September 24, 2026 · AL West
Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Lucas Spence | Lucas Spence homers (1) on a line drive to right center field. Christian Walker scores. Cam Smith scores. | HOU 3, ATH 0 |
| B3 | Jeff McNeil | Jeff McNeil homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. Jonah Heim scores. Shea Langeliers scores. | HOU 3, ATH 3 |
| B3 | Zack Gelof | Zack Gelof homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. | HOU 3, ATH 4 |
| T6 | Isaac Paredes | Isaac Paredes homers (24) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 4, ATH 4 |
| T7 | Lucas Spence | Lucas Spence homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. | HOU 5, ATH 4 |
| T8 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker homers (27) on a line drive to left center field. | HOU 6, ATH 4 |
| B8 | Zack Gelof | Zack Gelof homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field. | HOU 6, ATH 5 |
| T9 | Lucas Spence | Lucas Spence homers (3) on a line drive to right field. | HOU 7, ATH 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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
7
Peter Lambert started for Astros, leaving trailing 3–4. Out of the bullpen, Bennett Sousa took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Peter Lambert
Starter
2.2
62
4
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what Peter Lambert threw
CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 67% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 16 26% 0 5 2 8 1 Four-Seam Fastball 16 26% 2 3 5 5 1 Changeup 14 23% 3 2 1 4 4 Slurve 8 13% 1 4 0 3 0 Cutter 4 6% 0 2 1 0 1 Sweeper 3 5% 0 0 1 2 0 Slider 1 2% 0 0 1 0 0 - Bryan King Setup 1.1 23 0 3 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Miguel Ullola Middle 3.0 35 0 3 W
- Bennett Sousa Setup 0.2 13 1 2 HLD
- Bryan Abreu Setup 1.1 14 0 0 SV inherited 1, stranded 1
Athletics
HOME
5
Mason Barnett started for Athletics, leaving with the game tied 4–4. Out of the bullpen, Scott Blewett took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Mason Barnett
Starter
6.0
87
4
8
Pitch-by-pitch: what Mason Barnett threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 54% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 44 51% 6 8 8 16 6 Sweeper 21 24% 4 2 0 12 3 Curveball 10 11% 0 2 3 3 2 Slider 10 11% 1 2 4 1 2 Changeup 2 2% 0 0 0 1 1 - Scott Blewett Middle 1.0 18 1 0 L
- Chris Roycroft Middle 1.0 14 1 2
- Elvis Alvarado Middle 1.0 20 1 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Spence HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .324 | .466 | .790 | SB |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .359 | .445 | .804 | HR (24) |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .306 | .398 | .704 | |
| Yainer Diaz DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 | .308 | .455 | .763 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .295 | .415 | .710 | HR (27) |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .208 | .273 | .386 | .659 | |
| Lucas Spence CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .286 | .432 | .718 | 3 HR (1, 2, 3) |
| Christian Vázquez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .261 | .322 | .583 | |
| Yordan Alvarez LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .315 | .432 | .600 | 1.032 |
HOME · ATH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bolte LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .275 | .358 | .402 | .760 | |
| Lawrence Butler RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | .328 | .399 | .727 | 2B |
| Shea Langeliers DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .329 | .482 | .811 | |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .316 | .374 | .690 | HR (9), 2B |
| Zack Gelof 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .326 | .484 | .810 | 2 HR (21, 22) |
| Tommy White 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .269 | .328 | .597 | |
| Joshua Kuroda-Grauer SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .379 | .406 | .530 | .936 | |
| Jonah Heim C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 | .261 | .368 | .629 | 2B |
| Donovan Walton 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .367 | .464 | .831 | |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .319 | .402 | .721 | |
| Michael Stefanic PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .370 | .360 | .730 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lambert | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 3.87 | |
| Bryan King | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5.28 | |
| Miguel Ullola | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2.30 | W |
| Bennett Sousa | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5.10 | HLD |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.73 | SV |
HOME · ATH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Barnett | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 87 | 7.02 | |
| Scott Blewett | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2.80 | L |
| Chris Roycroft | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6.27 | |
| Elvis Alvarado | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4.00 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 5.5 R
Bunts 2.5 R
IBBs 0.7 R
HOME · ATH
Lineup 4.4 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 3.6 R
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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.