PREVIEW Starts 9:40 PM ET · Sutter Health Park
September 26, 2026 · AL West

Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics

September 26, 20269:40 PM ETSutter Health Park
AWAY
Houston Astros
59-57
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HOME
Oakland Athletics
45-70

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 .240 .315 .460 .775 22 65 112 .723
2 Yordan Alvarez DH · L .329 .442 .640 1.082 35 85 87 .772
3 Isaac Paredes 3B · R .249 .346 .412 .758 15 60 68 .749
4 Cam Smith RF · R .217 .289 .372 .661 13 40 101 .739
5 Jose Altuve 2B · R .244 .305 .398 .703 13 34 80 .731
6 Daulton Varsho CF · L .242 .311 .370 .681 7 26 74 .719
7 Jeremy Peña SS · R .311 .369 .509 .878 13 37 56 .736
8 Yainer Diaz C · R .260 .284 .414 .698 8 27 35 .738
9 Christian Vázquez C · R .218 .272 .330 .602 5 23 41 .681
HOME · ATH Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Tyler Soderstrom LF · L .245 .340 .460 .800 17 52 81 .753
2 Jeff McNeil 2B · L .251 .307 .330 .637 4 35 42 .709
3 Lawrence Butler RF · L .209 .304 .330 .634 7 30 89 .736
4 Jacob Wilson SS · R .270 .302 .392 .694 7 36 35 .751
5 Carlos Cortes RF · L .260 .336 .411 .747 7 28 39 .725
6 Jonah Heim C · S .229 .285 .429 .714 11 36 47 .695
7 Henry Bolte CF · R .259 .340 .346 .686 4 21 71 .746
8 Max Muncy 3B · R .220 .292 .378 .670 5 20 63 .740
9 Alika Williams SS · R .254 .281 .385 .666 2 10 33 .718

Manager comparison

AWAY · HOU
Joe Espada
Lineup 4.6 R Bunts 1.7 R IBBs 0.5 R
HOME · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.1 R IBBs 2.0 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · HOU
  • Available 7
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · ATH
  • Available 7
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 2
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · HOU
7-3 L1 +13 run diff
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HOME · ATH
1-9 L8 -32 run diff
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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.

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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.

Read the full methodology.