Houston Astros vs Oakland Athletics

MLB

Astros

52-49

2-8

Final

Athletics

41-62

Oakland Coliseum

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Athletics 8-2

The Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 8-2 on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 1st inning. Lawrence Butler went 3-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Athletics. Jeremy Pena went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Jul 24

Lawrence Butler hits one of the A's five homers in an 8-2 win over the Astros

Lawrence Butler hit one of the Athletics’ five homers, fell a single short of the cycle and made a tremendous throw from right field to cut down a runner at the plate as...

What it means

Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
Astros 24-28 on the road; Athletics 26-26 at home.

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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

Jake Bloss SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 6.94 ERA, 11 K, 1.63 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Yainer DiazDH
5Jon Singleton1B
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Jake MeyersCF
8Victor CaratiniC
9Joey LoperfidoRF

Athletics4th in AL West

Osvaldo Bido SP

Probable starter · 5-3, 3.41 ERA, 63 K, 1.09 WHIP

Lineup

1Lawrence ButlerRF
2Miguel AndujarLF
3JJ BledayCF
4Brent RookerDH
5Shea LangeliersC
6Abraham Toro3B
7Seth Brown1B
8Zack Gelof2B
9Max SchuemannSS

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Athletics 4, Astros 0 (Jul 22)

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Game info

Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California · Attendance 5,896
Officials: Adam Beck (Home Plate Umpire), Dan Iassogna (First Base Umpire), Ben May (Second Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (Third Base Umpire)