April 5, 2026 · AL West
Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | Yordan Alvarez | Yordan Alvarez homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Jose Altuve scores. | HOU 2, ATH 0 |
| T5 | Cam Smith | Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Carlos Correa scores. Cam Smith out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Tyler Soderstrom to second baseman Jeff McNeil. | HOU 3, ATH 0 |
| B5 | Carlos Cortes | Carlos Cortes doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Max Muncy scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. | HOU 3, ATH 1 |
| B5 | Tyler Soderstrom | Tyler Soderstrom triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Jeff McNeil scores. Carlos Cortes scores. Nick Kurtz scores. | HOU 3, ATH 4 |
| B5 | Brent Rooker | Brent Rooker out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Cam Smith. Tyler Soderstrom scores. | HOU 3, ATH 5 |
| T7 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Carlos Correa scores. | HOU 5, ATH 5 |
| B7 | Brent Rooker | Brent Rooker homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Tyler Soderstrom scores. | HOU 5, ATH 7 |
| B7 | Jeff McNeil | Jeff McNeil singles on a pop up to center fielder Jake Meyers, deflected by shortstop Nick Allen. Lawrence Butler scores. Max Muncy to 2nd. | HOU 5, ATH 8 |
| B7 | Carlos Cortes | Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Max Muncy scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. | HOU 5, ATH 9 |
| T8 | Jake Meyers | Jake Meyers homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 6, ATH 9 |
| T8 | Jose Altuve | Jose Altuve doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Joey Loperfido scores. Nick Allen to 3rd. | HOU 7, ATH 9 |
| T8 | Cam Smith | Cam Smith singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Nick Allen scores. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. | HOU 9, ATH 9 |
| T10 | Carlos Correa | Carlos Correa singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Nick Allen scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Carlos Correa to 2nd. | HOU 10, ATH 9 |
| B10 | Brent Rooker | Brent Rooker homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Shea Langeliers scores. Tyler Soderstrom scores. | HOU 10, ATH 12 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
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
10
Lance McCullers Jr. started for Astros, leaving with the game tied 0–0. Out of the bullpen, AJ Blubaugh took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Lance McCullers Jr.
Starter
4.0
79
3
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Lance McCullers Jr. threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 44% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 32 41% 4 5 7 12 4 Sinker 17 22% 1 3 5 5 3 Sweeper 11 14% 0 1 2 6 2 Knuckle Curve 10 13% 2 0 1 5 2 Changeup 8 10% 0 1 2 5 0 Four-Seam Fastball 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0 - Steven Okert Setup 0.1 9 2 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored
- AJ Blubaugh Middle 2.0 44 4 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Christian Roa Reliever 0.2 27 0 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Bryan King Setup 1.2 23 0 1
- Bryan Abreu Setup 0.1 16 3 0 L inherited 2, stranded 2
Athletics
HOME
12
Jacob Lopez started for Athletics, leaving trailing 0–3. Out of the bullpen, Scott Barlow took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Jacob Lopez
Starter
4.1
92
3
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jacob Lopez threw
CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 52% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 32 35% 2 4 7 15 4 Slider 20 22% 3 3 5 7 2 Cutter 14 15% 2 1 4 6 1 Changeup 14 15% 2 2 2 7 1 Sinker 12 13% 0 1 3 6 2 - Justin Sterner Setup 1.1 22 0 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- J.T. Ginn Reliever 1.1 27 2 1 BS inherited 2, stranded 2
- Scott Barlow Setup 0.0 16 4 0
- Mark Leiter Jr. Middle 1.0 26 0 0 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Hogan Harris Setup 1.1 21 1 2
- Elvis Alvarado Setup 0.2 8 0 1 W inherited 3, stranded 3
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Rooker HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .344 | .523 | .594 | 1.117 | 2B |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .400 | .578 | .900 | 1.478 | HR (4) |
| Carlos Correa 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .263 | .349 | .368 | .717 | SB |
| Christian Walker 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .324 | .405 | .649 | 1.054 | HR (2) |
| Cam Smith RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .400 | .485 | .885 | SB |
| Yainer Diaz C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .297 | .273 | .570 | |
| Jake Meyers CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .333 | .367 | .700 | HR (1) |
| Brice Matthews LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 | .211 | .353 | .564 | |
| Nick Allen SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .300 | .417 | .300 | .717 | |
| Joey Loperfido LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .320 | .414 | .440 | .854 |
HOME · ATH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Kurtz 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .148 | .361 | .185 | .546 | 2B, SB |
| Shea Langeliers C | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .359 | .722 | 1.081 | |
| Tyler Soderstrom LF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .212 | .316 | .333 | .649 | 3B |
| Brent Rooker DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .176 | .256 | .353 | .609 | 2 HR (1, 2) |
| Jacob Wilson SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .237 | .316 | .553 | |
| Lawrence Butler RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .231 | .360 | .591 | 2B |
| Max Muncy 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .333 | .571 | .904 | |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .174 | .269 | .174 | .443 | |
| Denzel Clarke CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .261 | .190 | .451 | |
| Carlos Cortes RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | 2B |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 3.27 | |
| Steven Okert | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 | |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 6.14 | |
| Christian Roa | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4.50 | |
| Bryan King | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1.69 | |
| Bryan Abreu | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 23.63 | L |
HOME · ATH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Lopez | 4.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 92 | 6.48 | |
| Justin Sterner | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2.25 | |
| J.T. Ginn | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5.14 | BS |
| Scott Barlow | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9.82 | |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.45 | BS |
| Hogan Harris | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3.68 | |
| Elvis Alvarado | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.44 | W |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 0.5 R
HOME · ATH
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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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.