| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 3-5 |
| Game 2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-7 |
| Game 3 | 2-0 | 2-3 | 5-4 |
| Game 4 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Game 2 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 6-3 |
| Game 3 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 4-1 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Houston Pitcher
B. Abreu
(L)
Athletics Pitcher
E. Alvarado
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
-130 | 10o (12) | -1.5 |
|
|
+110 | 10u | +1.5 (3.5) |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Altuve | 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .344 |
| Y. Alvarez | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .400 |
| C. Correa | 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .263 |
| C. Walker | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .324 |
| C. Smith | RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .273 |
| Y. Diaz | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .242 |
| J. Meyers | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| J. Loperfido | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .320 |
| B. Matthews | PH -LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .118 |
| N. Allen | SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Totals | 40 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 29 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Kurtz | 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .148 |
| S. Langeliers | C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .306 |
| T. Soderstrom | LF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .212 |
| B. Rooker | DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .176 |
| J. Wilson | SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 |
| L. Butler | CF -RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 |
| M. Muncy | 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| J. McNeil | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .174 |
| C. Cortes | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| D. Clarke | PR -CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 21 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. McCullers Jr. | 4 .0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.27 |
| S. Okert | 0 .1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| A. Blubaugh | 2 .0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.14 |
| C. Roa | 0 .2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| B. King | 1 .2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.69 |
| B. Abreu (L 0-1) | 0 .1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23.63 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Lopez | 4 .1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6.48 |
| J. Sterner | 1 .1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| J. Ginn (BS 1) | 1 .1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 |
| S. Barlow | 0 .0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.82 |
| M. Leiter Jr. (BS 1) | 1 .0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
| H. Harris | 1 .1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.68 |
| E. Alvarado (W 1-0) | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.44 |
Location Sutter Health Park
Temperature 83° Temperature
Attendance 10,085 attendance
Home Nic Lentz
1st Jacob Metz
2nd Edwin Moscoso
3rd Vic Carapazza
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | HOU Starter (IP) | ATH Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 04, '26 | ATH |
|
HOU -108 | o9.5 | T. Imai (5.2) | L. Morales (3.0) |
| Apr 03, '26 | ATH |
|
ATH -108 | o9.5 | C. Javier (3.2) | J. Springs (6.0) |
| Sep 25, '25 | ATH |
|
HOU -110 | o9.5 | F. Valdez (7.0) | J. Ginn (3.2) |
| Sep 24, '25 | ATH |
|
ATH +118 | u9.0 | H. Brown (5.0) | L. Severino (6.1) |
| Sep 23, '25 | ATH |
|
ATH -106 | u10.0 | C. Javier (4.2) | J. Springs (5.0) |
| Jul 27, '25 | HOU |
|
ATH +118 | P8.0 | C. Gordon (5.0) | J. Ginn (6.0) |
| Jul 26, '25 | HOU |
|
ATH +150 | u7.5 | H. Brown (5.0) | J. Lopez (4.1) |
| Jul 25, '25 | HOU |
|
ATH +114 | o8.5 | R. Gusto (3.1) | J. Springs (6.0) |
| Jul 24, '25 | HOU |
|
ATH +126 | u8.5 | J. Alexander (6.0) | L. Severino (7.0) |
| Jun 19, '25 | ATH |
|
ATH +128 | o9.5 | C. Gordon (5.0) | J. Lopez (6.0) |
Last Meeting ( Apr 4, 2026 ) Houston 11, Athletics 0
The Athletics will be looking for better results on Sunday as they host the Houston Astros in West Sacramento, Calif., with each team vying for its first series win against a divisional opponent in 2026.
It's been a tale of two blowouts so far in this first meeting between American League West rivals this season, with the A's taking the opener 11-4 on Friday night and Houston responding with an 11-0 shutout on Saturday.
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay is looking for a better effort from his team after that big loss.
"We didn't do anything well today," he said postgame on Saturday. "That game was reflective of, in my opinion, past performances that we feel like we have put behind us, and we need to put behind us as a team."
He was critical of the pitching staff's performance after five pitchers combined to give up 18 hits, walk 13 batters and strike out only five.
"This is not reflective of the expectation level of our staff right now," Kotsay said. "We talk about beating ourselves all the time. Today, we completely beat ourselves."
The A's are second in walks in the majors with 47 as a staff in eight games, trailing only the Los Angeles Angels (48). Kotsay said his pitchers need to start locating their offspeed offerings better.
"You've got to be able to keep big-league hitters off-balance," he said. "You've got to have some type of secondary (pitch) you can throw in the zone for a strike and land it and get ahead."
He'll also be hoping for an improvement from Jacob Lopez as he makes his first home start of 2026.
Lopez (0-1, 6.75 ERA) struggled for control as he walked five batters and gave up three runs in four innings of a 4-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Monday.
He did not take a decision in either of his previous two career starts against Houston, putting up a 0.87 ERA in 10 1/3 innings, allowing one run on six hits.
If the A's are able to pull out a victory, they will win their first series of the young season after starting 1-5 against the Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves.
Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0, 1.29 ERA) will take the mound for Houston for the rubber game. McCullers picked up the win in his season debut on Monday against Boston, striking out nine and allowing one run over seven innings. Over 15 starts against the Athletics in his career, McCullers is 7-3 with a 3.32 ERA.
"He kept attacking," Astros manager Joe Espada said after McCullers' outing against the Red Sox. "He set the tone from the very beginning. He was going to control the at-bats."
McCullers has been in the Houston organization for his entire career, drafted in 2012 and debuting in 2015. He was an All-Star in 2017 when the Astros won the World Series, but he has thrown more than 100 innings in a season just once since 2018 while battling multiple injuries. He missed the 2019, 2023 and 2024 campaigns.
He will be looking to build on the work of Tatsuya Imai, who worked 5 2/3 scoreless innings and struck out nine in Houston's win on Saturday to set up Sunday's decisive Game 3.
Last season, the Athletics won the head-to-head series with Houston 8-5.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Teng | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros rescinded RHP Kai-Wei Teng's option and placed him on the 15-day injured list with a right knee sprain. | ||||
| C. Walker | 1B | Day To Day - Back( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| Walker left Wednesday's (Jul. 1) game against the Twins due to lower back stiffness. | ||||
| R. Delgado | 2B | Day To Day - Finger( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| Delgado was removed from Wednesday’s (Jul. 1) game against the Twins with a dislocated right pinkie finger. | ||||
| J. Pena | SS | Ten Day IL - Calf( Jun 29, '26) | Jun 29, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed INF Jeremy Peña on the 10-day injured list after he was diagnosed with a mild left calf strain. | ||||
| L. Wade Jr. | 1B | Ten Day IL - Hamstring( Jun 08, '26) | Jun 08, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed INF LaMonte Wade on the 10-day injured list due to right hamstring strain. | ||||
| B. Shewmake | SS | Ten Day IL - Groin( Jun 01, '26) | Jun 01, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed INF Braden Shewmake on the 10-day injured list due to right adductor strain. | ||||
| C. Correa | SS | Sixty Day IL - Ankle( Jun 01, '26) | Jun 01, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros Carlos Correa was transferred to the 60-day injured list, he underwent season-ending surgery to repair a tendon tear in his left ankle, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com. | ||||
| L. McCullers Jr. | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 18, '26) | May 18, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed RHP Lance McCullers on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| B. Sousa | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 08, '26) | May 08, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed LHP Bennett Sousa on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| C. Javier | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 19, '26) | Apr 19, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed RHP Cristian Javier from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. | ||||
| H. Wesneski | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 29, '26) | Mar 29, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred RHP Hayden Wesneski to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from right elbow surgery. | ||||
| B. Walter | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed LHP Brandon Walter on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from left elbow surgery. | ||||
| R. Blanco | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred RHP Ronel Blanco to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Soderstrom | LF | Ten Day IL - Hip( Jun 28, '26) | Jun 28, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed OF Tyler Soderstrom on the 10-day injured list due to a left hip impingement. | ||||
| J. Wilson | SS | Ten Day IL - Thumb( Jun 28, '26) | Jun 28, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed INF Jacob Wilson on the 10-day injured list due to right thumb inflammation. | ||||
| Z. Gelof | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 24, '26) | Jun 24, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed INF Zack Gelof on the 10-day injured list due to a laceration and contusion. | ||||
| M. Leiter Jr. | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Hip( Jun 19, '26) | Jun 19, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed RHP Mark Leiter on the 15-day injured list due to right hip impingement. | ||||
| B. Rooker | DH | Ten Day IL - Knee( Jun 11, '26) | Jun 11, '26 | |
| The Athletics placed DH Brent Rooker on the 10-day injured list with a bone bruise in his left knee. | ||||
| B. Kriske | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Jun 01, '26) | Jun 01, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Brooks Kriske to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| L. Severino | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 29, '26) | May 29, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Luis Severino to the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. | ||||
| D. Clarke | CF | Sixty Day IL - Foot( May 25, '26) | May 25, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred OF Denzel Clarke to the 60-day injured list with a mid-foot bone bruise in his right foot. | ||||
| G. Hoglund | SP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( May 19, '26) | May 19, '26 | |
| The Athletics transferred RHP Gunnar Hoglund from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a sprained right knee. Hoglund will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip. | ||||
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar 30, '26
HOU 8 - BOS 1
|
W +112 | o8.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 13.7 | 8.0 |
|
Sep 28, '25
LAA 2 - HOU 6
|
W -110 | u9.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 18.0 | 5.0 |
|
Aug 22, '25
BAL 7 - HOU 10
|
W -107 | o9.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 | 6.0 |
|
Jul 19, '25
SEA 7 - HOU 6
|
L +120 | o8.0 | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 28.1 | 0.7 |
|
Jul 11, '25
HOU 3 - TEX 7
|
L -124 | o8.5 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 27.7 | 0.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 79.0 | 21.9 | 3.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 28, '25
HOU 5 - ATH 3
|
W -134 | p8.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 17.0 | 4.0 |
|
Sep 15, '22
HOU 5 - ATH 2
|
W -295 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 16.5 | 4.0 |
|
Aug 13, '22
HOU 8 - ATH 0
|
W -287 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 94.0 | 15.7 | 3.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mar 30, '26
ATL 4 - ATH 0
|
L +112 | u9.0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 | 5.0 |
|
Aug 24, '25
SEA 11 - ATH 4
|
L +159 | o7.5 | 2.0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0.0 |
|
Aug 19, '25
MIN 3 - ATH 6
|
W +130 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 94 | 15.7 | 3.5 |
|
Aug 12, '25
ATH 6 - TB 0
|
W -105 | u9.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 13.7 | 1.3 |
|
Aug 07, '25
WAS 0 - ATH 6
|
W -148 | u8.5 | 7.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 14.9 | 2.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 92.0 | 19.9 | 2.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jul 26, '25
HOU 1 - ATH 5
|
W +150 | u7.5 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 21.9 | 0.6 |
|
Jun 19, '25
ATH 6 - HOU 4
|
W +128 | o9.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 15.8 | 0.3 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 95.0 | 18.9 | 0.5 |