Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Astros

91-63

2-14

Final

Athletics

83-71

Oakland Coliseum

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
OAK	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	5	X	14

Who won: Athletics 14-2

The Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 14-2 on Friday, September 24, 2021 at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics win the series 3-0. The Athletics outscored the Astros 6-0 in the 7th inning. Chad Pinder went 1-for-2 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Athletics. Jose Altuve went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Sep 25

Montas reaches 200 Ks, A's pound first-place Astros 14-2

Frankie Montas pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and became the first Oakland pitcher in 20 years to reach 200 strikeouts in a season, helping the Athletics pound the Houston Astros 14-2 on Friday night to support their slim playoff hopes.

What it means

Season series: OAK wins series 3-0.
Astros 44-35 on the road; Athletics 41-38 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1d ago

Athletics hire Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations

ESPN · 6d ago

Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada

ESPN · Oct 13

Source: Mariners get OK to interview Astros' Joe Espada

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 29

Athletics' Zack Gelof sues Tigers after hitting metal fence

Injuries and inactives

Astros5th in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Athletics1st in AL West

Seth Johnson RP
Knee, Surgery, left
Out
Alika Williams SS
Upper Body, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Brent Rooker DH
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
J.T. Ginn SP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL
Max Muncy 3B
Knee, Soreness, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros5th in AL West

Brandon Bielak SP

Probable starter · 3-4, 4.50 ERA, 46 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yuli Gurriel1B
4Yordan AlvarezDH
5Carlos CorreaSS
6Kyle TuckerRF
7Chas McCormickLF
8Jake MeyersCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

Athletics1st in AL West

Frankie Montas SP

Probable starter · 13-9, 3.37 ERA, 207 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Josh Harrison2B
2Starling MarteCF
3Matt Olson1B
4Mark CanhaDH
5Seth BrownRF
6Matt Chapman3B
7Tony Kemp2B
8Yan GomesC
9Elvis AndrusSS

The series

OAK wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 21,105
Officials: Jansen Visconti (Home Plate Umpire), Vic Carapazza (First Base Umpire), Jerry Meals (Second Base Umpire), Ed Hickox (Third Base Umpire)