Houston Astros vs Athletics

Final

MLB

HOU Team page

5 — 6

ATH Team page

DateSeptember 25, 2026

VenueSutter Health Park

HOU 63%

ATH 37%

The starting-pitcher edge points to Houston: Hunter Brown has a 3.26 season ERA and 1.27 WHIP, with a 2.60 ERA and 1.12 WHIP across his five most recent starts. Jacob Lopez has a 5.68 season ERA and 1.53 WHIP, and his last five starts produced an 8.49 ERA and 1.76 WHIP. That gap matters against an Athletics staff carrying a 5.44 ERA and 1.50 WHIP overall. Oakland has a credible counter in its home offense, which has posted a .792 OPS, but its home pitching has struggled. Houston has also allowed 4.77 runs per game this season and is only 79-80, so the Astros are not a safe bet for a runaway. Brown’s advantage makes Houston the likelier winner, while Oakland’s home hitting keeps the matchup competitive.

Team Form

Last 5 · latest first

Houston Astros

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Athletics

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Houston Astros

.240

AVG

.313

OBP

.727

OPS

220

4.51

ERA

1.35

WHIP

4.45

R/G

8.9

K/9

Athletics

.246

AVG

.318

OBP

.723

OPS

194

5.44

ERA

1.50

WHIP

4.36

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	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	5
ATH	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	—	6

Team stats

HOU Stat ATH

5 R 6

5 H 8

2 E 0

2 HR 0

6 BB 4

8 SO 7

8 LOB 17

0 SB 0

5 ER 5

3 DP 3

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	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	.271	.321	.461
Yordan Alvarez DH Starter	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	14	.315	.433	.599
Isaac Paredes 3B Starter	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	23	.260	.358	.442
Jose Altuve 2B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	.249	.304	.396
Yainer Diaz C Starter	2-4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	12	.281	.311	.458
Christian Walker 1B Starter	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	12	.223	.296	.420
Cam Smith RF Starter	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	21	.209	.275	.392
Lucas Spence CF Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.188	.264	.396
Jorge Barrosa LF Starter	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.196	.284	.336
LaMonte Wade Jr. LF	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	.206	.310	.349
Nelson Velazquez PH	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	.190	.259	.410
Taylor Trammell PR	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.287	.348

Pitching

Houston Astros Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Hunter Brown P Starter	5.1	2	2	1	4	4	100-60	3.19	100
Bennett Sousa P	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	5-4	6.00	5
AJ Blubaugh P	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	15-11	3.66	15
Logan VanWey P	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	34-22	1.54	34
Joshua Hendrickson P	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	3.38	4

ATH

Athletics

Batting

Athletics Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Henry Bolte LF Starter	2-5	5	1	2	2	0	0	14	.277	.359	.407
Lawrence Butler RF Starter	0-4	4	0	0	1	1	0	21	.237	.326	.396
Shea Langeliers DH Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	2	19	.263	.328	.478
Jeff McNeil 2B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	15	.267	.315	.373
Zack Gelof 3B Starter	0-4	4	1	0	0	0	1	17	.256	.323	.479
Donovan Walton SS Starter	0-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	17	.268	.367	.460
Carlos Cortes LF Starter	1-1	1	0	1	0	1	0	11	.255	.323	.404
Tommy White 1B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	2	18	.250	.268	.326
Jonah Heim C Starter	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	0	15	.206	.264	.369
Michael Stefanic PH	1-1	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	.346	.393	.385
Denzel Clarke CF	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	.151	.235	.164

Pitching

Athletics Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Jacob Lopez P Starter	6.0	2	1	1	2	4	1	94-55	5.47	94
Seth Johnson P	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	14-7	6.19	14
Geoff Hartlieb P	0.1	1	3	3	2	1	0	17-7	4.78	17
Luis Medina P	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	17-8	3.08	17
Hogan Harris P	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-10	3.33	14