PREVIEW Starts 9:40 PM ET · Sutter Health Park
September 24, 2026 · AL West

Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics

September 24, 20269:40 PM ETSutter Health Park
AWAY
Houston Astros
77-79
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HOME
Oakland Athletics
61-95

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · HOU Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Christian Walker 1B · R .221 .294 .407 .701 25 80 142 .723
2 Yordan Alvarez DH · L .313 .430 .597 1.027 40 99 115 .772
3 Isaac Paredes 3B · R .260 .358 .434 .792 22 90 85 .749
4 Jose Altuve 2B · R .249 .307 .402 .709 16 45 107 .731
5 Cam Smith RF · R .209 .274 .389 .663 20 54 140 .739
6 Daulton Varsho CF · L .221 .281 .355 .636 12 40 107 .719
7 Jeremy Peña SS · R .275 .325 .472 .797 20 51 109 .736
8 Yainer Diaz C · R .278 .309 .446 .755 13 40 52 .734
9 Taylor Trammell LF · L .202 .290 .360 .650 8 22 85 .715
HOME · ATH Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Jeff McNeil 2B · L .266 .313 .367 .680 8 54 56 .709
2 Lawrence Butler RF · L .228 .321 .385 .706 17 59 135 .736
3 Shea Langeliers C · R .263 .329 .483 .812 23 55 102 .740
4 Henry Bolte CF · R .272 .357 .396 .753 11 35 126 .746
5 Zack Gelof 3B · R .252 .314 .456 .770 19 50 102 .722
6 Jonah Heim C · S .204 .260 .370 .630 13 42 69 .695
7 Carlos Cortes RF · L .252 .320 .389 .709 9 40 60 .725
8 Max Muncy 3B · R .230 .296 .387 .683 9 30 91 .736
9 Donovan Walton 2B · L .269 .365 .454 .819 8 29 42 .711

Manager comparison

AWAY · HOU
Joe Espada
Lineup 5.5 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 0.7 R
HOME · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 4.3 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 3.3 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · HOU
  • Available 5
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · ATH
  • Available 9
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · HOU
3-7 L3 -18 run diff
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HOME · ATH
3-7 L6 -34 run diff
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Season series: 0-2 with HOU listed first across 2 prior meetings.

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Astros and Athletics staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

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.

Read the full methodology.