Friday, September 25, 2026
Houston Astros at Athletics
HOU
Houston Astros
78-81 · W1
OAK
Athletics
0-0
Athletics beat Houston Astros 6-5 at Sutter Health Park. Jacob Lopez earned the win; Hunter Brown took the loss. Hogan Harris recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Christian Walker homers (28) on a fly ball to left field.
Michael Stefanic singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Jeff McNeil scores. Zack Gelof scores.
Jonah Heim singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jorge Barrosa, deflected by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Denzel Clarke scores. Tommy White to 2nd.
Henry Bolte triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Lucas Spence. Tommy White scores. Jonah Heim scores.
Lawrence Butler reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Christian Walker. Henry Bolte scores.
Cam Smith homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.
Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores.
Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Henry Bolte. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 2nd.
Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
Key Performers
Cam Smith
HOU
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Christian Walker
HOU
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Henry Bolte
OAK
2-5, 2 RBI, 1 R
Michael Stefanic
OAK
1-1, 2 RBI
Batting
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Taylor Trammell PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Lucas Spence CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jorge Barrosa LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nelson Velázquez PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| OAK | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Butler RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jonah Heim C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tommy White 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Donovan Walton SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Zack Gelof 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Michael Stefanic PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Denzel Clarke CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Henry Bolte LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shea Langeliers DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Pitching
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, H (L, 6-4) | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100-60 | 3.19 |
| Sousa (BS, 2) | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 6.00 |
| Blubaugh | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15-11 | 3.66 |
| VanWey | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34-22 | 1.54 |
| Hendrickson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.38 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| OAK | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez, J (W, 7-5) | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 94-55 | 5.47 |
| Johnson, S | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14-7 | 6.19 |
| Hartlieb | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17-7 | 4.78 |
| Medina (H, 13) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17-8 | 3.08 |
| Harris, H (S, 17) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-10 | 3.33 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |