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Game Thread: Astros at Athletics - 27 Sep 2026 - 12:05PM PDT

⚾ Astros 9 — Athletics 0

FINAL

HOU 81-81 · ATH 64-98

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Sutter Health Park: 66°F · Partly Cloudy · Wind 6 mph, Out To CF

TV: HOU: Space City Home Network | ATH: NBCSCA

Radio: HOU: KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2, KLTN-TUDN 102.9 FM (es) | ATH: Talk 650 KSTE, KVMX 92.1/105.5 (es), A's Cast

Linescore

Tm	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	1	0	9	12	0	11
ATH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	8

Decisions: W Ethan Pecko (2-0) · L Brady Basso (1-4)

Last play: Denzel Clarke strikes out swinging.

Astros Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 Peña - SS	5	1	2	1	0	2	0	.277	.325	.477	.802
2 Alvarez, Y - DH	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.316	.432	.601	1.033
↳ Wade Jr. - DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.308	.346	.654
3 Paredes - 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.262	.360	.447	.807
↳ Allen, N - 3B	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.283	.327	.393	.720
4 Altuve - 2B	5	0	1	1	0	1	4	.250	.306	.395	.701
↳ Delgado - 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.300	.351	.651
5 Diaz, Y - C	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.285	.313	.459	.772
6 Walker, C - 1B	3	3	2	1	2	0	1	.226	.299	.427	.726
7 Spence - CF	2	1	1	2	3	0	0	.218	.317	.509	.826
8 Smith - RF	4	1	2	1	1	1	3	.210	.279	.390	.669
9 Trammell - LF	3	0	0	0	1	3	4	.192	.285	.341	.626
↳ Barrosa - LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.285	.331	.616
Totals	37	9	12	8	8	9	17

Astros Notes

2B: Diaz, Y (16, Basso); Allen, N (7, Hartlieb).
3B: Spence (1, Basso).
HR: Walker, C (29, 6th inning off Blewett, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Allen, N 2; Altuve; Alvarez, Y; Diaz, Y 3; Peña 2; Smith 2; Spence 3; Walker, C 5.
RBI: Altuve (50); Alvarez, Y (106); Diaz, Y (45); Peña (56); Smith (56); Spence 2 (12); Walker, C (87).
2-out RBI: Alvarez, Y; Spence 2; Diaz, Y.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Smith 2; Alvarez, Y 2; Trammell 2; Altuve 2.
SF: Peña.
GIDP: Diaz, Y.
Team RISP: 5-for-13.
Team LOB: 11.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
a: Popped out for Trammell in the 9th.
b: Grounded out for Alvarez, Y in the 9th.
1: Ran for Altuve in the 8th.

Athletics Batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 Bolte - LF	4	0	0	1	3	.277	.359	.405	.764
2 Butler, L - RF	4	2	0	0	0	.237	.326	.394	.720
3 Langeliers - DH	2	1	1	0	1	.262	.328	.474	.802
↳ Stefanic - DH	0	0	1	0	0	.346	.414	.385	.799
4 Gelof - 3B	4	0	0	3	4	.256	.322	.475	.797
5 McNeil - 2B	4	0	0	0	3	.264	.313	.368	.681
6 Walton - 2B	2	0	0	1	0	.261	.358	.448	.806
↳ White - 1B	2	0	0	1	0	.254	.272	.328	.600
7 Kuroda-Grauer - SS	4	1	0	0	0	.366	.392	.507	.899
8 Cortes - LF	2	0	0	0	0	.251	.318	.397	.715
↳ Clarke - CF	2	1	0	1	0	.158	.238	.171	.409
9 Serven - C	2	0	1	0	0	.175	.224	.375	.599
Totals	32	5	3	7	11

Athletics Notes

TB: Butler, L 2; Clarke; Kuroda-Grauer; Langeliers.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bolte 2; McNeil.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 8.
DP: (Kuroda-Grauer-McNeil-White).
SUBSTITUTIONS:
a: Struck out for Walton in the 7th.
b: Singled for Cortes in the 7th.
c: Walked for Langeliers in the 8th.

Astros Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Lambert, P - RHP	2.0	2	0	1	41-28	3.82
Pecko - RHP (W, 2-0)	3.0	1	0	2	34-24	3.93
Ullola - RHP	1.0	0	1	1	18-12	2.16
King, B - LHP	1.0	2	1	2	23-15	5.19
VanWey - RHP	1.0	0	1	0	16-11	1.42
Imai - RHP	1.0	0	0	1	10-9	4.93
Totals	9.0	5	3	7	142-99

Athletics Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Johnson, S - RHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	2	0	36-22	5.88
Basso - LHP (L, 1-4)	1.0	3	4	4	1	1	0	19-15	6.07
Alvarado - RHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	21-14	3.90
Blewett - RHP	1.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	22-16	3.13
Roycroft - RHP	1.0	3	2	2	4	2	0	48-24	6.57
Hartlieb - RHP	1.2	3	1	1	1	1	0	27-16	4.82
Rom - LHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-9	5.60
Totals	9.0	12	9	9	8	9	1	186-116

Scoring Plays

Inning	Scoring play	Score
Top 3	Jose Altuve grounds out, first baseman Jeff McNeil to pitcher Brady Basso. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.	1-0 HOU
Top 3	Yainer Diaz doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Yordan Alvarez scores.	2-0 HOU
Top 3	Lucas Spence triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Yainer Diaz scores. Christian Walker scores.	4-0 HOU
Top 6	Christian Walker homers (29) on a fly ball to left field.	5-0 HOU
Top 6	Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Cam Smith scores. Jeremy Peña to 3rd.	6-0 HOU
Top 7	Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Christian Walker scores. Lucas Spence to 2nd.	7-0 HOU
Top 7	Jeremy Peña out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Henry Bolte. Lucas Spence scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. Taylor Trammell to 2nd.	8-0 HOU
Top 8	Yainer Diaz grounds into a double play, shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Tommy White. Nick Allen scores. Raynel Delgado out at 2nd. Yainer Diaz out at 1st.	9-0 HOU

Game Leaders

Turning points

Inning	Play	Swing
Top 3	Lucas Spence triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. Yainer Diaz scores. Christian Walker scores.	14.7% HOU
Top 3	Yainer Diaz doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Yordan Alvarez scores.	9.9% HOU
Top 2	Taylor Trammell called out on strikes.	7.7% ATH

Contact leaders

Metric	Player	Mark
Hardest hit	Yordan Alvarez	111.5 mph
Longest	Christian Walker	386 ft
Hardest out	Henry Bolte	108.2 mph

Starter pitch mix (count, avg mph)

Pitcher	Pitches	Mix
Peter Lambert	41	SI 11 (94.2), ST 10 (82.7), FF 8 (94.8), CH 8 (86.6), FC 3 (91.7), SV 1 (78.1)
Seth Johnson	36	SL 16 (88.2), FF 14 (96.5), CU 2 (81.5), ST 2 (84.5), SI 1 (93.7), FS 1 (90.5)

Selected Highlights

Jose Altuve's RBI groundout — TOP 6TH
Christian Walker's solo homer (29) — TOP 6TH
Yordan Alvarez's RBI single — TOP 6TH
Cam Smith's RBI single — TOP 7TH
Yainer Diaz's RBI double — TOP 8TH
Nick Allen scores on double play — TOP 8TH
Tatsuya Imai seals win as Astros clinch AL West title — BOT 9TH
Peter Lambert on shutout day, clinching AL West, more — Analysis
Joe Espada on win, clinching AL West, more — Broadcast
Omar Lopez on Astros' rollercoaster year, AL West win — Broadcast
Condensed Game: HOU@ATH - 9/27/26 — Broadcast
Walker, Spence lead Astros to 9-0 clinching win — Broadcast

Game Info

IBB: Walker, C (by Basso).
HBP: Alvarez, Y (by Basso).
ABS Challenge: Altuve (Strike-Confirmed); Serven 2 (Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Diaz, Y (Ball-Confirmed).
Groundouts-flyouts: Lambert, P 2-1; Pecko 2-2; Ullola 0-0; King, B 0-0; VanWey 0-2; Imai 0-2; Johnson, S 1-1; Basso 2-0; Alvarado 0-0; Blewett 4-0; Roycroft 1-0; Hartlieb 2-1; Rom 1-1.
Batters faced: Lambert, P 8; Pecko 10; Ullola 4; King, B 6; VanWey 4; Imai 3; Johnson, S 8; Basso 8; Alvarado 4; Blewett 6; Roycroft 10; Hartlieb 8; Rom 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Basso 3-0; Alvarado 1-0; Roycroft 1-1; Hartlieb 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Ryan Additon. 1B: Will Little. 2B: Ryan Wills. 3B: Gabe Morales.
First pitch: 12:05 PM.
Game time: 3:03.
Attendance: 10,022.

Last updated: 8:03 PM ET

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u/Few_Employment_7876 7d ago

What an absolutely embarassing Fan Appreciation Weekend. Just awful Glad that abysmal season is over. Kurtz out for so many games because he hurt his pinkly finger. Give me a break. Fire Kots, Fire Bushie, Fire the training staff as well. These players were not prepared to play resulting in injury. Plain as Day.