Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

MLB

Athletics

53-94

2-11

Final

Astros

96-51

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
HOU	0	0	5	2	0	1	3	0	X	11

Who won: Astros 11-2

The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 11-2 on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 3-1. The Astros outscored the Athletics 5-0 in the 3rd inning. Martin Maldonado went 4-for-4 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Astros.

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What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-1.
Athletics 30-46 on the road; Astros 50-23 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1d ago

Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada

ESPN · 2d 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

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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

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

Ken Waldichuk SP

Probable starter · 2-2, 4.93 ERA, 33 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

1Tony Kemp2B
2Dermis GarciaLF
3Sean MurphyDH
4Chad PinderRF
5Seth BrownCF
6Shea LangeliersC
7Jordan Diaz1B
8Jonah Bride3B
9Nick AllenSS

Astros5th in AL West

Framber Valdez SP

Probable starter · 17-6, 2.82 ERA, 194 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Jeremy PenaSS
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Alex Bregman3B
5Kyle TuckerRF
6Yuli Gurriel1B
7Trey ManciniDH
8Chas McCormickRF
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Athletics 8, Astros 5 (Sep 17)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 30,375
Officials: Nate Tomlinson (Home Plate Umpire), Jordan Baker (First Base Umpire), Chris Guccione (Second Base Umpire), Mark Carlson (Third Base Umpire)