{"id":907639,"date":"2026-09-24T08:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/907639\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:42:13","slug":"bolte-leads-athletics-against-the-astros-after-4-hit-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/907639\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolte leads Athletics against the Astros after 4-hit game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (78-80, first in the AL West) vs. Athletics (63-95, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

West Sacramento, California; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (8-10, 3.70 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 147 strikeouts); Athletics: Mason Barnett<\/a> (1-4, 7.16 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -165, Athletics +135; over\/under is 10 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics take on the Houston Astros after Henry Bolte<\/a> had four hits against the Angels on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Athletics have a 63-95 record overall and a 31-46 record at home. The Athletics have a 34-16 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 39-38 record in road games and a 78-80 record overall. The Astros have the fifth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .412.<\/p>\n

The matchup Thursday is the 10th time these teams match up this season. The Athletics have a 5-4 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jeff McNeil<\/a> leads the Athletics with a .265 batting average, and has 22 doubles, eight home runs, 30 walks and 56 RBI. Lawrence Butler<\/a> is 11 for 37 with three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has 33 doubles, a triple and 41 home runs while hitting .316 for the Astros. Isaac Paredes<\/a> is 10 for 35 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 3-7, .239 batting average, 6.96 ERA, outscored by 31 runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 3-7, .229 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by 11 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Athletics: Nick Kurtz<\/a>: 60-Day IL (thumb), Max Muncy<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), J.T. Ginn<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brooks Kriske<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Sterner<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Gage Jump: 15-Day IL (left shoulder), Luis Severino<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob Wilson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Soderstrom<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Mark Leiter Jr<\/a>.: 60-Day IL (hip), Brent Rooker<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee)<\/p>\n

Astros: Daulton Varsho<\/a>: day-to-day (wrist), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 60-Day IL (kneecap), Brice Matthews<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Cristian Javier: 15-Day IL (groin), Steven Okert: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Enyel De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (knee), Mike Burrows<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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