Houston Astros @ Athletics
6-4, 1-2 Away
10
6-4, 1-2 Away
Final/10
3-6, 2-1 Home
12
3-6, 2-1 Home
Astros Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Loperfido in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BAltuve (2, Barlow)
- HRWalker (2, 7th inning off Ginn 1 on, 1 Out); Alvarez (4, 5th inning off Lopez 1 on, 1 Out); Meyers (1, 8th inning off Barlow 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIAltuve (5), Correa (8), Walker 2 (11), Alvarez 2 (10), Meyers (4), Smith 3 (5)
- 2Out RBISmith 3.
- Team LOB12
- Team RISP4-15 (Altuve 1-2, Correa 1-3, Walker 0-2, Alvarez 0-2, Loperfido 0-1, Diaz 0-2, Smith 2-3)
- Baserunning
- SBCorrea (1, 2nd base off Sterner/Langeliers); Smith (3, 2nd base off Lopez/Langeliers)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Allen-Walker , Loperfido-Allen-Walker)
- ECorrea (1, throw); McCullers Jr. (1, throw)
- AssistsLoperfido, J (Wilson, J at 1st base).
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BCortes (2, McCullers Jr.); Butler (1, Blubaugh); Kurtz (1, Blubaugh)
- 3BSoderstrom (1, Okert)
- HRRooker 2 (2, 7th inning off Blubaugh 1 on, 0 Out, 10th inning off Abreu 2 on, 0 Out)
- RBIMcNeil (1), Rooker 6 (7), Cortes 2 (2), Soderstrom 3 (6)
- SFRooker
- GIDPSoderstrom
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP7-17 (McNeil 1-1, Rooker 1-1, Cortes 2-2, Langeliers 1-5, Soderstrom 1-4, Wilson 0-1, Muncy 1-1, Butler 0-1, Kurtz 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBKurtz (2, 2nd base off McCullers Jr./Diaz)
- Fielding
- AssistsSoderstrom (Smith at 2nd base).
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Abreu(L, 0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 79-45 | 3.27 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 4.50 |
| 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44-26 | 6.14 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27-18 | 4.50 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 1.69 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16-7 | 23.63 |
| 9.0 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 198-112 |
- Pitching
- WPAbreu
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMcCullers Jr. 8/18; Okert 3/3; Abreu 1/3; Blubaugh 6/13; Roa 3/5; King 4/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMcCullers Jr.-10-7-17-11; Okert-1-0-2-2; Abreu-1-1-3-2; Blubaugh-5-6-5-10; Roa-0-3-11-4; King-3-3-0-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMcCullers Jr. 3-3; Okert 0-1; Blubaugh 1-4; Roa 0-2; King 3-1
- Game ScoresL McCullers Jr. 41
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J.T. Ginn(B, 1) |
M. Leiter Jr.(B, 1) |
E. Alvarado(W, 1-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 92-51 | 6.48 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 2.25 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27-18 | 5.14 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16-4 | 9.82 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-13 | 2.45 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 3.68 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 8.44 |
| 10.0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 212-118 |
- Pitching
- IBBWalker (by Harris).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBarlow 0/4; Leiter Jr. 2/5; Harris 4/7; Alvarado 2/2; Lopez 11/21; Sterner 4/6; Ginn 4/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBarlow-1-0-1-2; Leiter Jr.-6-0-3-4; Harris-4-3-3-3; Alvarado-0-2-2-1; Lopez-11-12-18-10; Sterner-4-1-5-4; Ginn-2-4-7-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLeiter Jr. 1-2; Harris 2-0; Alvarado 0-1; Lopez 1-6; Sterner 1-1; Ginn 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Lopez 46
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | ATH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | Alvarez homered to right center (399 feet), Altuve scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | Smith singled to left, Correa scored, Smith out stretching at second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 5th | Cortes doubled to right, Muncy scored, McNeil to third. | 3 | 1 | |
| 5th | Soderstrom tripled to right, McNeil scored, Cortes scored and Kurtz scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | Rooker hit sacrifice fly to right, Soderstrom scored. | 3 | 5 | |
| 7th | Walker homered to left center (397 feet), Correa scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 7th | Rooker homered to left (365 feet), Soderstrom scored. | 5 | 7 | |
| 7th | McNeil singled to center, Butler scored, Muncy to second. | 5 | 8 | |
| 7th | Cortes singled to right, Muncy scored, McNeil to third. | 5 | 9 | |
| 8th | Meyers homered to left (393 feet). | 6 | 9 | |
| 8th | Altuve doubled to left, Loperfido scored, Allen to third. | 7 | 9 | |
| 8th | Smith singled to center, Allen scored and Altuve scored, Alvarez to second. | 9 | 9 | |
| 10th | Correa singled to left, Allen scored, Correa to second, Altuve to third. | 10 | 9 | |
| 10th | Rooker homered to left (364 feet), Langeliers scored and Soderstrom scored. | 10 | 12 | |
ATH wins 2-1
Game Information
Sutter Health Park
9:05 PM, 5 April 2026
Sacramento, California
Attendance: 10,085
Game Time:4:01
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Nic Lentz
- First Base Umpire - Jacob Metz
- Second Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
- Third Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 14 | 13 | .519 | - | W1 |
| Athletics | 14 | 13 | .519 | - | L1 |
| Seattle | 13 | 15 | .464 | 1.5 | W3 |
| Los Angeles | 12 | 16 | .429 | 2.5 | L2 |
| Houston | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4.5 | L2 |
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