September 25, 2026 · AL West
Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker homers (28) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 1, ATH 0 |
| B6 | Michael Stefanic | Michael Stefanic singles on a line drive to center fielder Lucas Spence. Jeff McNeil scores. Zack Gelof scores. | HOU 1, ATH 2 |
| B6 | Jonah Heim | Jonah Heim singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jorge Barrosa, deflected by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Denzel Clarke scores. Tommy White to 2nd. | HOU 1, ATH 3 |
| B6 | Henry Bolte | Henry Bolte triples (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Lucas Spence. Tommy White scores. Jonah Heim scores. | HOU 1, ATH 5 |
| B6 | Lawrence Butler | Lawrence Butler reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Christian Walker. Henry Bolte scores. | HOU 1, ATH 6 |
| T7 | Cam Smith | Cam Smith homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 2, ATH 6 |
| T8 | Jose Altuve | Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Henry Bolte. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. | HOU 3, ATH 6 |
| T8 | Yainer Diaz | Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Henry Bolte. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. | HOU 4, ATH 6 |
| T8 | Cam Smith | Cam Smith strikes out swinging. | HOU 5, ATH 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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.
Astros
AWAY
5
Hunter Brown started for Astros, leaving trailing 1–6. Out of the bullpen, Bennett Sousa took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Hunter Brown
Starter
5.1
100
2
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Hunter Brown threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 46% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 39 39% 2 10 8 14 5 Four-Seam Fastball 24 24% 0 2 3 15 4 Cutter 14 14% 3 3 4 1 3 Slurve 8 8% 0 1 1 3 3 Changeup 7 7% 1 3 0 3 0 Knuckle Curve 5 5% 0 1 1 3 0 Slider 3 3% 0 0 1 1 1 - Bennett Sousa Setup 0.0 5 3 0 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
- AJ Blubaugh Middle 0.2 15 1 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
- Logan VanWey Middle 1.1 34 0 2
- Josh Hendrickson Middle 0.2 4 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
Athletics
HOME
6
Jacob Lopez started for Athletics, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Geoff Hartlieb took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Jacob Lopez
Starter
6.0
94
1
4
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jacob Lopez threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 41% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Slider 31 33% 3 3 4 15 6 Four-Seam Fastball 30 32% 0 6 6 14 4 Cutter 19 20% 1 4 7 3 4 Changeup 14 15% 4 1 0 7 2 - Seth Johnson Middle 1.0 14 1 1
- Geoff Hartlieb Middle 0.1 17 3 1
- Luis Medina Middle 0.2 17 0 1 HLD inherited 3, all 3 scored
- Hogan Harris Middle 1.0 14 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Stefanic 1B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .321 | .461 | .782 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .315 | .433 | .599 | 1.032 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 | .358 | .442 | .800 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .304 | .396 | .700 | |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .311 | .458 | .769 | 2B |
| Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .223 | .296 | .420 | .716 | HR (28) |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .209 | .275 | .392 | .667 | HR (21) |
| Lucas Spence CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .264 | .396 | .660 | |
| Jorge Barrosa LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 | .284 | .336 | .620 | |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 | .310 | .349 | .659 | |
| Nelson Velázquez PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 | .259 | .410 | .669 |
HOME · ATH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bolte LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .359 | .407 | .766 | 3B |
| Lawrence Butler RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .326 | .396 | .722 | |
| Shea Langeliers DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 | .328 | .478 | .806 | |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .315 | .373 | .688 | |
| Zack Gelof 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .323 | .479 | .802 | |
| Donovan Walton SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .367 | .460 | .827 | |
| Denzel Clarke CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .151 | .235 | .164 | .399 | |
| Tommy White 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .268 | .326 | .594 | |
| Jonah Heim C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .264 | .369 | .633 | |
| Carlos Cortes LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .323 | .404 | .727 | |
| Michael Stefanic PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .393 | .385 | .778 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Brown | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 3.19 | L |
| Bennett Sousa | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.00 | BS |
| AJ Blubaugh | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.66 | |
| Logan VanWey | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1.54 | |
| Josh Hendrickson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.38 |
HOME · ATH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Lopez | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 5.47 | W |
| Seth Johnson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6.19 | |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4.78 | |
| Luis Medina | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3.08 | HLD |
| Hogan Harris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.33 | SV |
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.