Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Astros

23-28

6-3

Final

Athletics

21-32

Oakland Coliseum

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 6-3

The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday, May 24, 2024 at Oakland Coliseum. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Athletics 6-0 in the 4th inning. Jake Meyers went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. JJ Bleday went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · May 25

Verlander strikes out 9, passes Greg Maddux for 10th on career list as Astros beat A's 6-3

Jake Meyers hit a three-run homer to highlight Houston's six-run fourth inning that backed Justin Verlander's winning start, and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Astros 9-13 on the road; Athletics 12-15 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 6d ago

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Recap · 6d ago

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ESPN · Sep 30

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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

White Sox top Astros in Game 1; first playoff win in 5 years

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

Justin Verlander SP

Probable starter · 5-6, 5.48 ERA, 74 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Kyle TuckerRF
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Jeremy PenaSS
6Jon Singleton1B
7Jake MeyersCF
8Yainer DiazC
9Chas McCormickLF

Athletics4th in AL West

Ross Stripling SP

Probable starter · 2-11, 6.01 ERA, 49 K, 1.54 WHIP

Lineup

1Abraham Toro3B
2JJ BledayCF
3Brent RookerDH
4Miguel AndujarLF
5Shea LangeliersC
6Zack Gelof2B
7Seth BrownRF
8J.D. Davis1B
9Max SchuemannSS

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 9,676
Officials: Bruce Dreckman (Home Plate Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (First Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Second Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Third Base Umpire)