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Houston Astros @ Athletics

9/27/2026, 3:05:00 PM ET · Sutter Health Park

Houston Astros9
Athletics0
FINALtotal 10.510,022 attendance

Houston Astros

80–81 · last 5: 3–2

DateOppResultRunsvs 10.5
09-26@ ATHW 13–215O
09-25@ ATHL 5–611O
09-24@ ATHW 7–512O
09-23@ SEAL 5–611O
09-22@ SEAW 7–07U

Athletics

64–97 · last 5: 3–2

DateOppResultRunsvs 10.5
09-26vs HOUL 2–1315O
09-25vs HOUW 6–511O
09-24vs HOUL 5–712O
09-23vs LAAW 7–310U
09-22vs LAAW 9–716O

Probable pitchers

Expected to throw the bulk of the game.

Peter Lambert

Houston Astros · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202630158.23.861.24.22123.1%8.80.96
2026 Away1258.23.531.36.24723.6%9.21.23
2026 Day1158.13.091.06.19024.1%8.80.62
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB368746.212.3125.5%34.9%22.0%
2026 vs RHB2961013.255.4078.3%36.3%24.7%
Strikeoutso2.5+140

Seth Johnson

Athletics · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
20262833.25.881.69.26825.3%10.71.34
2026 Home68.18.642.16.35111.9%5.42.16
2026 Day1011.12.381.59.17130.8%12.70.79
20251012.24.261.18.22031.5%12.12.13
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB7128.286.46014.3%49.0%19.7%
2026 vs RHB87312.260.4668.5%38.3%29.9%
2025 vs LHB2624.182.50016.7%83.3%38.5%
2025 vs RHB2810.250.4294.8%42.9%25.0%

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 +625
2Yordan AlvarezLDH57518042.313.59517.8%16.1%54.0%—
3Isaac ParedesR3B56814825.261.44414.1%4.8%29.2%o1.5 +110
4Jose AltuveR2B53213317.250.39820.1%4.1%31.3%—
5Yainer DiazRC3529814.278.44916.8%7.0%39.0%—
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%o0.5 +3500
9Taylor TrammellLLF255498.192.34132.7%12.3%38.0%o1.5 +120

Athletics

Confirmed

4 LHB, 5 RHB, 0 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Henry BolteRCF41511511.277.40529.3%8.2%48.8%o0.5 +195
2Lawrence ButlerLRF47211217.237.39425.9%8.6%44.6%o0.5 -137
3Shea LangeliersRDH42411123.262.47423.6%13.3%43.0%o0.5 +425
4Zack GelofR3B39410122.256.47525.2%10.7%42.6%o0.5 +525
5Jeff McNeilL1B4781269.264.36811.6%1.7%29.5%o0.5 +116
6Donovan WaltonL2B230609.261.44817.8%4.9%31.5%—
7Joshua Kuroda-GrauerRSS71261.366.50713.7%1.6%37.7%o0.5 -170
8Carlos CortesLLF3438610.251.39716.8%6.0%35.6%o0.5 +170
9Brian ServenRC80145.175.37525.0%7.3%30.9%—