Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T3 | Donovan Walton | Donovan Walton homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. | ATH 1, HOU 0 |
| B4 | Yainer Diaz | Yainer Diaz doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Christian Walker scores. | ATH 1, HOU 1 |
| B7 | Daulton Varsho | Daulton Varsho homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. | ATH 1, HOU 2 |
| B7 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. | ATH 1, HOU 3 |
| T8 | Lawrence Butler | Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by first baseman Christian Walker. Zack Gelof scores. | ATH 3, HOU 3 |
| T8 | Jonah Heim | Jonah Heim grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Lawrence Butler scores. Tommy White to 3rd. | ATH 4, HOU 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Jacob Lopez started for Athletics, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Luis Medina took the roughest line.
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Jacob Lopez
Starter
6.0
91
1
9
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jacob Lopez threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 57% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 40 44% 10 2 8 15 5 Four-Seam Fastball 28 31% 4 7 4 9 4 Cutter 15 16% 0 6 4 3 2 Changeup 8 9% 0 0 1 5 2 - Luis Medina Middle 1.0 26 2 2 W
- Hogan Harris Middle 1.0 11 0 1 HLD
- Elvis Alvarado Middle 1.0 13 0 2 SV
Hunter Brown started for Astros, leaving with the game tied 1–1. Out of the bullpen, Bennett Sousa took the roughest line.
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Hunter Brown
Starter
5.2
101
1
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Hunter Brown threw
CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 38 38% 1 8 12 12 5 Four-Seam Fastball 28 28% 1 6 8 9 4 Knuckle Curve 19 19% 1 3 4 8 3 Changeup 10 10% 1 0 3 4 2 Slider 6 6% 0 0 1 2 3 - AJ Blubaugh Middle 1.1 19 0 2 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Bennett Sousa Setup 0.1 12 3 0 L
- Bryan Abreu Middle 1.2 22 0 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
Where the game turned
- Heim Groundout (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bolte CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .264 | .342 | .361 | .703 | |
| Jeff McNeil 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .314 | .356 | .670 | |
| Zack Gelof LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 | .324 | .469 | .793 | |
| Alika Williams SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .298 | .387 | .685 | |
| Lawrence Butler RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .219 | .311 | .356 | .667 | |
| Tommy White 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .289 | .342 | .631 | 2B |
| Jonah Heim C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .268 | .380 | .648 | |
| Donovan Walton 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .283 | .374 | .454 | .828 | HR (4) |
| Max Muncy DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .288 | .368 | .656 | |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .339 | .407 | .746 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .283 | .337 | .467 | .804 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .319 | .433 | .614 | 1.047 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .353 | .422 | .775 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .308 | .393 | .701 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .311 | .441 | .752 | |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .297 | .364 | .661 | HR (9) |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .254 | .281 | .393 | .674 | 2B |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .283 | .389 | .672 | |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .297 | .376 | .673 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .346 | .344 | .690 | 2B |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Lopez | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 4.98 | |
| Luis Medina | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 3.77 | W |
| Hogan Harris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.72 | HLD |
| Elvis Alvarado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4.29 | SV |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Brown | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 101 | 3.51 | |
| AJ Blubaugh | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3.29 | |
| Bennett Sousa | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.86 | L |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4.07 |
Manager comparison
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Season series: 2-0 with ATH listed first across 2 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.