Houston Astros vs Athletics

Final

MLB

HOU Team page

7 — 5

ATH Team page

DateSeptember 24, 2026

VenueSutter Health Park

HOU 61%

ATH 39%

Houston is the stronger full-game pick, primarily because it has the more reliable starting-pitching outlook. Probable starter Peter Lambert carries a 3.70 ERA and 1.23 WHIP, while the Athletics have posted a 6.23 team ERA at home. Houston’s 213 home runs give it the power to exploit that weakness. Oakland’s home offense is a substantial counterweight, though: it has a .790 OPS there, and its relievers have compiled a 3.11 ERA over the past 28 days. Injuries to Nick Kurtz, Brent Rooker and J.T. Ginn also leave the Athletics without important lineup and rotation pieces. Oakland’s hitting at home and recent relief work could keep this close, but Lambert and Houston’s power provide the clearer route to a win.

Team Form

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Houston Astros

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Athletics

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Houston Astros

.240

AVG

.314

OBP

.725

OPS

213

4.50

ERA

1.34

WHIP

4.43

R/G

8.8

K/9

Athletics

.246

AVG

.318

OBP

.721

OPS

191

5.43

ERA

1.50

WHIP

4.34

R/G

8.5

K/9

Key Players

Houston Astros

1.033OPS

.800OPS

.704OPS

0.83ERA

Athletics

.816OPS

.789OPS

.720OPS

3.42ERA

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
HOU	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7
ATH	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	5

Team stats

HOU Stat ATH

7 R 5

10 H 11

0 E 0

5 HR 3

2 BB 3

10 SO 14

9 LOB 16

1 SB 0

5 ER 7

6 DP 0

HOU

Houston Astros

Batting

Houston Astros Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jeremy Pena SS Starter	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	14	.274	.324	.466
Yordan Alvarez LF Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	23	.315	.432	.600
Isaac Paredes 3B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	24	.261	.359	.445
Jose Altuve 2B Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	.250	.306	.398
Yainer Diaz DH Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	.279	.308	.455
Christian Walker 1B Starter	2-4	4	2	2	1	1	0	1	14	.223	.295	.415
Cam Smith RF Starter	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	15	.208	.273	.386
Lucas Spence CF Starter	3-4	4	3	3	5	3	0	0	12	.205	.286	.432
Christian Vazquez C Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	14	.207	.261	.322
Jorge Barrosa LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.199	.288	.340

Pitching

Houston Astros Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Peter Lambert P Starter	2.2	6	4	4	2	6	2	62-40	3.87	62
Bryan King P	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	23-17	5.28	23
Miguel Ullola P	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	35-25	2.30	35
Bennett Sousa P	0.2	2	1	1	0	2	1	13-11	5.10	13
Bryan Abreu P	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	14-9	3.73	14

ATH

Athletics

Batting

Athletics Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Henry Bolte LF Starter	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	.275	.358	.402
Lawrence Butler RF Starter	3-5	5	0	3	0	0	0	2	21	.239	.328	.399
Shea Langeliers DH Starter	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	19	.265	.329	.482
Jeff McNeil 2B Starter	2-4	4	1	2	3	1	0	1	14	.267	.316	.374
Zack Gelof 3B Starter	2-3	3	2	2	2	2	1	0	17	.259	.326	.484
Donovan Walton 2B Starter	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	.270	.367	.464
Carlos Cortes LF Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	.253	.319	.402
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer SS Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	14	.379	.406	.530
Jonah Heim C Starter	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	17	.202	.261	.368
Tommy White 1B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.269	.328
Michael Stefanic PH	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.320	.370	.360
Denzel Clarke CF	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.238	.167

Pitching

Athletics Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Mason Barnett P Starter	6.0	4	4	4	2	8	2	87-54	7.02	87
Scott Blewett P	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	18-13	2.80	18
Chris Roycroft P	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	14-8	6.27	14
Elvis Alvarado P	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	20-11	4.00	20