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Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

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Astros
91-65
3-4
Final
Athletics
85-71
Oakland Coliseum
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Athletics 4-3

The Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics win the series 3-0. The Athletics outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 7th inning. Mark Canha went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Athletics. Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Sep 26
A's edge AL West-leading Astros again on walk-off hit in 9th

Mark Canha hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics again beat Houston with their final swing, edging the AL West-leading Astros 4-3 Sunday.

What it means

  • Season series: OAK wins series 3-0.
  • Astros 44-37 on the road; Athletics 43-38 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
Jake Odorizzi SP
Probable starter · 6-7, 4.21 ERA, 91 K, 1.25 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Alex Bregman3B
  3. 3Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 4Yuli Gurriel1B
  5. 5Kyle TuckerRF
  6. 6Aledmys DiazSS
  7. 7Jason CastroC
  8. 8Chas McCormickLF
  9. 9Jose SiriCF
Athletics1st in AL West
Paul Blackburn SP
Probable starter · 1-4, 5.87 ERA, 26 K, 1.62 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Josh HarrisonSS
  2. 2Starling MarteCF
  3. 3Matt Olson1B
  4. 4Mark CanhaLF
  5. 5Seth BrownRF
  6. 6Matt Chapman3B
  7. 7Khris DavisDH
  8. 8Tony Kemp2B
  9. 9Yan GomesC

The series

OAK wins series 3-0
Last meeting: Athletics 2, Astros 1 (Sep 25)

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Game info

Venue
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 12,288
Officials
Jerry Meals (Home Plate Umpire), Ed Hickox (First Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Second Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesOAK wins series 3-0

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