Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

MLB

Athletics

86-76

6-7

Final

Astros

95-67

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 7-6

The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Athletics 2-0 in the 6th inning. Kyle Tucker went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros. Seth Brown went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · Oct 3

AL batting champion Gurriel lifts Astros over A's 7-6

AL batting champion Yuli Gurriel hit a winning RBI single in the ninth inning, and the AL West champion Houston Astros headed to the postseason with a 7-6 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Athletics 43-38 on the road; Astros 51-30 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

Cole Irvin SP

Probable starter · 10-15, 4.24 ERA, 125 K, 1.33 WHIP

Lineup

1Tony Kemp2B
2Mark CanhaLF
3Matt OlsonDH
4Chad Pinder3B
5Seth Brown1B
6Yan GomesC
7Skye BoltRF
8Luis BarreraRF
9Pete KozmaSS

Astros5th in AL West

Jose Urquidy SP

Probable starter · 8-3, 3.62 ERA, 90 K, 0.99 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Michael BrantleyLF
3Carlos CorreaSS
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Aledmys DiazSS
6Chas McCormickCF
7Marwin Gonzalez3B
8Jake MeyersDH
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 10, Athletics 4 (Oct 2)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 29,752
Officials: Mike Muchlinski (Home Plate Umpire), Sam Holbrook (First Base Umpire), Nate Tomlinson (Second Base Umpire), Shane Livensparger (Third Base Umpire)