August 23, 2026 · AL West
Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Isaac Paredes | Isaac Paredes out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Henry Bolte. Jeremy Peña scores. | ATH 0, HOU 1 |
| B1 | Jose Altuve | Jose Altuve homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. | ATH 0, HOU 3 |
| B2 | Jose Altuve | Jose Altuve walks. Cam Smith scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. | ATH 0, HOU 4 |
| B4 | Isaac Paredes | Isaac Paredes homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. Jeremy Peña scores. | ATH 0, HOU 6 |
| T5 | Brian Serven | Brian Serven homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Donovan Walton scores. Darell Hernaiz scores. | ATH 3, HOU 6 |
| T5 | Lawrence Butler | Lawrence Butler doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. Henry Bolte scores. Zack Gelof to 3rd. | ATH 4, HOU 6 |
| T5 | Tommy White | Tommy White singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Zack Gelof scores. Lawrence Butler scores. | ATH 6, HOU 6 |
| T7 | Max Muncy | Max Muncy homers (7) on a fly ball to center field. | ATH 7, HOU 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| HOU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Athletics
AWAY
7
Athletics opened with Brady Basso, then turned the bulk of the game over to Jack Perkins.
workload · innings pitched
-
Brady Basso
Opener
1.0
22
3
0
Pitch-by-pitch: what Brady Basso threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 57% 3.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 12 55% 1 3 2 3 3 Curveball 4 18% 1 0 2 0 1 Slider 3 14% 0 0 0 1 2 Sinker 2 9% 0 0 1 0 1 Cutter 1 5% 0 0 0 1 0 - Jack Perkins Bulk 5.0 91 3 6 W
- Scott Blewett Middle 1.0 15 0 0 HLD
- Luis Medina Middle 1.0 16 0 2 HLD
- Hogan Harris Middle 1.0 14 0 2 SV
Astros
HOME
6
Cristian Javier started for Astros, leaving with a 4–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Enyel De Los Santos took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Cristian Javier
Starter
4.0
90
3
8
Pitch-by-pitch: what Cristian Javier threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 67% 5.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 45 50% 7 3 12 17 6 Sweeper 30 33% 10 4 6 10 0 Changeup 15 17% 1 4 1 7 2 - Enyel De Los Santos Middle 0.1 25 3 1
- Kai-Wei Teng Middle 1.2 28 0 4 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Steven Okert Setup 1.0 14 1 1 L
- AJ Blubaugh Middle 1.0 16 0 0
- Josh Hader Closer 1.0 16 0 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Muncy HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · ATH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bolte CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | .345 | .369 | .714 | 2B |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 | .337 | .403 | .740 | |
| Zack Gelof 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .258 | .322 | .462 | .784 | |
| Lawrence Butler RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .220 | .312 | .358 | .670 | 2B |
| Tommy White 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .286 | .336 | .622 | |
| Max Muncy DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .215 | .287 | .380 | .667 | HR (7) |
| Donovan Walton 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .376 | .452 | .828 | |
| Darell Hernaiz SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .233 | .322 | .279 | .601 | |
| Brian Serven C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .250 | .512 | .762 | HR (4) |
HOME · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .338 | .469 | .807 | 2B |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .320 | .436 | .613 | 1.049 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .354 | .428 | .782 | HR (17) |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .245 | .309 | .399 | .708 | HR (14) |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .296 | .362 | .658 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .309 | .438 | .747 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | .333 | .330 | .663 | |
| Taylor Trammell RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .300 | .380 | .680 | |
| Yainer Diaz C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .280 | .392 | .672 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 | .283 | .388 | .671 | |
| Christian Vázquez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .272 | .346 | .618 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · ATH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Basso | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4.88 | |
| Jack Perkins | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 6.68 | W |
| Scott Blewett | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.45 | HLD |
| Luis Medina | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3.70 | HLD |
| Hogan Harris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3.65 | SV |
HOME · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Javier | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 90 | 6.47 | |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4.50 | |
| Kai-Wei Teng | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4.24 | |
| Steven Okert | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2.09 | L |
| AJ Blubaugh | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.25 | |
| Josh Hader | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.84 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · ATH
Lineup 4.3 R
Bunts 2.2 R
IBBs 3.3 R
HOME · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 0.7 R
Recent form
AWAY · ATH
3-7
L6
-34 run diff
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HOME · HOU
3-7
L3
-18 run diff
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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.