Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

MLB

Athletics

64-82

5-4

Final

Astros

77-68

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Athletics 5-4

The Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 6th inning. Kyle McCann went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · Sep 12

Kyle McCann homers, Brent Rooker drives in 2 as Athletics beat Astros 5-4

Kyle McCann hit a two-run homer, Brent Rooker had two hits and two RBI and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
Athletics 28-43 on the road; Astros 41-32 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Athletics4th in AL West

Joey Estes SP

Probable starter · 7-9, 5.01 ERA, 92 K, 1.23 WHIP

Lineup

1Lawrence ButlerRF
2Brent RookerDH
3JJ BledayCF
4Seth BrownLF
5Zack Gelof2B
6Jacob WilsonSS
7Kyle McCannC
8Max Schuemann3B
9Ryan Noda1B

Astros1st in AL West

Hunter Brown SP

Probable starter · 11-9, 3.49 ERA, 179 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Yainer DiazC
4Alex Bregman3B
5Jon Singleton1B
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Ben GamelLF
8Jake MeyersCF
9Mauricio DubonSS

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Athletics 4, Astros 3 (Sep 10)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 32,327
Officials: Alex Mackay (Home Plate Umpire), Jeremie Rehak (First Base Umpire), Mark Wegner (Second Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Third Base Umpire)