Houston Astros vs. Athletics

Apr 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	2	0	2	3	0	3	0	1	0	11	18	0	17
ATH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7

loss:

L. Moraleswin: Houston Astros logo

T. Imai

Game Recap

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Slowly but surely, Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai is learning what life in the Major Leagues is all about. He learned Saturday that when you pick up your first career victory, which he did by throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings in an 11-0 win over the A’s, your...

Scoring Summary

HOUATH

1
Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Jeremy Pena scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. [1 run]
10
1
Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Yordan Alvarez scores. [1 run]
20
3
Christian Walker homers (1) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run]
30
3
Christian Vazquez doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Jake Meyers scores. [1 run]
40
4
Joey Loperfido hits a ground-rule double (3) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Carlos Correa scores. Christian Walker to 3rd. [1 run]
50
4
Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Christian Walker scores. Joey Loperfido scores. [2 runs]
70
6
Joey Loperfido singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Christian Walker scores. [1 run]
80
6
Christian Vazquez doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Joey Loperfido scores. Yainer Diaz to 3rd. [1 run]
90
6
Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Yainer Diaz scores. Christian Vazquez to 3rd. [1 run]
100
8
Cam Smith homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
110

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.273
Nick AllenPH-SS	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	.286
2Yordan AlvarezLF	1	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	.423
Cam SmithRF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250
3Jose Altuve2B	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	8	.321
Brice MatthewsPH-2B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125
4Carlos Correa3B	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	9	.242
Shay WhitcombPH-3B	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
5Christian Walker1B	3	5	3	2	1	1	1	2	.344
6Joey LoperfidoRF-LF	3	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	.364
7Yainer DiazDH	3	5	1	2	0	1	0	3	.296
8Jake MeyersCF	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	6	.192
9Christian VazquezC	3	6	0	2	1	0	0	3	.313
TOTAL	18	41	11	11	5	13	2	37	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tatsuya ImaiRHP	5.2	3	0	0	9	3	0	94	4.32
Kai-Wei TengRHP	2.1	2	0	0	3	0	0	33	1.59
Steven OkertLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	0.00


TOTAL	9.0	5	0	0	13	3	0	143	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nick Kurtz1B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.083
2Shea LangeliersC	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	.300
Austin WynnsC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
3Tyler SoderstromLF	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	.207
Carlos CortesLF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
4Brent RookerDH	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.133
5Jacob WilsonSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.212
6Lawrence ButlerRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.200
Darell HernaizRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125
7Max Muncy3B	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	0	.300
8Jeff McNeil2B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.150
9Denzel ClarkeCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	.150

TOTAL	5	31	0	0	13	3	0	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Luis MoralesRHP	3.0	8	5	5	0	6	1	77	12.27
Elvis AlvaradoRHP	2.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	29	9.64
Hogan HarrisLHP	1.0	4	3	3	1	2	0	34	4.50
Luis MedinaRHP	2.0	2	1	1	4	2	1	43	2.08
Michael KellyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	6.23
TOTAL	9.0	18	11	11	5	13	2	200	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUATH

TOP 1
DOUBLE — Jeremy Pena doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
00
WALK — Yordan Alvarez walks.
00
SINGLE — Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Jeremy Pena scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. [1 run]
10
GROUNDED INTO DP — Carlos Correa grounds into a double play, third baseman Max Muncy to second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Jose Altuve out at 2nd. Carlos Correa out at 1st. [2 outs]
10
SINGLE — Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Yordan Alvarez scores. [1 run]
20
SINGLE — Joey Loperfido singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Christian Walker to 3rd.
20
LINEOUT — Yainer Diaz lines out to right fielder Lawrence Butler. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Nick Kurtz singles on a soft line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez.
20
STRIKEOUT — Shea Langeliers strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
STRIKEOUT DOUBLE PLAY — Tyler Soderstrom strikes out swinging and Nick Kurtz caught stealing 2nd, catcher Christian Vazquez to shortstop Jeremy Pena to catcher Christian Vazquez. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

HOU

ATH

11Runs0

18Hits5

0Errors0

.439Batting Avg.161

41At Bats31

8Extra-base Hits0

2Home Runs0

11Runs-Batted-In0

13Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts13

17Left on Base7

30Total Bases5

Game Details

Saturday, April 4, 2026 · 4:05 PM

Sutter Health Park · West Sacramento, CA

attendance: 12,015 (85.7%)

weather: 76 degrees, sunny

spread: ATH -118

over/under: 9.5