MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
09/22/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2930 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (63-94) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 16 2
Houston Astros (70-87) 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 X 12 14 0
Astros 12-8 Winners Versus Oakland
The Houston Astros weathered an outstanding game by Oakland third baseman Gilbert Lara to topple the Athletics, 12-8. Lara went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Houston is now 70-87, Oakland 63-94.

Tony Holman had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the fourth for Houston. With the bases loaded and the Astros leading 5-4, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Houston skipper Mike Napoli.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García 2B 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 .267 0 2
J. Austin LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .328 0 17
J. Weber 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .359 4 16
   a-W. Rasquin PH, 1B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 6 29
P. Walker DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .285 4 21
G. Lara 3B 5 2 3 3 0 2 1 .262 5 37
A. Breslin CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .239 7 44
S. Walker RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .287 0 13
R. Beltre SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .215 1 26
R. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .185 0 14
   b-M. Ruiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .193 1 7
Totals 43 8 16 7 3 10 19      
a - W. Rasquin pinch hit for J. Weber in the 8th
b - M. Ruiz pinch hit for R. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Weber (14, 1st Inning off C. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Austin (15, 1st Inning off C. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Walker (11, 8th Inning off C. Brown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Breslin (7, 5th Inning off C. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Lara (5, 1st Inning off C. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Austin 4 , J. Weber 3 , P. Walker 2 , G. Lara 6 , A. Breslin 4 , S. Walker 2 , R. Beltre 2 , R. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: P. Walker , G. Lara 2 , S. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Austin , P. Walker , R. Beltre , R. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ryu (2) , G. Lara (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rivera DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .156 0 0
S. Castro 1B 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 .270 7 37
C. Spears CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .269 10 63
D. Jones LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .228 22 65
T. Holman C 3 0 1 2 2 1 2 .229 22 63
N. Gomez 3B 5 1 3 3 0 1 5 .300 4 15
B. Antonelli 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 4 .262 4 29
E. Simmons RF 5 1 2 3 0 2 3 .231 24 70
R. Aracena SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .238 0 4
Totals 40 12 14 11 5 8 23      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Spears (23, 1st Inning off H. Ryu, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Gomez (2, 3rd Inning off H. Ryu, 2 on, 2 outs) , H. Rivera (2, 5th Inning off B. Middehof, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Simmons (24, 6th Inning off P. Baez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Rivera 2 , S. Castro 2 , C. Spears 2 , D. Jones 2 , T. Holman , N. Gomez 4 , B. Antonelli , E. Simmons 5 , R. Aracena
2-out RBI: T. Holman , N. Gomez 2 , B. Antonelli , E. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Gomez , B. Antonelli 2 , E. Simmons , R. Aracena 2
Team LOB: 9
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
H. Ryu L (6-11) 3.1 8 6 4 0 4 0 20 71 4.30   
B. Middehof 1.1 4 4 2 2 1 0 10 33 4.17   
V. Porchianelo 0.1 0 1 1 3 1 0 4 24 4.94   
P. Baez 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 7 25 3.61   
G. Ynoa 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Ryu 26
Batters Faced: H. Ryu 20, B. Middehof 10, V. Porchianelo 4, P. Baez 7, G. Ynoa 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Ryu 3-3, B. Middehof 2-1, V. Porchianelo 0-0, P. Baez 4-0, G. Ynoa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Ryu 71-50, B. Middehof 33-20, V. Porchianelo 24-10, P. Baez 25-18, G. Ynoa 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Middehof 1-1 , V. Porchianelo 1-1 , P. Baez 1-1
WP: V. Porchianelo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Jackson W (7-3) 5.0 10 4 4 1 6 1 26 100 3.84   
C. Brown 2.2 4 4 4 2 3 0 14 47 3.50   
K. Jenkins 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 16 3.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Jackson 36
Batters Faced: C. Jackson 26, C. Brown 14, K. Jenkins 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Jackson 4-5, C. Brown 2-3, K. Jenkins 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Jackson 100-68, C. Brown 47-31, K. Jenkins 16-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Jenkins 1-1
WP: C. Jackson 2 , C. Brown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gilbert Lara
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Roof closed, 74 degrees
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 18846
Tuesday, September 22nd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76