Major League Baseball

FINAL Friday, September 25, 2026
Houston Astros 5
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Athletics 6
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Match Report

Bolte and Stefanic each hit 2 RBIs in sixth to lift Athletics past Astros 6-5

— Henry Bolte and Michael Stefanic both drove in two runs in the sixth inning, and Jacob Lopez tossed four strikeouts in the Athletics’ 6-5 win over the Houston Astros on Friday, assuring the AL West champion will be baseball’s first postseason team...

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Top Performers

HOU

  • Jeremy Pena · ·
  • Yordan Alvarez · ·
  • Isaac Paredes · ·
  • Jose Altuve · ·

ATH

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

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Peña grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Trammell out at second.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  6. · 9th Inning Hogan Harris pitches to Jeremy Pena
  7. · 9th Inning Trammell ran for Velázquez
  8. · 9th Inning

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 WaltonSS
  7. 26Carlos CortesLF
  8. 47Tommy White1B
  9. 15Jonah HeimC

HOU

  1. 3Jeremy PenaSS
  2. 44Yordan AlvarezDH
  3. 15Isaac Paredes3B
  4. 27Jose Altuve2B
  5. 21Yainer DiazC
  6. 8Christian Walker1B
  7. 11Cam SmithRF
  8. 28Lucas SpenceCF
  9. 14Jorge BarrosaLF

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