MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/21/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1325 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Houston Astros (20-30) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 7 0
Oakland Athletics (21-30) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 11 0
Athletics Win Nail-Biter
The Oakland Athletics wiggled past the Houston Astros, 5-4, in 10 innings at O.co Coliseum. The win was highlighted by the performance of Oakland pitcher Héctor Hernández. Oakland reliever Vito Porchianelo was the winner. His record is now 3-3. Steve Jackson took the loss. With the win, Oakland goes to 21-30, while the Astros fall to 20-30.

The Athletics got a clutch hit from left fielder Eric Caine. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Athletics.

"Exciting game to play in," said Caine. "Getting the win makes it even better."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Antonelli 3B 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .261 2 11
C. Spears CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .297 4 23
D. Jones LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 6 14
J. Roberts 1B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .225 1 9
S. Castro DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .228 4 18
S. McGuire RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 1 14
A. Valentín 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .243 1 5
J. Damron C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .222 1 1
D. Benson SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 36 4 7 4 3 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Antonelli (6, 8th Inning off J. Bray, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Damron (1, 3rd Inning off H. Hernández, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Antonelli 3 , S. Castro , S. McGuire , A. Valentín , J. Damron 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jones , J. Roberts 2 , D. Benson
Hit by Pitch: S. McGuire
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Antonelli (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Valentín-Benson-Roberts, Antonelli-Valentín-Roberts, Valentín-Roberts, Benson-Valentín-Roberts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Breslin CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .257 3 20
J. Pederson DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .179 4 11
G. Corporan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .253 8 22
   a-M. Ruiz 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .164 1 2
E. Caine LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .291 9 29
M. Harrison RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .243 7 22
M. Mercedes 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .260 1 11
R. Beltre SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .244 1 10
H. Rodríguez 2B 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .239 2 6
J. Trevino C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .158 0 6
Totals 34 5 11 5 6 5 17      
a - M. Ruiz substituted for G. Corporan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Harrison (10, 8th Inning off K. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Trevino (3, 9th Inning off S. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Beltre (2, 2nd Inning off E. Guy, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Mercedes (1, 4th Inning off E. Guy, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Harrison (7, 6th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Breslin , M. Ruiz , E. Caine , M. Harrison 6 , M. Mercedes 4 , R. Beltre 4 , H. Rodríguez 2 , J. Trevino 2
2-out RBI: M. Harrison , M. Mercedes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Pederson 2 , E. Caine , M. Mercedes
GIDP: G. Corporan , E. Caine , J. Trevino 2
Team LOB: 8
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Guy 5.0 5 3 3 3 3 1 21 89 2.44   
R. Rodriguez 1.2 2 1 1 2 0 1 7 36 6.26   
K. Jenkins 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 20 1.75   
S. Jackson L (2-2) 1.0 3 1 0 1 0 0 7 14 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Guy 45
Batters Faced: E. Guy 21, R. Rodriguez 7, K. Jenkins 5, S. Jackson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Guy 5-5, R. Rodriguez 3-0, K. Jenkins 2-0, S. Jackson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Guy 89-49, R. Rodriguez 36-17, K. Jenkins 20-13, S. Jackson 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-0 , K. Jenkins 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Hernández 7.0 4 3 3 2 5 1 27 115 6.95   
J. Bray H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 16 3.63   
G. Ynoa BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 22 4.70   
V. Porchianelo W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 19 5.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Hernández 60
Batters Faced: H. Hernández 27, J. Bray 4, G. Ynoa 5, V. Porchianelo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Hernández 5-10, J. Bray 0-1, G. Ynoa 3-0, V. Porchianelo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Hernández 115-72, J. Bray 16-10, G. Ynoa 22-14, V. Porchianelo 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bray 2-2
WP: J. Bray
Hit Batsmen: H. Hernández
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Héctor Hernández
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 19970
Thursday, May 21st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60