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Houston Astros @ Athletics

9/26/2026, 9:40:00 PM ET · Sutter Health Park

Houston Astros13
Athletics2
FINALtotal 9.512,025 attendance

Houston Astros

79–81 · last 5: 2–3

DateOppResultRunsvs 9.5
09-25@ ATHL 5–611O
09-24@ ATHW 7–512O
09-23@ SEAL 5–611O
09-22@ SEAW 7–07U
09-20vs ATLL 2–46U

Athletics

64–96 · last 5: 3–2

DateOppResultRunsvs 9.5
09-25vs HOUW 6–511O
09-24vs HOUL 5–712O
09-23vs LAAW 7–310O
09-22vs LAAW 9–716O
09-20@ CLEL 0–11U

Probable pitchers

Expected to throw the bulk of the game.

Hayden Wesneski

Houston Astros · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
20261161.03.251.13.21718.7%6.80.59
2026 Away633.23.741.22.24617.3%6.41.07
2026 Day13.09.002.67.37511.1%6.03.00
2025632.04.501.09.23222.1%8.21.97
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB14039.205.3237.7%39.4%17.9%
2026 vs RHB106111.242.3581.4%40.5%19.8%
2025 vs LHB5424.224.4295.0%37.5%18.5%
2025 vs RHB7752.250.51414.5%45.5%24.7%
Strikeoutso3.5-115
Hits Allowedo4.5-105

Jack Perkins

Athletics · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202637121.06.101.45.25525.9%10.41.71
2026 Home2065.07.341.58.27725.8%10.72.35
2026 Day1030.14.151.32.24420.3%8.00.89
20251238.24.191.16.18923.0%8.60.93
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB2941231.265.4518.0%40.0%28.6%
2026 vs RHB2471120.260.4759.7%32.7%22.7%
2025 vs LHB8327.205.3567.7%38.5%26.5%
2025 vs RHB78211.179.28411.5%32.7%19.2%
Earned Runso2.5-130
Pitching Outso14.5-168
Pitcher Walkso1.5-122

Batting orders

Houston Astros

Confirmed

3 LHB, 6 RHB, 0 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Jeremy PeñaRSS45512723.279.48124.6%7.0%39.4%o0.5 +944
2Yordan AlvarezLDH57518042.313.59517.8%16.1%54.0%o2.5 -103
3Isaac ParedesR3B56814825.261.44414.1%4.8%29.2%o0.5 +120
4Jose AltuveR2B53213317.250.39820.1%4.1%31.3%o1.5 +115
5Yainer DiazRC3529814.278.44916.8%7.0%39.0%o1.5 +100
6Christian WalkerR1B57712929.224.42323.8%9.6%40.7%—
7Lucas SpenceLCF63134.206.46035.7%12.1%48.5%—
8Cam SmithRRF51710922.211.39526.9%11.2%43.4%—
9Taylor TrammellLLF255498.192.34132.7%12.3%38.0%o0.5 +685

Athletics

Confirmed

4 LHB, 4 RHB, 1 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Henry BolteRCF41511511.277.40529.3%8.2%48.8%—
2Lawrence ButlerLRF47211217.237.39425.9%8.6%44.6%—
3Shea LangeliersRDH42411123.262.47423.6%13.3%43.0%o0.5 +4500
4Jeff McNeilL2B4781269.264.36811.6%1.7%29.5%—
5Zack GelofR3B39410122.256.47525.2%10.7%42.6%—
6Donovan WaltonLSS230609.261.44817.8%4.9%31.5%o0.5 -145
7Carlos CortesLLF3438610.251.39716.8%6.0%35.6%—
8Tommy WhiteR1B189483.254.32818.0%7.2%32.2%—
9Jonah HeimSWC3587313.204.36618.2%5.9%32.1%o0.5 -140