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FINAL Thursday, September 24, 2026
Houston Astros 7
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Athletics 5
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Match Report

Spence hits first 3 homers of career, helps Astros survive Athletics 7-5 to keep playoff hopes alive

— Lucas Spence hit the first three home runs of his major league career, Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes also homered, and the Houston Astros outlasted the Athletics 7-5 on Thursday night.

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Top Performers

HOU

  • Jeremy Pena · ·
  • Yordan Alvarez · ·
  • Jorge Barrosa · ·
  • Isaac Paredes · ·

ATH

  • Henry Bolte · ·
  • Lawrence Butler · ·
  • Shea Langeliers · ·
  • Jeff McNeil · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning End of the 9th inning
  2. · 9th Inning
  3. · 9th Inning Langeliers grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Butler out at second.
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  5. · 9th Inning Bryan Abreu pitches to Shea Langeliers
  6. · 9th Inning
  7. · 9th Inning Butler singled to center.
  8. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

Head to Head

HOU wins series 3-1

Injuries

Athletics

  • Max Muncy Out
  • Seth Johnson Out
  • J.T. Ginn 60-Day-IL
  • Brent Rooker 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Kurtz 60-Day-IL

Houston Astros

  • Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
  • Enyel De Los Santos Out
  • Cristian Javier Out
  • Brice Matthews Out
  • Daulton Varsho Out

Lineups

ATH

  1. 33Henry BolteLF
  2. 4Lawrence ButlerRF
  3. 23Shea LangeliersDH
  4. 22Jeff McNeil2B
  5. 20Zack Gelof3B
  6. 29Donovan Walton2B
  7. 26Carlos CortesLF
  8. 44Joshua Kuroda-GrauerSS
  9. 15Jonah HeimC

HOU

  1. 3Jeremy PenaSS
  2. 44Yordan AlvarezLF
  3. 15Isaac Paredes3B
  4. 27Jose Altuve2B
  5. 21Yainer DiazDH
  6. 8Christian Walker1B
  7. 11Cam SmithRF
  8. 28Lucas SpenceCF
  9. 2Christian VazquezC

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