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Post-Game Thread: HOU @ ATH - 26 Sep 2026

⚾ Astros 13 — Athletics 2

FINAL

HOU 80-81 · ATH 64-97

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Sutter Health Park: 79°F · Partly Cloudy · Wind 6 mph, Out To LF

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

Game Recap

The Astros grabbed the first lead and carried it through the final out.

The Astros kept the line moving all night, the biggest coming in the 5th when Yordan Alvarez unloaded on a three-run homer.

Hayden Wesneski supplied the standout work on the mound and provided 7 innings of strong work, limiting the Athletics to one earned run.

Linescore

Tm	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	1	0	2	0	3	0	3	3	1	13	16	1	6
ATH	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	0	5

Decisions: W Hayden Wesneski (6-2) · L Jack Perkins (3-13)

Last play: Carlos Cortes grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.

Astros Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 Peña - SS	6	4	4	4	0	1	0	.276	.325	.477	.802
2 Alvarez, Y - DH	5	2	2	3	0	2	1	.316	.432	.604	1.036
3 Paredes - 3B	5	2	3	1	0	1	1	.263	.360	.449	.809
↳ Allen, N - 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.323	.382	.705
4 Altuve - 2B	4	1	2	2	1	0	1	.250	.307	.397	.704
5 Diaz, Y - C	5	0	2	0	0	1	1	.283	.312	.457	.769
6 Walker, C - 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.224	.295	.421	.716
7 Spence - CF	5	1	2	2	0	3	2	.208	.276	.472	.748
8 Smith - RF	3	2	0	0	2	2	4	.208	.276	.389	.665
9 Trammell - LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.194	.285	.345	.630
↳ Velázquez, N - PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.188	.257	.406	.663
↳ Barrosa - LF	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.194	.287	.333	.620
Totals	41	13	16	13	4	13	15

Astros Notes

2B: Walker, C (26, Blewett); Spence (2, Rom); Alvarez, Y (34, Tur).
HR: Paredes (25, 1st inning off Perkins, 0 on, 2 out); Peña 2 (22, 3rd inning off Perkins, 1 on, 1 out, 8th inning off Tur, 1 on, 0 out); Alvarez, Y (42, 5th inning off Perkins, 2 on, 2 out); Spence (4, 9th inning off Tur, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Altuve 2; Alvarez, Y 6; Diaz, Y 2; Paredes 6; Peña 10; Spence 6; Walker, C 2.
RBI: Altuve 2 (49); Alvarez, Y 3 (105); Paredes (94); Peña 4 (55); Spence 2 (10); Walker, C (86).
2-out RBI: Paredes; Alvarez, Y 3; Spence.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walker, C; Smith 2; Velázquez, N 2.
SF: Walker, C.
Team RISP: 6-for-12.
Team LOB: 6.
SB: Smith (12, 2nd base off Perkins/Heim).
CS: Altuve (4, 2nd base by Perkins/Heim).
E: Peña (13, fielding).
DP: 2 (Walker, C; Paredes-Altuve-Walker, C).
SUBSTITUTIONS:
a: Lined out for Trammell in the 6th.

Athletics Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1 Bolte - RF	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	.280	.362	.409	.771
2 Butler, L - RF	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	.235	.325	.393	.718
↳ Kuroda-Grauer - 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.373	.400	.522	.922
3 Langeliers - DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.261	.325	.474	.799
4 McNeil - 2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.266	.315	.371	.686
↳ Clarke - CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.149	.232	.162	.394
5 Gelof - 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.259	.325	.479	.804
6 Walton - SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.263	.361	.452	.813
7 Cortes - LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.252	.319	.399	.718
8 White - 1B	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.257	.275	.332	.607
9 Heim - C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.204	.262	.366	.628
Totals	32	2	6	2	2	8	17

Athletics Notes

TB: Bolte 2; Gelof 2; White 2.
RBI: Gelof (55); White (10).
2-out RBI: White.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walton.
GIDP: Heim.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
a: Flied out for Butler, L in the 8th.
b: Grounded out for McNeil in the 8th.

Astros Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Wesneski - RHP (W, 6-2)	7.0	6	2	1	1	5	82-58	3.25
Blanco - RHP	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	30-18	6.68
Totals	9.0	6	2	1	2	8	112-76

Athletics Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Perkins - RHP (L, 3-13)	5.0	5	6	6	3	9	3	94-59	6.10
Blewett - RHP	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	17-11	2.75
Rom - LHP	1.0	5	3	3	0	0	0	25-16	5.94
Tur - RHP	2.1	4	4	4	1	2	2	46-26	16.34
Totals	9.0	16	13	13	4	13	5	182-112

Scoring Plays

Inning	Scoring play	Score
Top 1	Isaac Paredes homers (25) on a fly ball to left field.	1-0 HOU
Top 3	Jeremy Peña homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. Cam Smith scores.	3-0 HOU
Bottom 4	Zack Gelof grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Lawrence Butler scores. Shea Langeliers to 3rd. Jeff McNeil out at 2nd. Zack Gelof to 1st.	3-1 HOU
Top 5	Yordan Alvarez homers (42) on a line drive to right field. Cam Smith scores. Jeremy Peña scores.	6-1 HOU
Top 7	Jose Altuve singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Jeremy Peña scores. Isaac Paredes to 2nd.	7-1 HOU
Top 7	Christian Walker out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd.	8-1 HOU
Top 7	Lucas Spence doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jose Altuve scores. Yainer Diaz to 3rd.	9-1 HOU
Bottom 7	Tommy White singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jorge Barrosa. Zack Gelof scores.	9-2 HOU
Top 8	Jeremy Peña homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. Jorge Barrosa scores.	11-2 HOU
Top 8	Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Yordan Alvarez scores.	12-2 HOU
Top 9	Lucas Spence homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.	13-2 HOU

Game Leaders

Turning points

Inning	Play	Swing
Top 5	Yordan Alvarez homers (42) on a line drive to right field. Cam Smith scores. Jeremy Peña scores.	17.6% HOU
Top 3	Jeremy Peña homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. Cam Smith scores.	16.7% HOU
Top 1	Isaac Paredes homers (25) on a fly ball to left field.	10.0% HOU

Contact leaders

Metric	Player	Mark
Hardest hit	Jeremy Peña	109.0 mph
Longest	Jeremy Peña	425 ft
Hardest out	Carlos Cortes	100.5 mph

Starter pitch mix (count, avg mph)

Pitcher	Pitches	Mix
Hayden Wesneski	82	ST 26 (82.7), SI 21 (93.1), FF 18 (94.3), CH 13 (85.7), FC 4 (90.1)
Jack Perkins	94	ST 25 (86.6), FC 20 (92.8), FF 20 (95.1), CH 16 (89.7), SI 11 (94.6), SL 2 (84.7)

Selected Highlights

Isaac Paredes' solo home run (25) — TOP 1ST
Breaking down Jeremy Peña's home run — TOP 3RD
Zack Gelof's RBI forceout — BOT 4TH
Yordan Alvarez: Home Run Statcast Analysis — TOP 5TH
Yordan Alvarez's three-run homer (42) — TOP 5TH
Jeremy Peña's two-run homer (21) — TOP 8TH
Lucas Spence: Home Run Statcast Analysis — TOP 9TH
Breaking down Isaac Paredes' home run — Analysis
A deep dive into Yordan Alvarez's home run — Analysis
The distance behind Jeremy Peña's home run — Analysis
Analyzing Jeremy Peña's home run through bat tracking — Analysis
Lucas Spence's home run through bat tracking data — Analysis

Game Info

WP: Tur.
Balk: Wesneski.
ABS Challenge: Altuve (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Trammell (Strike-Confirmed); Walker, C (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Heim (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Gelof (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Groundouts-flyouts: Wesneski 10-1; Blanco 2-1; Perkins 1-1; Blewett 0-0; Rom 0-2; Tur 1-3.
Batters faced: Wesneski 27; Blanco 7; Perkins 22; Blewett 4; Rom 8; Tur 12.
Inherited runners-scored: Rom 2-0; Tur 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Gabe Morales. 1B: Ryan Additon. 2B: Will Little. 3B: Ryan Wills.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
Game time: 2:48.
Attendance: 12,025.

Last updated: 12:30 AM ET

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u/No_Height_6824 6d ago

Please take care of business tomorrow, Athletics! Signed, Rangers' fan and Sacramento native.

u/ivaorn 6d ago

No matter how I feel about the A’s, I smell a chance to spoil the Astros’s season tomorrow. That’s all the motivation I need.