Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Astros

56-44

3-2

Final

Athletics

28-74

Oakland Coliseum

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 3-2

The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at Oakland Coliseum. The Astros win the series 3-1. Yainer Diaz went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros. JJ Bleday went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · Jul 23

Mauricio Dubón's homer in the ninth inning lifts Astros past A's 3-2

Mauricio Dubón homered with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros held off the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Astros 31-22 on the road; Athletics 15-39 at home.

Latest headlines

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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

1Mauricio Dubon2B
2Corey JulksLF
3Kyle TuckerRF
4Alex Bregman3B
5Jose AbreuDH
6Bligh Madris1B
7Chas McCormickCF
8Yainer DiazC
9Jeremy PenaSS

Athletics4th in AL West

Luis Medina SP

Probable starter · 3-10, 5.42 ERA, 106 K, 1.51 WHIP

Lineup

1Tony KempLF
2Zack Gelof2B
3JJ BledayCF
4Seth Brown1B
5Cody ThomasRF
6Tyler SoderstromC
7Jace Peterson3B
8Jordan DiazDH
9Aledmys DiazSS

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Athletics 4, Astros 1 (Jul 22)

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 11,231
Officials: Marvin Hudson (Home Plate Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (First Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Blakney (Third Base Umpire)