Oakland Athletics vs Houston Astros

MLB

Athletics

64-83

3-6

Final

Astros

78-68

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 6-3

The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Athletics win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Athletics 4-1 in the 8th inning. Jason Heyward went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros. Brent Rooker went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Athletics.

Recap · Sep 12

Heyward homers, Singleton has 3 hits to help Astros avoid sweep and beat A's 6-3

Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer early and Jon Singleton had three hits, capped by a tiebreaking RBI single in Houston’s four-run eighth inning, and the Astros got a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.

What it means

Season series: OAK wins series 2-1.
Athletics 28-44 on the road; Astros 42-32 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

Mitch Spence SP

Probable starter · 8-10, 4.58 ERA, 126 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Lawrence ButlerRF
2Brent RookerDH
3Shea LangeliersC
4JJ BledayCF
5Zack Gelof2B
6Jacob WilsonSS
7Tyler Nevin3B
8Daz CameronLF
9Nick Allen3B

Astros1st in AL West

Framber Valdez SP

Probable starter · 15-7, 2.91 ERA, 169 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Alex Bregman3B
2Yordan AlvarezLF
3Yainer DiazC
4Kyle TuckerDH
5Jeremy PenaSS
6Jon Singleton1B
7Jake MeyersCF
8Jason HeywardRF
9Mauricio Dubon2B

The series

OAK wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Athletics 5, Astros 4 (Sep 11)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 30,720
Officials: Jeremie Rehak (Home Plate Umpire), Mark Wegner (First Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Second Base Umpire), Alex Mackay (Third Base Umpire)