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Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

MLB
Astros
29-21
5-2
Final
Athletics
10-43
Oakland Coliseum
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Astros 5-2

The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Friday, May 26, 2023 at Oakland Coliseum. The Astros win the series 3-0. The Astros outscored the Athletics 4-0 in the 3rd inning. Corey Julks went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for the Astros. Seth Brown went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · May 27
Astros send A's to most losses through 53 games to start season since 1900

Mark Kotsay will keep searching for the small bright spots as his Oakland Athletics stumble day after day, making sure they maintain their fight. He will celebrate a defensive play here, an at-bat there, a big catch or mighty throw.

What it means

  • Season series: HOU wins series 3-0.
  • Astros 15-10 on the road; Athletics 5-21 at home.

Latest headlines

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
Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos
ESPN · Sep 30
Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season
ESPN · Sep 30
Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener
Recap · Sep 30
White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1
ESPN · Sep 29
Athletics' Zack Gelof sues Tigers after hitting metal fence

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st 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
Athletics4th 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

Astros1st in AL West
Hunter Brown SP
Probable starter · 11-13, 5.09 ERA, 178 K, 1.36 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Jose Altuve2B
  2. 2Mauricio DubonSS
  3. 3Yordan AlvarezDH
  4. 4Alex Bregman3B
  5. 5Kyle TuckerRF
  6. 6Jose Abreu1B
  7. 7Corey JulksLF
  8. 8Jake MeyersCF
  9. 9Martin MaldonadoC
Athletics4th in AL West
James Kaprielian SP
Probable starter · 2-6, 6.34 ERA, 57 K, 1.59 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Esteury RuizCF
  2. 2Ryan Noda1B
  3. 3Brent RookerDH
  4. 4Seth BrownLF
  5. 5Carlos PerezC
  6. 6Ramon LaureanoRF
  7. 7Aledmys Diaz2B
  8. 8Jace Peterson3B
  9. 9Nick AllenSS

The series

HOU wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 13,345
Officials
Brian Knight (Home Plate Umpire), Alex Tosi (First Base Umpire), Tony Randazzo (Second Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesHOU wins series 3-0

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