Athletics vs. Houston Astros

Aug 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	10	1	7
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	0	6

loss:

B. Sousawin: Athletics logo

L. Medinasave: Athletics logo

E. Alvarado

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- To say the season hasn’t gone the way the Athletics hoped would be an understatement, but that doesn’t mean they'll stop battling. Down two headed into the eighth against the Astros on Saturday night, the A’s fight showed through. Jacob Lopez pitched six strong innings in his third...

Scoring Summary

ATHHOU

3
Donovan Walton homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
10
4
Yainer Diaz doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Christian Walker scores. [1 run]
11
7
Daulton Varsho homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
12
7
Jeremy Pena singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Jeremy Pena to 2nd. [1 run]
13
8
Wild pitch by pitcher Bennett Sousa. Jeff McNeil scores. Zack Gelof to 3rd. [1 run]
23
8
Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman Christian Walker. Zack Gelof scores. [2 runs]
33
8
Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to first baseman Christian Walker. Lawrence Butler scores. Tommy White to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
43

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Henry BolteCF	0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	.264
2Jeff McNeil2B-1B	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	.262
3Zack Gelof3B-LF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	3	.262
4Carlos CortesLF	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	.262
Alika WilliamsPH-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261
5Lawrence ButlerRF	2	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.219
6Tommy White1B-3B	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.265
7Jonah HeimC	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	6	.204
8Donovan WaltonSS-2B	1	4	1	1	2	0	1	3	.283
9Max MuncyDH	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.214
TOTAL	10	32	4	3	8	5	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jacob LopezLHP	6.0	3	1	1	9	1	0	91	4.98
Luis MedinaRHP	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	1	26	3.77
Hogan HarrisLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	3.72
Elvis AlvaradoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	4.29
TOTAL	9.0	6	3	3	14	2	1	141	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	1	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	.283
2Yordan AlvarezDH	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.319
3Isaac Paredes3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.260
4Jose Altuve2B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.245
5Christian Walker1B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.234
6Daulton VarshoCF	2	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.232
7Yainer DiazC	1	4	0	1	3	0	0	2	.254
8Cam SmithRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.216
9LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	.222
Taylor TrammellLF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210
TOTAL	6	34	3	3	14	2	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Hunter BrownRHP	5.2	7	1	1	4	3	1	101	3.51
AJ BlubaughRHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	3.29
Bennett SousaLHP	0.1	2	3	3	0	1	0	12	4.86
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	22	4.07
TOTAL	8.3	10	4	4	8	5	1	154	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHHOU

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Henry Bolte grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to first baseman Christian Walker. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Jeff McNeil grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Zack Gelof grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hunter Brown. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Jeremy Pena strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Yordan Alvarez flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. [2 outs]
00
FIELD ERROR — Isaac Paredes reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Zack Gelof.
00
STRIKEOUT — Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00

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Team Stats

ATH

HOU

4Runs3

10Hits6

1Errors0

.313Batting Avg.176

32At Bats34

2Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In3

5Walks2

0Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts14

7Left on Base6

14Total Bases11

Game Details

Saturday, August 22, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 31,009 (75.3%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed

spread: HOU -235

over/under: 8