Athletics at Houston Astros
· Major League Baseball
5 - 0
Kurtz, Rooker HRs, Jump's 6 1/3 scoreless innings power Athletics past Astros 5-0
Kurtz opened the scoring in the third with his 12th home run of the year — a 389-foot line drive to right-center that scored Alika Williams for a 2-0 lead. Later in the inning, Brent Rooker added an RBI double that scored Shea Langeliers and gave the Athletics a 3-0 lead.
Zack Gelof scored on a fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Peña in the fourth inning and Rooker's 397-foot solo shot to left field capped the scoring in the fifth.
Jump (2-1) allowed three hits and three walks with three strikeouts. The 23-year-old left-hander has allowed just one run in his past 13 1/3 innings pitched.
Houston's Mike Burrows (3-8) allowed all five runs on eight hits in five innings. Burrows has given up 17 home runs in 13 starts this season, with 11 coming on his four-seam fastball. He has a 5.77 ERA in 73 1/3 innings.
The Astros were limited to four hits in their fifth shutout loss of the season.
Houston second baseman Nick Allen left the game in the third inning with left hamstring discomfort after running to first base. Taylor Trammell took over as a pinch-runner.
Athletics Jeffrey Springs (3-6, 4.37 ERA) starts in the team's series opener against Brewers LHP Kyle Harrison (7-1, 1.57) on Monday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Meyers popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Smith singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Paredes struck out looking. Athletics challenged call on the field was overturned |
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9th Inning | Walker flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Harris relieved Leiter Jr. |
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9th Inning | Langeliers struck out looking. |
Statistics
 ATH |
 HOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 4 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 30 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 150 | Pitches | 144 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 4 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 5.1 | Runs Created | -0.3 |
| .222 | Batting Average | .133 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .444 | Slugging Percentage | .133 |
| .361 | Secondary Average | .100 |
| .282 | On Base Percentage | .212 |
| .726 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .345 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 4.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -0.3 |
| 38.0 | Batter Rating | 4.0 |
| 18.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.85 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.36 |
| .222 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.38 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.43 |
| .077 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .091 |
| .139 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.033 |
| 9.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 84.3 | MLB Rating | 59.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 28,878 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 53 | 52 | .505 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 52 | 54 | .491 | 1.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 52 | 55 | .486 | 2 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 44 | 61 | .419 | 9 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 42 | 64 | .396 | 11.5 | W1 |