Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

MLB

Athletics

41-72

5-7

Final

Astros

73-41

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 7-5

The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 3-0. The Astros outscored the Athletics 6-0 in the 5th inning. Kyle Tucker went 2-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Aug 13

Tucker's slam highlights 6-run fifth inning, Astros beat A's

Kyle Tucker hit a grand slam in the fifth inning to rally the Houston Astros to a 7-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-0.
Athletics 24-34 on the road; Astros 37-18 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3d ago

Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada

ESPN · 4d ago

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

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 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

Adam Oller SP

Probable starter · 2-8, 6.30 ERA, 46 K, 1.63 WHIP

Lineup

1Tony KempLF
2Ramon LaureanoDH
3Seth Brown1B
4Sean MurphyC
5Chad PinderRF
6Vimael Machin3B
7Jonah Bride2B
8Cal StevensonCF
9Nick AllenSS

Astros5th in AL West

Luis Garcia SP

Probable starter · 15-8, 3.72 ERA, 157 K, 1.13 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yuli Gurriel1B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Alex Bregman3B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6Aledmys DiazLF
7Jeremy PenaSS
8Christian VazquezC
9Mauricio DubonCF

The series

HOU wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 31,230
Officials: Brennan Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Alfonso Marquez (First Base Umpire), Ramon DeJesus (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barrett (Third Base Umpire)