heim grounds into a force out, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Lawrence Butler to 3rd. Tommy White out at 2nd. Jonah Heim to 1st. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T4

    Single Tommy White singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Lawrence Butler to 2nd. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T4

    Walk Lawrence Butler walks. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Carlos Cortes. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Grounded Into DP Carlos Cortes grounds into a double play, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Jeff McNeil out at 2nd. Carlos Cortes out at 1st. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Zack Gelof pops out to second baseman Jose Altuve on the infield fly rule. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Single Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Max Muncy to 3rd. Henry Bolte to 2nd. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Walk Henry Bolte walks. Max Muncy to 2nd. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Single Max Muncy singles on a ground ball to third baseman Isaac Paredes. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • T3

    Home Run Donovan Walton homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. ATH 1, HOU 0

  • B2

    Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. Christian Walker to 3rd. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Single Daulton Varsho singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Christian Walker to 2nd. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Single Christian Walker singles on a line drive to second baseman Jeff McNeil. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Jonah Heim strikes out swinging. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Tommy White grounds into a double play, pitcher Hunter Brown to shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Tommy White out at 1st. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Single Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jose Altuve. Carlos Cortes to 2nd. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Single Carlos Cortes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Field Error Isaac Paredes reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Zack Gelof. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Groundout Zack Gelof grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hunter Brown. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Groundout Jeff McNeil grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. ATH 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Groundout Henry Bolte grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. ATH 0, HOU 0