MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/18/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1286 - MONDAY, MAY 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (19-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 0
Oakland Athletics (19-29) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Astros Clip Athletics, 3-2
The Oakland Athletics could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Jacob Turner into a win. Instead, the Houston Astros prevailed, 3-2. Turner threw 7.1 innings of 2-hit ball. Houston reliever Steve Jackson got the win, raising his record to 2-1. Pedro Baez was tagged with the loss. Oakland's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

Ed Simmons chipped in for Houston, stroking a crucial run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning. For the game, the right fielder went 1-3 with a walk.

"I know we have our doubters," said Oakland manager Bob Melvin. "But I still have high hopes for this team."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Simmons RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .182 3 6
S. Castro 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .225 3 17
D. Jones LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 6 14
   b-A. Valentín PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .320 1 4
J. Damron C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195 0 0
J. Roberts DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 1 9
S. Piscotty CF, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .250 1 2
S. McGuire 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 1 12
D. Benson SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Spears PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .306 3 21
B. Antonelli 2B, SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .248 2 9
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 8 6      
a - C. Spears pinch hit for D. Benson in the 8th
b - A. Valentín pinch hit for D. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jones (6, 4th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Spears (6, 8th Inning off J. Turner, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Piscotty (1, 9th Inning off P. Baez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Simmons , D. Jones 2 , S. Piscotty 4 , S. McGuire , C. Spears 2 , B. Antonelli
2-out RBI: S. Piscotty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jones , J. Damron
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Harrison RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .237 6 20
E. Caine LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .303 9 27
W. Rasquin 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .212 2 10
N. Gomez DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .143 2 2
G. Corporan 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .252 8 22
H. Rodríguez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .218 1 4
R. Beltre SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 1 9
   a-J. Pederson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 4 11
   b-M. Ruiz SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1 2
R. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 0 8
A. Breslin CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .271 3 19
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 12 17      
a - J. Pederson pinch hit for R. Beltre in the 8th
b - M. Ruiz substituted for J. Pederson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Caine (9, 3rd Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Corporan (8, 4th Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Caine (9, 5th Inning off K. Rogers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Caine 6 , W. Rasquin 3 , G. Corporan 4 , H. Rodríguez
2-out RBI: E. Caine
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , N. Gomez 2 , H. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 9
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Rogers 5.1 6 2 2 2 7 2 24 101 3.71   
B. Dailey 1.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 7 31 2.70   
S. Jackson W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2.18   
B. Ramsey SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 16 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rogers 53
Batters Faced: K. Rogers 24, B. Dailey 7, S. Jackson 3, B. Ramsey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rogers 5-4, B. Dailey 0-1, S. Jackson 2-1, B. Ramsey 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rogers 101-61, B. Dailey 31-19, S. Jackson 7-6, B. Ramsey 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Dailey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Turner 7.1 2 1 1 2 5 0 26 104 1.88   
J. Bray BS (1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 13 2.61   
B. Petersen 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0.66   
P. Baez L (3-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 16 1.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Turner 73
Batters Faced: J. Turner 26, J. Bray 3, B. Petersen 1, P. Baez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Turner 9-8, J. Bray 0-0, B. Petersen 0-0, P. Baez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Turner 104-66, J. Bray 13-8, B. Petersen 6-3, P. Baez 16-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bray 1-1 , B. Petersen 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jacob Turner
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 17117
Monday, May 18th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60