Carter's HR in 8th leads Astros over A's 4-2
Carter's HR in 8th leads Astros over A's 4-2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
2
Houston Astros
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Daikin Park · 17,345 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
-
Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
-
Play Result 2-4
C Carter homered to left (402 feet), R Grossman and J Altuve scored.
-
Advancing On Force 2-4
-
Advancing On Force 2-3
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 8: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 7: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
-
Play Result 2-1
D Fowler homered to right (378 feet).
-
Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
-
Play Result 2-0
N Freiman doubled to left, J Gomes scored, N Freiman to third advancing on throw.
-
Advancing On Play 2-0
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
-
Play Result 1-0
J Gomes singled to center, C Gentry scored, D Norris to second.
-
Advancing On Force 1-0
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 8: foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
-
End Inning 2-4
Middle of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
-
Play Result 2-4
C Crisp struck out looking.
-
Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
-
Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: ball 3
-
Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
-
Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
-
Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
-
Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
-
Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
C Crisp batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
-
Play Result 2-4
A Parrino flied out to left.
-
Fly Out 2-4
Pitch 3: in play
-
Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
A Parrino batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
-
Play Result 2-4
S Fuld grounded out to third.
-
Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 4: in play
-
Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
-
Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
-
Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
S Fuld batting
-
Play Result 2-4
S Fuld hit for G Soto.
-
Play Result 2-4
C Qualls relieved J Fields.
-
Play Result 2-4
M Dominguez at third base.
-
Start Inning 2-4
Top of the 9th inning
-
End Inning 2-4
End of the 8th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
-
Play Result 2-4
J Castro grounded out to second.
-
Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 1: in play
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
J Castro batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
-
Play Result 2-4
D Fowler flied out to right.
-
Fly Out 2-4
Pitch 3: in play
-
Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
-
Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
D Fowler batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Showing the last 40 of 524 events.
Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
Robbie GrossmanLF8
Jose Altuve2B27
Chris CarterDH48
Dexter FowlerCF25
Jason CastroC18
Marwin GonzalezSS14
Jon Singleton1B35
Jake MarisnickRF94
Gregorio Petit3B40
Substitutes
Marc KraussPH61
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
OAK
Coco CrispCF4
Craig GentryLF71
Josh Donaldson3B3
Derek NorrisDH33
Jonny GomesLF31
Nate Freiman1B
Alberto Callaspo2B5
Geovany SotoC18
Andy ParrinoSS12
Substitutes
Josh ReddickRF22
Stephen Vogt1B21
Eric Sogard2B4
Sam FuldPH23
MLB News
All news
ESPN
2026 MLB Awards: Results, analysis on MVP, Cy Young, more
Baseball's best players and managers of 2026 collected their hardware this week.
ESPN
Who has won the MLB MVP Award? All-time winners list
MLB's MVP Award is given to top players in the American League and National League. Take a look at the all-time winners list now.
News
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Astros' Yordan Alvarez unanimous MVP winners
Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez each earned all 30 first-place votes to win the MVP awards in their respective leagues Thursday night.
News
Braves, reliever Evan Phillips agree to 3-year, $35M deal
The Braves and free agent relief pitcher Evan Phillips, who appeared in 31 games for the Dodgers last season, have agreed to a three-year, $35 million contract.