Major League Baseball

FINAL Saturday, September 26, 2026
Houston Astros 13
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Athletics 2
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Match Report

Yordan Alvarez goes deep as Astros hit 5 homers in 13-2 rout of A's to close in on AL West title

— Yordan Alvarez launched a three-run homer and the Houston Astros went deep five times Saturday night as they moved closer to a division title with a 13-2 victory over the Athletics.

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Top Performers

HOU

  • Jeremy Pena · ·
  • Yordan Alvarez · ·
  • Isaac Paredes · ·
  • Nick Allen · ·

ATH

  • Henry Bolte · ·
  • Lawrence Butler · ·
  • Joshua Kuroda-Grauer · ·
  • Shea Langeliers · ·

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning End of the 9th inning
  2. · 9th Inning
  3. · 9th Inning Cortes grounded out to third.
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Ball 2
  7. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Ball 1
  8. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

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 BolteRF
  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. 28Lucas SpenceCF
  8. 11Cam SmithRF
  9. 26Taylor TrammellLF

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