Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

MLB

Athletics

86-75

4-10

Final

Astros

94-67

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
OAK	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
HOU	3	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	X	10

Who won: Astros 10-4

The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 10-4 on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Athletics 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Yordan Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. Tony Kemp went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · Oct 3

Astros rout A's 10-4, secure ALDS home-field advantage

Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker hit two of the Astros’ four homers as Houston locked up home-field advantage in the AL Division Series with a 10-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Athletics 43-37 on the road; Astros 50-30 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1d ago

Athletics hire Taylor Smith as president of baseball operations

ESPN · 6d ago

Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada

ESPN · Oct 13

Source: Mariners get OK to interview Astros' Joe Espada

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

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 29

Athletics' Zack Gelof sues Tigers after hitting metal fence

Injuries and inactives

Athletics1st 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

Astros5th 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

Probable starters

Athletics1st in AL West

Paul Blackburn SP

Probable starter · 1-4, 5.87 ERA, 26 K, 1.62 WHIP

Lineup

1Tony Kemp2B
2Starling MarteCF
3Matt Olson1B
4Chad PinderRF
5Seth BrownLF
6Matt Chapman3B
7Khris DavisDH
8Sean MurphyC
9Pete KozmaSS

Astros5th in AL West

Jake Odorizzi SP

Probable starter · 6-7, 4.21 ERA, 91 K, 1.25 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Michael BrantleyDH
3Alex Bregman3B
4Yordan AlvarezLF
5Yuli Gurriel1B
6Kyle TuckerRF
7Aledmys DiazSS
8Jason CastroC
9Jake MeyersCF

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Athletics 8, Astros 6 (Oct 1)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 29,208
Officials: Shane Livensparger (Home Plate Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (First Base Umpire), Todd Tichenor (Second Base Umpire), Sam Holbrook (Third Base Umpire)