Athletics vs. Houston Astros

Jul 26, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	5	7	0	7
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	6

loss:

H. Brownwin: Athletics logo

J. Sterner

Game Recap

HOUSTON – One night after a performance for the ages from Nick Kurtz, all eyes were on the Athletics rookie first baseman Saturday night to see what he might have in store for an encore....

Scoring Summary

ATHHOU

1
Brent Rooker doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Cooper Hummel. Nick Kurtz scores. [1 run]
10
6
Shea Langeliers homers (16) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run]
20
6
Chas McCormick out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Christian Walker scores. [1 run] [1 out]
21
9
Lawrence Butler homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. Max Schuemann scores. Luis Urias scores. [3 runs]
51

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lawrence ButlerCF	1	5	1	3	2	0	1	0	.238
2Nick Kurtz1B	2	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	.309
3Brent RookerDH	1	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.272
4Shea LangeliersC	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.248
5Tyler SoderstromLF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.256
6Miguel Andujar3B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.286
Gio Urshela3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237
7Carlos CortesRF	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333
Colby ThomasPH-RF	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	.100
8Max SchuemannSS	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	3	.230
9Luis Urias2B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.234

TOTAL	7	35	5	5	10	4	2	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jacob LopezLHP	4.1	2	0	0	4	4	0	95	4.29
Justin SternerRHP	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	19	4.06
Sean NewcombLHP	2.0	0	0	0	4	1	0	20	3.39
Mason MillerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	3.76

TOTAL	9.0	4	1	1	10	5	0	153	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Cam SmithRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	3	.260
2Jose AltuveDH	1	3	0	0	2	1	1	.281
3Christian Walker1B	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	.235
Shay WhitcombPR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107
4Yainer DiazC	1	4	0	0	0	0	4	.246
5Chas McCormickCF	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	.242
Taylor TrammellPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.269
6Mauricio Dubon3B-1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	.258
7Brice Matthews2B	0	3	0	0	2	0	2	.156
Victor CaratiniPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265
8Cooper HummelLF	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	.154
9Zack ShortSS	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	.231
TOTAL	4	28	1	1	10	5	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Hunter BrownRHP	5.0	4	1	1	5	2	0	98	2.54
Bennett SousaLHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	25	2.74
Bryan KingLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	2.49
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1.75
Hector NerisRHP	1.0	2	3	0	2	1	1	25	6.14
TOTAL	9.0	7	5	2	10	4	2	167	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHHOU

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
WALK — Nick Kurtz walks.
00
DOUBLE — Brent Rooker doubles (24) on a fly ball to left fielder Cooper Hummel. Nick Kurtz scores. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Shea Langeliers grounds out, shortstop Zack Short to first baseman Christian Walker. [2 outs]
10
WALK — Tyler Soderstrom walks.
10
FLYOUT — Miguel Andujar flies out to center fielder Chas McCormick. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Cam Smith strikes out swinging. [1 out]
10
WALK — Jose Altuve walks.
10
WALK — Christian Walker walks. Jose Altuve to 2nd.
10
FORCEOUT — Yainer Diaz grounds into a force out, shortstop Max Schuemann to second baseman Luis Urias. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Christian Walker out at 2nd. Yainer Diaz to 1st. [2 outs]
10
BUNT GROUNDOUT — Chas McCormick bunt grounds out, catcher Shea Langeliers to first baseman Nick Kurtz. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

ATH

HOU

5Runs1

7Hits4

0Errors2

.200Batting Avg.143

35At Bats28

3Extra-base Hits1

2Home Runs0

5Runs-Batted-In1

4Walks5

0Stolen Bases0

10Strikeouts10

7Left on Base6

14Total Bases5

Game Details

Saturday, July 26, 2025 · 7:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 36,213 (88.0%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed