Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Astros

55-44

1-4

Final

Athletics

28-73

Oakland Coliseum

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Athletics 4-1

The Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Oakland Coliseum. The Astros win the series 3-1. Zack Gelof went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Athletics. Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Jul 23

Gelof hits first major league homer, Brown connects to help A's snap skid against Astros, win 4-1

Against a pitcher the caliber of Cristian Javier, Oakland manager Mark Kotsay appreciated his club's patient approach to work counts and finally create some scoring chances.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Astros 30-22 on the road; Athletics 15-38 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

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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

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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

Cristian Javier SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 4.56 ERA, 159 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Grae Kessinger2B
2Jeremy PenaSS
3Kyle TuckerRF
4Alex Bregman3B
5Jose Abreu1B
6Chas McCormickLF
7Corey JulksDH
8Jake MeyersCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

Athletics4th in AL West

Paul Blackburn SP

Probable starter · 4-7, 4.43 ERA, 104 K, 1.54 WHIP

Lineup

1Tony KempLF
2Zack Gelof2B
3JJ BledayCF
4Seth Brown1B
5Cody ThomasRF
6Jace Peterson3B
7Tyler SoderstromDH
8Shea LangeliersC
9Nick AllenSS

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Astros 6, Athletics 4 (Jul 21)

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 14,507
Officials: Ryan Blakney (Home Plate Umpire), Marvin Hudson (First Base Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (Second Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Third Base Umpire)