HOU 5, ATH 6 | Sep 25, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 26, 2026•Sutter Health Park•77°F, Clear

HOU

Astros

ATH

Athletics

Final

WIN

Jacob Lopez

LOSS

Hunter Brown

SAVE

Hogan Harris

The Athletics edged the Astros 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 7: Cam Smith homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 77°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 1:40 AM UTCT: 2:55Att: 9,012Venue: Sutter Health Park

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92.5%B

13 missed calls

+11.7% HOU

+0.85 runs HOU

Win Probability

ATH WinHOU Win

Team	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
ATH	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

Game 824947 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.271/.321/.461	106.2	.221	.216
Yordan AlvarezDH	3	1	1	0	1	1	.315/.433/.599	110.8	.362	.348
Isaac Paredes3B	3	1	0	0	1	1	.260/.358/.442	96.2	.154	.150
Jose Altuve2B	3	0	0	1	0	0	.249/.304/.396	90.7	.035	.106
Yainer DiazC	4	0	2	1	0	0	.281/.311/.458	106.1	.348	.349
Christian Walker1B	3	1	1	1	1	0	.223/.296/.420	106.1	.376	.740
Cam SmithRF	3	1	1	1	1	2	.209/.275/.392	100.1	.054	.099
Lucas SpenceCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.188/.264/.396	102	.341	.599
Taylor TrammellPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196/.287/.348	-	-	-
Bench
Jorge BarrosaLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.196/.284/.336	93.2	.409	.372
Hunter BrownP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	30	5	5	4	6	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Walker (4th off Lopez, 0 on, 2 out); Smith (7th off Johnson, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Diaz

TB:12

RBI:Smith; Altuve; Walker; Diaz

SF:Altuve

GIDP:Peña

Team LOB:5

Athletics

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Henry BolteLF	5	1	2	2	0	0	.277/.359/.407	106.4	.377

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Hunter BrownL	5.1	2	2	1	4	4	100-60	93.4	3.19
Bennett SousaBS	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	5-4	88	6.00
AJ Blubaugh	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	15-11	90.8	3.66
Logan VanWey	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	34-22	89.4	1.54
Josh Hendrickson	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	85.8	3.38
Totals	8.0	8	6	5	4	7	158-100	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Sousa 2-2; Blubaugh 2-2; Hendrickson 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Brown 100-60; Sousa 5-4; Blubaugh 15-11; VanWey 34-22; Hendrickson 4-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Brown 9-5; Sousa 0-0; Blubaugh 1-1; VanWey 1-1; Hendrickson 1-0

Athletics

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jacob LopezW	6.0	2	1	1	2	4	1	94-55	83.5	5.47

Game Notes

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B3Replay review: Jeff McNeil challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jeff McNeil called out on strikes.

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B4Replay review: Donovan Walton challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Donovan Walton called out on strikes.

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T8Wild pitch by Luis Medina

Top 4 • HOU

1-0

Christian Walker homers (28) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 425 ftLA: 32°

Bot 6 • ATH

1-2

Michael Stefanic singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Jeff McNeil scores. Zack Gelof scores.

EV: 101.8 mph165 ftLA: 7°

1-3

Jonah Heim singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jorge Barrosa, deflected by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Denzel Clarke scores. Tommy White to 2nd.

EV: 105.9 mph113 ftLA: 6°

1-5

Henry Bolte triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Lucas Spence. Tommy White scores. Jonah Heim scores.

EV: 103.2 mph372 ftLA: 25°

1-6

Lawrence Butler reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Christian Walker. Henry Bolte scores.

EV: 76.2 mph38 ft0

Top 7 • HOU

2-6

Cam Smith homers (21) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 100.1 mph💣 366 ftLA: 44°

Top 8 • HOU

5-6

Cam Smith strikes out swinging.

4-6

Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Henry Bolte. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 2nd.

EV: 106.1 mph239 ftLA: 12°

3-6

Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores.

EV: 90.7 mph327 ftLA: 20°

WP:Medina

Inherited runners-scored:Medina 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Lopez 94-55; Johnson 14-7; Hartlieb 17-7; Medina 17-8; Harris 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Lopez 6-8; Johnson 1-1; Hartlieb 0-0; Medina 0-1; Harris 1-0

Bench
Carlos CortesLF	1	0	1	0	1	0	.255/.323/.404	90.1	.041	.037
Michael StefanicPH	1	0	1	2	0	0	.346/.393/.385	101.8	.683	.630
Jacob LopezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Seth JohnsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Geoff HartliebP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luis MedinaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hogan HarrisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-