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April 3, 2026 · AL West

Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

April 3, 2026Sutter Health ParkClear 73°F · 3 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Houston Astros
5-3
4
vs
HOME
Oakland Athletics
2-5
11

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B2 Denzel Clarke Denzel Clarke singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brice Matthews. Max Muncy scores. Jeff McNeil to 2nd. HOU 0, ATH 1
T3 Yordan Alvarez Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Yainer Diaz scores. Jeremy Peña to 3rd. HOU 1, ATH 1
B3 Lawrence Butler Lawrence Butler singles on a fly ball to left fielder Brice Matthews. Tyler Soderstrom scores. Brent Rooker to 2nd. HOU 1, ATH 2
B3 Max Muncy Max Muncy doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Brent Rooker scores. Lawrence Butler scores. HOU 1, ATH 4
B4 Tyler Soderstrom Tyler Soderstrom singles on a pop up to first baseman Christian Walker. Denzel Clarke scores. HOU 1, ATH 5
B4 Jacob Wilson Jacob Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers. Tyler Soderstrom scores. Brent Rooker to 3rd. HOU 1, ATH 6
B4 Lawrence Butler Lawrence Butler homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Brent Rooker scores. Jacob Wilson scores. HOU 1, ATH 9
B4 Max Muncy Max Muncy homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. HOU 1, ATH 10
B5 Tyler Soderstrom Tyler Soderstrom doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Shea Langeliers scores. HOU 1, ATH 11
T7 Brice Matthews Brice Matthews walks. Nick Allen scores. Jake Meyers to 3rd. Yainer Diaz to 2nd. HOU 2, ATH 11
T9 Jake Meyers Jake Meyers out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Nick Allen scores. HOU 3, ATH 11
T9 Yainer Diaz Yainer Diaz doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Cam Smith scores. HOU 4, ATH 11

Box score

  123456789 R
HOU 001000102 4
ATH 013610000 11

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Astros AWAY 4

Cristian Javier started for Astros, leaving trailing 1–10. Out of the bullpen, Roddery Muñoz took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Cristian Javier Starter 3.2 82 6 2 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Cristian Javier threw
    CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 52% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 36 44% 0 5 8 17 6
    Sweeper 23 28% 3 2 3 13 2
    Changeup 13 16% 4 1 2 3 3
    Sinker 8 10% 1 1 0 3 3
    Knuckle Curve 2 2% 0 0 0 2 0
  • Roddery Muñoz Reliever 1.1 39 5 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Ryan Weiss Reliever 3.0 38 0 2
Athletics HOME 11

Jeffrey Springs started for Athletics, leaving with a 11–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, J.T. Ginn took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jeffrey Springs Starter 6.0 103 1 7 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jeffrey Springs threw
    CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 62% 4.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 53 51% 4 12 16 16 5
    Changeup 23 22% 4 2 3 11 3
    Slider 15 15% 2 3 1 7 2
    Sweeper 11 11% 1 3 2 3 2
    Cutter 1 1% 0 0 0 0 1
  • Michael Kelly Reliever 1.0 32 1 2
  • J.T. Ginn Reliever 2.0 32 2 1

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 3rd · off Javier
  • Butler 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · HOU
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Jeremy Peña SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .211 .250 .263 .513 2B
Christian Vázquez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .500 .773
Shay Whitcomb 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Joey Loperfido LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .316 .389 .705
Nick Allen 3B 2 2 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Cam Smith RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .222 .364 .370 .734
Jake Meyers CF 2 0 0 1 1 1 .190 .280 .238 .518
Yainer Diaz C 3 1 2 1 1 1 .227 .280 .273 .553 2B
Brice Matthews 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 .125 .176 .375 .551
Yordan Alvarez DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .529 .880 1.409
Jose Altuve 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .515 .625 1.140
Carlos Correa 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .276 .344 .414 .758
Christian Walker 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .367 .481 .848
HOME · ATH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nick Kurtz 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 .048 .231 .048 .279
Shea Langeliers C 3 1 0 0 2 1 .333 .400 .889 1.289
Tyler Soderstrom LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 .222 .276 .296 .572 2B
Brent Rooker DH 3 2 0 0 2 0 .148 .207 .148 .355
Darell Hernaiz SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Lawrence Butler RF 5 2 3 4 0 1 .235 .278 .412 .690 HR (1)
Max Muncy 3B 4 2 3 3 0 0 .269 .296 .615 .911 HR (2), 2B
Denzel Clarke CF 3 1 1 1 1 2 .176 .263 .176 .439
Jacob Wilson SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .241 .241 .345 .586
Jeff McNeil 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .118 .167 .118 .285

Pitching lines

AWAY · HOU
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Cristian Javier 3.2 6 6 6 5 2 0 82 12.96 L
Roddery Muñoz 1.1 4 5 5 2 2 2 39 15.75
Ryan Weiss 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 38 1.50
HOME · ATH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jeffrey Springs 6.0 2 1 1 1 7 0 103 2.38 W
Michael Kelly 1.0 1 1 1 3 2 0 32 8.10
J.T. Ginn 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 32 3.18

Manager comparison

AWAY · HOU
Joe Espada
Joe Espada
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 1.1 R IBBs 0.5 R
HOME · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 1.3 R IBBs 1.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · HOU
6-4 L1 -5 run diff
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HOME · ATH
5-5 L2 -13 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with HOU listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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